Life in Germany
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GOEHLE INTRODUCTION
PETERMANN INTRODUCTION
German Ancestors

  • Catherine Furst from Aschaffenburg in Bavaria immigrated to the USA circa 1850.
  • Julius Lindemann from the duchy of Braunschweig (Brunswick) immigtrated to the USA circa 1850
  • The Blancks and related families were from Lehe (now part of Bremerhaven) and surrounding villages in Norther Germany. Henry Blanck immigrated to the USA circa 1870
  • The Erxmeyers from Walsrode, Honover immigrated in the 1870s.
  • Peter Goehle from Worms in Hessen-Darmstadt immigrated in 1873
  • Johann Bernard Petermann and Sophie Steuer Petermann from the Duchy of Oldenburg in northern Germany immigrated to the USA circa 1880
The People

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Birth, Marriage, and Death

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German Houses, Interiors and Furnishings

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German Houses, Exteriors and Construction

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Farm Animals

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Crops

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Attire

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Maps

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The Burning of the General Slocum
The Hoboken Fire
For more information on and images of Hoboken go to Hoboken
For more information on the Goehles go to Goehle Introduction
For more information on the Blancks and Erxmeyers go to Blanck Introduction
For more information on the Petermanns go to Petermanns
For images of life in Germany go to Images of Life in Germany
For more information on and images of Immigration go to Immigration
For more information on and images of Tenement Life in New York City go to Tenements
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