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[Detail] Sod house built in 1881…

Lesson Preparation

Materials

• Primary Source Analysis Tool
• Activity 1
• Activity 2
• Activity 3

Resources

• America from the Great Depression to World War II
  • German Couple, Milwaukee, WI ca. 1930's Use with Activity 3 for German Conversational Practice

• Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
  • To America from Germany Martha Arriola Interview, 1978
  • Comparing German and American Foodways Martha Arriola Interview, 1978

• Map Collections
  • Guttenberg Ia, Clayton county
  • Auswanderer-karte und wegweifer nach Nordamerika

• The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
  • Sod House built in 1881, Willow City, North Dakota. Use with Activity 1 for German Conversational Practice
  • Joseph Burkholder Family moving into their new house. Use with Activity 2 for German Conversational Practice
  • Milton Meat Market: Charles Erb, Proprietor. Use with Activity 3 for German Conversational Practice

• Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
  • Captured by the Indians: Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Minnesota
  • The Minnesota guide: A handbook of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants
  • "How Wisconsin Came By Its Large German Element" from Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 12
  • Wisconsin Historical Society Volume 12

• Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
  • Herrman Monument in New Ulm, Minnesota

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