Statistics, Exhibiting the History, Climate and Production of the State of Wisconsin.
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- 1867-1870; 1896
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Wisconsin government officials tried to encourage settlers to come to the state several times in the 19th century. They employed a commissioner or a formal board of immigration during the years 1852-1855, 1867-1887, and 1895-1901. In 1867 Gov. Lucius Fairchild persuaded Milwaukee author Increase Lapham to write a 38-page pamphlet entitled, "Statistics, Exhibiting the History, Climate, and Productions of the State of Wisconsin" to be distributed to prospective immigrants in the eastern states and in Europe. Lapham finished this pamphlet in July, 1867, and over the next several years, translations and revised editions appeared in German, Norwegian, French, Dutch, Swedish, and Welsh. More than 90,000 copies were published in all, some of them printed and issued directly in Germany, Holland, and England to save shipping costs. Given here are six of these pamphlets produced by the Wisconsin Board of Immigration, beginning with Lapham's original English version: English:
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Wisconsin. Board of Immigration
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Historical Society
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- Rare Book Collection
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- German Americans
Dutch Americans
Welsh Americans
French Americans
Norwegian Americans
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- Wisconsin. Board of Immigration. Statistics, Exhibiting the History, Climate and Production of the State of Wisconsin.. 1867-1870; 1896. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/43399. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Wisconsin. Board of Immigration, (1867-1870; 1896) Statistics, Exhibiting the History, Climate and Production of the State of Wisconsin.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/43399
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- Wisconsin. Board of Immigration. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/43399>.