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    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

    Letters from Ora Labora – December 15th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – December 15th, 1864

    April 29, 2018June 16, 2019 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – November 30th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – November 30th, 1864

    April 29, 2018June 16, 2019 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – September 6th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – September 6th, 1864

    April 29, 2018October 2, 2019 by Michael Hardy

    Ora Labora Sketch from Researcher 1970

    This is a graphic of a possible representation of the Ora Labora German Colony overlaid on a map showing roads has they existed in 1970 until today. Note that much of the colony is situated away from the shore and abuts Indian Trail (Sand Road)

    December 23, 2016October 26, 2018 by Michael Hardy

    Ora Labora: Lost Town in Michigan

    Another compilation is that of Alan Naldrett’s 2015 Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan. Comments of various researchers on this book  place its value just above a tabloid… Read more “Ora Labora: Lost Town in Michigan”

    December 15, 2016October 26, 2018 by Michael Hardy

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