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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Hochhalter, Ilse, trans. |
| Title, Analytic | Letters Home |
| Journal Title | Der Maibaum (Deutschheim Association Journal) |
| Date of Publication | Summer 1996 |
| Volume ID | 4 |
| Issue ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 8-9, ill |
| Abstract | Translated excerpts from letters of the Schaeperkotter family, who came from Borgholzhausen in northeast Westphalia, and settled in central Missouri and Indiana. The letters are dated 1866, 1870, and 1872. The letters reveal homesickness, discuss sea travel, and mention the "horse plague" of 1871-1872. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals (Miscellaneous) |
| MKI Terms | Letters/ German Americans -- Indiana -- History -- 19th century/ German Americans -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century. |