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Live from Berlin….
When skyping with my American customers, I am often asked to say something in German, just to give them an idea of what it sounds like. To meet their needs, I decided to make a spoken-word recording of an old … Continue reading
Posted in Sounds
Tagged Albert, America, emigration, Gustav, High German, language, Low German, N.Y., Platt, Prignitz, Voice
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Gustav, Where Art Thou?
Dear Gustav, I first heard about you from Albert’s letter that he wrote to his parents back in October 1854, shortly after you both had come to America. At first, it seemed to me as if you were Albert’s brother. … Continue reading
Posted in Letters to...
Tagged 1854, Albert, America, Baptismal records, Brandenburg, confirmation, cousin, Germany, Gustav, Immigration, letter, missing, N.Y.
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