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"The purpose of [this index] is to provide access to German-American historical sources which focus on the Upper Midwest. This includes coverage of several states, including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. It complements the Ohio Valley German Biographical Index and its supplement, which provide coverage of other Midwestern states. Altogether, almost 6000 names are indexed in the UMGBI. This index is arranged alphabetically. The amount of information varies from extensive biographical articles, biographical notices, obituaries, to brief references. [This book] facilitates access to these sources, and provides biographical indexing on a geographical scale to the German element in the area which is nowhere else available. It is hoped that this work will be of assistance to all those who are interested in locating biographical references to German-Americans in the Upper Midwest"--Pref.
J. H. A. Lacher's treatise on the German element of Wisconsin, originally published by a division of the Steuben Society of America in 1925, is still the standard introduction to its subject. It has now been edited for republication by German-American authority Don Heinrich Tolzmann. The first section of the work focuses on Wisconsin's rich German religious establishment: Catholics, Lutherans, German Evangelical Synod, German Reformed, Evangelical Association, Liberals and Jews, and it gives the names and places of origin and settlement of pioneering clergymen and other immigrants in the various denominations. Section Two looks at representative German-Americans and their vocations in Wisconsin, with emphasis upon agriculture, art, education, temperance, business, music, cuisine, medicine, and the bar. One of the keys to Germans' assimilation in America was the ease with which they were able to transplant various social and cultural institutions in the building of a German-American identity in their adopted homeland. This is borne out in the third section of the book, which homes in upon Wisconsin German politics, the German press, sports, thrift, men of letters, German place names and patronymics, and the impact of World War I. Genealogists will find references to some 750 German surnames at the back of this volume, while persons seeking to do further research into Wisconsin German history or genealogy should consult the selective bibliography at the back of the book, which has been updated by the editor.
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As an historical introduction to the field of German-American studies, this book describes the role of the University of Cincinnati, its German-American Studies Program, and its German-Americana Collection.
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