Wochenblatt der Union. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1866

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Weekly German-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Physical Description

eight pages : ill. ; page 19 x 13 in. Scanned from 35 mm. microfilm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. June 24, 1866.

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  • F. Flake & Co.
    Publisher Info: F. Flake and Company; Owners and Publishers
    Place of Publication: Galveston, Texas
  • Ferdinand Flake
    Publisher Info: F. Flake & Co.
    Place of Publication: Galveston, Texas
  • Selim Rinker
    Publisher Info: S. Rinker; F. Flake & Co.
    Place of Publication: Galveston, Texas

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The German-Texan Heritage Society is a nonprofit organization that preserves German culture in Texas through festivals, language classes, genealogical searches, and other services. The German Free School is a City of Austin Landmark and Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

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  • Main Title: Wochenblatt der Union. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1866
  • Serial Title: Das Wochenblatt der Union

Description

Weekly German-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Physical Description

eight pages : ill. ; page 19 x 13 in.
Scanned from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Published every Sunday.

Printed chiefly in German with some English.

Incorrect date printed on front page: Sonntag, 23 Juni, 1866.

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  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 35
  • Edition: 1

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German-Language Newspaper Collection

The newspapers of this collection represent multiple German-speaking Texas communities, including those in Galveston, Bellville, Houston, and Austin. German immigration to Texas throughout the nineteenth-century created clusters of German communities known as the German Belt.

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  • June 24, 1866

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  • June 12, 2022, 4:13 p.m.

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Wochenblatt der Union. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1866, newspaper, June 24, 1866; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1478315/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting German-Texan Heritage Society.

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