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The first major migration of Germans
Thirteen families who were Mennonites migrated six miles north of Philadelphia. Here they purchased 43,000 acres of land and founded Germantown. -
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Germans settle into America
Many Protestant religions took hold of the region from Baptism, Lutheranism, and Mennonites. They also brought their intelligence by inventing the Conestoga wagon. While this was happening even more Germans were coming into America. They would work as redemptioners and would work 4-7 years in America for free passage. -
Holidays
The Germans brought with them the custom of decorating a tree for Christmas, Santa Claus also evolved out of the German Saint Nickolas. The Easter bunny and eggs were also a custom of Germans that Americans soon adopted. -
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Germans migrate again
In this decade 1 million Germans migrated to America. In 1854 alone 215,000 Germans made the migration to the new world. -
Russian Germans
In this year, what we call the Russian Germans, were kicked out of the Volga area pushing them to America. Nearly 100,000 Germans moved to the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Colorado. They were known for being great wheat farmers and are most likely our ancestors. -
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The biggest German Immigrant to America
In this decade 1.5 million Germans migrated to America. 250,000 in 1882 migrated making it the most German migrants in one year. -
Adolf Hitler coming to power
With the rise of the Nazi party many German scientists, writers, musicians, scholars, and other artists and intellectuals, immigrated to America to avoid prosecution. -
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The last major immigration
About 855,000 Germans immigrated to America.