This vintage world map shows the wide dispersion of 100 million Germans around the world. Of course most, 83 million, lived in Germany...at that time a much larger country than the Germany of today... but the remaining 17 million were widely spread out all over the globe... in the U.S. (9 million), Brazil (620,000), Canada… Continue reading People with German Heritage…where did 100 million Germans live in 1930?
The only German officer in the Revolutionary War that normally comes to mind is Baron von Steuben, the Prussian officer who trained the Continental Army and later became Washington’s Chief of Staff. But we should also be aware of Johann von Kalb, a German soldier from Bavaria who learned to speak English and French and… Continue reading French officer Baron deKalb was actually a German born in Bavaria…he helped Americans win the Revolutionary War
In a previous posting, I briefly mentioned a German American who was the maternal grandfather of the first Speaker of the House, Frederick Muhlenberg. Now I will relate the story of how his grandfather arrived in America and some additional details which are quite interesting. In 1709...when Conrad was 13 and still lived in Germany...fever… Continue reading Living with Mohawk Indians in America in 1712…that was only one adventure in the life of Conrad Weiser
19th century HAPAG advertisement... Allegorical Germania waves goodbye as the American Columbia awaits the newcomers... poster boasting 6 days from Hamburg to New York via Twin Screw Fast Steamships The first thing to know is that German Americans comprise about 43 million people as of 2019, making them the largest self-reported ancestry group in the… Continue reading Some interesting facts pertaining to German-Americans…updated with 2019 statistics
For People Proud of their German Heritage 