schwanndiaries


MOLTKE TOWNSHIP PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY MICHIGAN

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TRANSLATION OF EXCERPTS from
REV. SCHWAN'S DIARIES #2, #3, #4, #5


In 1872 & 1873 Rev. Christian Schwan founded churches in Romeo and Capac, MI. It was then he began the practice of writing in his journals. He continued to write in his journals until he retired in 1897. He was the first Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, at Moltke, MI. He wrote with great detail about each of his mission stops recording services, births, confirmations, those he communed, offerings given, marriages and deaths. These, of course, were all written in German and now translated into English.

Some of the surnames recorded are;  Adrian, Algenstadt, Altman, Bade, Basel, Besel, Bennet, Boyke, Bredow, Crawford, Domke, Dueltgen, Erke, Florip, Friedrich, Fuhrman, Glawe, Grambo/Grambow, Grossmann, Grulke, Hagen, Haselhuhn, Haske, Jaeger, Janke, Joppich, Klann, Kluwe, Kranzow, Kress, Litzau, Lietzow, Luetzow, Maredet, Mamp, Mans, McLachlan, Meden, Mende, Oemke, Paul, Peltz, Peetz, Pichant, Pickard, Pommerenke, Radke, Reisener, Rieger, Roehring,  Shaedig, Schaudt, Schlieben, Schmidt, Schoepke, Schott, Schroeder, Schultz, Sorgat, Steinke, Tilgen, Tornow, Trapp, Tuljetzky, Tulgetske, Urlaub, Viegelan, Wagner, Weisegart, Wenzel, Zanka, Zink, Zimmermann, and many others and most of these names have other spellings.

     Diary #2 covering his first visits to Moltke in 1878 and ending with confirmations in 1880,  I found to be extremely important.  

Diary #3 dates from 2nd October 1881 to 1888 has 58 pages and 201 footnotes.

Diary #4 dates from 1888 to Spring of 1891 has 36 pages and 151 footnotes.
 
Diary #5 dates from 29 Nov 1891 to 1897 when Rev. Schwan
retired. 54 pages with 156 footnotes.

Note:  These diaries have information on many Lutheran churches in the area including Belknap, Bismark, Metz, St. James Moltke and Trinity Ocqueoc.

TO ORDER:
1 Set Translations from Schwan's Diary #2 #3, #4, #5

  Contact Eunice Kreuger Pines, 635 Sheridan Road, Traverse City, MI 49686 or email [email protected]

  Notice: Eunice spent $3000.00+ to have these diaries translated