Hope for a better life (in German)
The emigration from Wittgenstein to
America in the 18th and 19th century
by Mr. Heinrich Imhof
560 pages and more than 5400 emigrants
Price 38,- Euro (plus shipping if necessary)
For further information please contact the author Mr. H. Imhof
e-mail H.Imhof@gmx.de
Extract from the table of contents
- Emigration to America and other destinations
- Why did they try their luck abroad?
- The first provable emigration
- The mass emigration from Wittgenstein in 1724/25
- America the promised country
- How emigration proceeded
- Obtaining a permission to emigrate
- Coming into conflicts with the law
- Sneaking away; secret emigration via Hessen
- Farewell at home and travelling to the embarkation/harbour
- The crossing
- Arrival in America and choosing a place to settle
- Living in the New World
- What happened to their dreams?
- Gifts, inheritances and support from America
- Letters that tell about life in America
- Visitors and people who returned home
- List of about 5400 emigrants by name
The Wittgenstein Bibliography (in German)
by A. Krueger
The price is 28 € plus shipping outside Germany. 472 pages
For further information please contact:
WHV-Schriftleitung@wichtig.ms
or via mail to:
- Mr. D. Bald, Tiergartenstr. 2, 57319 Bad Berleburg
- Mr. E. Feuring, Zum Grund 4, 57334 Bad Laasphe-Steinbach
- Mr. O. Marburger, Edertalstr. 20, 57319 Bad Berleburg-Schwarzenau
Lotzes house in Wunderthausen
Photo: P. Riedesel, USA
The Ludwigsburg in
Bad Berleburg
Photo: P. Riedesel, USA
School Chapel in Sassenhausen
Photo: P. Riedesel, USA
|
Magazine 1 / 2022
|
Table of contents
|
|
Erika Birkelbach
|
Wittgensteins Wald-Wunden
|
|
Wolfram Martin
|
Vogel des Jahres 2022: Der Wiedehopf in Wittgenstein
|
|
Sigrid Weber-Krafft
|
Zur Geschichte des Hauses Stolz in Bad Laasphe
|
|
Hans Friedrich Petry
|
Siedlung Odeborn mit der Odebornskirche
– städtischer Friedhof – Ehrenhain
|
|
Dieter Bald
|
Richard Winckel – ein Leben für die Kunst
|
|
Friedrich Opes
|
Der Nachlass des Heinrich Benfer aus Langewiese
|
|
Peter Schneider
|
Das Magdalenenhochwasser von 1342
|
|
Stefan Vomhof
|
Wittgenstein in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts
|
|
Andreas Krüger
|
Ergänzung: Bibliografisches zu Wittgenstein
|
|
Schriftleitung
|
Hinweis auf Internationale Tagung zum Berleburger Pietismus in Gotha
|
|
Wolfram Martin
|
In Wittgenstein angekommen: Der Silberreiher
|
The Master Builder, Mannus Riedesel
Relatively little is known about the life of the renowned builder, Hermann (Mannus) Riedesel. He was born in 1662 in the house known as “Herjes” in the hamlet of Melbach in Wittgenstein. His baptismal record gives his name as “Johann Mannus”, but it was customary to be known by one’s middle name, and Mannus is understood as a nickname for Hermann. He was married twice and had five known children. Riedesel died in 1726 and is buried in the churchyard at Raumland, though gravestones were not used in those days.
How he learned his craft as a carpenter and builder, or where he might have apprenticed is simply not known. There was no guild system in Wittgenstein, and skilled builders were usually brought in from the outside. It appears that he learned a great deal more during his training than basic carpentry. The carved figures and other decorations which feature in his work are something of a mystery yet today. How many projects he worked on is unknown and many are probably lost to time. Only a dozen or so are known to us today. His most impressive structures in Wittgenstein were built between 1691-1726, including the following:
- The Ludwigsburg in Bad Berleburg (built for a side line of the ruling family)
- The decorated balcony of the ancient church in Raumland
- The “School Chapel” in Sassenhausen — built as a church, but to which space for a school was later added
- “Stoltz’sche” house in Bad Laasphe, built for a wealthy brewer
- Hof Dambach, built to house a forester in employ of the Count, now a popular Pension
Known literature about „Mannus Riedesel” here.
We offer a number of older Wittgenstein magazines for sale.
If you would like to order, please contact Mr. D. Bald dieter.bald@t-online.de for full details on prices and shipping.
An overall view of available magazines is here …
