Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “Ramsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice”

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1968

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Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer

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Business
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Ramsey County’s German Americans: Their Struggle with Pride and Prejudice
Author: Sister John Christine Wolkerstorfer

Throughout most of the modern history of Ramsey County, Germans have comprised the largest ethnic group. This article covers many aspects of German immigration to Ramsey County and the participation of German Americans in business, political, religious, and cultural life in the period roughly 1845–1890. Among the themes addressed: patterns of immigration; preservation of German language and culture, especially in schools; arts and cultural organizations and newspapers; some noteworthy German-American businessmen.
PDF of Wolkerstorfer article