The resources below will take you to available sources for reading, or DVDs for sale, to upcoming events in Missouri, or Links with more information. We hope you enjoy and if you have comments, please share below. If you have suggestions, please e-mail us at history@mogermans.org
BOOKS – Some of our favorites that may help with your research – available on Amazon.com when you click on the title
Missouri’s German Heritage: Don Heinrich Tolzmann
German Settlement in Missouri – New Land, Old Ways: Burnett and Luebbering
The Westfalians – From Germany to Missouri: Walter D. Kamphoefner
Germans for a Free Missouri – Translations from the St. Louis Radical Press 1857-1862 by Steven Rowan
Report on a Journey to the Western States of North America by Gottfried Duden
A Window Through Time by Dorris Keeven (©1991-Currently out of print)
DVD
A Trip to a Forgotten Utopia by maxim film - A visit to the Lake Creek Settlement in October 2009. Click here for more information and to purchase.
LINKS
Below are links to other online resources where you will find more information about Missouri’s German history and heritage.
For research
Missouri’s Digital Heritage http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/
Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com/
Warren County Missouri Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mowarren/
Friedrich Muench on Facebook
Germany
- Reisenden Sommer-Republik
- Deutsches Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven/ German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven, Germany
Missouri
- Saint Charles County Historical Society/Saint Charles, MO , USA
- Washington Historical Society / Washington, MO, USA
- Deutschheim State Historic Site/ Hermann, MO, USA
- Boone-Duden Historical Society/ New Melle, MO, USA
TRAVEL
Family Tree Tours, a leading German genealogy tour provider for genealogy societies and individuals helps those who wish to know more about their family history and ancestral origins, a genealogy tour is a unique and exciting travel experience. Travelers have the advantage of researching their ancestors while visiting the town or region they came from, learning about the culture and local customs and traditions, and even meeting relatives for the first time. www.familytreetours.com
