The following content is provided as supplemental materials for the Arkansas State Archives German immigration in Arkansas lesson plan.
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"Business Men of Conway," Conway Log Cabin Democrat, June 27, 1895
Article from the Conway Log Cabin Democrat about many of the leading businessmen in Conway who were German immigrants or sons of German immigrants.
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"Foreign Foods," American Kitchen Magazine
Article from the American Kitchen Magazine about foreign foods in the United States.
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"The Catholic Colonies," Arkansas Gazette, June 3, 1888
Article in the Arkansas Gazette describing the German Catholic community near Altus, Arkansas.
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"Prairie View, Meeting of the Stockholders of the Telephone Company" Arkansas Gazette, July 8, 1886
Article in the Arkansas Gazette about a German beer club in Logan County in 1886.
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"Turn-Bezirks-Fest," Arkansas Gazette, September 14, 1886
Article from the Arkansas Gazette about the 1886 Turn-Bezirks-Fest, a German festival in Little Rock.
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Editorial, Arkansas Gazette, August 20, 1885
Article in the Arkansas Gazette about German immigrants in Hot Spring County.
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"A Solid Front," Arkansas Gazette, March 14, 1883
Article from the Arkansas Gazette about how German American citizens in Little Rock were banding together to form a support organization for German immigrants.
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Editorial, Arkansas Gazette, April 3, 1881
Letter from Mr. Vogel, a German immigrant, about settling in Cross County.
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"Bound for the Happy Lands" St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway brochure
Brochure from the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway about German immigrants in Arkansas.
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"The Spirit of the Times," Spirit of Arkansas, April 6, 1880
Article in the Spirit of Arkansas newspaper about the St. Joseph Colony in Faulkner County.
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Testimonies from German Immigrants in the Guiding Star for the St. Jopseh Colony (1880)
Joseph Strub
Excerpt from The Guiding Star for the St. Joseph Colony, translated by Kenneth C. Barnes, featuring testimonials from German immigrants living in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
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"Germans in the South," Arkansas Gazette, February 15, 1879
Article from the Arkansas Gazette refuting an article from the Cleveland Leader newspaper that the South was not a good place for German immigrants to settle.
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"Immigration from Europe," The Spirit of Arkansas, September 1, 1879
Article in the Spirit of Arkansas newspaper about European immigration to the United States.
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"May-Festivity," Arkansas Gazette, May 10, 1876
Article from the Arkansas Gazette discussing the German Mai-Fest in Little Rock in 1876, including speeches from some of the events' planners.
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"German Mai-Fest," Arkansas Gazette, May 2, 1875
Article from the Arkansas Gazette announcing plans for Mai Fest, a German festival, in Little Rock in 1875.
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"Immigration," Arkansas Gazette, May 23, 1875
Article from the Arkansas Gazette discussing German immigrants in Yell County.
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"The Germans," Arkansas Gazette, October 30, 1874
Article in the Arkansas Gazette from 1874 about German immigrants getting involved in Arkansas politics.
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"Immigration," Arkansas Gazette, December 19, 1872
Resolution adopted by members of the Immigration Aid Society of Little Rock, Arkansas, promoting Arkansas as a good location for immigration.
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"The Immigration and Labor Questions," Morning Republican, July 9, 1868
Article in the Morning Republican about German immigration.
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To the Friends of German Immigration, Morning Republican, September 14, 1867
Article in the Morning Republican about German Immigration.
