BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Wichita Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Wichita Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0febe7c1-3b4d-4658-bed9-2588721c2d18 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261005T102342Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260117T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260117T140000 SUMMARY:German Immigration to Kansas and Their Settlements LOCATION:Advanced Learning Library\nAdvanced Learning Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Advanced Learning Library; X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Advanced Learning Library:geo:37.68676,-97.34803 81 GEO:37.68676;-97.3480381 DESCRIPTION:Migration of German-speaking people to Kansas began in 1857. E xplore what it means to be German\, the major settlements\, and their cult ural institutions\, such as religious denominations and dialects..\nhttps: //wichitalibrary.libnet.info/event/14727488 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"German Migration to Kansas and their Sett lements" focuses on the history of the migration of German-speaking person s to Kansas beginning in 1857\, with the opening of Kansas Territory for s ettlement\, and continuing to the present day. We will explore what it mea ns to be "German" in a broader European context. The major settlements of German speakers in Kansas and their cultural institutions\, especially the many varieties of religious denominations that Germans brought to Kansas will be highlighted. Finally\, we will take a look at the many varieties o f German dialects brought to Kansas by these immigrants and the outlook fo r the continued speaking a varieties of German in Kansas such as Pennsylva nia Dutch and Mennonite Low German (Plautdietsch).

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Sponsored by th e Wichita Genealogical Society.

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