A majority of the five hundred politically motivated members, from the middle and upper class, settled in Missouri in 1834. The effort was considered a failure, but its leaders did much to contribute to the …

Jun 20, 2014 · Whether your ancestors emigrated from Germany in 1834 and may have been a part of the Giessen Emigration Society, or not, I found their story a compelling read.

In 1834, the Giessen Emigration Society arrived in Missouri under the leadership of Friedrich Muench and his brother-in-law Paul Follenius, who was married to Friedrich's and Georg's younger sister, …

Jun 29, 2023 · To help Germans relocate to the United States, they established the Giessen Emigration Society and began accepting applications from interested travelers. By 1834 they have lists of people …

Paul Follenius, the cofounder with Friedrich Muench of the Giessen Emigration Society and the third son of a lawyer at the Hessian Ducal Court, was born in Giessen in the Grand Duchy of Hesse on May 5, …

Elijah P. Lovejoy, an ardent abolitionist and owner of the St. Louis Observer, was harassed by the mob and had a number of his printing presses destroyed over his anti-slavery rhetoric. Lovejoy was …

In 1834, the largest organized German emigration group arrived in Missouri. They came from all walks of life and from all size towns and villages. They were Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. This group …

Apr 20, 2023 · In 1837, Muench and a group of fellow German immigrants founded the Giessen Emigration Society, which aimed to promote German emigration to the United States and assist …

A majority of the five hundred politically motivated members, from the middle and upper class, settled in Missouri in 1834. The effort was considered a failure, but its leaders did much to contribute to the …

It was Gottfried Duden’s romantic representations of rural Missouri that drew thousands of German immigrants in search of freedom and greater opportunity to Missouri. Duden was a wealthy lawyer …