Use the above window to search all fields. Otherwise, search individual fields below.
Please note: In many of the bibliographic records, MKI has not used umlauts (ä, ö, ü) or the letter ß. Try searching both for umlauts and for ae, oe, or ue, and ss.
| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Frizzell, Robert W. |
| Title, Analytic | The Low German settlements of Western Missouri: Examples of ethnic cocoons |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1998 |
| Volume ID | 33 |
| Location in Work | 103-126 |
| Abstract | The Low Germans of Cole Camp and Concordia, Missouri, built two of the earliest significant German settlements in the western half of that state. For many decades, these communities protected their inhabitants "from the full force of assimilative pressure." They were composed chiefly of peasants from the north German Kingdom of Hannover. Both the Cole Camp Settlement at the juncture of Benton, Pettis, and Morgan counties and the Concordia Settlement in the southeastern corner of Lafayette County began as purely agricultural settlements far from any town. Each became a stronghold of the Lutheran Church. In both settlements, for everyday conversation Low German or Plattdeutsch was spoken. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Missouri/ Settlements/ Low German dialect/ 19th century/ Farming/ Ethnic identity |