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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.
 In 1850, eight Hamilton County townships had the highest numbers of Germans outside Cincinnati:
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 == Birthplaces of Hamilton County Germans  ==
-Many types of records may provide the birthplaces of Germans who came to Hamilton County. Details are provided in this article for each category.
+Many types of records may provide the birthplaces of Germans who came to Hamilton County. Details will be&nbsp;provided in this article for each category.
 *German newspapers
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 === Other German societies  ===
-The Cincinnati Central Turners, the oldest surviving German society in Cincinnati and the first Turner society in America, was formed in 1848 by immigrants fleeing the 1848 Revolution in the German states, to promote physical and mental health. The Central Turner Society in Over-the-Rhine had 450 members in 1875. There were six other Turner societies in Cincinnati, in Cumminsville (1870-1895), West End (1881-1910), North Cincinnati/Corryville (1881-1932), Lick Run (1881-1888), and Norwood (1905-1938), as well as the German Hungarian Turners (1916-1918).
+''The Cincinnati Central Turners,'' the oldest surviving German society in Cincinnati and the first Turner society in America, was formed in 1848 by immigrants fleeing the 1848 Revolution in the German states, to promote physical and mental health. The Central Turner Society in Over-the-Rhine had 450 members in 1875. There were six other Turner societies in Cincinnati, in Cumminsville (1870-1895), West End (1881-1910), North Cincinnati/Corryville (1881-1932), Lick Run (1881-1888), and Norwood (1905-1938), as well as the German Hungarian Turners (1916-1918).
 *Central Turners, 1848-1948, CHLA manuscript collection Mss fT954, includes membership rosters. Volume 1, 1848-1861, has name, date of admission, and remarks on membership status, with an index at the back. Volume 2, starting in 1866, and Volume 3, starting in 1881, list&nbsp; birthdate, citizenship, military regiment, village and state of birth, date of admission, business or trade, and remarks, for about 3,000 members. Entries are arranged by first letter of surname in Volumes 2 and 3.
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 *Woellert, Dann. ''Cincinnati Turner Societies: The Cradle of an American Movement''. Charleston: History Press, 2012.
-The Donauschwaben Society, formed by the Danube-Swabians who came to Cincinnati from Eastern Europe, still exists and has its own clubhouse.
+''The Donauschwaben Society,'' formed by the Danube-Swabians who came to Cincinnati from Eastern Europe, still exists and has its own clubhouse.
 *Reichert, Anna. ''Die Donauschwaben in Cincinnati''. Cincinnati, 1984. This book lists the names and birthplaces of members born in Europe on pages 102 to 107. In PLCH and the Library of Congress.
-The Bavarian Beneficial Society was formed in 1875 and still exists. Its original goal was to support members in sickness and their survivors in case of death, help further the German language and customs and hold social get-togethers. By 1878 there were 253 members.
+''The Bavarian Beneficial Society'' was formed in 1875 and still exists. Its original goal was to support members in sickness and their survivors in case of death, help further the German language and customs and hold social get-togethers. By 1878 there were 253 members.
 *Record of Benefits, 1883-1924, Film 1548045, has personal information, occasionally including place of birth.
 *The German Heritage Museum in Cincinnati (http://gacl.org/page3.html) has the society’s original records.
-Deutsche Literarische Klub (German Literary Club) was the premier society for German intellectuals in Cincinnati, founded in 1877. On November 6, 1927 the sole remaining German newspaper in Cincinnati, ''Freie Presse'', printed a special issue in honor of the club’s 50th anniversary, with photographs of members.
+''Deutsche Literarische Klub'' (German Literary Club) was the premier society for German intellectuals in Cincinnati, founded in 1877. On November 6, 1927 the sole remaining German newspaper in Cincinnati, ''Freie Presse'', printed a special issue in honor of the club’s 50th anniversary, with photographs of members.
 *Deutscher Literarischer Klub, 1874-1940, CHLA manuscript collection Mss 512, contains membership records, 1899-1914, records of the club with membership list, 1878-1891, and other records.
-Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Humboldt Lodge, No. 274, was established in 1855 in Cincinnati as a German-speaking IOOF lodge. The lodge had 355 members in 1892.
+''Independent Order of Odd Fellows,'' Humboldt Lodge, No. 274, was established in 1855 in Cincinnati as a German-speaking IOOF lodge. The lodge had 355 members in 1892.
 *IOOF Humboldt Lodge, No. 274, Records, 1908-1922, CHLA manuscript collection Mss 915, contains membership rosters and other records. An index is provided in the CHLA manuscript register for over 500 members. Entries include initiation date and age, recommending member, and sometimes deathdate or location of previous lodge.&nbsp;