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Tag: Ora Labora

Collection of Ora Labora Letters Discovered in Ohio
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Collection of Ora Labora Letters Discovered in Ohio

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

Archives of Michigan is now in possession of a collection of Ora Labora letters written in English and Old German by Emil and Bertha Baur and other family members. They were found in Cincinnati in 1974 and sent to the Historical Society of Michigan in 2018. They are in process of being prepared for availability online

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Stories from Ora et Labora Colony Near Bay Port 1862 – 1898
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Stories from Ora et Labora Colony Near Bay Port 1862 – 1898

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

The Letters from Ora Labora 1862 – 1898. Offers a glimpse of the challenges of being a religious pioneer in Michigan’s Wilderness.

This is a collection of stories written through the years.

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The Ora Labora Experiment by Florence McKinnon Gwinn
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The Ora Labora Experiment by Florence McKinnon Gwinn

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

The Ora Labora Experiment is an excerpt from a common historical document that has been scanned and re-published numerous times on the Internet from the …

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Ora Labora 1863 – A Lost Colony in Michigan’s North – Part 2
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Ora Labora 1863 – A Lost Colony in Michigan’s North – Part 2

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

Part II of the Ora Labora story outlines the summer of 1863. Building is rapid and progress exciting in Michigan’s north. But the looming effect of the Civil War is about to impact this fledgling German religious colony’s effort to bring their culture and traditions to the Great Lakes wilderness.

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Ora Labora Colony – A Lost Community in Michigan’s North – Part 3
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Ora Labora Colony – A Lost Community in Michigan’s North – Part 3

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

Part III of the Ora Labora story brings us to 1864. The rapid growth of the colony was costly and the society needs funds to grow. It was time for drastic measures. The raging war in the south was turning in the North’s favor and the colony was on borrowed time until the draft took effect.

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Ora Labora Colony- Lost in Michigan’s North – Part 4
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Ora Labora Colony- Lost in Michigan’s North – Part 4

Michael Hardyby Michael Hardy

Part IV of the Ora Labora starts during Christmas 1864. The Colonies funds and provisions are low and its leader Emil Baur is begging his benefactors for loans to make it through the winter. With the war in its closing days the colonist are hopeful that a risky new venture will be profitable.

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