Stories & Studies - Onward from St. Louis
	For many German immigrants the land around St. Louis reminded them of home. Here they hoped to settle, raise their families and work at their trades.  These titles will let you follow the experiences of some of German-American residents who settled in the farmlands and river valleys of Missouri and nearby Illinois.
	Books
	German settlement in Missouri  By Robyn Burnett One of the Missouri Heritage Readers, this title covers German immigration and settlement in urban and rural Missouri; the role of Germans in the Civil War in Missouri; and focuses on German influences on Missouri history and culture.  A good look at the German experience of balancing a new land with old ways.
	The German Settlement Society of Philadelphia and its colony, Hermann, Missouri  By William G. Bek Originally published in Philadelphia in 1907. The Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft was organized in Philadelphia in 1836 to promote German settlement in the American West. Its members settled in Hermann, Missouri. A final chapter in this edition by Shrader adds new material, showing how the German heritage is apparent in late 20th century Hermann.
	French and Germans in the Mississippi Valley  By Michael Roark Includes papers on German folklore and traditional practices in the Mississippi Valley; German migration in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; and German architecture in southwestern Illinois.
	Report on a journey to the Western States of North America and a stay of several years along the Missouri  By Gottfried Duden Translation of Duden's writings about Missouri and its society in the 1820s and '30s. Duden, a promoter of immigration, influenced thousands of Germans to emigrate to the midwestern United States.
	The historical center of Duden country, Dutzow, Mo  By Jerry Holtmeyer Gives the genealogical and historical background of the small Missouri River valley town of Dutzow, established by German settlers in second quarter of the 19th century.
	Zion on the Mississippi  By Walter Otto Forster A study of the immigration of Saxon Lutheran pioneers under the leadership of pastor Martin Stephan from Saxony to Perry County, Missouri, in 1838-41.
	Little Germany on the Missouri  By Edward J. Kemper Gives a picture of Hermann, Missouri, during the early 20th century. The photographs by Edward J. Kemper were printed from the original glass-plate negatives.
	History of the Saxon Lutheran immigration to East Perry County, Missouri in 1839  By Gotthold Heinrich Loeber Translation of the treatise written in the 1840s by Loeber, Lutheran minister, who emigrated from Germany in 1839 and became pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Perry County, Missouri. He was instrumental in organizing the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and in establishing the Log Cabin College, which later moved to St. Louis and became Concordia Seminary.
	From knights to pioneers  By Anita M. Mallinckrodt History of the Mallinckrodt family.
	Sappington-Concord  Illustrated history of the Sappington-Concord area of South St. Louis County, this title includes detailed accounts of German-American settlers and their descendents, their churched, schools, businesses.
	Two rivers to freedom  By Stella Wuerffel Historical novel about 19th century immigrants from Saxony to the St. Louis area.
	Books on this list can be borrowed from your library.  St. Louis Public Library cardholders can use the Library's online catalog to find specific locations where these books can be found.

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