German Immigrants

Resources and Activities

Core Collections

• Northern Great Plains
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest
• Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company
• Map Collections: 1544-1996

Photos for German Conversational Practice

• Sod House built in 1881, Willow City, North Dakota. Use with Activity worksheet 1
• Joseph Burkholder Family moving into their new house. Use with Activity worksheet 2
• Milton Meat Market: Charles Erb, Proprietor. Use with Activity worksheet 3
• German Couple, Milwaukee, WI ca. 1930's . Use with Activity worksheet 4

Documents for Critical Reading and Note Taking

• The Minnesota guide: A handbook of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants
• How Wisconsin Came by its Large German Element

Other Resources

• Guttenberg Ia, Clayton county (Map)
• Herrman Monument in New Ulm, Minnesota
• Auswanderer-karte und wegweifer nach Nordamerika.  A map showing the routes that ships take from Europe to America.  It is in the German language.
• Wisconsin Historical Society, Volume 12

Audio Selections

• To America from Germany (From Martha Arriola ca. 1978. (Uses Real Audio or Quick Time)
• Comparing German and American Foodways

Other Resources

• Germans in Winona (from Winona's Changing Demographics)
• Germany, Marshall Cavendish, 1997 (Fiesta series)
• Hargrove, Jim. Enchantmnet of the World: Germany. Childrens Press, 1994.

  Teachers and media specialsits should check local collections including local historical society collections for additional resources.