...I hope, therefore, that my beloved countrymen and all Germany will care no less to obtain accurate information as to how far it is to Pennsylvania, how long it takes to get there; what the journey costs, and be sides, what hardships and dangers one has to pass through; what takes place when the people arrive well or ill in the country; how they are sold and dispersed; and finally, the nature and condition of the whole land. I relate both what is good and what is evil...
--Gottlieb Mittelberger's Journey to Pennsylvania, 1754

In 1724, Christopher Sauer (Sower), his wife, and young son left Germany for an uncertain life in the colony of Pennsylvania.  Twenty-six years later, Gottlieb Mittelberger made the same journey, landing in Philadelphia in 1750.  Both men came from the same area and traveled to the same colony and both men left written accounts of their experiences.  But this is where the similarity ends. full text

The online lesson plan is broken out into the following sections:

Introduction
Lesson Overview
Activities Overview
Activity  1: Gottlieb Mittelberger's Warning for Travelers to Colonial Pennsylvania 
Activity 2: Christopher Sauer's Praise for a New Life in a New World
Activity 3: Table of German Passenger Ships from 1683-1775
Glossary
Resources

This lesson was created by Hannah Kim.