1 9 21 https://germanletters.org/files/original/5c4940e98bea73d7ff048498ae72f79d.jpg a55c7fdb7f7e10b6b36e25af31822908 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907, page 1 https://germanletters.org/files/original/c241a97a7b8dde2beb4782134cdebb76.jpg 5bfa9d967681ad6947c6c6df039ee6b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907, page 2 https://germanletters.org/files/original/b74aa00e2e7b43a7026324a9fa83d013.jpg 46f48a495369c17c7fd1f1b2bbb14dcd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907, page 3 https://germanletters.org/files/original/300a72ff45e6c33cf29ecd3383eeb63b.jpg 46bdfde1a6c53edfbc8c069fd2387588 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907, page 4 https://germanletters.org/files/original/e287142b5629959412e39cca2f47cc1c.jpg 9901f3ba52bc165cfd00bf32386a2515 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907, page 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Cathrinhagen, 6.3.07 Dear Uncle and Aunt, Have had the urge to write to you forever. But so far I've had no time. Now I am at home from February 1 till April 1. I was in Hannover and learned how to cook there. My last stay was in Hameln where I did not have a good employment, I was there for 4 months. I don't know where I will work next. Now I regret that I did not go with you. If only Father and Mother wanted to [new page] I would already be there. I think that some time you want to come to Germany again. When we remember the time we all went on the roundabout, that still makes us all happy. Here we had quite a winter with much frost and snow. But now the sun is already shining, nice and warm. Until now we have still had night frosts. Dear Uncle, you might want to write to Father [new page] what your birds are up to. During those 6 years that you have been gone again, much has changed here already. Father and Mother are also now getting old already and weak. Father has turned 61 and Mother will be 52. My sisters, brother-in-law and brothers are all still in good health as well. I hope that all of you together are still rather well, dear Uncle and dear Aunt. Now I must [new page] tell you something quite new. But you mustn't hold it against me. For Christmas I had asked you for a new ladies' watch. But my joy was in vain. Now I just have to write it to you again. I am now a cook so I need to own a watch, don't I? I thought that my aunt had sent me one, but obviously she has already forgotten me completely. [new page] There is no more news that I can tell you this time around. Many thousand greetings from all of us together Also many thousand greetings from Flentgen Please do write again immediately, but don't forget Caroline Steierberg Translator The name of the translator of the original document into English. Barbara Baeuerle Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. Barbara Baeuerle Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caroline Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907 Description An account of the resource Letter from Caroline ("Lina") Steierberg to Carl and Sophie Flentge, March 6, 1907. Carl Flentge immigrated to the United States in the early 1850s; Lina Steierberg was the daughter of his sister Charlotte Flentge Steierberg. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caroline Steierberg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flentge family letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available private family collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-03-06 Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flentge_0001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kathrinhagen, Niedersachsen Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Carl Christian Ludwig Flentge Sophie Schuneman (Flentge) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ann Broihier Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Cathrinhagen d. 6.3.07 Lieber Onkel u. liebe Tante. Habe schon immer das Verlangen gehabt euch mal zu schreiben. Aber ich habe bis jetzt noch keine Zeit gehabt. Ich bin jetzt zu Haus vom 1. Februar bis 1. April. Ich bin in Hannover gewesen und hab da es Kochen gelernt. Zuletzt bin ich in Hameln gewesen da hat ich keine gute Stellung, da war ich 4. Monate Wo ich jetzt hin komme das weiß ich noch nicht. Es ist mir jetzt gereut das ich mit euch nicht mit gemacht bin. Wenn es nur Vater u. Mutter wollten den </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [new page] wär ich schon da. Ich denke Ihr wollt noch mal wieder nach Deutschland kommen. Wenn wir an die Zeit denken wo wir Karosel gefahren haben, denn freuen wir uns noch alle. Wir haben hier einen tüchtigen Winter gehabt viel Frost und Schnee. Aber jetzt scheint die Sonne schon wieder schön war. Wir haben bis jetzt noch immer Nachtfrost gehabt. Lieber Onkel Du möchtest Vater doch mal [new page] </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> schreiben was deine Vögel machen. In den 6 Jahren solange Ihr wieder weg seid hat sich hier schon vieles wieder geändert. Vater u. Mutter werden jetzt auch schon alt und schwach. Vater ist 61 Jhr. und Mutter wird 52 Jhr alt. Meine Schwestern Schwager und Brüder sind auch noch alle gesund. Ich hoffe daß Ihr doch auch noch alle [underline] zusammen [/underline] recht gesund seid, Lieber Onkel u. liebe Tante. Jetzt muß ich </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [new page] Euch noch ganz was neues schreiben Ihr müßt es mir aber nicht übel nehmen. Ich hab mich zu Weihnachten eine neue Damenuhr von euch gewünscht. Aber meine Freude war vergebens. Jetzt muß ich es euch doch mal schreiben Ich bin jetzt Köchin nun muß ich doch eine Uhr haben nicht wahr? Ich dachte meine Tante hätte mich eine geschickt aber sie hat mich wohl schon ganz vergessen. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [new page] Mehr neues kann ich Euch diesmal nicht schreiben. Viele tausend Grüße von uns allen zusammn Auch viele tausend Grüße von Flentgen Schreibt doch gleich mal wieder aber nicht [underline] vergessen [/underline] Caroline Steierberg </div> 1900-1909 English available transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/4867812995697b9ec074f4704c2382b0.jpg f7b7e8b22836513e7279833ab2dcfad9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Voos to Amalia Voos, March 31, 1895, page 1 Scripto Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">[notation:] Hannas Geburt! [/notation] Xalapa, Estado de Veracruz, Mexico [underline:] den 31. März 1895 [/underline] Liebe Mutter, Berthe u. Luise, lieber Georg! Heute Nacht 1.45 beschenkte uns Else mit einem kräftigen Mädchen. Erfreulicher Weise ist es leicht, bei Else des verantwortlichen Amtes eines Geburtshelfers zu walten. Wir gingen gegen 9 Uhr zu Bett, nachdem wir unseren gewöhnlichen Spaziergang gemacht u. um 1/2 10 Uhr fingen die ersten, wenn auch schwachen, Wehen an. Ich muß vorausschicken, daß schon am Abend vorher "das Wasser" in einem Sturz abgegangen, trotzdem während </div> https://germanletters.org/files/original/587813adf0b45081ac2089cbe1c5c574.jpg 7f604486661c81bb3ef79b83deed560d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Voos to Amalia Voos, March 31, 1895, page 2 Scripto Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">[page 2:] während des folgenden Tages Nichts von Belang sich ereignete. Ich hatte durch den frühen Verlust des Fruchtwassers doch meine geheimen Befürchtungen, pflegt doch erfahrungsmäßig das Geburtsgeschäft in solchem Falle oft sehr langwierig, wehenreich u. bei etwaiger abnormer Lage der Frucht auch nicht ohne Gefahr zu sein. Jedoch [strikethrough, 1 word] die Frucht lag in 1ter Lage, also gut, Kopf ziemlich groß; es konnte sich also, nachdem ich m. Untersuchung gemacht, nur um eine langsame Geburt voraussichtlich handeln. [illegible] gegen 11 Uhr setzten kräftige Wehen ein, gegen 1 Uhr "schnitt der Kopf ein" u. um 1.45 war die Weltbürgerin da, in ihrer Eile es nicht unterlassend, einen Dammriß 2ten Grades herbeizuführen, den ich heute früh trotz energischen aber erfolglosen Protestes seitens Else, die </div> https://germanletters.org/files/original/8065fb78c38171c267a293df1dcce5ad.jpg ad5386b8fe8d984ee0944967f9f7ef52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Voos to Amalia Voos, March 31, 1895, page 3 Scripto Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">[page 3:] begreiflicherweise eine große Angst vor allen chirurgischen Eingriffen hat, nähte. Die Kleine, Amalie Johanne, ist ein viel größeres, kräftigeres Kind als s. Zt. Mathilde, hat, wie Else sagt, dunkelblaue Augen, große Hände und kleine Füße u. soll sonst mir ähneln. Sie nahm die Brust bereitwilligst u. ist sehr ruhig u. scheinbar zufrieden. Mathilde ist in hellem Jubel ob des kleinen Nene's, wie die Spanier einen Säugling zu nennen pflegen, u. erschöpft sich in allen möglichen Liebkosungen. Sie war es, die dem Kindchen den ersten Kuß gab, unaufgefordert. M. will stets auf dem Bett neben ihr sitzen und erzählt Jedem, den sie trifft, daß Mama ein Nene hat u. lädt ihn ein, es sich mal anzusehen. Else ist den Umständen nach wohl. Sie sagt, daß diese Geburt doppelt so schwer wie die erste gewesen </div> https://germanletters.org/files/original/8f1d726459879295559fdf35adfcdbec.jpg ec88fadd6b07cb4e1e9d7b86aca3494e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Voos to Amalia Voos, March 31, 1895, page 4 Scripto Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">[page 4:] sei, obwohl ihr Aussehen nicht darunter gelitten zu haben scheint. Ich bin dankbar, daß Alles so gut ging, auch daß es ein Mädchen gab. Wohl hätte ich einen Jungen vorgezogen, aber - abgesehen von der Fortpflanzung des Stammes - ziehe ich Mädchen vor; sie pflegen, soweit meine Erfahrungen reichen, den Eltern mehr Freude zu machen, mehr [insertion:] häusliche [/insertion] Stütze zu sein u. mehr Anhänglichkeit zu zeigen, als die Knaben. Sobald Else's Zustand es erlaubt, gehe ich nach Tlaxcala, Puebla, Oaxaca, wo mich schon Arbeit erwartet. In 14 Tagen bin ich jedoch wieder hier u. werde bis Juli mit den [strikethrough:] <s>be=</s> [/strikethrough] nöthigenUnterbrechungen in der Nähe von Else, und Familie sein, [illegible] [illegible] über Mexico nach den Ver. Staaten - mit Familie natürlich - gehen u. im Septbr. nach Deutschland die Heimreise antreten. Das ist der Plan. Auf Georg's Brief warte ich mit Spannung, ebenso auf günstige Nachrichten über Berthas bevorstehende Entbindung. Ich wünsche, und Else gewiß nicht minder, daß sie eine leichte Geburt haben möge. Die herzlichsten Grüße und Küße an Dich, l. Mutter, l. Bertha, l. Luise u. l. Georg u. nochmals für Berthas glückliche Entbindung. In Liebe Wilhelm, Else u. Familie </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Xalapa, Estrada de Veracruz, [Mexico] 31 March 1895 Dear Mother, Bertha and Luise, dear Georg! This past night at 1:45 a.m., Else gave birth to a healthy little girl. Luckily, it is easy to take on the responsibility of birth assistant for Else. We went to bed at 9 o’clock, after taking our usual evening walk. At 9:30, the first, weak contractions started. I have to add that her water had broken on the previous evening, but nothing worth noting had happened during the following day. The early loss of the amniotic fluid had me worried, because in my experience this often leads to a birth process that is slow, with difficult labor, and in the case of an abnormal position of the fetus, not without risk. Luckily, the fetus was in first [anterior] position, which is good, the head quite large; so, following my examination, I was expecting a slow birth. At about 11 o’clock, strong contractions began. Around 1 o’clock, the head crowned, and at 1:45 the new citizen of the world had arrived. In her rush, she caused a second-degree perineal tear. Despite Else’s protests – she understandably has great fear of my surgical procedures – I sutured the wound this morning. Our little girl, Amalie Johanne, is a much bigger, stronger child than Mathilde was at the time. She has, as Else reports, dark blue eyes, large hands, and small feet, and otherwise looks like me. She took to breastfeeding willingly, is very quiet, and seems content. Mathilde is full of joy about the little “Nene”, as the Spaniards here call a baby, and showers her with affection. It was Mathilde who gave the baby the first kiss, without even being prompted. M. wants to sit on the bed next to her, and tells everyone she sees that Mommy has a Nene, and invites them to admire the baby. Else is doing well under the circumstances. She says the birth was twice as difficult as her first, although she looks great and not as if she had suffered. I am grateful that everything went so smoothly, and also that we had a girl. I might have preferred a boy, but actually – except for the propagation of the family – I prefer daughters. In my experience, they tend to bring more joy to the parents, are of more help in the home, and express more affection and loyalty than boys do. As soon as Else’s condition improves, I will travel to Tlaxcala Puebla, Onxaca, where I have work waiting. I will return after two weeks, and stay with Else and the family, with only occasional interruption from travel, until July. In August, I will travel through Mexico to the United States – with the family, of course – and in September embark on our journey back to Germany. That’s our plan. I am eagerly anticipating Georg’s letter, as well as news on Bertha’s approaching delivery. I wish for her to have an easy birth, as I am certain Else does as well. The most heartfelt greetings to you, dear Mother, dear Bertha, dear Louise, and dear Georg. Again, our best wishes for Bertha’s delivery. With Love, Wilhelm, Else, and Family! Translator The name of the translator of the original document into English. Ute Brandenburg Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Bracht, Kempen, Rheinland Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. Barbara Baeuerle Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Voos to Amalia Voos, March 31, 1895 Description An account of the resource Letter written by (Friedrich) Wilhelm Voos to his stepmother, Amalia Voos, and other relatives, including his half-sister Bertha, on March 31, 1895. The letter shares the news of the birth of Amalie Johanne Voos, the second daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Voos and his wife Lise Uhlmann (Voos). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource (Friedrich) Wilhelm Voos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Voos family archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rebecca Herring collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1895-03-31 Language A language of the resource German Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Herring_0001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Amalia Gerhardt (Voos) Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [in red, underlined:] Hannas Geburt! [/underline] Xalapa, Estado de Veracruz, Mexico [underline] den 31. März 1895 [/underline] Liebe Mutter, Berthe u. Luise, lieber Georg! Heute Nacht 1.45 beschenkte uns Else mit einem kräftigen Mädchen. Erfreulicher Weise ist es leicht, bei Else des verantwortlichen Amtes eines Geburtshelfers zu walten. Wir gingen gegen 9 Uhr zu Bett, nachdem wir unseren gewöhnlichen Spaziergang gemacht u. um 1/2 10 Uhr fingen die ersten, wenn auch schwachen, Wehen an. Ich muß vorausschicken, daß schon am Abend vorher "das Wasser" in einem Sturz abgegangen, trotzdem Während [new page]  während des folgenden Tages Nichts von Belang sich ereignete. Ich hatte durch den frühen Verlust des Fruchtwassers doch meine geheimen Befürchtungen, pflegt doch erfahrungsmäßig das Geburtsgeschäft in solchem Falle oft sehr langwierig, wehenreich u. bei etwaiger abnormer Lage der Frucht auch nicht ohne Gefahr zu sein. Jedoch [one word, strikethrough] die Frucht lag in 1ter Lage, also gut, Kopf ziemlich groß; es konnte sich also, nachdem ich m. Untersuchung gemacht, nur um eine langsame Geburt voraussichtlich handeln. [illegible?] gegen 11 Uhr setzten kräftige Wehen ein, gegen 1 Uhr "schnitt der Kopf ein" u. um 1.45 war die Weltbürgerin da, in ihrer Eile es nicht unterlassend, einen Dammriß 2ten Grades herbeizuführen, den ich heute früh trotz energischen aber erfolglosen Protestes seitens Else, die [new page] begreiflicherweise eine große Angst vor allen chirurgischen Eingriffen hat, nähte. Die Kleine, Amalie Johanne, ist ein viel größeres, kräftigeres Kind als s. Zt. Mathilde, hat, wie Else sagt, dunkelblaue Augen, große Hände und kleine Füße u. soll sonst mir ähneln. Sie nahm die Brust bereitwilligst u. ist sehr ruhig u. scheinbar zufrieden. Mathilde ist in hellem Jubel ob des kleinen Nene's, wie die Spanier einen Säugling zu nennen pflegen, u. erschöpft sich in allen möglichen Liebkosungen. Sie war es, die dem Kindchen den ersten Kuß gab, unaufgefordert. M. will stets auf dem Bett neben ihr sitzen und erzählt Jedem, den sie trifft, daß Mama ein Nene hat u. lädt ihn ein, es sich mal anzusehen. Else ist den Umständen nach wohl. Sie sagt, daß diese Geburt doppelt so schwer wie die erste gewesen [new page] sei, obwohl ihr Aussehen nicht darunter gelitten zu haben scheint. Ich bin dankbar, daß Alles so gut ging, auch daß es ein Mädchen gab. Wohl hätte ich einen Jungen vorgezogen, aber - abgesehen von der Fortpflanzung des Stammes - ziehe ich Mädchen vor; sie pflegen, soweit meine Erfahrungen reichen, den Eltern mehr Freude zu machen, mehr [insertion] häusliche [/insertion] Stütze zu sein u. mehr Anhänglichkeit zu zeigen, als die Knaben. Sobald Else's Zustand es erlaubt, gehe ich nach Tlaxcala, Puebla, Oaxaca, wo mich schon Arbeit erwartet. In 14 Tagen bin ich jedoch wieder hier u. werde bis Juli mit den [strikethrough] be- [/strikethrough] [nöthigen?] Unterbrechungen in der Nähe von Else, u. Familie sein, [in August?] über Mexico nach den Ver. Staaten - mit Familie natürlich - gehen u. im Septbr. nach Deutschland die Heimreise antreten. Das ist der Plan. Auf Georg's Brief warte ich mit Spannung, ebenso auf günstige Nachrichten über Berthas bevorstehende Entbindung. Ich wünsche, und Else gewiß nicht minder, daß sie eine leichte Geburt haben möge. Die herzlichsten Grüße und Küße an Dich, l. Mutter, l. Bertha, l. Luise u. l. Georg u. nochmals für Berthas glückliche Entbindung. In Liebe Wilhelm, Else u. Familie Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 100000 1890-1899 English available transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/5bbb51969f03eacaafb2729aa849ac76.jpg b7671c45971f069c2bf77672475b3552 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, Oct. 13, 1907, page 1 https://germanletters.org/files/original/8d898e85f73281c8ed6a1af76e069f82.jpg b53fa8f106e32ccc42e7f674a0a0e5d6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, Oct. 13, 1907, page 2 https://germanletters.org/files/original/608635c7b4245792c07ed1f0405f35eb.jpg 9c3e1870aeab32287d9c2bdacfdfc4ef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, Oct. 13, 1907, page 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Hanover Township, Cook County, Illinois Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Cathrinhagen, October 13, 1907 Dear Uncle and Aunt! I have some sad news for you, that my dear father passed away following a heart attack. He had looked bad the day before, I still said that morning I must have a look to see what Father is doing, whether he is going to be really ill. Because we had our harvest festival planned for October 6 + 7. As I entered the bedroom, I said Father, what did..., but he was already dead. Now you can surely imagine what a scare that was for me to find him dead in his bedroom. [new page] We did not hold the harvest festival. Uncle Grund. Meier Ferdinand N. 3., he died on August 28 after being seriously ill. Dear Uncle! where the Steierbergs are concerned, they are still reasonably well, only the aunt is also sick quite often. Apart from that we are still pretty well. Dear Uncle and Aunt, now I must also tell you about our harvest. That summer when you were here it was rather cold. The harvest, well, it is still okay. Rye costs [illegible] 2 liters 19 Marks. Wheat suffered from the frost this last winter. That does not yield much here, one Himpe [an old German grain measure] costs 5 Marks and 50 Pfennigs. Oats is doing very well. It is 2 M. and 40 - 50 Pfennigs for one Himpe. The prices for grain are high here, not so however those for cattle. [new page] Fat pigs are 40 -42 Marks for 100#. 6-weeks-old piglets are 10 - 12 Marks for a pair. Cows are still rather expensive. Dear Uncle! I am sending you the picture of my oldest and youngest son Karl, he is now around 5 years old and was my father's darling. Dear Uncle and Aunt! I will now conclude this letter and hope that it will reach you in good health. With best wishes from your nephew H. Flentge and wife [Left margin remark:] Many regards from the Steierbergs, and please write again quite soon. Translator The name of the translator of the original document into English. Barbara Baeuerle Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. Barbara Baeuerle Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, Oct. 13, 1907 Description An account of the resource Letter from Heinrich Flentge to Carl and Sophie Flentge, October 13, 1907. Carl Christian Ludwig Flentge immigrated to the United States in the early 1850s; Heinrich Flentge was the son of his brother Carl Heinrich Ludwig Flentge. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flentge family letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available private family collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-10-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ann Broihier Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flentge_0003 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kathrinhagen, Niedersachsen Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Carl Christian Ludwig Flentge Sophie Flentge Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heinrich Flentge Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cathrinhagen den 13. Oktober 1907 Lieber Onkel u. Tante! Ich muß euch eine Traurige nachricht mitteilen, das mein Lieber Vater, in folge eines Herzschlag gestorben ist. Er sahe den Tag vor her schlecht aus, den andern morgen sagte ich noch ich muß mal [strikethrough] den [/strikethrough] nach den Vater was er macht ob er uns ganz krank werden will. weil wier den 6 + 7 Oktober Erntefest hatten. wie ich auf die Kammer kamm, sagte ich Vater was machte dar war er schon Tot. Ihr könnt euch jetzt wohl denken was für ein Schrecken ich bekommen habe, finde in Tod in der Kamer [the "m" is overlined, meaning doubled] [new page] Das Erntefest haben wir nicht abgehalten. Onkel Grund. Meier Ferdinand N.3. der ist am 28. August gestorben Der hatt schwer krank gelegen. Lieber Onkel! was Steierbergs anbetrift geht es bei den noch ganz gut, aber die Tante die [insertion] ist [/insertion] auch oft krank. sonst geht es uns allen noch recht gut. Lieber Onkel u. Tante nun muß ich euch auch [insertion] von [/insertion] unser Ernte mitteilen. Der Sommer war wie Sie hier waren ziemlich kalt. Die Ernte das geht noch Der Roggen kost [ar Hack?] 2 Ltr 19 Mark. Weizen ist diesen letzten Winter erfroren. Der bringt hier nicht [insertion] viel [/insertion] kostet der Himpe 5 Mark 50 Pf. Hafer ist hier sehr gut. Der kostet der Himpe 2 M. 40 - 50 Pf. Die Korn preise stehen hier Hoch. aber nicht die Vieh preise [new page] Fette Schweine kostet 100 # 40 - 42 Mark. Ferkel von 6 Wochen kostet das par 10 - 12 Mark. Kühe kosten noch ziemlich viel Geld. Lieber Onkel! ich schicke Ihm das Bild von mein älsten u. jünsten Sohn Karl er ist jetzt in 5 Jahre er war unser Vater sein eine. Lieber Onkel u. Tante! nun werde ich schließen und werde hoffen das mein Schreiben bei euch in guter gesundheit antreffen werde. Mitt Besten Gruß von Euren Neffen H. Flentge u. Frau [Left margin:] Viele Grüße von Steierbergs, und möchten doch recht mal wieder Schreiben 1900-1909 English available transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/495056633485d43ba400b548aed44bbf.jpg c0bae82c1b30260da223a8895321ec2f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907, page 1 https://germanletters.org/files/original/85c42c1a0b55b09dfbf1face21899ff7.jpg e29f0af363583b03b1c2d828ecf0e379 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907, page 2 https://germanletters.org/files/original/bf46a4bc0e24c6ca2220e4af66460c43.jpg 96cafbf7640a0d378324cf149452f761 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907, page 3 https://germanletters.org/files/original/a0e06f48076ecdb37c5d020b240a7cd9.jpg ab3a0e0585ddc066324b02ae11332860 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Schlue (Sr.) death announcement, enclosure with letter from Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907 https://germanletters.org/files/original/6c530c91d2b5761e723282c602907834.jpg af1599d8fd060033ba85a2a4e503219c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907, envelope Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Oettern, July 16th, 1907 My dear uncle! and all your loved ones, Dear uncle Ernest, I want you to know right at the beginning of this letter of mourning that our dear father fell asleep on the 11th [of the month?] and was buried on Saturday.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a> Father himself described his illness to you not long ago, so I do not want to come back to that. His illness had worsened in the end, so that he decided on the advice of the doctors, for an operation. He had been home for three weeks as of last Friday from his operation at the Landkrankenhaus in Detmold. [new page] 2) I do not need to tell you that these three weeks have been anxious and difficult, and I believe you can imagine that as well; I can not write you anything more. But despite his recent heavy suffering, he still remembered [underline:] you [/ underline] and [underlined:] all of you [/ underline] in America. Some time before his death he said to me that I should greet Brother Ernst and the others all in America once again from him, and I would like to do this, to fulfill the wish of my dear father, and I ask you to share this with all the siblings. For his funeral, he had long before chosen the text of Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd” and the hymns “Jesus nimmt die Kinder an” and “Christus ist mein leben,” which were a comfort for him; but also for all of us who still live on earth. [new page] 3) Now dear Uncle, I would like to conclude this time with the warmest regards from all of us and one more time from the dear deceased. Yours, Heinrich Schlue [new page, death announcement] This morning at 11 o'clock, my dear husband, our good father, the farmer Heinrich Schlue, died in the 66th year of life after a long and difficult illness. This has deeply saddened The bereaved relatives. Oettern bei Heiden, July 11, 1907 <a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> "11. d. M." likely stands for "11. des Monats." July 11, 1907 was a Thursday; July 13 was the following Saturday. Translator The name of the translator of the original document into English. project staff Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. Barbara Baeuerle Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heinrich Schlue Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Ernst Schlue Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-07-16 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Oettern-Bremke, Lippe Title A name given to the resource Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907 Description An account of the resource Letter from Heinrich Schlue to Ernst Schlue, July 16, 1907. The author of the letter, Heinrich Schlue, was the son of Ernst Schlue's brother, also named Heinrich. The letter was written to inform Ernst Schlue of the death of the elder Heinrich Schlue. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Schlue Family Letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Private family collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Schlue_0001 Schlue_1907-07-16 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 4 Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oettern, 16. Juli, 1907. Mein lieber Onkel! und Ihr Lieben alle. Wie Du l. Onkel Ernst, gleich zu Anfang dieses Trauerbriefes siehst, ist unser lieber Vater am 11. d. M. , entschlafen und am Samstag beerdigt worden. Der Vater selbst, hat Dir vor noch nicht langer Zeit, seine Krankheit beschrieben, deshalb möchte ich nicht noch einmal ganz darauf zurück kommen. Seine Krankheit hatte sich zuletzt noch verschlimmert, so daß Er sich auf Anraten der Ärzte, zu einer Opperation entschloß - ; Er wurde seit lezten Freitag vor 3 Wochen zurück, im Landkrankenhause in Detmold opperiet. Daß [new page] </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 2) Daß wir in diesen 3 Wochen, bange und schwere Tage erlebt haben, brauche ich Dir wohl nicht zu sagen, ich glaube das kannst Du Dir auch so vorstellen; ich kann Dir auch nicht alles schreiben. Aber trotz seines schweren Leidens in der letzten Zeit, hat Er doch noch an [underline:] Dich [/underline] und an [underlined:] Euch Alle [/underline] in Amerika gedacht, noch einige vor seinem Tode sagte Er zu mir, ich sollte Bruder Ernst und die anderen Alle in Amerika noch einmal von Ihm grüßen und das möchte ich hiermit tun, um den Wunsch meines l. Vaters zu erfüllen und ich bitte Dich dieses allen Geschwistern mitzuteilen Als Text zur Beerdigung, hatte Er sich schon lange vorher, Ps. 23. Der Herr ist mein Hirte und die Gesänge, Jesus nimmt die Kinder an, und Christus ist mein Leben, gewählt, wirklich ein Trost für Ihn; aber auch für uns Alle, die wir noch auf Erden leben. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [new page] 3) Nun l. Onkel, möchte ich für dies mal schließen mit den herzlichsten Grüßen von uns Allen und noch ein mal von dem lieben Entschlafenen Euer Heinrich Schlue </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [new page, death announcement] Heute morgen 11 Uhr entschlief nach langem, schweren Leiden mein lieber Mann, unser guter Vater, der Landwirt Heinrich Schlue im 66. Lebensjahre. Dies zeigen tiefbetrübt an Die trauernden Hinterbliebenen. Oettern bei Heiden, den 11. Juli 1907 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [envelope] Mr. Ernst Schlue Van-Horne Benton-Counti, Iowa Nord-Amerika </div> 1900-1909 English available transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/adc738608e53b1fb88de4f14e0fcc8b6.jpg 72e06a5306aa4c43bd3d868fe13b19b7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Frederick Wilhelm Dickel, Nov. 16, 1921, page 4 [left side] and page 1 [right side] https://germanletters.org/files/original/4da024254228bfc11608ca97d275b21b.jpg 774ac1ba67c457502d67e901fc556d27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Frederick Wilhelm Dickel, Nov. 16, 1921, page 2 [left side] and page 3 [right side] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Hörde, 11/16/1921 Dear ones, From a distant homeland your living relatives send you heartfelt greetings. Our father, Ludwig Dickel, born in Berleburg in Westfalen, has been dead for 25 years. Also his brother, Philipp Dickel, died 14 years ago unmarried at Schwerte. We 3 brothers are yet the only ones from the Dickel line in Germany. When I was still a child, our father told us that two of his brothers had traveled to America, but that he had heard no more from them, because he left his home area and went to Hörde. I have learned through searching in the old church books, that the brothers of my father were named Johann Georg Dickel, born May 22, 1833 at Schüllar on the Stein near Berleburg and Frederich Wilhelm Dickel, born the 17th of January, 1830 at Wemlighausen near Berleburg. These 2 Dickels are probably living no more, but their children will hopefully receive this letter. We 3 brothers were born in Hörde and work in a large factory. Brother Ludwig is 52 years old and has 3 children. Brother August is 47 and has 5 children. I, Wilhelm Dickel am 40 and have also 5 children. It would please us if this letter reaches you and we receive an indication that you are alive, so that we see that of our Dickel family, relatives in America are still living. I request from you sincerely a rapid response and greet you while waiting. With German greetings, Your cousin, Wilhelm Dickel Hörde in Westfalen Steinkühlerweg A Straße 6 Germany Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Amana, Iowa Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. project volunteers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Frederick Wilhelm Dickel, November 16, 1921 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilhelm Dickel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dickel family letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Thomas Dickel collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1921-11-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Thomas Dickel Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photocopy Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Dickel_0001 Dickel_1921-11-16 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hörde, Westfalen Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Frederick Wilhelm Dickel Description An account of the resource This November 1921 letter was sent by Wilhelm Dickel of Hörde, in Westphalia, to his uncle Frederick Wilhelm Dickel, who had immigrated to the United States as a young man and lived in Amana, Iowa. The letter, however, was eventually delivered to Frederick George Dickel, another member of the Dickel family, who had also immigrated from Germany to Iowa. Frederick George's son, Daniel Dickel, explained in a later letter (see <a href="https://germanletters.org/items/show/392">Daniel Dickel to Wilhelm Dickel, February 8, 1922</a>) that Frederick Wilhelm Dickel had died some time earlier. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">[sheet 1] Hörde 16.11.21 Ihr Lieben! Aus ferner Heimt senden Euch Euere noch lebenden Verwandten einen herzlichen Gruss! Unser Vater; „Ludwig Dickel” Geboren zu Berlebug in Westfalen ist schon seit 25 Jahren tot: Auch dessen Bruder: Philipp Dickel starb vor 14 Jahren unverheiratet zu Schwerte. Wir 3 Brüder sind noch die einzigen von Stamme der Dickel in Deutschland. Als ich noch ein Kind war erzählte uns unser Vater, dass noch 2 Brüder von ihm nach Amerika [sheet 2, page 2] gewandert seien, er aber nicht viel mehr von diesen gehört habe da er seinen Heimatsort verliess un nach Hörde zog. Ich habe nun durch Nachforschen in den alten Kirchenbüchern erfahren, dass die Brüder meines Vaters hiesen: „Johann Georg Dickel“ geboren 22. Mai 1833 zu Schüllar am Stein bei Berleburg und „Friedrich Wilhelm Dickel“ geboren 17. Januar 1830 zu Weimlighuusen b/Berleburg. Diese beiden Dickel werden wohl nicht mehr leben, aber Ihr Kinder von denen werdet [sheet 2, page 3] hoffentlich diesen Brief in Händen bekommen. Wir 3 Brüder sind in Hörde geboren und arbeiten in einer grossen Fabrik. Bruder Ludwig Dickl ist 52 Jahre und hat 3 Kinder. Bruder August Dickel ist 47 Jahre und hat 5 Kinder Ich, Wilhelm Dickel bin 40 Jahre und habe auch 5 Kinder, Es sollte uns nun freuen, wenn Euch dieser Brief erreichte und wir ein Lebenszeichen von Euch bekämen, damit wir sehen dass von unserer Familie Dickel noch Verwandte in Amerika [sheet 1; page 4] leben. Ich bitte Euch nun herzlichst um baldige Antwort und es grüsst in Erwartung mit deutschem Grusse Euer Vetter Wilhelm Dickel Hörde 1/Westfalen Steinkühlerweg A Strasse 6 Germany Briefantwort einschreiben </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> </div> 1920-1929 English available transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/a8a58104453bc4b35498627585d93c98.jpg 18ecdde466f921d6b66c886025738b3d https://germanletters.org/files/original/7bcd838713da2d4f5a75e1e415b4badc.jpg b17c160d98ff8d96ce2225bbb31a4648 https://germanletters.org/files/original/d7ccfe7b7ab469ac5493d6a7e7dc3088.jpg 7a8d73a40887b9df20b2fc2aa3f2f003 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Hörde, Westfalen Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daniel Dickel to Wilhelm Dickel, February 8, 1922 Description An account of the resource Letter from Daniel Dickel to his cousin Wilhelm Dickel, February 8, 1922. Daniel Dickel explained that his father, Frederick George Dickel, who lived in Kelona, Iowa, had received a letter Wilhelm Dickel had sent to Frederick Wilhelm Dickel of Amana, Iowa the previous year (see <a href="https://germanletters.org/items/show/389" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wilhelm Dickel to Frederick Wilhelm Dickel, Nov. 16, 1921</a>). In this letter, Daniel Dickel notes that Frederick Wilhelm, who was Wilhelm's uncle, had died earlier, but shares the information that the descendants of another one of Wilhelm's uncles were still living in Amana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel Dickel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dickel family letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Thomas Dickel collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1922-02-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Thomas Dickel Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photocopy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Dickel_0002 Dickel_1922-02-08 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kalona, Iowa Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Wilhelm Dickel Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Kalona Iowa February-8-1922 Dear Friend: - My Father received a letter from you and it was addressed for Frederick Wilhelm Dickel and he was very glad to hear from you. But sorry to say that Frederick Wilhelm Dickel is dead at Amana Iowa. But the letter got to his cousin Frederick George Dickel that lives 20 miles south of Amana Iowa and his address is Kalona Iowa and was located by the American Red Cross of New York for you. And he is the only one that is alive yet at this time and he had two brothers and one sister in Amana. There names was Daniel and George and Elizabeth Dickel. All four of those are of Horde in Westfalen Germany. But the two brothers that you was looking for are dead at Amana Ia. But some of Philipp Dickel children are living yet at Amana Iowa and we tell them about you so they can write to you also. But as near as we can find out Frederick Wilhelm Dickel had no children. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [page 2] My father name is Frederick and his father name was Frederick and they had five children, but one of those died in Germany, her name was Sophia and the other four came to America, all of those are dead but my father. My father was born January 3th 1838 and now is 84 years of age and is in poor health now. He came over in the year of 1868 he was the last one to come over here of that family. And his father Frederick died in 1846 or 1847, the time of his death is not known for sure. But if you will look in the old church book you may find in there about Frederick Dickel and his five children. Write us all about the Dickel relatives in Germany for we would like to hear from them all. I write all that I know about the Dickel relation in America. My father was very glad to hear from his relation in Germany again. My father has one boy and three girls. I hope you can read this letter or get some to read it for you for this is the only way I can write and </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [page 3] my father is not able to write any more. I will close for this time hoping to hear from you soon and we will answer you again. And we as four children would like to hear more from Germany. Yours Very Truly Daniel Dickel Kalona Iowa U.S.A. </div> 1920-1929 English available transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/985e6a9e82e004749001770d39c4416b.jpg 033bdb0bf9c6576c1412657b554a63ec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Daniel Dickel, March 23, 1922, page 1 https://germanletters.org/files/original/a9bd3b4ee2c0565714693065076aed12.jpg 210ed2f20efd0942f61f273a5296ac85 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Daniel Dickel, March 23, 1922, page 2 https://germanletters.org/files/original/42e7e3d0394bceb389357524c0df9b88.jpg 7bbcfb8a8bfcff89b1150ec6729df148 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Daniel Dickel, March 23, 1922, page 3 https://germanletters.org/files/original/bb491b1d3ad137e67074051c4adfac3a.jpg ee1a1cb8cb64917a758668f41201f2aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Daniel Dickel, March 23, 1922, page 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Kalona, Iowa Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Hörde 23 March '22 Dear Daniel: We received your letter and thank you very much. A few days ago I wrote a letter to your father and I thought you would receive the same. Since I did not receive an answer, I decided to write you. Perhaps you can not read my letter as I could not read yours. I had to have it translated. I hope you received my first letter from your father and know my condition. I correspond already with my cousin Carolina Heinze, in Amana. My family and I are very happy we found you after a 2 years' search. Dear Daniel, we have a very strong winter with a lot of ice and snow. But the last weeks it was warm. Trees & shrubs turned green and people were working in the gardens. Now it has turned cold again and it has been snowing for 24 hours uniterrupted. Prices rise steadily and we hardly know how to support a family. The dollar stands today at 372.9 marks. Therefore our mark is only 2 pennies' worth. 100 lbs. of potatoes, once 3 marks -- now 450.00 marks. 1 lb. of meat = 47.00 marks, 1 loaf of bread (6 lbs.) = 30 marks. Many factories are shut down because workers are striking. In Hörde, too, workers ask for more money and there might be violence. Last Sunday our second daughter had confirmation. It was quite a worry. It cost us 2000.00 marks, we are glad we overcame the burden. I believe Germany in its calamity will experience an economic collapse. This week we received from Carolina Heinze in Amana $10.00. We were very happy. Dear Daniel, I hope you received my letter from your father and hope this letter will find you in the best of health. Please respond soon, becaues I am glad to hear from you. With heartfelt greetings to you and your family and father, your cousin Wilhelm Dickel. Hörde, Westfalen Steinkühlerweg A6 My wife and children extend their greetings. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Dickel to Daniel Dickel, March 23, 1922 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilhelm Dickel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dickel family letters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Thomas Dickel collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1922-03-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Thomas Dickel Language A language of the resource German Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hörde, Westfalen Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Daniel Dickel Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photocopy Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Description An account of the resource This letter, written by Wilhelm Dickel of Hörde, Westphalia, to his cousin Daniel Dickel of Kalona, Iowa, in March, 1922, shares details of the effects of the fluctuation in the value of the mark on everyday life for the Dickel family. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 4 1920-1929 English available untranscribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/ec3dab4effa7cec34c6799d081f7f3b0.jpg c51aad29875ba7fb66ce99aef67113ad Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schloss Neuschwanstein postcard to Lina Rauch [front] https://germanletters.org/files/original/5469708113a26b6b1643dc28a5d9cc3e.jpg 4e56f345aa0657cb6c44e4f56d481d42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schloss Neuschwanstein postcard to Lina Rauch [back] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Chicago, Illinois Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Dear Lina, Just down from the castle is our bog, so we made this excursion today. It is beautiful here in the Allgäu. More news by letter. All three are greeted warmly by Ludwig Mother is well and happy [vertical divider] Mrs. Lina Rauch 1442 Barry Ave. Chicago Ill. N. Amerika Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. Barbara Baeuerle Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Caroline Höllmüller (Rauch) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1913 or later Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Rauch collection Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. believed to be a cousin Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Lina Höllmüller Rauch, date uncertain Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Caroline Höllmüller Rauch postcards Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tom Rauch Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Rauch_0001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hohenschwangau, Bavaria Description An account of the resource Postcard sent to Caroline ("Lina") Höllmüller Rauch from a relative or friend named Ludwig describing a trip to the Allgäu region of Bavaria, including the Neuschwanstein Palace depicted on the front of the postcard. The obliterated postmark likely read "Hohenschwangau," the town closest to the palace. Lina Höllmüller was born in 1881 near Neureichenau, in a picturesque area of eastern Bavaria, where family operated a resort for travelers. In 1902, she immigrated to the United States, initially living in Kansas City, Missouri, and working as a nanny there. By fall 1911, she was in Chicago, where she would live for the remainder of her life, and in October 1913 married Joseph A. Rauch there. Since the postcard is addressed to Lina Rauch by her married name, it must have been sent later than then. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Liebe Lina! Eben von dem Schlosse herunter ganz in der Nähe liegt unser Moor, so haben wir heute diesen Ausflug gemacht. Ist wunderschön hier im Allgäu. Näheres briefl. Seid alle drei recht herzl. gegrüsst v. Ludwig Mutter ist wohl & munter <hr /> [vertical divider] Mrs. Lina Rauch 1442 Barry Ave. Chicago Ill. N. Amerika </div> 1910-1919 transcribed https://germanletters.org/files/original/723e46b75932e16def656e9bb8a68adc.jpg 636b08b04927f90808b47bd09bf29404 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Lina Höllmüller, Nov. 25, 1912 (recto) https://germanletters.org/files/original/7ba6315ffa9f271ce8cf36c59c27ae55.jpg 4a5de73510b50db4c1a463356e2e4a12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Lina Höllmüller, Nov. 25, 1912 (verso) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Community Contributions Description An account of the resource Letters and other material uploaded by our contributors. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Destination Defines the geographic location to which a given document was sent. [GHI-created element] Chicago, Illinois Translation A translation of the original document's text into English. Laufen, 25.11.12 Dear Sister! My last card you should already have. On with the newest report. As you can see, I’m not bad, and I hope the same for you. I will send you a picture of my bride soon. Let me hear something from you again. A letter from me will follow soon. Warmly, Your brother, [?] Franzerl [/?] Höllmüller [Publisher's marking:] Printed: Karl Dietrich, Photogr., Laufen Ob.Bay. <hr /> [vertical divider; address block:] Miss Lina Höllmüller 1533 Wellington-Str. Chicago Ill. Nordamerika Translator The name of the translator of the original document into English. project staff Transcriber The name of the transcriber of the original document. project staff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Caroline Höllmüller (Rauch) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1912-11-25 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Rauch collection Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Lina Höllmüller, November 25, 1912 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Caroline Höllmüller Rauch postcards Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tom Rauch Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Rauch_0002 Rauch_1912-11-25 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Laufen, Bavaria Description An account of the resource This postcard was sent to Caroline ("Lina") Höllmüller from one of her siblings in Germany in 1912. She was born in 1881 near Neureichenau, in a picturesque area of eastern Bavaria, where family operated a resort for travelers. In 1902, she immigrated to the United States, initially living in Kansas City, Missouri, and working as a nanny there. By fall 1911, she was living in Chicago, where she received this postcard. She later married Joseph A. Rauch, in 1913, and lived in Chicago for the remainder of her life. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Laufen, 25. 11. 12. Liebe Schwester! Meine letzte Karte wirst jedenfalls erhalten haben. An mit die neueste Aufnahme. Wie Du siehst geht es mir nicht schlecht, was ich auch von Dir hoffe. Werde Dir demnächst ein Bild von meiner Braut senden. Lasse auch wieder einmal was hören. Brief von mir wird bald nachfolgen. Herzlich Dein Bruder [?] Franzerl [/?] Höllmüller [Publisher's marking:] Printed: Karl Dietrich, Photogr., Laufen Ob.Bay. <hr /> [vertical divider] Miss Lina Höllmüller 1533 Wellington-Str. Chicago Ill. Nordamerika </div> 1910-1919 transcribed