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 The largest group of non-British persons in the colonial period were Rhineland Germans who were encouraged by Maryland officials to settle in the rich farm lands of western Maryland in the 1730s and 1740s. Many of these Germans came through [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. A few Dutch, Swedish, Huguenot, and Acadian refugee families also came to the colony.
-Many of the customs lists and indexes include the birthplace or city of last permanent residence of German immigrants. This is because most Germans who came to Baltimore left from the port of Bremen, and the lists of ships arriving from Bremen often give this information.
+Many of the customs lists and indexes include the birthplace or city of last permanent residence of German immigrants. This is because '''most Germans who came to Baltimore left from the port of Bremen''', and the lists of ships arriving from Bremen often give this information.
-*There is an ongoing project to index an estimated 700,000 Germans who arrived at various U.S. ports including Baltimore City.
+*Glazier, Ira A., and P. William Filby, eds. ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1897.''. 67 Volumes. (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1988-.) {{FHL|582490|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2ger}}
+*Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''Germans to America - series II: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports in the 1840s''. 7 vols. (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 2002 Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2004.){{FHL|1029014|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2ger Ser. 2}}*Cunz, Dieter. ''The Maryland Germans: A History.'' (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1948.) {{FHL|187114|item|disp=FHL fiche 6048035; book 975.2 F2c.}}
-:*Glazier, Ira A., and P. William Filby, eds. ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1897.''. 67 Volumes. (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1988-.) {{FHL|582490|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2ger}}
-:*Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''Germans to America - series II: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports in the 1840s''. 7 vols. (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 2002 Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2004.){{FHL|1029014|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2ger Ser. 2}}
-*Princeton published a history on this group of German settlers:
-:*Cunz, Dieter. ''The Maryland Germans: A History.'' (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1948.) {{FHL|187114|item|disp=FHL fiche 6048035; book 975.2 F2c.}}
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