Slovenes in Michigan / James E. Seelye Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seelye, James E., Jr., author.

Series:

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slovenian Americans--Michigan--History.

Slovenian Americans.

Slovenian Americans--Michigan--Social conditions.

Immigrants--Michigan--History.

Immigrants.

Social conditions.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Michigan.

Michigan--Ethnic relations.

Michigan--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xi, 95 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Discovering the Peoples of Michigan, a series from Michigan State University Press, examines the rich multicultural heritage of the Great Lakes State and explores Michigan's ethnic dynamics. Michigan's rapidly changing historical and social structures have far-reaching implications in such areas as public policy, education, management, and private enterprise. Discovering the Peoples of Michigan reveals the unique contributions that different and often unrecognized communities have made to Michigan's historical and social identity. The Slovenes represent a small but important microcosm of Michigan history. Thousands followed the pioneering missionary Frederic Baraga and serried in the mining regions and forests of the Upper Peninsula before many of them scattered to the auto industry of the Lower Peninsula in the early twentieth century. Everywhere they traveled and settled, they left a delectable imprint that was clearly Slovene. The first Slovene in Michigan, Bishop Frederic Baraga, traveled extensively throughout the state. In his wake, families such as the Vertins and Ruppes followed, each playing an important role in their communities. In many regions of the state, the most recognizable family names, buildings, and businesses bear their names and illustrate the long-lasting influences of Slovenes on the history of Michigan. To understand the history of Slovene immigration in the Great Lakes is to better understand Michigan history Book jacket.

Contents:

Historical sketch of Slovenia

Slovene clergy and their impact on the upper Great Lakes

The Wertin family and Bishop John Vertin

Slovenes in the Upper Peninsula

Slovenes in Detroit

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611862546

161186254X

OCLC:

957724564