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Research of German Religious Colony in Michigan 1861-1868

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    Tag: Emil Baur

    Professor Emil Baur was the founder and leader of the Ora Labora colony of Wild Fowl Bay, Michigan. Born in Wittenburg, Germany in 1830. He came to the United States in 1852. Baur died in March 1894.

    Letters from Ora Labora – February 13th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – February 13th, 1864 – $4000 mortgage check

    August 24, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – January 26th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – January 26th, 1864 – Question concerning incorporation or charter

    August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – November 28, 1863

    Letters from Ora Labora – November 28, 1863 Detroit, Mich. Emil Baur to Baker and Henrici. Check draft mentioned

    August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – February 19th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – February 19th, 1864 – Emil almost freezes to death.

    August 24, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – October 1863

    Letters from Ora Labora – October 1863 October 31st, 1863. Economy, Pa. Baker and Henrici to Emil Baur et al. – Arrange for a $10,000 mortgage loan.

    July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – March 18th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – March 18th, 1864

    Emil Baur is in Detroit and noted receipt of funds to purchase the remaining lands for the colony.

    April 29, 2018May 31, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Ora Labora Litho Detail

    Select areas of the 1865 Lithograph zoomed in for interest and clarity. The German colony was located just north of Bay Port

    November 9, 2016December 12, 2016 by Michael Hardy

    Introducing Ora-Labora.org

    ora-labora.org will be utilized to establish a research and educational site in which to discuss and offer primary source research on the German Colony established in 1862 in Michigan’s Wild Fowl Bay region.

    October 11, 2016October 26, 2018 by Michael Hardy

    Emil Baur Land Grant Records

    Emil Baur land grant records from 1863

    October 10, 2016October 26, 2018 by Michael Hardy

    About Michigan Historical Markers

    Michigan Historical Markers have been erected as part of a program begun in 1955 and continues under the direction of the Michigan Historical Commission and the Michigan Historical Center, agencies within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Each is a small piece of our state’s past. When taken in total, they allow a more complete view of the development of the Great Lake State.

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    Find out more about Michigan’s amazing Upper Thumb. From Cheeseburger in Caseville to paddling out to Turnip Rock. We have the events in inside information ThumbWind.

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