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The German-Texan Heritage Society was formed in 1978 by members of the annual Society for German-American Studies symposium. The organization moved into its current headquarters at the German Free School in downtown Austin in 1991. [3]
As of the U.S. 2000 Census, some 1,035 people report speaking German at home in Fredericksburg, [11] the town with the largest community of Texas German speakers, representing 12.48% of the total population, 840 in New Braunfels, [12] 150 in Schulenburg, [12] 85 in Stonewall, [13] 70 in Boerne, [12] 65 in Harper, [14] 45 in Comfort [15] and 19 in Weimar, [12] all of which except for ...
After the Civil War, reports indicate Black Texas German communities in every county of the German belt, also known as the Texas German Country, running from Houston to the Hills Region. [11] [12] For Black Texans, speaking Texas German was a means of social mimicry and protection. [10] Doris Williams, an African American in Bastrop County ...
Today, people from around the world travel to the festival to celebrate German culture and, of course, beer. In fact, last year's festival drew a record-breaking estimated 7.2 million people .
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Texans of German birth or descent have, since the mid-19th century, made up one of the largest ethnic groups in the state. By 1850, they numbered 5% of the total population—a conservative count. The 1990 census listed more than 17% of the population, nearly three million individuals, claiming German heritage.
Muenster (/ ˈ m ʌ n s t ər / MUN-stər) is a city in western Cooke County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 82. The population was 1,536 at the 2020 census. Muenster is a primarily German-Texan city.
1939 – Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867) 1939 – Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854) 1945 – Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882) 1947 – Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861) 1948 – Warren William, American actor ...