Category Archives: German Immigration History

German Immigration to America: Historical Context to the Voyage Part 2

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

In the first part of this blog series we reviewed a German immigrant’s voyage from Europe to New York City. In this second part we will review what happened to immigrants once they reached the port of New York. Castle … Continue reading →

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Casper Schlick Immigrated to U.S. in 1852 from Eckersbach Germany

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

The first Schlick family member to immigrate to DuPage County for my direct family line was Casper (Caspar) Schlick. See my previous post on Casper at this link. On the passenger list his town of origin is recorded as “Eckersbach“. … Continue reading →

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Burlington, Hampshire, Winfield and Wheaton Illinois: Towns with Connections to the Schlicks and Daleidens

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

In researching the Schlick and Daleidens family lines in DuPage and Kane County we begin to see strong patterns and interconnectedness of these people and how certain town names keep appearing in this research: Winfield Illinois in DuPage County and … Continue reading →

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Germans in America: New Book by Walter D. Kamphoefner

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

I just received this book yesterday in the mail. It offers a great overview of German immigration to America and in particular during the nineteenth century when the Schlicks and Daleidens immigrated to the country. I will post my reading … Continue reading →

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German Family Naming Conventions: How Many Caspers, Williams and Marys Can One Family Have?

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

In the course of my research many questions keep coming into my mind. One article I read online this past month is titled “German Naming Traditions Genealogists Should Know by Diane Haddad on the Family Tree Magazine website. The one … Continue reading →

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The German Immigrants of Winfield, Illinois.

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Schlick Daleiden Families - DuPage and Kane Counties of Illinois

Winfield, Illinois is located in Winfield Township DuPage County Illinois. Today (2022) it contains a population of 9,700 people. In reviewing the growth of this community in the mid -1850s it contained a handful of German farmers and merchants. In … Continue reading →

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