A German Bohemian Immigration:
The Population Shift from Western Bohemia to Calumet County, Wisconsin
by Joan Naomi Steiner PhD
(ENGLISH language edition) Book release date July 2022, now available on Amazon.com
And in Europe available on Amazon.de
(GERMAN language edition) Book release date June 2023, now available on Amazon.de
- Coming Soon: CZECH language edition -
A simple family history research project evolved into a detailed examination of a significant German Bohemian immigration to Calumet County in eastern Wisconsin for author Joan Naomi Steiner, PhD. Highlighted by scores of family names that populate northeastern Wisconsin to this day, A German Bohemian Immigration provides context to a wealth of information compiled from sources in Germany and the Czech Republic.
The area of western Bohemia, located in today’s Czech Republic, in which these families resided saw an end to feudalism at roughly the same time as Wisconsin earned statehood in 1848. These changes brought about high hopes for a better life on both sides of the Atlantic, leading to a steady stream of German Bohemian emigrants that lasted for several decades.
Purpose of Site
The purpose of this site is twofold:
(1) to offer resources to people who are descendants of Wisconsin's early settlers from Western Bohemia [today's Czech Republic], especially the Tepla Monastery area and
(2) to connect with living descendants in order to collectively build a common understanding of who our ancestors were, how our ancestors lived both in Bohemia and in Wisconsin, and what contributions our ancestors made to Calumet County, Wisconsin, and the United States.
Looking Forward
I will continue to share resources at this site as they are located. My goal eventually is to have these resources in three languages: English, German, and Czech. At first, they will appear in their original language. As each is translated, it will be posted.
How You Can Participate
Just email me at info@germanbohemianwisconsin.com to request permission to use the site. Include your interest in the site and any questions that you may have. I also would appreciate any feedback that you may have. As this work continues, I especially welcome all Calumet County German Bohemians descendants interested in helping to uncover the newly discovered settlement in Wisconsin. Not only will Wisconsin, USA descendants be direct beneficiaries of this work, but also, Sudetenland Germans and their descendants and today's Czech residents and their descendants will all directly benefit from knowing about their rich German Bohemian roots and heritage.
Updated October 6, 2023