Immigrant meals in the 1800s
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Immigrant Meals from the Late 1800s

ByNiki Davis

I recently discovered a cookbook titled “Fifteen Cent Dinners for Families of Six“, an 1877 version of a budget friendly cookbook for immigrants living in New York City. Originally published by Juliet Corson, this cookbook is now part of the American Antiquarian Society’s cookbook collection.  Corson, the founder of the New York Cooking School, published…

Sophia Arnold circa 1880
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52 Ancestors #27: Sophia Arnold of Lenzburg, Illinois

ByNiki Davis

Sophia Fredericka Arnold was barely 6 months old when she arrived in New York on June 19, 1843 from Hamburg, Germany. She came to America with her parents, Leonard and Christine; two sisters Katharine and Barbara; and a brother, George. Sophia is my maternal 3rd great grandmother.   While the Arnold family is found on…