The East Friesians in America : an illustrated history of the early Ostfriesian colonies, 1917 / George Schnucker, author ; Kenneth De Wall, translator ; Lin Cornelius Strong, editor.
Translation of: Die Ostfriesen in Amerika; this translation originally published : Bethalto, Ill. : Ostfriesen Ancestral Research Association, 1986.
Contents:
The Mother Colony by German Valley: Stephenson County, Illinois. Birth (1847-1850); Development (1850-1916); The first congregation, Silver Creek Reformed Church at German Valley, Illinois -- The later developing colonies. Pekin, Ill. ; Emden, Logan County, Ill. ; Oregon, Ogle County, Ill. ; Grundy, Butler, & Hardin Co., Iowa ; Kamrar, Hamilton County, Iowa ; Lennox, S.D. ; Breda, Iowa ; Belmond and Merservey, Iowa ; Buffalo Center, Kossuth County, Iowa ; Lyon and Osceola Counties, Iowa ; Clara City, Chippewa County, Minn. ; Fostoria, Clay County Iowa ; Dempster, Hamlin County, Iowa ; Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, S.D. ; Willow Lake, Clark County, S.D. ; Golden, Adams County, Ill. ; Nokomis, Montgomery County, Ill. -- The upward life of the American East Frisian. Intellectual life ; Churches ; Christian high schools ; Publications ; Observations.
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