anna weber
WHERE DID I COME FROM:
My name is Anna Weber and I lived in Germany in 1660 with thousands of others trying to make their dreams come true. Life was hard - the streets were filled with debris, people were out of work trying to find a way to get out of this cold misery they were living in. I was a young girl, only 17 years old, when my life would be changed forever. The Thirty Years War had just ended, close to a decade ago, and the country had been left in poor shape. In 1662, at 17 years old my family had decided they needed to travel to the New World because opportunity at home was limited, and my family needed a new start. My family packed up whatever belongings we could and we were headed off to the New World having no idea what our future had in store for us.
Character is inspired from these sources:
"Indentured Servants." UShistory.org, Independence Hall Association.
Mintz, S., and S. McNeil. “Account 1: Elizabeth Springs.” Received by Honored Father, Digital History, 22 Sept. 2016.
Thomas, Gabriel. “Colonist Gabriel Thomas Promises High Wages and Great Opportunities in Pennsylvania, 1698.” Major Problems in American Colonial History, 2013, pp.161-164.
Image: "The Milkmaid" by By Johannes Vermeer - 9AHrwZ3Av6Zhjg at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13408941
Background Image: Faded World Map. (n.d.). Retrieved from Print a Wallpaper: http://www.printawallpaper.com/detail/maps/faded-world-map
"Indentured Servants." UShistory.org, Independence Hall Association.
Mintz, S., and S. McNeil. “Account 1: Elizabeth Springs.” Received by Honored Father, Digital History, 22 Sept. 2016.
Thomas, Gabriel. “Colonist Gabriel Thomas Promises High Wages and Great Opportunities in Pennsylvania, 1698.” Major Problems in American Colonial History, 2013, pp.161-164.
Image: "The Milkmaid" by By Johannes Vermeer - 9AHrwZ3Av6Zhjg at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13408941
Background Image: Faded World Map. (n.d.). Retrieved from Print a Wallpaper: http://www.printawallpaper.com/detail/maps/faded-world-map
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