ep. 512 - The Saga of the German Preacher Who Rides a Donkey

This week's episode follows the story of Kurt's great, great grandfather and his journey from Germany into wild west, 1850's Texas and eventually to Scranton Pennsylvania as he pushed forward with his task as a Lutheran missionary. Pulled from actual written accounts by the Rev. Zizelmann that were preserved in many books written over the last 100+ years about the early days of Texas as well as stories from churches and newspapers.

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Books referenced:

- Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County — 1897
- Images of America: San Antonio’s Churches — 2012
- Images of America: Gillespie County — 2013
- Centennial Anniversary Zion Lutheran Church 1852 - 1952 —- (@ 1952-53?)
- History of the Wilkes-Barre Conference — 1898
- Tejano Religion and Ethnicity, San Antonio 1821 - 1860 — 1995
- New Homes in a New Land, German Immigration to Texas 1847 - 1861 — 1970
- San Antonio Was: Seen Through A Magic Lantern — 1978
- German Pioneers in Texas – 1925
- History of the First German Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Texas (Geschichte der Ersten Deutsche: Evangelisch-Lutherischen Synode in Texas) - 1902

Links
Google Books: https://books.google.com/
Abe Books: https://www.abebooks.com/
Newspapers.com: https://newspapers.com/

Music:
Track: "Dark Water", Shryne
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