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Famous and Not-So-Famous Americans of German, Austrian, or German-Swiss Ancestry Introduction • A-B-C North Americans of German, Austrian, or German-Swiss ancestry have made significant contributions to many fields of American culture, from the arts to science and engineering. Below you'll find an alphabetical list of notable Americans and Canadians, both living and dead, who were
Oct 5, 2021 · NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2021, as German-American Day. I urge all Americans to celebrate the rich and varied ...
Sep 22, 2022 · German Americans began to anglicize their names (as did the originally German British royal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which changed its name to Windsor). Less than thirty years later, Germany’s aggression in World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust inhibited even the benign displays of ethnic identity enjoyed by other immigrant groups.
T hroughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, most German-speaking immigrants to the U.S. settled outside of large cities; hence some of the most direct expressions of older German-American identity can be found in small-town settings. Many or most Americans of German descent, it is said, were not interested in politics on the national ...
German Americans is a ethnic group of American citizens of German ancestry. [1] According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2013 there were 46 million Americans who claimed some German ancestry. [1] In parts of the Northern United States they outnumber any other ethnic groups. [1] In Wisconsin, for example, 41% of the population is German ...
The number of German Americans has remained constant. From 1850 to 1970 German was the most widely used language in the United States after English. In the 1990 U.S. census, 58 million Americans claimed sole German or part-German descent, demonstrating the persistence of the German heritage in the United States.
Posted in General, News. Erich C. Ast of New Hope, Pa. passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. on Sunday, April 28, 2024. He was 94 years old. He was the husband of 71 years to his beloved late wife, Grete. Her passing in 2022 left a large hole in his life - he missed her dearly every day.
