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Research of German Religious Colony in Michigan 1861-1868

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    Letters from Ora Labora – February 15th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – February 15th, 1864 – Intend to buy 2,700 acres

    May 31, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – June 1863

    Letters from Ora Labora – 1863 June 1863. Economy, Pa. Jacob Henrici and R.L. Baker to Emil Baur.

    Status update for project and $1000 loan.

    May 31, 2021 by Michael Hardy

    Letters from Ora Labora – April 25th, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – April 25th, 1864 – Report to Harmony from Mortgage Agent

    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

    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 – November 2nd, 1864

    Letters from Ora Labora – November 2nd, 1864 – Emil Baur found to be unfit for military service

    April 29, 2018May 27, 2021 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

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