Diary of Johann Freidrich Meischel

Item

Title
Diary of Johann Freidrich Meischel
Subject
Lutheran Church
South Australia
Missions--Australia
Missionaries
German diaries
German language--Writing
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Meischel, Johann Freidrich
Keywords
Mount Gambier, SA
Current holder
State Library of South Australia
Period of reference 
1849 – 1872
Date
January 1, 1849
Series number
D 8956(L)
Item number
b3547210
Access rights
Request at location
Rights 
Out of copyright. No restrictions on access. No restrictions on copying or publication.
Country of origin
Australia
Language 
German
Description from source
1 volume: 9 cm

Diary of Lutheran missionary Johann Meischel, born in Augsburg in Bavaria. The early part of the diary covers the time Meischel worked as a missionary in the Gold Coast region of Africa. Later in the journal he was living in Mount Gambier, South Australia, the Mount Gambier Lutheran cemetery is named Meischel Park Cemetery in his memory.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Diaries