New
historical research has been done on the immigration of Germans to
Auglaize County, Ohio. It is in German, but Dean Hoge and his team have
translated the most important texts.
The
book From Ladbergen to America, published in 2008, is mainly
about Ladbergen, from where the first New Knoxville immigrants came, but
one-third of the book is about the Germans who came to Minster, New
Bremen, and New Knoxville.
IN
THREE PARTS
The
first part tells the historical heritage of people from Ladbergen,
with articles about serfdom, early agriculture, draining the swamps,
coping with invading armies, and production of homespun linen.
The
second part is the history of the emigration, 1830 to 1890,
including motives for going to America, the trans-Atlantic passage, and
the search for new land. A large section compares Minster, New Bremen,
and New Knoxville. Another chapter compares German immigrants to Ohio
with those who went to Missouri.
The
third part has a sample of Low German story-telling. In rural
Germany, story-telling was a fine art, and the book includes thirteen
examples.
Hoge
and his assistants explain everything in English, so no knowledge of the
German language is needed. The book is hardback, with 249 pages, 101
photographs, and 9 maps. The cover painting by New Knoxville artist Pat
Wietholter, shows Bremerhaven, the seaport from which most of the
Germans left for America.
$24.00
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