Scope and Contents From the Series: Written in German by Christa (Ude) Linder to her parents, Paul and Elfriede Thees, in Hamburg and Appen, Germany. The letters contain information about Christa's immigration to Canada, employment, her courtship and marriage with Harold Linder, their children, and other pertinent information as to keep her parents updated on her life. Christa wrote an average of two letters per week, and ceased writing in 1974 when her mother passed and her father moved in with her family in Tempe, AZ. The...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Written in German by Christa (Ude) Linder to her parents, Paul and Elfriede Thees, in Hamburg and Appen, Germany. The letters contain information about Christa's immigration to Canada, employment, her courtship and marriage with Harold Linder, their children, and other pertinent information as to keep her parents updated on her life. Christa wrote an average of two letters per week, and ceased writing in 1974 when her mother passed and her father moved in with her family in Tempe, AZ. The...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Written at or near the Linder farm in Adair County, Missouri, located in the southwestern corner of the county, roughly nine miles south of Kirksville. Daily entries pertaining to typical farm life in northeastern Missouri: weather, chores, crop yield, livestock; mention of social activities such as trips into Kirksville and visit from friends and relatives. Frequently mentioned persons include O. R. Linder, Nancy Linder, Mildred Linder, Russell Linder, and Merle Schillie, among others. Most...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Written at or near the Linder farm in Adair County, Missouri, located in the southwestern corner of the county, roughly nine miles south of Kirksville. Daily entries pertaining to typical farm life in northeastern Missouri: weather, chores, crop yield, livestock; mention of social activities such as trips into Kirksville and visit from friends and relatives. Frequently mentioned persons include O. R. Linder, Nancy Linder, Mildred Linder, Russell Linder, and Merle Schillie, among others. Most...

Scope and Contents Diaries and ledgers dating from 1902 through 1992, which are significant to the history of rural Adair County, Missouri, and the Linder family. The collection also contains letters dating from 1968 through 1974 written by Christa Linder to family in Germany, and letters dating from 1964 through 1981 from Merle and Oran H. Linder to Harold Linder. Oran (Hubert) Linder wrote all but one diary that is included, with the other written by O. R. (Bob) Linder, as well as the farm ledgers....

Scope and Contents Written at or near the Linder farm in Adair County, Missouri, located in the southwestern corner of the county, roughly nine miles south of Kirksville. Daily entries pertaining to typical farm life in northeastern Missouri: weather, chores, crop yield, livestock; mention of social activities such as trips into Kirksville and visit from friends and relatives. Frequently mentioned persons include O. R. Linder, Nancy Linder, Mildred Linder, Russell Linder, and Merle Schillie, among others. Most...

Scope and Contents Written in German by Christa (Ude) Linder to her parents, Paul and Elfriede Thees, in Hamburg and Appen, Germany. The letters contain information about Christa's immigration to Canada, employment, her courtship and marriage with Harold Linder, their children, and other pertinent information as to keep her parents updated on her life. Christa wrote an average of two letters per week, and ceased writing in 1974 when her mother passed and her father moved in with her family in Tempe, AZ. The...