My Name Is Difrient: A German Family Immigrates to America

Immigrating to America had both hardships and rewards. All Americans

are immigrants and the result of courageous people who left their

homeland in hopes of a better life. This is the story of a family that

immigrated from Germany in the 1870-1880s. They had little in the way

of income and opportunity. With hard work they over came challenges

to make their way. A basic belief was honesty and fairness in all of their

dealings with others. They developed good values in their children. Yes,

they were ...