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Clear filtersMissouri story · Rock Port · Atchison County
Schubert’s papers kept a colony and a stage together.
One German Missouri family archive connects a short-lived collective settlement near Rock Port with immigration diaries, farm work, theater scenery, costumes, and household knowledge.
Missouri story · Statewide · St. Louis to rural Missouri
Missouri’s German map was printed one paper at a time.
More than 250 German-language publications connected readers in at least thirty-two Missouri cities and towns.
Missouri story · Hermann · Gasconade County
This house had more than one job.
Hermann’s Strehly House brings home life, printing, and a changing business landscape into one address.
Missouri story · Hermann · Missouri and beyond
The rescue was in the roots.
George Husmann’s Missouri grape-growing work became part of a much larger scientific story.
Missouri story · Hermann · Gasconade County
Hermann’s time machine is a map.
An 1869 bird’s-eye view lets you explore a river town from a viewpoint its artist imagined.
How the daily story works
We lead with Missouri’s German heritage and occasionally explore the wider German-speaking world. An “On this day” label means the exact historical month and day are documented; a “Missouri story” is a daily feature. New editions are released on Missouri’s calendar date. Each article links to its sources; corrections are welcome.