DOCUMENT RESUME ED 275 569 SO 017 313 AUTHOR Glasrud, Clarence A., Ed. TITLE A Heritage Fulfilled: German Americans= Die Erfullte Herkunft. INSTITUTION Concordia Coll., Moorhead, Minn. SPONS AGENCY Minnesota Humanities Commission, St. Paul.; National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 84 NOTE 241p.; Papers presented at the conference entitled "A Heritage Fulfilled: German Americans" (Minneapolis, MN, September 29, 1983). Some photographs may not reproduce well. AVAILABLE FROM International Language Villages, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56560 (write for price). PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021)-- Historical Materials (060) -- Reports- General (140) EDRS PRICE MFOI Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Cultural Background; *Ethnic Groups; *Ethnicity; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Higher Education; *Immigrants; International Relations; Resource Materials; Secondary Education IDENTIFIERS *Minnesota; *West Germany ABSTRACT Different aspects of German-American heritage in Minnesota are highlighted in this collection of conferencepapers and photographs. The articles included are: "The German Contributionto the Discovery, Exploration and Early Settlement of the Americas" (H. Galinsky); "Three Literary Aspects of the German in America: Immigrant, Homeland, and American Views" (H. Galinsky); "TheGerman Language Press in Minnesota" (G. H. Weiss); "Der Wanderer of St. Paul: An Overview of the First Years" (J. Kulas); "German-American Banking in Minnesota" (L. J. Rippley); "Minnesota's Germans andthe Civil War" (J. C. Wolkerstorfer); "German Clubs and Social Organisations" (P. A. Schons); "Greetings from the Federal Republic of Germany: An Overview" (O. von Siegfried); "The Developmentof a German-American Priesthood: The Benedictines and St. Paul Diocesan Clergy, 1851-1930" (D. P. O'Neill); "German Lutherans in Minnesota: 1845-1910" (K. J. Fink); "German Jews in Minnesota: 1845-1910" (M.J. Chiat and C. Proshan); "German Language Experience: DieWandertour" (N. Hensel); "Mathilda Tolksdorf and Daniel Shillock:A German-American Frontier Family Experience" (J. C. Massmann);"The Challenges of German Genealogical Research" (F. S. Dearden); and "German Immigration to the United States asa Social Protest" (G. Moltmann). The work concludes with an index and photo index. 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Glasrud Copyright © 1984 by Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota 56560. All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Published byConcordia College. 3 BEST COPY AVAILABLE SPECIAL THANKS A special thanks to Lutheran Brotherhood for publishing this volume and to the Minnesota Humanities Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Minnesota State Legislature for funding the conference which generated the papers. Cover photos: Against the background of the Spelsesaal, or dining hall, villagers and staff of Waldsee, the German Language Village of Concordia College, join hands and sing each morning during Flaggenhissen (flag raising). The Waidsee flag, displayed here by villagers and staff, incorporatis in its design various elements of German culture. The three oak leaves and acorns represent the countries of Germany, Austria and Swilzeriand. The leaves suggest the history and traditions of those countries, while the acorns point to the future, both concerns of Waldsee programming. In German mythology, the oak tree was regarded as the home of Donor, the god of thunder, and the temple of Wotan, the king of the gads. The institute of German Studies, an experience-based program at the college level, is held at Waidsee during the academic year. With the Schwarzwald-Haus, a cultural residence in which the institute is held, in the background, an institute student enjoys the warmth of a fall day. At special ceremonies during international Day on August 17, 1984, the first section of the wall of the Max Kade Center for German Studies was raised. The Center will provide a second major cultural t'esIdence for institute and summer Language Village programming. Funding for the facility was provided by a $300,000 grant from the Max Kade Foundation in New York. Papers in this volume were written for a Preface by Odell M. Bjerkness and Christian Conference, A HeritageFulfilled: German Skjervold, Co-directors of the Conference. Americans, held in Minneapolis on September 29, 1983. 4 ci Table of Contents Page Preface Odell M. Bjerkness and Christian K. Skjervold 4 Introduction Clarence A. Glasrud 7 The German Contribution to the Discovery, Exploration and Early Settlement of the Americas Hans Galinsky 22 Three Literary Aspects of the German in America: Immigrant, Homeland, and American Views Hans Galinsky 36 The German Language Press in Minnesota Gerhard H Weiss 47 Der Wanderer of St. Paul: An Overview of the First Years Father John Ku las, O.S.B. 64 German-American Banking in Minnesota La Vern J. Rippley 94 Minnesota's Germans and the Civil War Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer, C.S.J. 116 German Clubs and Social Organizations Paul A. Schons 133 G cetings from the Federal Republic of Germany: An Overview Dr. Oskar von Siegfried, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chicago 142 The Development of a German-American Priesthood: The Benedictines and St. Paul Diocesan Clergy, 1851-1930 Daniel P O'Neill 145 German Lutherans in Minnesota: 1845-1910 Karl J. Fink 156 German Jews in Minnesota: 1845-1910 Marilyn J. Chiat and Chester Proshan 168 German Language Experience: Die Wandertour Norbert Benzel 182 Mathilda Tolksdorf and Daniel Shillock: A German- American Frontier Family Experience John C. Massmann 196 The Challenges of German Genealogical Research Fay S. Dearden 211 German Immigration to the United States as a Social Protest Giinter Moltmann 225 index 229 Photo Index 237 5 , . Ganther vànWelI, Who iias betin.the West GerMan representative to the United Nations, is now the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States. 6 THE AMBASSADOR Washington, D,C., OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY October 16, 1984 Es freut mich sehr, dieser wichtigen Veröffentlichung meine guten Wünsche auf den Weg geben zu können. Political and religious freedom and the hope of economic opportunity were some of the most importantreasons for those more than six million Germans who, in thecourse of the last three centuries, chose to seeka new home in North America. Today, aLout one in four Americans,over 50 million people, claim German ancestry. commend this book to anyone interested in thehistory of the United States of America and in the evolution ofthe American multi-ethnic society. I would like to alsopraise the scholarly dedication of the editors and theauthors of this fine publication. May it further strengthen the traditional German-American understanding and partnership. Mit herzlichen Grithen an die BUrger in Minnesota. j°(Arr._L GUnther van Well Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington 7 Preface In 1980 the United States government took its multiply." From the humble beginnings in 1683 decennial measure of the American people. For when 13 families from Krefeld - Mennonites and the first time in its long history, the census asked Quakers - set sail, German immigration added questions regarding the national or ethnic origin some seven million people to a growing nation. of the people, no matter the number of genera- At the time of the American Revolution there tions removed from the time of immigration. The were approximately 215,000 German Americans. results of the 1980 Census show that English and This was about 8 to 9 percent of the total popula- German were the most frequently reparmd tion of the rebellious British Colonies. After the ancestry groups. About 50 million reported be:ing Revolution, immigration flowered. The largest in- solely or partly of English ancestry; German er flux of Germans took place between 1814 and part German accounted for 49 million persons, 1914, during which time some five and a half this being out of a total population of some 226 million Germans emigrated to the United States. and a half million, in which 830/o of the popula- In the period since the first World War, another tion reported on their ancestry. Germans, then, million and a half Germans have come to the are a close second to the English in total numbers United States. within the population of the United States. In the 300 years of German immigration to When we look at the statistics for Minnesota, the United States, there have perhaps been as we have perhaps an even more surprising find. many different motives for emigration