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 ==== Education and Work ==== ==== Education and Work ====
-In keeping with the views of their church, the descendants of Lutheran immigrants who came to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s valued education.  James probably received some kind of formal education, perhaps at a church school.  This may have focused on religious instruction and vocational training, but learning to read and write would have been considered important.+In keeping with the views of their church, the descendants of Lutheran immigrants who came to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s valued education.  JM probably received some kind of formal education, perhaps at a church school.  This may have focused on religious instruction and vocational training, but learning to read and write would have been considered important.
  
 At some point between 1850 and 1858, JM appears to have moved to Cumberland, MD.  At the time, Cumberland provided opportunities for a young man who might be looking for an alternative to farming as a way of life.  You can learn more about what was happening in Cumberland at that time from the Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cumberland,_Maryland|History of Cumberland, Maryland]] and the National Park Service article [[https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/thecanalarrivesincumberland.htm|The Canal Arrives in Cumberland]], but the key takeaway is that the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Cumberland and tidewater Maryland in 1850 transformed the local economy and created many new jobs.   At some point between 1850 and 1858, JM appears to have moved to Cumberland, MD.  At the time, Cumberland provided opportunities for a young man who might be looking for an alternative to farming as a way of life.  You can learn more about what was happening in Cumberland at that time from the Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cumberland,_Maryland|History of Cumberland, Maryland]] and the National Park Service article [[https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/thecanalarrivesincumberland.htm|The Canal Arrives in Cumberland]], but the key takeaway is that the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Cumberland and tidewater Maryland in 1850 transformed the local economy and created many new jobs.