Thresher notes working amongst German Americans and wonders whether he can "demand" fellow workers speak "American."

How is this enforceable?

Gillett notes intransigence in German schools.

Forceful letter against apparently widespread German influence in Carroll, ending with flourish: now that we have the Germans to heel, must we not twist the ankle a bit? Also includes interesting assertation the Germans sign off (!) on…

More informing on Rev. Thiel

Selections from Civil War diary kept by the thirty-year-old Jacob Naumann, a German-born Union soldier. Includes hand-drawn sketches of individual skirmishes and individual entries.

Jacob Naumann's account book from the mid-nineteenth century, showing Naumann's transition from German to English as a language of both public business and personal memory.

Selections from Civil War diary kept by the thirty-year-old Jacob Naumann, a German-born Union soldier. Includes hand-drawn sketches of individual skirmishes and individual entries.

St. John's Church decides to prioritize English-language sermons, but also to offer German translations.

German-language concessions for church service.