German Heritage in the USA | Feli from Germany
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Күн бұрын++Reasons for blurs/muted audio: This channel was renamed in Oct 2021. All references to the old name have been removed.++
October 6th is German-American Day in the US which celebrates German-American heritage and commemorates the founding of Germantown in Pennsylvania in the year 1683. For this occasion, I thought it would be interesting to talk about German heritage and ancestry in the US. How many Americans have German descendants? How much of the culture has survived over the years? And where did German people settle down back in the day?
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Numbers
1:28 When did they immigrate and why?
3:03 Where did they settle?
6:25 Prominence of German-Americans
11:27 Biggest Influences
14:54 German-American Day
16:23 Outro
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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 27, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other experiences that I have made during my time in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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@FelifromGermany 2 жыл бұрын
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@albertmarnell9976 2 жыл бұрын
What happened to my comment? I was the first here. I want my Marzipan!
@Pies. 2 жыл бұрын
yes please
@albertmarnell9976 2 жыл бұрын
The U.S. was much more German when I was born in 1955. I'm half-North German...my mother was from Altona, Hamburg...geb. 1921. My father's parents were from Sicily. My Opa had to leave in 1923 after the terrible inflation and Arbeitslosigkeit. So many Americans used to have German last names. Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 - May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. All 4 of her grandparents were from Germany. She was born in Ohio too.
@kkampy4052 2 жыл бұрын
Dont forget the Cincinnati Steinways of piano fame. I am 3rd generation Cincinnatian of German heritage. If you want to see a cornucopia of old German names, take a walk through Old St. Joe's cemetary on the west side.
@albertmarnell9976 2 жыл бұрын
@@kkampy4052 Their name was originally Steinweg.
@jcrotea 2 жыл бұрын
Little known fact: German American immigrants in the Midwest played a crucial role in getting Abraham Lincoln elected before the Civil War. Big swing vote population. In this respect, they had an outsized impact on the history and moral trajectory of the United States.
@jamescrane4050 2 жыл бұрын
And in Indiana and Ohio in particular. This has been the subject of many PHD dissertations in political science. Nice reference John and very inside "political science" too.
@KronosIV 2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea about this, but I'm glad you mentioned it! My family came over from Germany in the early 1800s for reasons I do not know, and Johann Peter Schaefer's son, John Peter Shafer, fought voluntarily in the Civil War (for the Union). It feels good to know my ancestors detested slavery, for as little as that means in reality.
@lyonellaverde3135 2 жыл бұрын
Quite a few of them also fought for the Union in the American Civil War. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NYC, there is a park dedicated to Carl Schurz, a '48er who became everything from a Union General to a United States Senator. As Secretary of the Interior in the Hayes Administration, he would play the piano for the Hayes family and guests in the White House.
@ArmenianBishop 2 жыл бұрын
My dad's mother's Minnesota German Ancestry dates back to the American Civil War. They got their rifles out, and they helped repel Dakota Sioux attacks at the Battles of New Ulm, in 1862.
@stanleyrogouski 2 жыл бұрын
August Willich, my favorite Civil War general, was a German. He was also a communist, part of Karl Marx's inner circle in London. Believe it or not he challenged Marx to a dual because he thought Marx was too conservative. Eventually he made his way to Indiana and in 1860 recruited German immigrants for Oliver Morton (the Republican governor). He was probably one of the Union Army's best brigade commanders, was largely responsible for the Union Victory at Missionary Ridge.
@bothellkenmore 2 жыл бұрын
I watched the channel rebrand vid from 10/14 before I watched this and the intro had me HOWLING! 🤣
@TheBuri00 2 жыл бұрын
My first thought too. The timing of what happened and October 6th. She did this perfectly 😂
@reviewswitch 2 жыл бұрын
I am German and I never knew that the US is that German. That was really very interesting. Great works :)
@frankderessener4477 2 жыл бұрын
There were hundred thousands of emigrants who left their poor life in Germany over the centuries. Most of them from Bremerhaven harbour where the "Auswandererhaus" reminds of them.
@Dante1920 2 жыл бұрын
The U.S is called "The Melting Pot" for a reason, our population is made up of tons of different cultural and ancestral backgrounds, English, German, Dutch, Irish, Native, French, Mexican of course are some of the most prominent but there are many more, for example, one branch of my family is Swedish and Norwegian and the third most spoken language, behind English and Spanish, in my homestate of Alabama is Korean.
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
@@Dante1920 BTS and Blackpink are coming your way!
@logandowdy9887 2 жыл бұрын
Deutschland und America uber allyes!
@herlittledove 2 жыл бұрын
mee too ...
@jakeziegler6503 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the fact that you brought up the issues of the Anti-German Sentiment and the impact it had on the culture. My family came to IL from Baden-Württemberg in the 1850 and has pretty much stayed there. When I bring up the topic of politics and the effects they had on German-Americans, people look at me like I have snakes coming out of my eyes. My family kept the language and some of the traditions until my grandfather's generation. I'm working on bringing some of the culture back to our family. I've dropped the Anglicized pronunciation of my surname and have started learning the language. I'm proud to be American, but I take pride in my German heritage, as well.
@LS-Moto 6 ай бұрын
Great to hear that you are bringing back German culture into your life and family. How is the German language coming along?
@paulteese4221 2 жыл бұрын
The oldest operating brewery in the US is Yuengling of Pottsville, PA, founded by a German immigrant in 1829. We love their lager.
@EstoYOtro 2 жыл бұрын
Best 'American' beer I ever found. When I first saw the name, it seemed like some kind of transcription from Chinese (well, I might have been biased as the actual reason for the trip was to get my daughter married - to a Chinese -America lol), then, of course: All old breweries in the US had been founded by Germans so: It was Mr Jüngling. On one of my many road-trips in the US, I went out of my way to visit the brewery. By the way, who founded Boeing? Right, Mr William Edward Boeing, son of German-born Wilhelm Böing.
@kenkur27 2 жыл бұрын
@@EstoYOtro Yes, I also thought the Americanized spelling 'Yuengling' was Chinese for a while!
@CAMC4955 2 жыл бұрын
You sound so American! Your American English and accent are really good.
@sanduskyohiobro 2 жыл бұрын
Have you been Bucyrus Ohio the bratwurst capital of America
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
I'm more of an IPA, double IPA and ESB drinker myself. Garrison and Propeller are what to drink here in NS.
@wilhelmschwurtzel2384 2 жыл бұрын
My mothers family immigrated to Texas in 1880 from "Prussia" , and my grandfather on my fathers side immigrated to Virginia in 1922 from Hesse. Nobody in my family spoke German growing up but I have begun to learn and I'm teaching my son as well so we can have a deeper connection to our past.
@L.A51 Жыл бұрын
Hello! I'm actually doing a research regarding the impact of German emigrants on the US. I'd love to ask you a couple questions and include them in my research :)
@Arthur5260 Жыл бұрын
Good for you. I think that is important.
@henrykaye888 10 ай бұрын
Did your ancestors attack Germany in WW1 or WW2? I wouldn't do it to Ireland or Scotland where my ancestors are from!!!
@MozartOfficial 9 ай бұрын
@@henrykaye888 You're a nazi, your opinion is already invalid
@johannamartinezpardo525 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with a lot of German influence since we have German settlements in the south of Chile. My husband is from Texas and he is impressed about that, haha. My stomach is a little German 😋 I can’t live without Kuchen and many other German food.
@rockyracoon3233 2 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that South Americans are major Germanophiles.:)
@silverstreettalks343 2 жыл бұрын
Man braucht Stollen.
@__-qd7oh 2 жыл бұрын
Makes sense... Many Nazis escaped to South America at the end of WWII to avoid prosecution for war crimes.
@rockyracoon3233 2 жыл бұрын
@@__-qd7oh . There were Germans in South America long before WW2?
@johannamartinezpardo525 2 жыл бұрын
@@rockyracoon3233 Yes. They started to arrive in the 1850’s, and maybe a little a earlier.
@dayeeoliver 2 жыл бұрын
I'm proud of my German heritage 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
@burgerlovingyank5252 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I wouldn’t be proud of your German heritage Yankee
@jackkrauss 10 ай бұрын
Me too.
@loongcat6500 10 ай бұрын
Me to man
@masterpoe4942 3 ай бұрын
As am I.
@lawrenceedger292 2 жыл бұрын
Feli: Thank you for explaining my German heritage here in the USA. Well done! Would love it if you made more videos on this topic.
@BenjaminRoethig 2 жыл бұрын
WWI is why my grandfather and his siblings were never taught German. My Austrian born great grandfather and Wisconsin born great grandmother were both native speakers.
@davidschultz1562 2 жыл бұрын
Probably the same reason for my great-grandparents.
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
Any interest in learning it yourself? German that is?
@cathydombrovske9235 2 жыл бұрын
That happened in my family. My mother's paternal grandparents came from Nellingen, near Stuttgart; her father was named Wilhelm at birth, and that was changed to William when the US entered WWI. My dad's mother's family were also German immigrants; she and her husband were forced to leave the family farm because his family treated her so badly during the War, so they moved into town. Both grandparents spoke German at home as kids, but neither taught it to their children, my parents. I finally learned some German in college, and can now (at 76!) speak it passingly. I've been to visit my Nellingen relatives, and they've been wonderful to me. They told me they were happy to meet the children of their family members who had gone to America, because they'd always wondered what became of them, if they had done well. In those days, once people left they were just gone -- there was no flying back and forth visiting each other. I have copies of several letters between my great-grandmother in Michigan and her mother-in-law back in Germany -- they only wrote once or twice a year. With the next generation, and the Wars, the family ties were broken until we retraced them via genealogical research.
@ronriesinger7755 2 жыл бұрын
My German great grandparents were bakers in Felicity, Ohio. The wanted their son to have a better life so he was apprenticed to a jeweler and eventually established a successful business in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He taught my father to sing Christmas carols in German and he, in turn, taught me. To this day I still sing “Silent Night” in German! Thanks for a very informative video.
@L.A51 Жыл бұрын
Hey Ron! I am actually doing a research on the influence of German emigrants on America's culture. Would it be possible for you to answer 3-4 questions regarding your family's history and the reasons behind their emigration? It would be of great help to me!
@johnnypetro9314 2 күн бұрын
This is such a gem! I learned so much.
@ogiedee5289 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, to both questions at the end. You are still Cincinnati's BEST Ambassador.
@StereoSpace 2 жыл бұрын
The German ancestor on my father's side left Wachenheim im Speyergau, went to England and was sworn in as a British subject, and arrived in Philadelphia in 1720. He traveled with his wife, and they settled into central Pennsylvania and farmed. Their descendants later spread across the entire USA. In 1720, central Pennsylvania was still very much a wilderness and frontier.
@arnodobler1096 2 жыл бұрын
i was in Wachenheim few weeks ago greetings from DE
@hisoverlorduponhigh90 9 ай бұрын
My great, great Grandfather came over in 1834, from Darmstadt, Hesse. He landed in Baltimore. He ended up owning a farm in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. After WW2, my Dad went to Baltimore seeking opportunity. He hired in Bethlehem Steel. Mom and Dad had six kids in Baltimore , before transferring to Indiana, Burns Harbor. We lived in Michigan City. Dad passed in 1998. Mom passed in 2021. All my relatives are German. I love being German. My daughter was a German/ American exchange student. We hosted two girls from Bavaria, Phaffenhofen. The one girl’s father is an engineer for BMW. My daughter fell in love with this town. She loved the “post card” beauty of this town. She loved the people. She told how they are genuinely good people. She told of the mountains. I want to visit the this beautiful land, of my ancestors.
@charliesmith4072 2 жыл бұрын
My mother grew up during World War One, when there was an active anti-German movement. Both her parents were, I later discovered, German immigrants. Mom claimed her parents were Irish and Swiss, except her stories made no sense. For example, she claimed her "Swiss" ancestors came from Schleisweg-Holstein.
@lidiaseebeck9302 2 жыл бұрын
One of my ancestors was Johannes Hess, who settled in the "Palatinate" region of upper-state New York along the Mohawk River. He came here in about 1720. His grandson, Daniel, served as a Patriot in the Revolution and the homestead (no longer extant) was used in the war effort. Johannes also helped to build the first Lutheran church in New York Colony. My husband has quite a lot of German heritage.
@Rufio_Cristiforus_Tucarus 2 жыл бұрын
That is... quite a story you got there.
@thomashartmann3466 2 жыл бұрын
My ancestor was Lt Peter Young out here in Schoharie County, there are many blue historical signs about my family here that you can learn about at the old stone fort in schoharie!!!
@thomashartmann3466 2 жыл бұрын
My family settled here in the frontier of schoharie county a bit after your family!
@thomashartmann3466 2 жыл бұрын
I bet they had at least known who each other were both fighting as PATRIOTs
@jgorman64 2 жыл бұрын
My mother's maiden name was "Damuth" which also traces its ancestry to this group along the Mohawk. There was/is a "German Flatts" in that area of New York, bordered by "Herkimer".
@roberttruhn5067 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve marched in the Steuben Day Parade in NYC.
@garanceadrosehn9691 2 жыл бұрын
My german ancestors arrived in Western Massachusetts (coming from Aschersleben) in the 1880's and 1890's. My understanding is that they continued to speak German at home until the early 1930's. In my own generation, there's only a few of my cousins who can speak german. I started to study german three different semesters in college, but kept dropping the course to pick up computer-related courses. 🙂
@karlschneider9479 2 жыл бұрын
I live in Somerville but there's a German American Club in Walpole, Ma called the Boylston Schule Verein.
@L.A51 Жыл бұрын
Hello! I'm actually doing a research on this subject. It's about the impact of German emigrants on the US (1850's-1950's). I'd love to ask you a couple questions regarding your connection to your roots...etc. and include them in my research :)
@AnjelikkaKowalski 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Feli, I was born and raised in Germany and am now here in the USA...I am proud to still speak German, woot :)
@albertmarnell9976 2 жыл бұрын
The village of Lindenhurst, New York was originally named "Breslau" because the town's original German settlers were from the city of Breslau in Silesia (present-day Wrocław, Poland.) The town was founded in 1873 and renamed Lindenhurst in 1891
@ecmg8368 2 жыл бұрын
This was honestly amazing. I learned so much that I had no idea about prior to watching this video. I'm definitely adding Germantown and Cincinnati to my travel list. Thank you for sharing this video.
@Jmmoffa 2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t advise going to Germantown, sadly it is now one of the worst sections of Philadelphia and it’s not safe.
@rookmaster7502 2 жыл бұрын
As a Philadelphia resident, I too do not recommend including Germantown on your travel list. A very depressing, high crime area where you will find hardly any indication that the area was once inhabited by German immigrants and a thriving center of German culture. A few of the original homes are still standing, but mostly neglected and in terrible shape.
@raythevagabond3724 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jmmoffa Might be true, but Philadelphia is still worth visiting, I'd say. I did like the Architecture, red brick stone buildings and how walkable it was. You don't really need a car to get from, let's say South Street to the Museum of Art and back heading to Delaware River. Points of interest on that walk could be bars and restaurants (and maybe some little shops) on South Street and on the way, City Hall, the Museum itself, Freemason Building, Hard Rock Cafe, Liberty Bell, a.s.o. A while ago I discoverd that there even is a German Bierhall and Restaurant (Brauhaus Schmitz) in the South Street. Sadly it wasn't there the last time I visited Philly. But then again ... I was there to discover something new, not what I could get on a daily basis - even it really looks nice, especially with all that german beer (I recommend to try Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier and Köstrizer Schwarzbier). They even have Paulaner Oktoberfest Wiesn Festbier.
@Jmmoffa 2 жыл бұрын
@@raythevagabond3724 , there is a difference between visiting Philadelphia and the Germantown section. I never recommend against visiting Philadelphia, but I would say avoid Germantown.
@ecmg8368 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jmmoffa man, that's a bummer
@houseofschenck6230 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! My great x6 grandparents landed in Philadelphia in 1732 after 17 weeks at sea as refugees from the German Pfalz. They moved west from there. I found their tombstones, which are written in German!
@rockyracoon3233 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Rich heritage u have.♡
@ericsierra-franco7802 2 жыл бұрын
My hometown is a suburb of Philadelphia PA called King of Prussia.
@MacDorsai 2 жыл бұрын
My Mother's side of the family is mostly German. My earliest German ancestors to America arrived in 1710. Where did they arrive? Pennsylvania of course! About 1800 they moved west to Cincinnati and then about 60 miles north where they founded German Township, which became Germantown, Ohio. I have a number of the family's books from that time that are in German and published in Ohio. One is a Lutheran Catechism published in 1810, the other is a book of poetry (date unk), published in Dayton, OH. Unfortunately, I can't read the Gothic script. Two other books include a geology book published in Columbus, OH in 1870 and another religious text from Pennsylvania in 1860.
@ingo2137 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, I would like to try to help you with the Gothic script :)
@MacDorsai 2 жыл бұрын
@@ingo2137 I don't know how I could send you a pic of the title pages, but thank you for the offer.
@jonathanrupert5592 2 жыл бұрын
Same. I had two ancestors who fought in German Battalion of the Continental Army.
@martinmuller3244 2 жыл бұрын
I have a letter from my greatgrandmother addressed to my grandfather explaining where his familly has served. It was written in old German handwriting and had to have it transcribed in Germany ...
@L.A51 Жыл бұрын
Hello! I'm actually doing a research on this subject. It's about the impact of German emigrants on the US (1850's-1950's). I'd love to ask you a couple questions regarding your connection to your roots...etc. and include them in my research :)
@chrisbirch1179 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, well researched and presented as usual. Would really be interested in your master's project, having grown up in the Queen City, during the time of Burger, Schoenling and Hudepohl. (Older Cincinnatians will know what I mean).
@Prindad 2 жыл бұрын
I served with the Canadian Armed Forces in Lahr, in 1979. Aside from the beautiful old buildings, it was just like being at home. I was surprised at how similar Germans were to Canadians. In spite of our links to Great Britain here, the Germans were the people we felt most comfortable with; kind of like being at home, in a different setting. Your English is superb, by the way. You could easily pass for a North American; I mean that as a compliment.
@zeitgeistx5239 Жыл бұрын
The British royal family is German.
@Willensimperium 2 жыл бұрын
A great book for this topic is "Die Geschichte der Deutschen in Amerika: Von 1680 bis zur Gegenwart" by Alexander Emmerich (teaches American Studies and Transatlantic Cultural Studies at several German universities), sadly only in German as far as I know. A nice, almost coffee table book sized piece with a lot of great pictures to add to the quality of the research depth. From the Rockefellers, Heinz Ketchup, Boeing (Böing), to Levi's (Levi Strauss) & Steinway (Steinweg) and many more (like the builder of the Brooklyn Bridge), not even going into the topic of all the German Jews (which of course sadly had to flee from our country in the 30s) which had a big influence in Hollywood and Science in the US, first time I read through all of this I was so blown away I never heard ANYTHING about it, not in German school and certainly it isn't mentioned in US school as well. Maybe some Americans will buy it as well, then you can learn German and learn new history stuff at the same time. ;)
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
One of the Heinz family is married to John Kerry. And another of the Heinz family was a senator, too. Heinz and Kerry. Ketchup on your Irish grown, french fry potatoes! And I have French ancestry too, we think.
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
I think Feli would like that book.
@chemech 2 жыл бұрын
Probably the most famous American of German ancestry... certainly the one who achieved the highest ranking in society was President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Less well known, but critical to the Union victory in the Civil War, and a major influencer in the development of American railroads was General Herman Haupt.
@edsheldon7611 2 жыл бұрын
I would also add the name of Carl Schurz, a very influential politician in that era. There is a park named after him in New York City.
@Henning_Rech 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot Mr. Drumpf. - Oh no, wasn't his family from Sweden, at a certain time?
@TheNortheastAl 2 жыл бұрын
I’m second generation German on my mother’s side. My maternal grandparents were both born in Germany and emigrated here in the 20s. We were members of the NY Turners in the 80s. Great heritage and culture that because of war times was basically either downplayed or lost to the subsequent generations.
@davidgrote8520 2 жыл бұрын
Feli, thank you for this wonderful video. My family came to Cincinnati in 1866 from Bakum, Germany. Thank you for memorializing our heritage.
@jimwlouavl 2 жыл бұрын
Such an interesting video. Please do share your series about Cincinnati’s German heritage. All of this makes me want to look into Louisville’s German heritage.
@lesliesheppard6112 2 жыл бұрын
Dang y’all, your comments are as interesting and informative as the video.it’s so cool how much some of you know about your heritage. I know my middle name is German but idk why, it was my grandfathers last name but I know nothing about him
@aglaurendance 2 жыл бұрын
My Mom’s paternal grandparents came to the US in the late 1800s- one from the Netherlands and one from Düsseldorf, Germany. I’m not sure how long my great-grandparents kept their German and Dutch culture going, but it’s now gone in my family, although I do think my Mom’s maiden name was one of the many German last names that got anglicized (my maiden last name is from my Irish-heritage father and also got Americanized into some odd combination of English and Gaelic). I studied German for 8 school years between middle school (while my family lived in England) and college and loved studying the language- so much so that I inspired my little sister to take up the language too and she ended up double majoring in it (and political science). I really want to get back into studying German as it’s such a fun language!
@AliMed683 2 жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank! Das war informativ! I would very much see more of such content in your future videos, even though that was a lot to grasp, still enjoyed this kind information having a variety of different cultures background to share, it was fun!
@harrymyhero 2 жыл бұрын
This was a great video, I really enjoyed learning all that.
@robertdennie6587 2 жыл бұрын
I found out recently that my German ancestors on my mother’s side lived in Saratov Russia on the Volga River. Apparently, there was a large German community established at the invitation of Catherine the Great. They immigrated to the US in 1883. They settled in the Toledo area.
@kristincooper28 2 жыл бұрын
My father’s family is also mostly Volga German. They have a fascinating history.
@royblack2395 2 жыл бұрын
What you write is correct. There were large German settlements along the Volga. These people were called "Volga Germans" and after the Second World War Stalin deported them to Siberia and Kazakhstan.
@brianmccarthy5557 2 жыл бұрын
They're called the Volgadeutsch. Your ancestors were wise to leave. These people have had a very hard time since the Bolshevik Revolution, even today. Some years ago I met an elderly lady in the course of business. She was half Volga German and half Armenian. Her family had been exiled to Grozny in Chechenya in the 1930's for some unknown reason. The Soviets were preparing to kill all of them in 1942 when the Germans briefly seized Grozny. They fled west with the German Army, ended up in Western Europe, somehow managed to avoid being deported back to certain death in the USSR, and ended up becoming Americans. She told me she was one of the few people who could justifiably claim to have been rescued by the Germans from a concentration death camp. Life is full of odd stories. You never know what's in your friends, neighbors, colleagues and customer's background history unless you listen and ask questions.
@kristincooper28 2 жыл бұрын
@@brianmccarthy5557 There are no war crimes trials for the winners
@rockyracoon3233 2 жыл бұрын
@@kristincooper28 . Sad but true.
@davidwood8730 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in North Canton, Ohio. Until World War I it was called New Berlin.
@BobGaebler 2 жыл бұрын
My mom grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood in St. Louis, a German-heritage neighborhood. Her home was right across the street from a Turner hall, and about three blocks down from the large Lutheran church. She explained how the Turner society was a very strong component of the German culture, but rather diminished in modern times. It was still somewhat operational when I was a wee lad. My only exposure to the Turner hall was that, on Sundays once a month, the VFW would hold a fish fry there. Occasionally, after church, when we lunched with my grandma, we would purchase five take-out dinners for our lunch. Cole slaw, and breaded, fried cat fish, topped with a dollop of ketchup and a slice of pumpernickel. Yum! My mom's parents were several generations removed from immigration, so they did not speak German at home, but she was steeped in German culture, and studied German in high school, as did my Dad. So, there were a lot of German phrases floating around the household where I grew up. "Allzuviel ist ungesund", Mom would caution us, if we ate too much. "Es ist kalt heute Nacht" as she tucked us in with an extra blanket. "Wie gehts?" was a common greeting among all our relatives. And occasionally one of my parents would admonish us with, "Morgen, morgen nur nicht heute! Sprechen immer träge Leute." One story she told me about St. Louis was that some time in the 19th century St. Louis had a German mayor. At that time, it was proposed that the new-fangled contraptions -- gas lights -- be installed to provide street lighting for the city. The mayor was against it, and in his quaint, German sentence structure, voiced his objection, "We got a moon yet, ain't it?" One of my favorite meals was ox tail soup, and another, which I miss dearly, was pig tails, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes. Oh! And I was raised on Struwwelpeter! My cousin was influenced to stop sucking his thumb -- at age five years -- by my mom reading "The Scissors Man" to him.
@kenerikson4853 2 жыл бұрын
It's a pleasure watching you. You really do a lot of research that you put into these videos.
@christopherlewis1315 2 жыл бұрын
Happy German-American day Felicia! 🇩🇪🇺🇲
@cathywestholt5324 2 жыл бұрын
My paternal heritage is German. Yes, here in St. Louis we have a large German presence. Just a small trip outside of St. Louis is Herman, MO. It is a very German town. A few years ago I was going through some family boxed up family items and found some prayer books, Sunday school books, and couple of other things that my grandfather had from his youth all written in German. They were from the church where my parents got married and my grandmother attended. By that time everything was in English. I had an exchange student from Essen. I never had a brother and did know how much a teenage boy could eat. Benjamin could go through groceries quickly. He loved it when we took him to buffet restaurants. I told him it was fitting that he came from Essen/ to eat. LOL My husband and I decided to take German classes so if we ever got to visit his family we could communicate. His parents did not speak English. I think my cat spent too much time with him. I would practice my lessons around the house, and Sam would respond and react to everything just as though I were speaking in English. Sam loved turkey. If you even whispered the word he would come running to beg for some. We thought we would be clever in planning Thanksgiving dinner and use German to not excite him. Nope. He somehow understood and mad a fast dash to the kitchen looking for some. A couple of years later his mom had studied English and came for a visit with his brother, Patrick. I told Rita to feel free to speak to Sam in German. He seems to understand it. During their visit I learned a few things. We went out for lunch, and after I had eaten enough I stopped. Rita was motioning for me to continue eating. I said no I am full. She got a wild look on her face and started whispering to Patrick. He said that saying I was full indicated I was drunk. 😯 He said I should also never say in Germany that I am blue because it would mean the same thing. I said that adds a whole new meaning to the Elvis song Blue Christmas. This video was very interesting. I love your videos!
@luigipiuattivo3316 2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: we have MANY metaphors of beeing drunk: blau (blue) voll (full) breit (wide) geladen (loaded, charged) dicht (dens) the upper ones are all from the same Song "Blau wie das Meer" (Blue as the Sea) from the german fun-pirate-folk- Band "Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen (Gun-Powder-Monkeys)" continuing: (raketen-)hart (hard like a rocket) abgefüllt (filled up to max.) ...there are even more, i don't remember...in the end you can almost use ANY word - in the right context everybody understands 😁
@giacomopeters9988 2 жыл бұрын
German heritage is rich in the US, but those who say they are German seem to know very little about modern Germany and German cultural norms. Their expectations would be out of place today in Germany and would experience culture shock. One thing I noticed in Cincinnati is that “thank you” replicates danke in German, whereas most Americans would automatically include “no” when declining an invite or an offer.
@martinmuller3244 2 жыл бұрын
Same thing here in South Africa. I always thought I was more German than South African, until I lived in Germany ...
@elliebellie7816 2 жыл бұрын
That's because the majority of "American" Germans living in America learn about their American heritage and culture and history in American schools and living in American cities and eating "American" food and being Americans. They are Americans first with only generations of German ancestors in their past.
@777rogerf 9 ай бұрын
@@elliebellie7816 Yes, but I'm old, and I had a Grossmutter who was an immigrant from Transylvania, where her father was the Burgermeister. who spoke broken English with a thick accent. Her husband had completely remodeled the interior of their two story house and the grounds to old-country specs, and we ate many, many old-country meals when there. It felt like a total time-warp. But you area right. I would still be "the American" if I visited family in Bavaria.
@tdotgizzunz1233 Ай бұрын
That's because modern day Germany should be called Germanistan and the modern day Germans are guilt-ridden weak and unpatriotic...that's why there's a big disconnect between U.S Americans and Germans, but the Germans have a party, the AFD (Alternative for Deutschland) and have hope in the future.
@claytonwaynejohnson5315 26 күн бұрын
@@elliebellie7816 Yeah just nonsense on you, look back at the early era when the USA had not yet been formed Even after generations of centuries, English is still the largest ethnic group in the US, not German.
@SG-js2qn 2 жыл бұрын
That was unexpectedly complete and detailed. Thanks!
@bruce8443 2 жыл бұрын
I look forward to your upcoming videos on your Master's research on German-American content in the USA. But I'd be open-minded about whether you put it into five videos or ten or whatever. Ideally, you can have that series alternate turns with your typical content. Thanks.
@tbolt5883 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see you are still making videos under your original title. I hope your legal troubles are ending in your favor.
@jeanjohnson8492 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I will look forward to your five part series.
@HearTbeat_999 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Feli, I only recently discovered your channel, and I have to say that I have been enjoying all of your videos. You’re such a well-spoken and knowledgeable individual that I find myself engrossed in your topic. It’s great how well you speak English and it actually blows my mind. I find myself waiting for your next video, knowing that it will be great. Thanks for doing what you do. I’ll be watching 😊
@jeremiahlyleseditor437 2 жыл бұрын
This was one of your best videos. You gave a bit of history about my home town. You are absolutely accurate about the city and its people. Thank you
@bobnieland4827 2 жыл бұрын
You nailed it. Well done! I've seen in my own family history what you've described as the reasons for emigrating and the changes WW I made in language and culture. Hope you do get around to doing a series based on your Masters project.
@Jeni-ow1kl Жыл бұрын
Cedarburg, Wisconsin ( suburb of Milwaukee) ‘Free-Thinker/Utopia’ settlement attempt ( 1838-1840) Milwaukee,Wisconsin is a HUGE German Heritage City!!
@nkliewer 2 жыл бұрын
Toll! Well done and super interesting! Would love if you did more of these.
@groove9tube 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting history lesson. During genealogy work I discovered that many people in my neighborhood in Pennsylvania emigrated from Austria. This is something I did not know as a child since no one talked about it.
@Horzzo 2 жыл бұрын
I'm half German by blood but I never felt so Non-German until I was stationed in Ansbach in the late 90's. I found that with a bit of studying the culture and language my fellow Germans welcomed me.
@francescogorbechov4192 2 жыл бұрын
“Your fellow Germans”? You’re not German. You’re an American who has German ancestry. Big difference
@Horzzo 2 жыл бұрын
@@francescogorbechov4192 I got stationed in Germany at 19. I spent 8 years and became a German citizen. Don't assume such things that offend you, but thanks.
@luigipiuattivo3316 2 жыл бұрын
theireboth right. You don't need to "feel german", but if you want to: the hard way only goes with the language :(
@EstoYOtro 2 жыл бұрын
@@francescogorbechov4192 All my life I felt an emotional closeness to Russian people (I’m German). As a very young boy, I lived for a time in Sweden, I wasn’t even ten when I decided that I would go living in Latin America (which I do now, for more than half of my life), but when I hear Russian, meet Russian people, hear Russian music, something touches my heart. For a short job in Bulgaria, I event learned the Cyrillic alphabet without need. Much later I learned that my great-grand mother was Russian. There is something, believe an old man.
@JJAngleton 2 жыл бұрын
I can totally relate to that. I guess it’s all about the mindset. I figured out, individual freedom and liberty is actually a huge topic…
@teachoc9482 5 күн бұрын
You are an amazing presenter. You speak in an interesting and fun way, with a smile and lots of movement. You are such a natural. Great job! I have Germain heritage, also. :) NGar San ANtonio, TX are a lot of German immigrant towns, like Fredericksburg, a big craft market town, and Gruene, with lots of live music, and New Braunfels, plus an Alscatian town, Castroville.
@jamjigger2188 Жыл бұрын
Your research and delivery are impeccable and highly enjoyable, keep up the good work!
@RabbitReturn 2 жыл бұрын
I was researching US census records of my grand parents & great-grand parents from 1870 until 1940 and I noticed they answered the "place of birth" question as Germany before WW1 and as Bavaria after WW1. I believe a person was hired to gather the information door to door back then.
@777rogerf 9 ай бұрын
A lot of Bavarians settled in Missouri, poor things (the weather is horrible), but our branch (Schmeisser} escaped to California in the early 1900s. A joking reminder of our German heritage was to say, "Ach du Lieber!" (*Oh dear!") because our great-grandmother often said that.
@b.w.9244 2 жыл бұрын
Where I grew up in Erie, PA, we had an East Erie Turners Club as well as 2 singing societies...The Maennerchor Club and Siebenbuerger Club.
@wardkrause9022 2 жыл бұрын
Feli, Again a well-researched and very informative video. Both of my grandparents (Buchen & Krause) spoke German at home but learned English when they went to school as they grew up in Nebraska and California. I learned quite a bit from your video and remain a big fan! Thank you for your efforts!
@dapsapsrp 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, as usual. Very informative.
@MrGettinlate 2 жыл бұрын
OMG! You are such a wealth of information! Love it!
@Wulfgeir 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Eastern Pennsylvania! That'd be cool if you did a video visiting Philadelphia for next year's German-American Day. We have the German Society of Pennsylvania which is the oldest German-culture organization in the U.S. We also have the world-famous Mütter museum which is pretty gnarly. Also, don't forget to grab some Yuengling for the ride back!
@ihateregistrationbul 2 жыл бұрын
Right? We have so much German influence. Soft Pretzels for F sake. Germantown. The massive historical beer production.
@jeffrutt6331 2 жыл бұрын
Where are you from. I live in Bethlehhem PA. Founded by Count Von Zinesdorf. The Moraivans were a fascinating people. They were the first Protestants Missionaries to the far west!
@Wulfgeir 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffrutt6331 I live in Catasauqua, sup neighbor. Lul
@jeffrutt6331 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wulfgeir what is up! Awesome to see a neighbor in the thread!
@richk6827 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffrutt6331 Nicolas Zinzendorf en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Zinzendorf 👍
@peterunnels3311 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I would be interested in seeing that series you did for your masters.
@Dickie72002 2 жыл бұрын
A huge amount of time and research on this one! I learned a great deal and enjoyed this video a lot! Also at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. There is a statue commemorating Baron Von Steuben and his efforts to help General Washington and the Continental Army.
@stevemiller1203 2 жыл бұрын
My Grandparents on my father’s side were German and I asked my father why he didn’t speak German, he said because of WW2 they didn’t speak German and didn’t pass it down, too bad, kind of sad.
@DJ_BROBOT 2 жыл бұрын
Because it wasn't good being German after the war... Because Nazis. And many immigrants want their kids to integrate into American society fast and without setbscks... So the language is first to go. I've heard Mexican, Chinese and many others say their parents did the same before the mid 2000s. Nowadays, it's cool for parents to pass down the language... Where before, it was frowned upon.
@kevinstonerock3158 2 жыл бұрын
There’ve been several of your videos in the last few days which has made me grateful for your culture as well as the German moral fabric. Quite possibly the most important is the law making it forbidden to say the holocaust never happened. There are many in this country who want to deny its occurrence. We tend to forget how many Germans have forsaken their heritage if it meant supporting a nazi regime. I shudder to think of the advantage hitler would have if it hadn’t been for people like Werner von Braun who left their country to maintain their beliefs. I think you’re entitled to a little pride in your heritage and what you brought with you. There’ve been times I’ve wondered what our families’ lineage/heritage actually is. I wonder whether our name of Stonerock is an Americanized version of a German name something like Steinroch or something like that. There really isn’t anyone alive in our family that has any knowledge of what it would be. There’ve been some who proposed it was American Indian descent. I don’t really believe that’s the case though. My mom’s side was named … I guess I’d better not divulge that for security reasons. So I’m assuming that anyone named Turner is likely to be German descent? It would be so awesome to sit down with you and learn about all of these things you’ve learned at your young age. Oh, btw, still sparkling if you know what I mean. 😉 Tschüss!
@AV-we6wo 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinstonerock3158 Thank you for your comment, but you got it wrong about Wernher von Braun. He wasn't one of the many people who had to flee from their home country. He only came to the USA after the end of WW II. Before that he was loyal to the Nazi regime and played an important role by developing missiles to attack the UK, and was responsible for the use of slave labor to build them. If the US had't wanted his knowledge to build their own missiles and rockets, he probably would have been judged as a war criminal.
@loboheeler 2 жыл бұрын
I bet a lot of American soldiers in WW2 knew some German, and could help with the prisoners. A lot of German officers could speak some English.
@thkempe 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinstonerock3158 Perhaps try the translation "Steinfels", a German name, but not very common, rank No. 37,383.
@amann2547 2 жыл бұрын
As always, love the video. Very interesting, and very well researched. Sorry you had to change the name of your channel. 😕. Both sides of my family trace back to Germany (Mann and Crismann), so I was excited to see you cover this topic.
@rasp57 2 жыл бұрын
Feli, great info as always. Love your channel.
@Lisared023 2 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy your videos! And, I am very interested in hearing your project. My mom's side of the family was German. Her father first owned a pretzel company that was very successful. So, to hear about pretzels being a German food, means I would learn a lot from your project. Thanks for all you do!
@BrienGerber 2 жыл бұрын
You can tell that this is such a passionate topic for you and it makes for such an amazing video. Thanks Feli!
@kjknoop8096 2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU FOR ALL. MR. KNORR
@TonyM132 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Feli, this is a very well researched video! Check the pronunciation of 'survey.' The second syllable has the long A vowel sound, such as in day, may, say. Yes, I would like to see the 5 piece project on German heritage in Cincinnati. Before you even mentioned that, I wanted to humbly suggest that you search for surviving aspects of German heritage in the three cities of the "German triangle," and of course chronicle your travels for us to see!
@amyclea 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for what you do. You radiate positivity.
@thorralf 2 жыл бұрын
Sehr gut recherchiert und vorgetragen!
@CapitalJ25 2 жыл бұрын
This is a really fascinating video! You did a real deep dive into the details of the life of German immigrants in America! Your scholarship is absolutely superb and impressive. I would love to see videos of your graduate project and prominent German Americans.
@rjsieder 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! I lived in Germantown, MD for a few years. Now you've made me curious about that town's history.
@jakobsmith1396 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos... they're always well researched, informative, and entertaining/interesting! Plus it's so refreshing how open, honest, and respectful you are, especially when it comes to "controversial" topics. There's no pretentiousness, or attempt to "educate" or persuade, it's simply stating your position, and explaining your reasons. No bullshit. Many Americans could learn a thing or two from you.
@thomasmurray3920 14 күн бұрын
Chester Nimitz, the Commander in Chief is the US Pacific Fleet in WW II, was a German Texan born in Fredricksburg, Texas.
@StormyDay 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I’d love to hear your thesis! Thank you for including a Jewish German immigrant. (You forgot Einstein!) There were many Germans brought here to fight for the British in the Revolutionary War!
@christopherderrah3294 2 жыл бұрын
...and many Hessian soldiers got captured or deserted and decided to stay in the US.
@frozenmadness 2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherderrah3294 In Hesse, there's a small river named Usa. I don't hink that's where the name ""USA" comes from, but... who knows ;)
@StormyDay 2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherderrah3294 yup!
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
Afterward they were settled here in eastern Canada. The Loyalists (to the British crown) they were called. And that was also the first wave of Africans to come to Canada. Freed slaves from America.
@DavidOatney 2 жыл бұрын
They were also a good number who fought for the Continental cause.
@markshannon2959 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Feli...always love your videos. There is a city in Michigan called Frankenmuth. It's about 5 hours drive from Cinncy. They pride themselves on their German roots and it's kind of a tourist attraction in Michigan. It's probably a bit hokey...like a Disneyland theme park version of Germany. But it might be a worthwhile visit for your channel. They are known for their "all you can eat" chicken dinners (not sure that has anything to do with Germany).
@tomzito2585 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great video, Feli! I didn't know these migration patterns. Thank you for doing the research and presenting it to us.
@DavidOatney 2 жыл бұрын
I look forward to hearing/viewing your thesis Feli. I think it'll be most enjoyable.
@Toll_Booth_Willie 2 жыл бұрын
Visit any small town in Missouri. Herman MO has a great October fest.
@joshXnovak1 2 жыл бұрын
I loved this video! I have German (PA/OH area) heritage on my father’s side. I also graduated high school while living in Germany. It was a great experience! I never noticed how much German heritage my home state of Texas had until coming back for college. I always thought of texas as a Mexican heritage state, also being of Mexican heritage myself. Just never explored the German culture until it was made more apparent to me after living in Kaiserslautern. We have street names like Wurzbach and German grain milling companies, and a lot of outlying towns to the north and west known as The Hill Country, also sometimes also called “The German Hill Country” with names like Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bergheim, New Braunfels, many still with a “Hauptstraße” and German culture festivals. Such rich history. It’s awesome!
@joehartmann9353 Жыл бұрын
My father's family came over in the late 1800s in Springfield Illinois. They were from near Baden Baden and were bakers.
@annharlo5941 3 ай бұрын
Wow, so many questions answered! Danké, Feli
@clinthowe7629 2 жыл бұрын
there is a very interesting documentary series called the Civil War, by Ken Burns. in it he quotes many people’s diaries and interviews historians and the descendants of famous people, interspersing it with photographs, one of those people was Washington Roebling, the son of John Roebling, he is quoted at length regarding his experiences as a soldier in the Union Army. if you have time to watch it, this series is a great way to get an all around understanding of the American Civil War and how it made us who we are today.
@dbratfich 2 жыл бұрын
Here in my little town (Cosmopolis, Sao Paulo State, Brazil), there is a lot germans descendents. One time a year we met in a hall called "Deutsche Eiche", where we lunch Einsbein, sauerkraut, kartoffel and most famous dessert apfelstrudel, with tipical german music. By the way, two of my great-grandfathers had come from Freistaat Bayern.
@yuusuga 2 жыл бұрын
Eisbein! Oh yummy!
@johnm.johnson3551 2 жыл бұрын
That was fun and very informative. I want more!!!!
@btetschner 2 жыл бұрын
That is extremely interesting, I will think about those things for a while. Thank you so much for making this video.
@estellemelodimitchell8259 2 жыл бұрын
The play between German Feli and American Feli at the start of the video is really funny. Thank you for another great video. Keep up the good work!
@anthonyC214 2 жыл бұрын
In my prep school, German was required in the scientific program. Unfortunately for the teachers, most of my classmates from Ridgewood, Queens, had to go to German School starting at a young age, so they knew more German than the teachers
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
The saying is "German is the language of engineering". Too true!
@TerryDowne 2 жыл бұрын
Ridgewood is (or used to be) one of the two most German neighborhoods in New York City.
@oXSimonXo 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting topic. I've learned a lot in the past 17 minutes. Thank you for sharing and moin aus Hamburg!
@kiekenbush 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is great. Excellent introduction to the work the Consulate does as well as cultural sites in Chicago such as the Christkindlmarket.
@natashaw401 2 жыл бұрын
u live in U.S mostly now this is very interesting love history im Canadian but my dads side is German! thankful for just all the cool info and just neat and fun catching up on all the videos willing to post
@ANNEWHETSTONE 2 жыл бұрын
Im Canadian too. We are considered Russian Mennonite but we are german!! We lived our lives in our own German communities separate from the Russians. Other then my hometown there are few places that still live that way in Canada. Now Mexico and Bolivia is a totally different story.
@ShanePlesiuk 2 жыл бұрын
I just love Feli so much! She always has such a positive outlook on life and everything, and can explain the German cultural differences in such a fun and easy way! She seems like she'd be so much fun to explore Munich and have a beer with! If you're reading this Feli, you could you do a video on visiting Berlin (with some tips for a Canadian gay man)? I've been dying to see Berlin due to the immense amount of history of the city, and life during the wall.
@michaelrmurphy2734 2 жыл бұрын
Berlin would be perfect for you. Even today it has a lot of its avant garde past.
@maxwellheintz2391 2 жыл бұрын
We had a Turnverein here in Schenectady, NY until at least the mid-1960s. My dad and my grandfather were members; my dad used to do gymnastics there as a kid. Dad often simply refers to it as “the German gym.” Yes, definitely interested in your upcoming 5-part series on German heritage in Cincinnati. Thanks!
@jlgriess1986 2 жыл бұрын
My ancestors are Germans from Russia! 🇩🇪 They settled in Nebraska! When I was growing up I attended a German church (hymns, bible & sermons were read in Deutsch). My folks & grandparents still attend here!
@jlgriess1986 2 жыл бұрын
There is also a settlement(s) in North Dakota!
@rockyracoon3233 2 жыл бұрын
Sehr gut!
@villakokomo2062 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! I see that you're about to hit 300k sub's, I remember when you hit 20k. Does this dominate a part of your life now? Congratulations.
@phantomsoup7261 2 жыл бұрын
My great Grandparents came over from Austria after the war but we've lost touch of our heritage sadly. But I've been learning German and some Austrian-German for 3 years now as well as exposing myself to culture more. Great video! Hab eine großartige Woche
@starseed8087 2 жыл бұрын
Danke. Du auch! 😉
@giacomopeters9988 2 жыл бұрын
Listen to Wolfgang Ambros ( heavy dialect). Or Christina Stürmer - Standard.
@kathysennbirong6012 2 жыл бұрын
As a child, we were members of the Northwest Turners in Chicago and we had a cabin at the Turner Camp in Fox River Grove IL.
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