BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Wilmette Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Wilmette Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:743ba448-d065-4ff0-b985-1bdb8741c6ca SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260912T163022Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250712T143000 SUMMARY:Germans to America’s Midwest\, 1848-1900 LOCATION:Wilmette Public Library\nWilmette Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wilmette Public Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Wilmette Public Library:geo:42.074866,-87.709462 GEO:42.074866;-87.709462 DESCRIPTION:Learn why your German ancestors may have left Germany\, and wh y so many of them settled in the Midwest! Co-hosted by the North Suburban Genealogical Society..\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/event/13852297 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Over 46 million Americans have some German ancestry. The largest German immigration wave to America was 1848-1900\, and the majority of those that came then settled in America&rsquo\;s Midwe st. This presentation will examine the reasons why so many Germans were le aving their homeland during this period as well as why so many settled in America&rsquo\;s Midwest. In addition\, the presentation will cover:
&bull\; German immigration trends
&bull\; Ports of departure and arri val
&bull\; Midwest German hotspots
&bull\; Local example of Ger man settlement
&bull\; Cultural influences brought to the Midwest
&bull\; Top sites for researching your German ancestors

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Presente d by Scott Norrick\, local genealogist and owner of AncestralPast.com.

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This is a joint program with the North Suburban Genealogical Society. Please join us at 12:30 for refreshments\, and then at 1:00 a short meeti ng prior to the presentation. All are welcome.

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