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German Society of Pennsylvania
German Society of Pennsylvania – Deutsche Ansiedelungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) records
The Deutsche Ansiedlungs-Gesellschaft zu Philadelphia (German Settlement Society of Philadelphia) was founded in 1836 by a group of German Philadelphians whose goal was to found a German colony somewhere in …
German Society of Pennsylvania – German Society Agentur
The Agentur Records Collection consists of 72 volumes of handwritten ledgers, indexes, logs, reports, and letter books spanning the years 1847 to 1947, recording the efforts of the German Society …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Keppele Records
Johann Heinrich Keppele was born in 1716 in the village of Treschklingen, in what is today’s German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1738, at the age of 22, Keppele emigrated to …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Papers, 1771-1786
Miscellaneous papers of Lutheran clergyman Henry Melchior Muhlenberg from his later years, including two versions of a memorandum in his hand concerning St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Barren Hill, Pa. …
German Society of Pennsylvania – John F. Ballier Civil War Journal
This Civil War Journal of General John F. Ballier records the battlefield activity of the 98th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, which Ballier led between May 4-July 2, 1864.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat
This collection consists of the daily German language newspaper “Der Demokrat”. Variant titles are: Philadelphia Demokrat, Philadelphia Demokrat und Anzeiger der Deutschen, and Philadelphier Demokrat. It merged with the Morgen …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Demokrat (1838)
This newspaper was edited & published by Hermann Burckhardt & Georg Rottenstein, May 1838-?, then by Georg Rottenstein alone. Not to be confused with Der Demokrat, 1839-1918.
German Society of Pennsylvania – Singing Societies Collection
This collection contains items from the German Society of Pennsylvania’s archival holdings related to Philadelphia-based German-American singing societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include: souvenir programs, recordings, …
German Society of Pennsylvania – Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Since its founding in 1764, the German Society provided charitable assistance to German-speaking immigrants in the community. The Women’s Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1900 …