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292 wisconsin historical collections vol xv diary of one of the original colonists of new glarus 1845.1 translated from the german op mathias duerst by john luchsinger on the 15th of april 1845 i took leave of my friends and neighbors and went to mitlftdi and staid at the sign of the horse overnight next morning the 16th accom panied by my brother j balth i took the path to the biasca expecting to meet my dear family and relatives our committee had also arrived i believed that every thing had been well arranged but heavens how we were de ceived even before we arrived at rapperschwyl we asked the captain of our vessel felder where we were to lodge and board he answered that is your business that his business was merely to carry and not to feed and lodge us upon that there was uproar among us at rapperschwyl all went to the new ship inn in the city court at my instance because of the prior good reputation of the house but here we found avarice in play we had to pay double prices for everything even for a bed 8 bat zen 40 cents i would warn every one to beware of this baptized jew 1 this is the diary from which mr luchsinger freely drew in his article " the planting of the swiss colony at new glarus wis in wis hist colls xii pp 335-382 to that article the reader is referred the original of the diary is owned by miss salome duerst of new glarus but has been deposited for safe keeping in the library of this society it is of great value as a first-hand report of the trials and impressions of the earliest swiss immigrants to wisconsin it will be remembered that these colonists were from the swiss canton of glarus and emigrated to amer ica under cantonal auspices for glarus had become overpopulated — ed
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | ix, 491 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XV (1900) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXV0000 |
| Description | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 15, includes the following articles: Some Wisconsin Indian conveyances, 1793-1836; Sketch of Cutting Marsh, by John E. Chapin; Documents relating to the Stockbridge mission, 1825-48; Reminiscences of life in territorial Wisconsin, by Elizabeth Thérèse Baird; A Methodist circuit rider's horseback tour from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, 1835, by Alfred Brunson; Diary of one of the original colonists of New Glarus, 1845, by Mathias Duerst, translated into English by John Luchsinger; Pioneering in the Wisconsin lead region, by Theodore Rodolf; Surveying in Wisconsin in 1837, by Franklin Hatheway; Report on the quality and condition of Wisconsin territory, 1831, by Samuel C. Stambaugh; Narrative of Louis B. Porlier; Osawgenong, a Sac tradition, by George Johnston; Narrative of Alexis Clermont; and Narrative of Peter J. Vieau. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XV (1900) |
| Volume | Vol. 15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; v. 15 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 292 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXV0322 |
| Description | "Diary of One of the Original Colonists of New Glarus, 1845" is a translation of the diary of Mathias Duerst who left the Swiss Canton of Glarus for the U.S. in 1845. He describes the journey to the port in Amsterdam, the horrible food onboard the ship (advising future travelers to bring their own food), the long days of travel, and finally landing in America. Duerst then describes crossing the country to New Glarus, Wisconsin (Green County) via St. Louis and all of the people that he meets along the way. (42 pages) |
| Article Title | Diary of one of the original colonists of New Glarus, 1845 |
| Author | Duerst, Mathias |
| Page Type | article home |
| Volume | Vol. 15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; v. 15 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Iowa County; Green County; |
| Community | Mineral Point; New Glarus; |
| Decade | 1840-1849 |
| Personal Name | Luchsinger, John, b. 1839; |
| Subject | Translation; Diary; Swiss Americans; Pioneers; Frontier & pioneer life; Travel narrative; Boats and boating; Diary; Immigration |
| Full Text | 292 wisconsin historical collections vol xv diary of one of the original colonists of new glarus 1845.1 translated from the german op mathias duerst by john luchsinger on the 15th of april 1845 i took leave of my friends and neighbors and went to mitlftdi and staid at the sign of the horse overnight next morning the 16th accom panied by my brother j balth i took the path to the biasca expecting to meet my dear family and relatives our committee had also arrived i believed that every thing had been well arranged but heavens how we were de ceived even before we arrived at rapperschwyl we asked the captain of our vessel felder where we were to lodge and board he answered that is your business that his business was merely to carry and not to feed and lodge us upon that there was uproar among us at rapperschwyl all went to the new ship inn in the city court at my instance because of the prior good reputation of the house but here we found avarice in play we had to pay double prices for everything even for a bed 8 bat zen 40 cents i would warn every one to beware of this baptized jew 1 this is the diary from which mr luchsinger freely drew in his article " the planting of the swiss colony at new glarus wis in wis hist colls xii pp 335-382 to that article the reader is referred the original of the diary is owned by miss salome duerst of new glarus but has been deposited for safe keeping in the library of this society it is of great value as a first-hand report of the trials and impressions of the earliest swiss immigrants to wisconsin it will be remembered that these colonists were from the swiss canton of glarus and emigrated to amer ica under cantonal auspices for glarus had become overpopulated — ed |