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Der BlumenbaumThe latest issue is packed with the tools for German genealogy. The periodicals are not available for checkout but at least you can always find them on the shelves at MGC.
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Our Ancestors Were Germans: Emigration in the 19th Century from the Grand Duchy of Saxe–Weimar–Eisenach
by Astrid Adler
This book gives an overview of how life was in Germany, particularly in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The author describes the living conditions, prices, historical events, and what factors lead to massive emigration in the 19th Century. Traveling to the port is described vividly. For many, simply coming to the port felt like a foreign world. The book contains excerpts from newspapers, which also published rules on boarding the ship.
Many Germans saw emigration as a solution to their problems or a way to escape the military service and poverty. This book has the added value of insight from a German perspective.
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Goodbye Forever. Life Beyond Germany: Emigration in the 19th Century
by Astrid Adler
This book was compiled primarily for the descendants of the emigrants from the town of Tiefenort. However, it can help other researchers who want to trace their roots to Germany and are curious why those people left, particularly from the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The book describes village houses, occupations, and gives stories of some particular emigrant families. If you cannot find your family there, it still enriches you because your family may have lived under similar conditions and circumstances. The book contains many illustrations and newspaper clippings, such as the Intents to Emigrate and many photographs.
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The 40th Ethnic Enrichment Festival in Swope Park in Kansas City is quickly approaching, and what would be better (and closer to home) to taste the German food and enjoy German dancers. The festival will be held August 16 – 18, 2019. German dancers are scheduled to take the stage on Friday evening. For a location, booth map, and program, check the website. MGC will have a booth there, too, so if you walk by, stop and say Hi. If this is too close to home, visit Quedlinburg, First Capital of Germany! Quedlinburg is located in Saxony-Anhalt state in Germany. It was mentioned as a town in a record from 922! This is a well preserved renaissance and medieval town, listed with UNESCO as the World Heritage Site. Here is a link if you want to learn more and possibly one day to visit. |
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What is this German word? Dust off that German dictionary from your shelf. - B – ch (Book)
- B – r g (Castle)
- B – r g (Hill, mountain)
- G e – – l – e n (Died in a battlefield, killed in action)
- G e – – o – – e n (Died)
- B – g – – b – n (Buried)
Christl’s Proverb: “Wer nicht hören will muss fühlen!” which means “If you don’t want to hear it, you have to feel it!” or
“That’s what you get for not listening.” Thank you! Danke schön! |
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