Continuing the discussion of the "German Research Companion", by Shirley Riemer, the Eleventh through the Fifteen chapters are:
11) Land in America,
12) United States census,
13) Newspapers & American records,
14) Using libraries, and
15) Fraternal organizations.
(From this, one can see that not all of the contents are oriented to Germany.)
Material that was especially interesting were the lists of items that Liwwät Knapke Bernard Böke prepared in preparation for the planned immigration to America. She probably prepared the lists herself, to judge from her career afterward. She had hoped that they could travel together, but he came first and she followed shortly after. They were married in Cincinnati not long after she arrived in 1835.
His list of things to take:
ITEMS TO BE WORN OR CARRIED: Underpants, shirt, towel, gloves, hardtack, pants, suspenders, candles, snow boots, handkerchief, tallow, stockings, hat, nightshirt, wool coat, chewing tobacco, and an iron needle.
ITEMS TO BE TRANSPORTED IN A SATCHEL: Crucifix, prayer book, baptismal certificate, rosary, bottle of holy water, soap, drinking cup, salve, cream, and a hand towel.
ITEMS TO BE PACKED IN A TRUNK: Books, mirror, bed linen, lamp black in a bottle with a stopper, pliers, cow hide, strap or belt, mallet, scissors, twine, hood, tacks, file, sealing wax, and a seal.
ITEMS TO BE PACKED IN ANOTHER TRUNK: Pot cover, spoon, knife, blankets, pillows, towels, silver and dishes, bucket, medicine, bed linens, plate, cloths, shirts, a kettle, a feather tick, an apron, and stockings.
PLANNED FOR CARRYING IN A POUCH: Sugar, flour, groats, salt, chocolate wafers, potatoes, a coat, bacon, meat, bread, dried apples, cracklings, lard, a pin for closing clothes, shoes, rice, beans, sauerkraut, honey, a bed spread, and scarves.
Her list of things to take:
ITEMS TO BE WORN OR CARRIED: Long underwear, stockings, belt, jacket, gloves, woolen petticoat, apron, dress, handkerchief, snow boots, button skirt, nightgown, candles, towels, and hardtack.
ITEMS TO BE PACKED IN A SATCHEL: Crucifix, prayerbook, rosary, bottle of holy water, drinking cup, salve, baptismal certificate, soap.
ITEMS TO BE PACKED IN A TRUNK: Books, mirror, bed linen, muslin, ink in a bottle with a stopper, sanitary napkins, paper, quill pens, pillows, chemise, dresses, snow cap, blankets, feather tick, woolen blanket, stockings, nightgowns.
ITEMS TO BE PACKED IN ANOTHER TRUNK: Knife, spoons, forks, hatpin, ball of thread, towels, aprons, needles, yarn, plate, thread, purse, thimble, buttons, cotton thread, silk thread, dish rag, shoes.
TO CARRY IN A POUCH: Sugar, flour, salt, groats, bacon, meat, bread, dried apples, rice, beans, potatoes, sauerkraut.
Then, there was a Seeds List:
BAGS OF VEGEtable AND BERRY SEEDS: Peas, (three varieties), beans (four varieties), turnips (several kinds), beets (three varieties), carrots (two varieties), onions (three varieties), cabbage (three varieties), pickle cucumbers (three varieties), spinach, rhubarb, kohlrabi, leeks, and berries (three varieties).
SMALL BAGS OF GRAIN SEEDS: Seed corn, oats, wheat, clover, barley, rye.
SMALL BAGS OF FRUIT SEEDS: Apples, cherries, peaches, pears, quince, plums, apricots.
SMALL BAGS OF FLOWER SEEDS: Margarita, snapdragon, peonies, lady slipper, morning glory, tulips or crocuses.
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