Across the Atlantic and Beyond: The Migration of German and Swiss Immigrants to AmericaThe author discusses several aspects of life of the German and Swiss immigrants to America, based on his research of his ancestors. Includes: changes in Germanic surnames; changes in city and village names; Mennonite and Quaker settlements of Pennsylvania; Protestantism behind the German migration; the push and pull of the Germans in America; war; kings and queens; the Rhine; crossing the Atlantic; and the prairies of Kansas. (324pp. illus. index. Heritage Books, 1993.) |
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Mennonites Quakers and the Settlement of Pennsylvania | 4 |
Some Mennonite Landmarks in Montgomery Co PA | 14 |
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