To Serve the Lord in the Old Familiar Way: The 1843 Prussian Migration to Niagara County

By John Schultz - July 15, 2014

When the unification of the state church in Prussia created dissent among many Lutherans, large numbers of them emigrated to Western New York.

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To Serve the Lord in the Old Familiar Way: The 1843 Prussian Migration to Niagara County