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It is believed that early emigrants followed the push and pull factor. For them lucrative salaries would have been pulling them while little prospects at home would have pushed them into emigration. Germany experienced unfavorable weather conditions in the 1800's that brought about food crises. Lack of food brought about elevation of prices. With a continually increasing population, some areas experienced devastation. When sons on top of that were not able to inherit the ancestral farm to support themselves and their families, emigration was one way out. | It is believed that early emigrants followed the push and pull factor. For them lucrative salaries would have been pulling them while little prospects at home would have pushed them into emigration. Germany experienced unfavorable weather conditions in the 1800's that brought about food crises. Lack of food brought about elevation of prices. With a continually increasing population, some areas experienced devastation. When sons on top of that were not able to inherit the ancestral farm to support themselves and their families, emigration was one way out. | ||
==Online Databases== | ==Online Databases== | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10749/germany-emigrants-from-southwestern-germany-1736-1963?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=oct19historicalrecords&utm_content=oct19historicalrecords Germany, Emigrants from Southwestern Germany, 1736-1963] - at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*[http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1 '''Auswanderung aus Südwestdeutschland '''] Emigration database of Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, 1751-1920. Index. | *[http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1 '''Auswanderung aus Südwestdeutschland '''] Emigration database of Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, 1751-1920. Index. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61037 Emigrants from West-German Fuerstenberg Territories (Baden and the Palatinate) to America and Central Europe], ($). 1712, 1737, 1787 Index. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61037 Emigrants from West-German Fuerstenberg Territories (Baden and the Palatinate) to America and Central Europe], ($). 1712, 1737, 1787 Index. |
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