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Many Germans in Hamilton County came from the Osnabrück district in Hannover, now Niedersachsen. Approximately 20% of the nearly 100,000 people who left this area came to Greater Cincinnati. Between 1830 and 1890, over one half of the emigrants from the Osnabrück town of Venne, at least for a period of time, were residents in Cincinnati. Of the 318 founding members of Cincinnati’s North German Lutheran Church in 1839, 80% came from the Osnabrück district. Udo Thörner, Venne in America (Osnabrück: Arbeitskreis Familienforschung Osnabrück e.V., 2008), 99, 101, English translation. | Many Germans in Hamilton County came from the Osnabrück district in Hannover, now Niedersachsen. Approximately 20% of the nearly 100,000 people who left this area came to Greater Cincinnati. Between 1830 and 1890, over one half of the emigrants from the Osnabrück town of Venne, at least for a period of time, were residents in Cincinnati. Of the 318 founding members of Cincinnati’s North German Lutheran Church in 1839, 80% came from the Osnabrück district. Udo Thörner, Venne in America (Osnabrück: Arbeitskreis Familienforschung Osnabrück e.V., 2008), 99, 101, English translation. | ||
*Surnames of families described in the book Venne in America are listed in “Venne – Emigration History,” [http://www.venne-families.de http://www.venne-families.de] | *Surnames of families described in the book ''Venne in America ''are listed in “Venne – Emigration History,” [http://www.venne-families.de http://www.venne-families.de] | ||
*Two articles in the Hamilton County Genealogical Society’s Tracer 26:2 explain the strong connection between the Osnabrück region and Hamilton County: Jim Dempsey, “Osnabrücker Land” and Udo Thörner, “Venne, Osnabrücker Land - Emigration History” | *Two articles in the Hamilton County Genealogical Society’s ''Tracer'' 26:2 explain the strong connection between the Osnabrück region and Hamilton County: Jim Dempsey, “Osnabrücker Land” and Udo Thörner, “Venne, Osnabrücker Land - Emigration History” | ||
The 1870 census, which most often records the German state of birth, shows the origins of the 49,442 Germans in Cincinnati as follows: <br>Preussen (Prussia) 15,180 30.3%<br>Bayern (Bavaria) 9,907 19.7% <br>Hannover 8,803 17.5% <br>Baden 5,223 10.4% <br>Württemberg 3,183 6.3%<br>Oldenburg 2,488 4.7%<br>Hessen 2,397 4.7%<br>Sachsen (Saxony) 894 1.9%<br>Other and unidentified states 1,365 4.5% <br>5,831 Germans lived in Hamilton County outside Cincinnati in 1870. Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population (Washington, DC: U.S. Census Office, 1872), 339, 368, 388. http://books.google.com/books/about/Ninth_census_of_the_United_States_Statis.html?id=f-HVXFBdT_kC | The 1870 census, which most often records the German state of birth, shows the origins of the 49,442 Germans in Cincinnati as follows: <br>Preussen (Prussia) 15,180 30.3%<br>Bayern (Bavaria) 9,907 19.7% <br>Hannover 8,803 17.5% <br>Baden 5,223 10.4% <br>Württemberg 3,183 6.3%<br>Oldenburg 2,488 4.7%<br>Hessen 2,397 4.7%<br>Sachsen (Saxony) 894 1.9%<br>Other and unidentified states 1,365 4.5% <br>5,831 Germans lived in Hamilton County outside Cincinnati in 1870. Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population (Washington, DC: U.S. Census Office, 1872), 339, 368, 388. http://books.google.com/books/about/Ninth_census_of_the_United_States_Statis.html?id=f-HVXFBdT_kC | ||
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Newly arrived German immigrants often headed to Over-the-Rhine to stay with relatives until they could find a place of their own, but gradually they moved out into the rest of the city. Germans also settled in rural parts of the county at an early period. | Newly arrived German immigrants often headed to Over-the-Rhine to stay with relatives until they could find a place of their own, but gradually they moved out into the rest of the city. Germans also settled in rural parts of the county at an early period. | ||
In 1850, eight Hamilton County townships had the highest numbers of Germans outside Cincinnati:<br>Mill Creek* central 1,330 24%<br>Green western 915 16%<br>Colerain northwestern 686 12%<br>Delhi southwestern 571 10%<br>Storrs* southwestern 498 9%<br>Springfield north central 304 5%<br>Fulton* southeastern 289 5%<br>Spencer* southeastern 201 4%<br>These eight townships had 4,794 German residents, out of a total 5,551 in Hamilton County excluding Cincinnati. The remaining seven townships had from 13 to 189 German residents each. *The townships marked with an asterisk no longer exist since they were absorbed by Cincinnati. Hubertus Wilhelm, The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups: Ohio, 1850 (Athens, Ohio: 1982). | In 1850, eight Hamilton County townships had the highest numbers of Germans outside Cincinnati:<br>Mill Creek* central 1,330 24%<br>Green western 915 16%<br>Colerain northwestern 686 12%<br>Delhi southwestern 571 10%<br>Storrs* southwestern 498 9%<br>Springfield north central 304 5%<br>Fulton* southeastern 289 5%<br>Spencer* southeastern 201 4%<br>These eight townships had 4,794 German residents, out of a total 5,551 in Hamilton County excluding Cincinnati. The remaining seven townships had from 13 to 189 German residents each. *The townships marked with an asterisk no longer exist since they were absorbed by Cincinnati. Hubertus Wilhelm, The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups: Ohio, 1850 (Athens, Ohio: 1982). | ||
<br>By 1910, Germans had settled throughout Hamilton County, especially on the west side. In 2000, the most German area was Green Township in western Hamilton County. | |||
The list of churches arranged by city neighborhood and county locality in this article indicates the areas where there were enough Germans to found churches. Areas without churches that were heavily German included Wooden Shoe Hollow near Winton Place, Camp Dennison (originally called New Germany) in eastern Hamilton County, and Sweetwine and the Wolfangel Road area in Anderson Township. | The list of churches arranged by city neighborhood and county locality in this article indicates the areas where there were enough Germans to found churches. Areas without churches that were heavily German included Wooden Shoe Hollow near Winton Place, Camp Dennison (originally called New Germany) in eastern Hamilton County, and Sweetwine and the Wolfangel Road area in Anderson Township. | ||
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Hamilton County was not the final destination for many immigrants, who stayed a few years in Cincinnati and then moved on to other locations, especially up the Miami and Erie Canal corridor and along the Ohio River. Many German immigrants settled in Covington and Newport, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. | Hamilton County was not the final destination for many immigrants, who stayed a few years in Cincinnati and then moved on to other locations, especially up the Miami and Erie Canal corridor and along the Ohio River. Many German immigrants settled in Covington and Newport, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. | ||
Cincinnati churches were sometimes responsible for encouraging settlement in other areas. In 1837 Father Joseph Ferneding, founder of numerous German Catholic churches in Cincinnati, invited two men from Oldenburg, Germany to plat the village of Oldenburg in southeast Indiana. Advertisements in Wahrheitsfreund, the German Catholic newspaper published in Cincinnati, appealed to people who had recently emigrated from northern Germany to settle in Oldenburg. Birth, marriage and confirmation records of those who later settled in Oldenburg may be found in Cincinnati’s Holy Trinity and St. Mary’s Catholic churches. Robert W. Rudig, “Southeast Indiana German History and Genealogy,” Tracer 10:3 | Cincinnati churches were sometimes responsible for encouraging settlement in other areas. In 1837 Father Joseph Ferneding, founder of numerous German Catholic churches in Cincinnati, invited two men from Oldenburg, Germany to plat the village of Oldenburg in southeast Indiana. Advertisements in ''Wahrheitsfreund,'' the German Catholic newspaper published in Cincinnati, appealed to people who had recently emigrated from northern Germany to settle in Oldenburg. Birth, marriage and confirmation records of those who later settled in Oldenburg may be found in Cincinnati’s Holy Trinity and St. Mary’s Catholic churches. Robert W. Rudig, “Southeast Indiana German History and Genealogy,” Tracer 10:3 | ||
German Protestant immigrants to Cincinnati also migrated to southeast Indiana, particularly those who had attended the Cincinnati churches of St. John’s, St. Peter’s, North German Lutheran, St. Paul’s and Trinity Lutheran, and later appeared in many southeast Indiana churches. St. John’s Lutheran Church in Batesville, founded by immigrants from Venne, Hannover in 1837, records the deaths of children in the 1840s and 1850s who were born in Cincinnati. Robert W. Rudig, “Southeast Indiana German History and Genealogy,” Tracer 10:3 | German Protestant immigrants to Cincinnati also migrated to southeast Indiana, particularly those who had attended the Cincinnati churches of St. John’s, St. Peter’s, North German Lutheran, St. Paul’s and Trinity Lutheran, and later appeared in many southeast Indiana churches. St. John’s Lutheran Church in Batesville, founded by immigrants from Venne, Hannover in 1837, records the deaths of children in the 1840s and 1850s who were born in Cincinnati. Robert W. Rudig, “Southeast Indiana German History and Genealogy,” Tracer 10:3 | ||
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Colonization and settlement societies formed in Cincinnati established daughter settlements across the country, including Teutopolis, Illinois (German Land Company, 1839); Guttenberg, Iowa (Western Settlement Society, 1844); New Ulm, Minnesota (Cincinnati Turner Colonization Society, 1854); Buffalo City, Wisconsin (Colonization Society of Cincinnati, 1856); Tell City, Indiana (Swiss Colonization Society, 1858); and Windhorst, Kansas (German Catholic Aurora Homestead Association, 1878). Don Heinrich Tolzmann, German Heritage Guide to the Greater Cincinnati Area (Milford, Ohio: Little Miami Publishing Co., 2003), 14. | Colonization and settlement societies formed in Cincinnati established daughter settlements across the country, including Teutopolis, Illinois (German Land Company, 1839); Guttenberg, Iowa (Western Settlement Society, 1844); New Ulm, Minnesota (Cincinnati Turner Colonization Society, 1854); Buffalo City, Wisconsin (Colonization Society of Cincinnati, 1856); Tell City, Indiana (Swiss Colonization Society, 1858); and Windhorst, Kansas (German Catholic Aurora Homestead Association, 1878). Don Heinrich Tolzmann, German Heritage Guide to the Greater Cincinnati Area (Milford, Ohio: Little Miami Publishing Co., 2003), 14. | ||
*Meier, Marga. Swiss Colonization Society Records in German: A Translation Project (Utica, KY: McDowell Publications, 1990). 1858-1860 minutes, not indexed, in PLCH, LDS. | *Meier, Marga. ''Swiss Colonization Society Records in German: A Translation Project ''(Utica, KY: McDowell Publications, 1990). 1858-1860 minutes, not indexed, in PLCH, LDS. | ||
*Daniels, Janet. “German Land Company of Cincinnati and Teutopolis, Illinois.” Tracer 21:3. | *Daniels, Janet. “German Land Company of Cincinnati and Teutopolis, Illinois.” ''Tracer'' 21:3. | ||
== Birthplaces of Hamilton County Germans == | == Birthplaces of Hamilton County Germans == | ||
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*OHS: Ohio Historical Society, Columbus | *OHS: Ohio Historical Society, Columbus | ||
*PLCH: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County | *PLCH: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County | ||
*Tracer #:#: journal published by the Hamilton County Genealogical Society, with volume and number. 1979-2008 issues are available on a CD, www.hcgsohio.org/publications.shtml. For an index to these issues, see http://www.hcgsohio.org/tracerarticleindex.pdf. | *''Tracer'' #:#: journal published by the Hamilton County Genealogical Society, with volume and number. 1979-2008 issues are available on a CD, www.hcgsohio.org/publications.shtml. For an index to these issues, see http://www.hcgsohio.org/tracerarticleindex.pdf. | ||
== German newspapers == | == German newspapers == | ||
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A total of 177 newspapers and journals were published in the German language in Cincinnati, many for only a few years. Notices of death, marriage, inheritance, and society membership can provide information about German origin. | A total of 177 newspapers and journals were published in the German language in Cincinnati, many for only a few years. Notices of death, marriage, inheritance, and society membership can provide information about German origin. | ||
*Arndt, Karl, and May Olson. The German Language Press of the Americas, Volume 1: History and Bibliography, 1732-1968. München: Verlag Dokumentation, 1976. Cincinnati newspapers are described on pages 433-459. | *Arndt, Karl, and May Olson. ''The German Language Press of the Americas, Volume 1: History and Bibliography, 1732-1968.'' München: Verlag Dokumentation, 1976. Cincinnati newspapers are described on pages 433-459. | ||
The Hamilton County Genealogical Society has an index to death notices in four German newspapers before 1920 at www.hcgsdata.org/obit.shtml. The online index gives the decade and newspaper title. An asterisk after a name in the published index indicates that the person’s birthplace is given in the death notice. A plus sign before the newspaper’s title listed below indicates that it is included in the online index. For details on ordering a copy of the published index entry (not the obituary), see http://www.hcgsohio.org/research.shtml. | The Hamilton County Genealogical Society has an index to death notices in four German newspapers before 1920 at [http://www.hcgsdata.org/obit.shtml http://www.hcgsdata.org/obit.shtml]. The online index gives the decade and newspaper title. An asterisk after a name in the published index indicates that the person’s birthplace is given in the death notice. A plus sign before the newspaper’s title listed below indicates that it is included in the online index. For details on ordering a copy of the published index entry (not the obituary), see http://www.hcgsohio.org/research.shtml. | ||
Locations and published indexes of secular newspapers: | Locations and published indexes of secular newspapers: | ||
*Anzeiger, 1880-1901, PLCH. | *''Anzeiger,'' 1880-1901, PLCH. | ||
*+Freie Presse, 1874-1964, PLCH, CHLA, ARB, microfilm. This book indexes 38,000 Freie Presse death notices, marriages and missing heirs: Jeffrey Herbert, Index of Death and Other Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Freie Presse, 1874-1920, Parts I and II (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993). | *+''Freie Presse,'' 1874-1964, PLCH, CHLA, ARB, microfilm. This book indexes 38,000 ''Freie Presse'' death notices, marriages and missing heirs: Jeffrey Herbert, ''Index of Death and Other Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Freie Presse, 1874-1920, Parts I and II'' (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993). | ||
*+Volksblatt, 1836-1918, PLCH, OHS, CHLA, ARB, microfilm. This book indexes death notices in the largest German newspaper west of the Alleghenies in the late 1800s: Jeffrey Herbert, Index of Death Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Volksblatt, 1846-1918 (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2008). | *+''Volksblatt,'' 1836-1918, PLCH, OHS, CHLA, ARB, microfilm. This book indexes death notices in the largest German newspaper west of the Alleghenies in the late 1800s: Jeffrey Herbert, ''Index of Death Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Volksblatt, 1846-1918'' (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2008). | ||
*+Volksfreund, 1850-1908, PLCH, CHLA, microfilm; www.GenealogyBank.com ($), 1863-1904. Primarily read by German Catholic readers, this newspaper is indexed in: Jeffrey Herbert, Index of Death Notices and Marriage Notices Appearing in Cincinnati Volksfreund, 1850-1908 (Cincinnati: Hamilton County Genealogical Society, 1991). | *+''Volksfreund,'' 1850-1908, PLCH, CHLA, microfilm; [http://www.GenealogyBank.com http://www.GenealogyBank.com] ($), 1863-1904. Primarily read by German Catholic readers, this newspaper is indexed in: Jeffrey Herbert, ''Index of Death Notices and Marriage Notices Appearing in Cincinnati Volksfreund, 1850-1908'' (Cincinnati: Hamilton County Genealogical Society, 1991). | ||
*Westliche Blätter, 1865-1918, Sunday edition of Volksblatt, PLCH, OHS, CHLA, ARB. | *''Westliche Blätter,'' 1865-1918, Sunday edition of ''Volksblatt,'' PLCH, OHS, CHLA, ARB. | ||
*+Zeitung, 1887-1901, PLCH, CHLA, microfilm. This book indexes the labor | *+''Zeitung'', 1887-1901, PLCH, CHLA, microfilm. This book indexes the labor ''Zeitung''’s 20,000 death entries including many people in institutions; Jeffrey Herbert, ''Index of Death Lists Appearing in the Cincinnatier Zeitung, 1887-1901'' (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1999). | ||
Obituaries in religious newspapers are often detailed. | Obituaries in religious newspapers are often detailed. | ||
*<span id="1336097615167S" style="display: none;"> </span> Christliche Apologete, 1838-1941. This German Methodist newspaper has advertisements for missing relatives as well as obituaries. Issues are in CHLA Nippert Collection (Mss 873, Series 5), with indexes for many volumes, and Archives of Ohio United Methodism at Ohio Wesleyan University. | *<span id="1336097615167S" style="display: none;"> </span> ''Christliche Apologete,'' 1838-1941. This German Methodist newspaper has advertisements for missing relatives as well as obituaries. Issues are in CHLA Nippert Collection (Mss 873, Series 5), with indexes for many volumes, and Archives of Ohio United Methodism at Ohio Wesleyan University. | ||
*Die Deborah, German Jewish newspaper, 1855-1902, PLCH, American Jewish Periodical Center at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, http://huc.edu/libraries/collections/ajpc. | *''Die Deborah,'' German Jewish newspaper, 1855-1902, PLCH, American Jewish Periodical Center at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, http://huc.edu/libraries/collections/ajpc. | ||
*Haus und Herd, 1873-1918, German Methodist newspaper, PLCH, OHS. | *''Haus und Herd,'' 1873-1918, German Methodist newspaper, PLCH, OHS. | ||
*Protestantische Zeitblätter, 1849-1879, United Lutheran and Reformed Congregation newspaper. 1853-1865 issues are in CHLA, PLCH, ARB. An article subject index (not every-name), 1853-1864, is at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/ger_americana/germaninventories/articles_from_protestantische_zeitbl%E4tter.pdf | *''Protestantische Zeitblätter,'' 1849-1879, United Lutheran and Reformed Congregation newspaper. 1853-1865 issues are in CHLA, PLCH, ARB. An article subject index (not every-name), 1853-1864, is at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/ger_americana/germaninventories/articles_from_protestantische_zeitbl%E4tter.pdf | ||
*Wahrheitsfreund, 1837-1907, first German Catholic newspaper in the U.S., PLCH and ARB. | *''Wahrheitsfreund,'' 1837-1907, first German Catholic newspaper in the U.S., PLCH and ARB. | ||
*Overton, Julie. The Ministers and Churches of the Central German Conference (Methodist), 1835-1907. Thomson, Illinois: Heritage House, 1975. This book has abstracts of long obituaries, most with birthplaces, for ministers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. <span id="1336097615042E" style="display: none;"> </span> | *Overton, Julie. ''The Ministers and Churches of the Central German Conference (Methodist), 1835-1907.'' Thomson, Illinois: Heritage House, 1975. This book has abstracts of long obituaries, most with birthplaces, for ministers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. <span id="1336097615042E" style="display: none;"> </span> | ||
== German society records == | == German society records == | ||
Hundreds of German Vereine (societies) have been formed in Cincinnati since 1819 to serve a wide variety of purposes, and thousands of Germans became members – sometimes leaving a paper trail. Before World War I over 100 Vereine were active: 12 singing societies, 12 trade unions, 59 mutual aid societies, 3 marksmen clubs, 3 Turnvereine, 13 cultural organizations, 7 charitable organizations, and 3 central organizations – in addition to 80 Catholic religious societies. In 1915 it was estimated that these societies had 11,800 members. Today there are still 30 active German-American societies in Greater Cincinnati. | Hundreds of German Vereine (societies) have been formed in Cincinnati since 1819 to serve a wide variety of purposes, and thousands of Germans became members – sometimes leaving a paper trail. Before World War I over 100 Vereine were active: 12 singing societies, 12 trade unions, 59 mutual aid societies, 3 marksmen clubs, 3 Turnvereine, 13 cultural organizations, 7 charitable organizations, and 3 central organizations – in addition to 80 Catholic religious societies. In 1915 it was estimated that these societies had 11,800 members. Today there are still 30 active German-American societies in Greater Cincinnati. | ||
*Gorbach, August. Deutscher Vereins-Wegweiser von Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati: S. Rosenthal & Co., 1915. This book describes the history of 115 German societies, with 77 portraits of officers. | *Gorbach, August. ''Deutscher Vereins-Wegweiser von Cincinnati, Ohio.'' Cincinnati: S. Rosenthal & Co., 1915. This book describes the history of 115 German societies, with 77 portraits of officers. | ||
*Gorbach, August. Das Hilfwerk und Cincinnatis deutsche Vereine. Cincinnati: S. Rosenthal & Co., 1917. Digital version at http://books.google.com/books?id=5I9QAAAAYAAJ&num=13. This book includes a list of 110 German societies in 1917, with their officers and meeting locations. | *Gorbach, August. ''Das Hilfwerk und Cincinnatis deutsche Vereine.'' Cincinnati: S. Rosenthal & Co., 1917. Digital version at http://books.google.com/books?id=5I9QAAAAYAAJ&num=13. This book includes a list of 110 German societies in 1917, with their officers and meeting locations. | ||
=== Deutsche Pionier Verein === | === Deutsche Pionier Verein === | ||
Deutsche Pionier Verein (German Pioneer Society) was the largest and most influential German society in Cincinnati. The Society required its members to be male immigrants at least 40 years old, who had lived in the Cincinnati area for at least 25 years. Over time these requirements were relaxed. By 1875 members could live anywhere in the United States for 25 years, and by 1930 members could be born in the U.S. and only had to speak German. Members worked in labor, the trades, business and the professions. | ''Deutsche Pionier Verein'' (German Pioneer Society) was the largest and most influential German society in Cincinnati. The Society required its members to be male immigrants at least 40 years old, who had lived in the Cincinnati area for at least 25 years. Over time these requirements were relaxed. By 1875 members could live anywhere in the United States for 25 years, and by 1930 members could be born in the U.S. and only had to speak German. Members worked in labor, the trades, business and the professions. | ||
Deutsche Pionier Verein (DPV) was established in 1868 to nurture friendships and to preserve the history of German immigrants to America for future generations. For 18 years DPV published a nationally recognized historical journal, Der Deutsche Pionier, featuring scholarly articles about German-American settlements and American history, biographies of famous and local German-Americans, essays on German culture, and poetry. Its successor, Vorstandsbericht über das Vereinsjahr deutscher Pionier Verein von Cincinnati, published detailed obituaries, many with illustrations. | Deutsche Pionier Verein (DPV) was established in 1868 to nurture friendships and to preserve the history of German immigrants to America for future generations. For 18 years DPV published a nationally recognized historical journal, ''Der Deutsche Pionier,'' featuring scholarly articles about German-American settlements and American history, biographies of famous and local German-Americans, essays on German culture, and poetry. Its successor, ''Vorstandsbericht über das Vereinsjahr deutscher Pionier Verein von Cincinnati,'' published detailed obituaries, many with illustrations. | ||
By 1877, DPV had nearly 1,000 members. Branches were formed in Covington and Newport, Kentucky, in 1877 and Dayton and Toledo, Ohio, in 1878. DPV continued until 1961, when it had only 60 members. The records and periodicals of this society have detailed genealogical information. | By 1877, DPV had nearly 1,000 members. Branches were formed in Covington and Newport, Kentucky, in 1877 and Dayton and Toledo, Ohio, in 1878. DPV continued until 1961, when it had only 60 members. The records and periodicals of this society have detailed genealogical information. | ||
*The Deutsche Pionier Verein membership records, 1868-1950, in which 4,695 members reported their birthplaces, are in CHLA manuscript collection Mss fD486. An index by Kenny Burck and Deb Cyprych is in Tracer 22:3 – 28:4. | *The Deutsche Pionier Verein membership records, 1868-1950, in which 4,695 members reported their birthplaces, are in CHLA manuscript collection Mss fD486. An index by Kenny Burck and Deb Cyprych is in ''Tracer'' 22:3 – 28:4. | ||
*Andrusko, Samuel M. Der Deutsche Pionier: Membership Lists (1869-1887) of the Deutschen Pionier-Vereins of Cincinnati and Branches in Dayton and Toledo (Ohio) and Covington and Newport (Kentucky), With Selected Additional Biographical Information from Obituaries and Biographies in the Deutschen Pionier. In ARB and Library of Congress. | *Andrusko, Samuel M. ''Der Deutsche Pionier: Membership Lists (1869-1887) of the Deutschen Pionier-Vereins of Cincinnati and Branches in Dayton and Toledo (Ohio) and Covington and Newport (Kentucky), With Selected Additional Biographical Information from Obituaries and Biographies in the Deutschen Pionier.'' In ARB and Library of Congress. | ||
*Herbert, Jeffrey. Index of Death and Other Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Freie Presse, 1874-1920. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993. Part II, Appendix B, of this book indexes the names of new DPV members for whom information was printed in Freie Presse between 1874 and 1929, usually including their birthplace and birthdate. | *Herbert, Jeffrey. ''Index of Death and Other Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Freie Presse, 1874-1920.'' Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993. Part II, Appendix B, of this book indexes the names of new DPV members for whom information was printed in ''Freie Presse'' between 1874 and 1929, usually including their birthplace and birthdate. | ||
*Deutsche Pionier, journal, 1869-1887, in PLCH, CHLA, and ARB. 1869-1878 issues are indexed, with some article abstracts, in Clifford Neal Smith, Early 19th Century German Settlers in Ohio (Mainly Cincinnati and Environs), Kentucky, and Other States (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Publishing Co., 2004), in many libraries and on www.Ancestry.com ($). 1869-1887 issues are indexed by name and place on the website of the University of Oldenburg’s Research Center, German Emigrants to the USA, http://www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionier/frame.html. | *''Deutsche Pionier,'' journal, 1869-1887, in PLCH, CHLA, and ARB. 1869-1878 issues are indexed, with some article abstracts, in Clifford Neal Smith, ''Early 19th Century German Settlers in Ohio (Mainly Cincinnati and Environs), Kentucky, and Other States'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Publishing Co., 2004), in many libraries and on [http://www.Ancestry.com http://www.Ancestry.com] ($). 1869-1887 issues are indexed by name and place on the website of the University of Oldenburg’s Research Center, German Emigrants to the USA, http://www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionier/frame.html. | ||
*Vorstandsbericht über das Vereinsjahr deutscher Pionier Verein von Cincinnati, annual with obituaries, 1888-1938, is in PLCH and ARB. 1929-1937 issues are indexed in Tracer 8:2, 8:3, 11:1, 11:2. A typescript index to 1928-1938 issues is in the PLCH Cincinnati Room. | *''Vorstandsbericht über das Vereinsjahr deutscher Pionier Verein von Cincinnati,'' annual with obituaries, 1888-1938, is in PLCH and ARB. 1929-1937 issues are indexed in ''Tracer'' 8:2, 8:3, 11:1, 11:2. A typescript index to 1928-1938 issues is in the PLCH Cincinnati Room. | ||
*Deutsche Pionier and Vorstandsbericht obituaries are indexed in the PLCH Local History Index card file. | *''Deutsche Pionier'' and ''Vorstandsbericht'' obituaries are indexed in the PLCH Local History Index card file. | ||
*Portraits of 475 DPV members, taken before June 1875, are in CHLA photographic collection SC 105. Their names are indexed in Tracer 22:1. The “Ratterman” binder in CHLA has thumbnail images of the portraits in alphabetical order. Images from a poster with the portraits, now in the Campbell County Historical and Genealogical Society in Alexandria, Kentucky, and a digital version of a Deutsche Pionier article about the portraits, are available at http://www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionierbild/index.html. | *Portraits of 475 DPV members, taken before June 1875, are in CHLA photographic collection SC 105. Their names are indexed in ''Tracer'' 22:1. The “Ratterman” binder in CHLA has thumbnail images of the portraits in alphabetical order. Images from a poster with the portraits, now in the Campbell County Historical and Genealogical Society in Alexandria, Kentucky, and a digital version of a Deutsche Pionier article about the portraits, are available at http://www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionierbild/index.html. | ||
*Burck, Kenny, and Cyprych, Deb. “Deathdates of Deutsche Pionier Verein Members,” 1868-1909, Tracer 29:1 – 30:1; 1909-1954, Tracer 29:4 – 30:3. | *Burck, Kenny, and Cyprych, Deb. “Deathdates of Deutsche Pionier Verein Members,” 1868-1909, ''Tracer'' 29:1 – 30:1; 1909-1954, ''Tracer'' 29:4 – 30:3. | ||
*Sell, Rainer. “Der Deutsche Pionier-Verein von Cincinnati, Heinrich Armin Rattermann, and Der Deutsche Pionier: A Nucleus of Nineteenth-Century German-America.” Yearbook of German-American Studies 20 (1985), 49-60, digital verson at www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionier/frame.html. | *Sell, Rainer. “Der Deutsche Pionier-Verein von Cincinnati, Heinrich Armin Rattermann, and ''Der Deutsche Pionier:'' A Nucleus of Nineteenth-Century German-America.” ''Yearbook of German-American Studies'' 20 (1985), 49-60, digital verson at [http://www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionier/frame.html http://www.nausa.uni-oldenburg.de/pionier/frame.html]. | ||
=== Other German societies === | === Other German societies === | ||
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CHLA also has manuscript collections for ''Cincinnati Männerchor ''(Men’s Choral Group), ''Unterstützungsverein Deutscher Männer ''(German Men’s Relief Society),''Deutschen Mandolin Klub'', and ''Deutschen Schutzengesellschaft ''(German Shooting Society). | CHLA also has manuscript collections for ''Cincinnati Männerchor ''(Men’s Choral Group), ''Unterstützungsverein Deutscher Männer ''(German Men’s Relief Society),''Deutschen Mandolin Klub'', and ''Deutschen Schutzengesellschaft ''(German Shooting Society). | ||
The German Heritage Museum in Cincinnati (http://gacl.org/page3.html) has the records of ''Frauenstadtverband'' and ''Herwegh Gesangverein''. The Museum also has group photographs, with each person identified, for members of ''Deutsch-Ungarische Arbeiter Männerchor, Deutsch-Ungarische Gewerbe Unterstützungsverein, Badater Deutschen Frauen Kranken Unterstützungsverein'', and ''Deutsch-Ungarische Damen Kranken Unterstützungsverein''. | The German Heritage Museum in Cincinnati (http://gacl.org/page3.html) has the records of ''Frauenstadtverband'' and ''Herwegh Gesangverein''. The Museum also has group photographs, with each person identified, for members of ''Deutsch-Ungarische Arbeiter Männerchor, Deutsch-Ungarische Gewerbe Unterstützungsverein, Badater Deutschen Frauen Kranken Unterstützungsverein'', and ''Deutsch-Ungarische Damen Kranken Unterstützungsverein''. | ||
== Civil War records == | == Civil War records == | ||