Highlights

Historical Background

Oppenwehe: Priesmeyer Home Town

Life in a North German Village

The Dawn of the Modern Age

The Great 19th Century Emigration

Priesmeyer Immigrants to America

Oppenwehe 47: The Midwest,
     and Garwood, Texas


Oppenwehe 47: El Campo
     and Moulton, Texas


Oppenwehe 3: Brenham, Texas

Oppenwehe 50: Cincinnati
     and New York


Oppenwehe 53: Taylor, Texas

Bonneberg: Louisville, Kentucky

Heddinghausen: Bond County, Illinois

Fischbeck: Morgan County, Missouri

Hannover: Chicago and St. Louis

Notable Priesmeyers

August Priesmeyer, shoe magnate

William H. Priesmeyer, merchant

Henry F. Priesmeyer, store founder

The Priesmeyer Family Tree

Family Photos

Further Reading

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