oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2008-01 00149

[Paul Rowold <paulrowold(a)kpnplanet.nl>]

Robert
A book  "Von Huerleuten und Farmern" Kamphoefner, Marschalk & Nolte Schuster 
ISBN 3-934005-11-x in German and English is worth buying and reading.

Paul
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From: "Robert Fathman" <Rfathman(a)columbus.rr.com>
To: <oldenburg-l(a)genealogy.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:40 PM
Subject: [OL] German heritage in America


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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