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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Keeven, Dorris |
| Title, Analytic | A Long-Lived Warren County, Missouri, Tradition: Die Schuetzenfeste des Vogelschiessens |
| Journal Title | Der Maibaum (Deutschheim Association Journal) |
| Date of Publication | Summer 1996 |
| Volume ID | 4 |
| Issue ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 6-7 |
| Abstract | Examines the Schuetzenfest, or shooting match, as one of the many customs that came to America with German-speaking immigrants. "In the Old World, the Schuetzenfest had evolved over centuries into a sporting and social event. However, to the Anglo Americans on the Missouri frontier in the early 1800s marksmanship was a serious business. It was an essential skill for survival. . . . By 1840 on the 4th of July, the rapidly increasing German population around Washington, Missouri, organized a shooting fest to which they invited their fellow Anglo Americans, just to watch, not to take part." The event involved a Vogelschiessen, the shooting of a carved wooden eagle that represented the ruling classes of Germany. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals (Miscellaneous) |
| MKI Terms | Societies, etc./ German Americans -- Missouri/ Festivals/ Social life and customs |