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Research of German Religious Colony in Michigan 1861-1868

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    Author: Michael Hardy

    Mike Hardy is the owner of Thumbwind Publications LLC. It started in 2009 as a fun-loving site covering Michigan's Upper Thumb. Since then, he has authored a vast range of content and established a loyal base of 75,000 visitors per month.

    Letters from Ora Labora – April 30th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – April 30th, 1864 – Confirmation of all funds received from Harmony

    May 27, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – June 1st, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – June 1st, 1864 – Baur informs Harmony of receipt of $5000

    May 27, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – December 2nd, 1898. Pigeon, Michigan. Leiprrandt Brothers to J. S. Duss.

    December 2nd, 1898. Pigeon, Michigan. Leiprrandt Brothers to J. S. Duss. Regarding status of lots in Berne to the German M. E. Society.

    May 26, 2021May 27, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters to Ora Labora – October 18th, 1864

    Letters to Ora Labora – October 18th, 1864.

    May 26, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Plans for an Ora Labora Memorial in 1931

    In 1931, an issue of the Cass City Chronicle outlined a plan to place a memorial near the site of the colony in Bay Port.

    October 2, 2019May 26, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Family Names Noted in Ora Labora Meeting Minutes

    The following 56 names were mentioned in the general business meeting minutes for Ora Labora. These names were taken from handwritten translated meeting minutes.

    December 28, 2018October 2, 2019 by Michael Hardy

    Biography of Jacob Kolb

    Biography of Jacob Kolb, resident and leader of Ora Labora Colony

    October 19, 2018May 27, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Biography of of Eduard & Herman Goeschel

    Biography of of Eduard Herman Goeschel two of the original “Backwoodsmen” of the Ora Labora Colony.

    May 2, 2018May 27, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Biography of John J. Froebe

    Biography of John J. Froebe a merchant of the Ora Labora colony near Bay Port Michigan.

    April 29, 2018October 26, 2018 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – December 24th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – December 24th, 1864

    April 29, 2018June 16, 2019 by Michael Hardy

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