Johann Georg (George) Holl was born in 1850 in the small farming village of Oberpreuschwitz, now incorporated into the city of Bayreuth, Bavaria. He was the third son of farmer Johann Holl (1818-1886)...

A collection of letters sent to George Neubert, an immigrant who lived in Missouri in the 1890s, contributed by a descendant. The letters were largely sent by Neubert's sister Marie Hirtes and his nephew...

Correspondence sent to journalist and entrepreneur Henry Villard from his German relatives. Villard, born Heinrich Hilgard in 1835, in Speyer, was born into a wealthy family and first traveled to the United...

This collection of letters centers on the Hinrichs family, originally from the Aurich region of Hannover, who immigrated to Missouri in the 1850s. The collection is drawn from the Oliver Latimer Papers,...

Individuals mentioned in the Hinrichs Family Letters

Individuals mentioned in the George A. Zimmerman Family Letters.

This group of letters is drawn from the Clarence A. Moore Papers, held by the Joint Archives of Holland at Hope College Library (Holland, Mich.).

Individuals mentioned in the George Neubert Letters

The Hilgard family circle includes people who appear in three correspondences: 1) between the Engelmann siblings to their sister Margarethe Hilgard, née Engelmann 2) between Henry Villard alias Heinrich...

The Meyer Brothers Collection is drawn from the Meyer Brothers’ Store Records, held by the Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The bulk of the letters were originally...