German Settlers in Louisiana and New Orleans | Historic New Orleans ...
New Orleans: Im selbstverlage des verfassers, 1904. 24 cm. ["The First Germans on the Lower Mississippi and the Creoles of German ... his travels through France, Italy, the East and West Indies, and part of the United States; his imprisonment in France, Germany and Spain: and the latitude, soil, climate, productions, manners and customs of the ...
German Views of New Orleans and Louisiana
The German conception of Louisiana and New Orleans is a compelling area of interest, but there are limited resources within HNOC’s holdings that speak to this theme. ... Italy, the East and West Indies, and part of the United States; his imprisonment in France, Germany and Spain: and the latitude, soil, climate, productions, manners and ...
Home - German-American Cultural Center & Museum
At our Museum, learn about the first Germans who settled in Louisiana in 1721 and the immigrants who followed them to the New Orleans area. Enjoy a display of historic photographs of the families, events and landmarks in Gretna and McDonoghville. Admission is free.
German Businesses in New Orleans | Historic New Orleans …
The economy of New Orleans in the 19th and early 20th centuries clearly benefited from a substantial German contribution. There was a German purveyor for every type of general good or service imaginable, from soap, beer, and groceries, to clothing, shoes. and makeup. Some German businesses catered specifically to the needs of the German ...
German History in New Orleans
German immigration into the port of New Orleans crested in the 1840s and 1850s with tens of thousands arriving each year to join family and friends. Many of them continued west, but New Orleans remained an important center for German life in the United States.
Getting to Gemütlichkeit: German History and Culture in …
Louisiana's German citizens constitute both one of the oldest and one of the newest populations in the state. The earliest recorded German immigrants to Louisiana arrived in 1722, and Germans continue to arrive every year, especially in the New Orleans area.
Louisiana - Federal Foreign Office - German Missions in the …
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German Culture and History in New Orleans
Jul 12, 2022 · Today we will be spotlighting the German community and their contributions to New Orleans, history, culture and society. The beginning of German history within New Orleans starts about 25 miles upriver, towards the original German settlements in Southeast Louisiana.
THE BIG POND Episode 44: Germans in New Orleans - Goethe …
In the streets of New Orleans, you immediately come across signs of French, Caribbean, Native American, and Spanish influences. Producer Martina Groß explores the lesser-known German history of the city.
The Germans of New Orleans - 64 Parishes
Dec 23, 2014 · By 1830 there were an estimated 7,000 Germans dispersed throughout Louisiana. During the antebellum period an estimated 12 percent of the population of New Orleans was composed of German immigrants, making it the largest German colony in America below the Mason-Dixon line.
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