German Bohemian Immigration: The Population Shift from Western Bohemia to Calumet County, Wisconsin

A simple family history research project evolved into a detailed examination of a significant German Bohemian immigration to Calumet County in eastern Wisconsin for author Joan Naomi Steiner, PhD. Highlighted by scores of family names that populate northeastern Wisconsin to this day, A German Bohemian Immigration provides context to a wealth of information compiled from sources in Germany and the Czech Republic.

The area of western Bohemia, located in today's Czech Republic, in which these families resided saw an end to feudalism at roughly the same time as Wisconsin earned statehood in 1848. These changes brought about high hopes for a better life on both sides of the Atlantic, leading to a steady stream of German Bohemian emigrants that lasted for several decades.

Joan Naomi Steiner, PhD, was born and raised on her grandfather's farm in Calumet County, Wisconsin, and graduated from Chilton High School. She earned her doctorate from New York University and her Master of Science in Teaching English and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Dr. Steiner's professional career includes teaching high school students for twenty-five years and administrating in school districts for seventeen years. She has also taught at the university level and worked as a consultant for more than forty school districts in Wisconsin. Her website is a database of findings and a repository for rare and invaluable sources from both Germany and the Czech Republic. You can find it at https: //germanbohemianwisconsin.com/.