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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Jacobson, Cynthia |
| Title, Analytic | West Prussians to Big Rapids, Michigan |
| Journal Title | Germanic Genealogy Journal |
| Date of Publication | Winter 2003 |
| Volume ID | 6 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 18 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 1548-3150 |
| Abstract | In an almost classic chain migration from 1873 to 1893, a group of West Prussians from Kreis Rosenberg and Kreis Merienwerder immigrated to Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan....For twenty-seven crucial years, Pastor [Ernest George] Franck recorded the baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials of his ever-growing immigrant congregation in neat, legible script. Not only did he record the vital statistics, but he also included in a marriage record the maiden name of the mother and the birthplace of the bride and groom -- even the tiniest village in parish. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Emigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ Immigrants, German/ German Americans -- Michigan/ Prussia |