Cornerstones: German Americans

WGTE Preview: See how German immigrants helped bring this region to life. Beginning in the 1830s and continuing into the 20th century, thousands of Germans immigrated to northwest and west central Ohio, clearing the land and draining the swamp for farming, establishing businesses, and building churches that formed the hearts of their neighborhoods. For more information 419 380 4600 or wgte.org

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[CRAiGbritain]

just because you move to a foriegn country doesnt mean you want to change your nationality these people were just looking for a better life, they still could have been proud of being german.

and by the way British people are more Celt than Germanic only our language is declared as germanic although there is a lot of french and latin and british people have nothing against germans, one day 10-15 years from now we might be the same country - the EU

[MsMrbigs]

germans r the largest etnic group of usa before english irish or african american....

[PhiloAmericana]

I have German ancestry, but I am very American.

[atfatw]

germans suck! they are the turks are incorriagable they both popped out of the devil's ass! there are no people on earth as hideously evil as these two!

[jackthevillain]

My grandmother left Silesia Former Germany and eventually moved to England in 1950 after struggling with surviving in post war Germany moving to a country with so much hate for Germans at the time shows that Germans have been and always will be one of the bravest groups.

[PhiloAmericana]

@cagelsthrough Yep.

[mizuno504]

Cool. Both sides of my parents are immigrants from southern Germany in the 1800's. I will always have a soft spot for Germany!

[nhase2206]

@zagi1able Ernsthaft???!! Was bist du denn für ein riesengroßes Arschloch so etwas zu schreiben. Wahrscheinlich ein Ossi aus Marzahn. Super, noch so eine Harz 4 Pfeife ohne Zukunft und Hirn. Da freuen wir uns sehr.

@ the non German speakers my apologies for this ignorant German version of a redneck with no brains, education nor future.

[nhase2206]

@bigbruthaman you are entertaining, you should be on Jersey Shore, from your dumb comments it sounds like you'd fit right in.

[europapatriot]

@SonyaOOOlights Mein Gott, schon wieder so ein Ami- oder Tommy-Blag was denkt Deutschland ganz genau zu kennen. Immer diese Vorurteile die immer noch existieren und von den Medien in Übersee genährt werden. Wahrscheinlich hat das Blag auch noch deutsche Vorfahren...