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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticBorich, Jeanette Bowman
Title, AnalyticFrom Sonvilier to Canada to Illinois: A Remarkable Swiss Emigration Story
Journal TitleSwiss American Historical Society Review
Date of PublicationFeb. 2025
Volume ID61
Issue ID1
Location in Work40-82, ill.
URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol61/iss1/6/
AbstractExamines the 1821 Swiss emigration to the Red River Settlement (Manitoba, Canada), followed by the subsequent migration to the Galena, Illinois, area. The article focuses on the journeys of Swiss-born Émilie Brandt and Abram Marchand, two of the earliest pioneers of the Galena, Illinois, area.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsGalena (Ill.) -- History/ Immigrants, Swiss/ Canada