The Wendish Culture
By: Rahul G.

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Push Factors and Country of Origin
-Forced to speak German
-Were not allowed to do labor in profession
-Had to join Evangelical Reform Church

Areas Settled in Texas and Pull Factors
-wanted to practice religion
-economic growth

Food
Brotsuppe Leftover bread cooked in milk | Preisselbeeren Similar to the American cranberry, this is sometimes crafted into sauce as seen as here | Buttermilk (Butsankowa) Soup Flour, buttermilk, sugar, cinnamon and salt stirred together |
Important People
Johann Kilian Leader of Wends, guided emigration into the Austin colony | Johann Dube Hiked 30 miles after they arrived, and bought land to establish the "mother" church for the Wends | Carl Lehmann Hiked with Johann Dube to establish mother church |
Cultural Highlights and Interesting Facts
Cultural Influence in Texas
-German and Wendish cultures crossed
-Wendish museums carry history
Is Texas better off because of immigration?
-Bring all sorts ideas and ways to solve problems
-Don't use same resources
-Made Texas diverse
-Trades
Citations
Sylvia Grider, "WENDS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/plw01), accessed February 01, 2016. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
"Texas Wendish Heritage." Texas Wendish Heritage. Texas Wendish Heritage Society, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2016.
The Wends Of Texas Represent A Small, Slavic Group Of People Who Have Never Had An, Independent Nation And Who Have Undergone, and Double Assimilation In Texas. NARRATIVE TEXTS (n.d.): n. pag. U Texas. Web. 1 Feb. 2016.
Lammert, Rob. "About the Wends." About the Wends. About Wends, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2016.
Flag of Germany. Photo. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 2 Feb 2016.
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St. The Wends of Texas (n.d.): n. pag. Texan Cultures. Texan Cultures. Web. 3 Feb. 2016.
Wendish wedding / Woodcut a. C.Huth. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 3 Feb 2016.
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