oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2008-01 00148

[Robert Fathman <Rfathman(a)columbus.rr.com>]

Hugo Schroeder wrote that he hasn't seen a documentary about German 
immigration to America, and I have not either.  But lest our German cousins 
think we are ignorant of that heritage, let me add that here in Columbus, 
Ohio, the capital of Ohio, with a metro population of 1,000,000, that 
heritage is quite visible.  Near the City Center is a 
housing/shopping/restaurant area called, "German Village."  Homes of the 
early German settlers have been beautifully restored, and now sell for high 
prices, one that I know of for $1,000,000.  Streets all have German names, 
the old St. Mary's Church has German inscriptions, there is a German 
Mannechoer [spelling?] Society, a singing group, located there, and nearby 
there is hosted by the City an annual Oktoberfest that, like the one in 
Cincinnati, draws tens of thousands of people.  The area is a tourist 
destination for some, but mostly a very nice place to live, where residents 
can walk to the downtown office skyscrapers.  Here are two websites that 
give a little info and photos: http://www.germanvillage.org/ 
http://www.german-village.com/thevillage/gvhistory.htm

Robert Fathman, Dublin Ohio, [ancestors from the Löningen area: FATHMANN, 
WOLTERMAN, and many more]

> Today, finally, we are beginning to take pride in our German-American
> origins.  But even so, I notice that while there are documentaries about
> Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Polish-Americans, etc., there are 
> almost
> never any about our German-American heritage, though it is one of the 
> oldest
> and more people trace their origins to Germany than any other country.
>
> Hugo Schroeder
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