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From: "James R. Cook" <>
Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] German Language Newspapers Northern Illinois
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 20:05:58 -0500
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I am also interested in German Language newspapers. Are there any for
California or Nebraska?
I'm interested in the 1870's. Thanks, J. Meyer

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From: "Gerald Kattke" <>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 7:52 PM
To: <>
Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] German Language Newspapers Northern Illinois

> My grandfather, Julius Kottke, came to the US in 1884; I found his
> "Declaration of Intent" at Freeport, Illinois, dated 1889. I have been
> frustrated for years attempting to trace him. I would like to try
> German language newspapers, but the ones that I have seen said very
> little about Germans here in the US; they were mostly news from the
> "old country." Does anyone on this list know of a German-language
> paper from northern Illinois that contains news of German immigrants?
>
> Thanks
> Jerry Kattke
>
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