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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Koeppe, Friedrich |
| Title, Analytic | Daily Diary of Friedrich Koeppe of Anhalt, Germany, 1885-1890 |
| Journal Title | The Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society) |
| Date of Publication | Summer 2007 |
| Volume ID | 29 |
| Issue ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 215-225 |
| ISSN | 0730-3106 |
| Abstract | Diary entries describe Koeppe's trip from Zerbst, Germany to the port of Bremen, his Atlantic crossing, and his arrival at Castle Garden in New York. He then traveled to Manor, Texas, and then to Richland.to stay with the Nehrings. "This was my trip from Germany here to America. I has been 3 weeks since I left -- 3 days in Germany, forty days on the ship and 5 days on the train." Entries from 1887 describe his trip back home to Germany, and entries from 1890 describe another trip to America. The translator notes "Friedrich Koeppe died in the home of my grandparents, Peter Wilhelm and Magdalena Oertli Steger. He wasn't a relative, but he was staying with them when he died, therefore his diaries were in their home. He died in 1894 and is buried in St. John cemetery in Richland Community, Travis County, TX." |
| Notes | Translated and transcribed by Hildegarde Steger Gebert |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Texas/ Diaries/ Saxony-Anhalt/ Atlantic crossing/ 19th century/ Koeppe, Friedrich |