Travelers from the Old Country

About this Book

Anyone who is interested in their family roots will want to join Emma as she traces her family's trek to America. The Travelers from the Old Country: Making it in America paints the picture of her mother and father in the early twentieth century as new arrivals establishing a homestead and settling into a new life. The story takes us back to the times before electricity and modern conveniences, providing the reader with insights into the life and times of Emma and her family. Joyful vignettes of these throwback, simpler days are intertwined with moments of inevitable human suffering, the trials and tribulations that were an ever-present part of their lives. The story relates the never-ending optimism and faith brought by these immigrants at the turn of the century and that which they passed on to their children and grandchildren. It is a shared story of endurance and persistence that is common with so many brave souls who willingly cut ties with their extended families and relationships to adventure to America and begin a new life. It is indeed a story common to many people even in the present. The need to escape war and abuse provides the reader with a close-up and genuine understanding of why every immigrant will take a risky path to an unknown future to get to a place that may offer a bit of peace and hope.

Author: Emma Reichwald Schultz
Publisher: Personal
Published: 07/31/2023
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9798987457146

About the Author
Reichwald Schultz, Emma: - Emma Reichwald Schultz has been a lifelong resident of northeastern Wisconsin. She married Adolph Schultz back in the day and raised two sons on a farm near Oconto Falls. Emma has always been active in her church and in area civic affairs. She also was an active volunteer for many years in the Oconto County Home Respite Care organization. This is her first book; originally written for her family to set down a printed record of her memories. She lives in the Oconto Falls area.Schultz, Duane E.: - This is Duane Schultz's first venture in editing a book, as he wanted to work with Emma to get her book published. After he graduated from college he worked for Wisconsin's Governor Lucy as an Administrative Assistant, then setting up workforce training programs across the state. He was then hired on at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Initially, he worked with community-based classes, retraining programs, and outreach efforts, and then he set up workplace education and supervised technology programs in the technical and industrial division.He wrote numerous state and federal grants while working at the college. He is now retired and living inthe Milwaukee area.