German Village lesson plans
One of the nation's early and most successful urban revitalization campaigns, this charming and vital neighborhood was once home to working-class German immigrants.
One of the nation's early and most successful urban revitalization campaigns, this charming and vital neighborhood was once home to working-class German immigrants.
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Schools and religion were paramount to the German community of Columbus. -
Germans in the Civil War, German Village in the Late 1800s lesson planMany Columbus Civil War recruits were the most recent of immigrants from Germany and Ireland. -
German immigrants to Columbus established a community by purchasing cheap land to the south of the city limits, creating "Die Alte Sud Ende" (the Old South End). -
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German singing societies such as Mannerchor promoted fellowship, and helped immigrants maintain their German identity. -
In 1960, the German Village Society was formed with the sole purpose of saving the community.
