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Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. New. 2005. Trade Paperback. Illus. , index. . 71 pages. Wisconsin Territory's first Dane arrived in 1829, and by 1860 the state's Danish-born population had reached 1,150. Yet these newcomers remained only a small segment of Wisconsin's cultural mosaic, and the challenges of adapting to life in this new land shaped their experience. In this book, the author explores their reasons for leaving their homeland, describing their difficult journeys, and examining their adjustments to their new life. .

Norman, OK: Arphax Publishing Co.. New. 2010. First Edition. Paperback. 210 pages. Locating original landowners in maps has never been an easy task--until now. This volume in the <em>Family Maps</em> series contains newly created maps of original landowners (patent maps) in what is now Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, gleaned from the indexes of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. But it offers much more than that. For each township in the county, there are two additional maps accompanying the patent map: a road map and a map showing waterways, railroads, and both modern and many historical city-centers and cemeteries.<br /><br />Included are indexes to help you locate what you are looking for, whether you know a person's name, a last name, a place-name, or a cemetery. The combination of maps and indexes are designed to aid researchers of American history or genealogy to explore frontier neighborhoods, examine family migrations, locate hard-to-find cemeteries and… Read More

Heritage Books, Inc. New. 2011. Trade Paperback. 378 pages. Wisconsin. Manitowoc County lies on the shore of Lake Michigan and is bordered by Calumet, Sheboygan, Brown and Kewaunee Counties. When the first settlers came to the county they found it an almost impenetrable wilderness. The first permanent settlement was made in 1836, but there were others who lived in this area before then. The author covers Native American settlement, the early white settlers, community growth and foreign immigration, railroads, military affairs, politics, village and city government, churches, societies and organizations, education, business and industry, along with many other topics of interest. Illustrations of prominent citizens and area buildings are interspersed throughout the text. There are also four informative appendices containing agricultural statistics, marine statistics (clearances, tonnage and crafts built), a list of county officers and a list of village and city officers. A fullname plus… Read More

Heritage Books, Inc.. New. 2010. Paperback. 248 pages. Now for the first time, German family researchers will have a homeland directory from the heart of America's most German state! Extracted from marriage and naturalization records in these three central Wisconsin counties, this book offers an alphabetized listing of those Prussian and German immigrants who gave their homeland birthplaces. .

Madison: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. New. 1977. Paper. 182 pages .

Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. New. 2002. Trade Paperback. Index. . 72 pages. (Ethnic Ser. ) . In <I>Swedes in Wisconsin</I>, Frederick Hale relates the reasons these emigrants left for the New World, their arduous journeys, and their establishment of communities in Wisconsin, including the state's first Swedish settlement, New Upsala at Pine Lake in Waukesha County. New to this edition are the selected letters of Swedish novelist and feminist Frederika Bremer, who visited Wisconsin in the autumn of 1850. During her two-week trek over the "new-born roads" of the southern section of the state, Bremer lodged at humble farmhouses and boarding rooms, met literary and political figures, and beheld the "vast, glorious landscape" of Wisconsin's forests and prairies. Her letters to a sister back home offer insights into the Swedish immigrant experience and reveal how early Wisconsin appeared to a Swedish visitor. .

Clearfield. New. 2001. Trade Paperback. 84 pages .

Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. New. 2002. Trade Paperback. Index. . 86 pages. This best-selling short history of Wisconsin's native peoples is now updated and expanded to include events through the end of the twentieth century. From the treaty-making era to the reawakening of tribal consciousness in the 1960s to the profound changes brought about by Indian gaming. Lurie's classic account remains the best concise treatment of the subject. .