Hopeful Journeys traces the German migrant groups from their origins to their places of final settlement in the colonies. The immigrants' Old World customs, beliefs, and connections did not entirely disappear as they adapted to life in the colonies; instead, the Germans' past wa…
England Sent German Metallurgist to America -- German Immigrants to Jamestown -- German Immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony -- New Netherland, New Sweden and New Jersey -- Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years' War -- Germans Fled Rhineland to America -- Jamestown Welco…
"Often overlooked because of their high degree of assimilation, people of German descent are actually the largest single ethnic group in the United States. German culture is far more rooted in America than commonly thought. For example, hot dogs, hamburgers and beer wouldn't be …
