Jakob Naumann confirmation certificate.

The document is a church attest from Jacob Naumann's pastor in Wiebelskirchen, certifying Naumann as a member in good standing of the local Lutheran congregation and asking all Lutheran pastors in the U.S. to receive him into their congregations. The…

German-language inset in Schleswig Leader containing news from home country, from Europe, and general interest news and literature.

Editorial on German Americans and Immigration

Photograph from the wedding of American soldier Ben Tylee and his German war bride, Magdalena Gerhard. They married in 1922, following his service in the war. On the back, Magdalena has written "Ben & I, May 6, 1922, married in Coblentz."

Support for Babel. Foreign languages should be "studied only for their cultural values or as accomplishments."

Declaration by a number of faith leaders in the county supporting the US and her war aims and Babel, with minimal caveats.

Long reflection on Babel from unknown author

Broad-scale image of ancestral Nauman family home of Wiebelskirchen taken in years before First World War.

Article reporting on Nebraska survey of local German communities, finding much of which to be afraid therein.