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German Aid Society was the name of various support groups in the United States for immigrants from Europe and people with German ancestry. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were in Sandusky, Ohio , Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Oregon , the latter including Prussian-born architect Otto Kleemann .
Has degrees, secret ritual regalia, etc. Originally German-speaking, the first English lodge was organized in 1892, by 1918 German language was "essentially discontinued in all lodges". Although originally a benevolent society for sick and widows, by the late 1970s, had become primarily a philanthropic group, particularly with cancer-related ...
Pages in category "German-American culture in Ohio" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
German American Bund parade on East 86th St., New York City, October 30, 1937. On March 19, 1936, the German American Bund was established as a follow-up organization for the Friends of New Germany in Buffalo, New York. [7] [18] The Bund elected a German-born American citizen Fritz Julius Kuhn as its leader (Bundesführer). [19]
The Order of the Sons of Hermann (German: Orden der Hermannssöhne) is a mutual aid society for German immigrants that was formed in New York City on July 20, 1840, [1] [2] and remains active in the states of Connectict, California, Ohio, and Texas today. [3]
Questions of German American loyalty increased due to events like the German bombing of Black Tom island [98] and the U.S. entering World War I, many German Americans were arrested for refusing allegiance to the U.S. [99] War hysteria led to the removal of German names in public, names of things such as streets, [100] and businesses. [101]
German-American culture in Portland, Oregon (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "German-American culture in Oregon" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
German Society of Pennsylvania; German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA; Germanic-American Institute; H. Harmonie Club (Detroit, Michigan) German Order of ...