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Emigration in force began during the period of the Republic of Texas (1836–1846) following the establishment in 1842 of the Adelsverein (Verein zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer, Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas) by a group of Germans dedicated to colonizing Texas.
In the late 1830s German immigration to Texas was widely publicized in the Fatherland. The publicity attracted a group of petty noblemen who envisioned a project to colonize German peasants in Texas. The nobles hoped the project would bring them wealth, power, and prestige.
In the late 1830s German immigration to Texas was widely publicized in Germany, attracting a group of petty noblemen who envisioned a project to colonize German peasants in Texas. The nobles hoped to gain wealth, power, and prestige, as well as alleviating overpopulation in rural Germany.
The German immigrants who came to Texas in the 19th century settled in cities from Galveston to San Antonio, and in small rural communities ranging from the Coastal Plains to the Hill Country. Those settlements would become known as Texas’ “German Belt,” influencing the future of Texas culture, from cultural and political institutions to ...
With towns named Fredericksburg and New Braunfels, the Texas Hill Country obviously has been influenced by German immigrants in the past. When did these immigrants arrive, and what drove them to the Texas Hill Country? Find the answers in the history of Germans in the Texas Hill Country.
At Adolph’s opulent Biebrich Palace near Wiesbaden, the Adelsverein, or Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas, gathered in March 1842 and enacted a plan that would finance German emigrants to Texas and eventually secure more than 3 million acres in the republic.
This collection depicts the lives and impact of German immigrants on Texas culture, including maps, photographs, manuscripts, and books.
After Anglos, Mexican-Americans, and African-Americans, the ethnic group with the largest impact on Texas has been the Germans. By 1930, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, persons born in Germany or whose parents where born there made up a full 36 percent of "foreign white stock" in Texas.
prominent destinations for the German immigrants were New Braunfels, in Comal County, and Fredericksburg in Gillespie County. Smaller German communities developed in towns such as Industry, Round Top, Castel, Boerne, Walburg, Schulenburg and Weimar. OTHER RESOURCES FOR GERMAN-TEXAN RESEARCH IN TEXAS SOPHIENBURG MUSEUM & ARCHIVES:
German Settlers in Texas Texans of German descent make up one of the largest cultural groups in the state. The 1848 war in Germany caused many to leave their homeland. Some German immigrants came to Texas hoping to have better lives, while others wanted to leave behind narrow beliefs of the rulers. Many were hoping