front page of an old Wittgenstein magazine

Older issues of the magazine


Wittgenstein. Blätter des Wittgensteiner Heimatvereins e.V.
are available at the Wittgenstein Heritage Society.

Orders from Mr. dieter.bald@t-online.de

Number of magazines that are still available

 

Year

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4

Price per issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

60

 

 

 

 

2022

40

40

 

15 €

2021

40

40

45

 

10 €

2020

20

53

35

 

10 €

2019

30

 

10 €

2018

11

38

 

10 €

2017

11

13

7

 

10 €

2016

2

9

 

10 €

2015

24

1

 

10 €

2014

4

4 issues before 2014

10 €

2013

10

2

5

10

7 €

2012

1

8

1

1

7 €

2011

9

10

13

1

7 €

2010

1

7

20

7 €

2009

7

7 €

2008

1

4

8

14

7 €

2007

1

9

8

3

7 €

2006

10

1

5

8

7 €

2005

3

4

30

7 €

2004

9

10

10

11

7 €

2003

10

9

11

9

7 €

2002

9

10

10

11

7 €

2001

19

14

15

17

7 €

2000

12

12

16

14

7 €

1999

15

15

16

12

"

1998

10

12

11

9

"

1997

13

13

13

16

 

1996

14

15

16

18

 

1995

14

14

16

17

 

1994

11

12

11

9

 

1993

18

18

17

17

 

1992

10

10

15

15

 

1991

11

18

18

18

 

1990

19

9

10

16

 

1989

14

16

18

17

 

1988

12

19

9

19

 

1987

17

19

19

13

 

1986

13

14

14

13

 

1985

17

14

14

13

 

1984

19

11

10

11

 

1983

18

18

19

12

 

1982

15

17

18

11

 

1981

12

16

16

9

 

1980

16

16

15

15

 

1979

19

19

17

16

 

1978

16

17

18

11

 

1977

19

11

12

16

 

1976

10

10

11

19

 

1975

15

17

17

19

 

1974

14

14

14

9

 

1973

13

13

12

16

 

1972

8

9

12

11

 

1971

13

13

12

15

 

1970

9

11

10

11

 

1969

19

16

11

10

 

1968

13

17

18

11

 

1967

17

16

15

8

 

1966

16

16

17

11

 

1965

18

13

13

10

 

1964

12

16

15

11

 

1963

15

12

15

16

 

1962

10

10

11

9

 

1961

14

15

10

16

 

1960

12

12

11

9

 

1959

9

12

10

11

 

1958

10

11

11

9

 

1957

9

10

10

11

 

1956

10

11

11

9

 

Hope for a better life

(in German)
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

 

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
  • Appendix: A list of about 5400 emigrants