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06-25-2008, 06:54 PM
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New in WV
Hi all
I was wondering if there are any german speaking people here in WV ??
My husband ,I and our 2 kids are stationed in Germany right now and I'm Austrian and would like to find some new friends here in the charleston area...
We gonna move here to WV in Feb09 after my Husband gets back from his Tour in Iraq....
I love it here ..If you been to austria you know what Im talking about....
I'm here in WV right now on vacation so I would be happy to get to know new people.....
Miriam
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06-25-2008, 07:39 PM
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Check to see if a chapter of the International Womans Club exists...I'm sure they do...Meet at least once a month for activities...from many different countries..will help with the acclimation to the area...and several will be German...
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06-25-2008, 09:52 PM
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Helvetica (Very Small Town) in the mountains of Randolph County was settled as a German community probably 150 years ago. Because it is so isolated they have retained much of their ancestory, the last time I was there a few of the older locals still spoke German. They have some sort of festival, I'm not really sure what it is called but I'm sure you would really enjoy it.
From Elkins take US 219 South to Mill Creek and then like county road 46 or something... Try searching for some information on the web about it or perhaps someone else on here might know something about the festival, etc
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06-25-2008, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Miriam30
Hi all
I was wondering if there are any german speaking people here in WV ??
My husband ,I and our 2 kids are stationed in Germany right now and I'm Austrian and would like to find some new friends here in the charleston area...
We gonna move here to WV in Feb09 after my Husband gets back from his Tour in Iraq....
I love it here ..If you been to austria you know what Im talking about....
I'm here in WV right now on vacation so I would be happy to get to know new people.....
Miriam
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Where in WV are you/ will you be moving to? |
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06-26-2008, 12:31 AM
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welcome miriam. The only german I know is saurkraut & heineken, so sorry I can't be better company for you. If you're currently in the charleston area now & if you read this in time, there is some sort of oktoberfest going on @ 7pm thurday the 26th.
WVPOWER.com, The Online Home of the West Virginia Power
I did some googling and found this article which might interest you. It might also give you a better idea of what gottaherdon was mentioning about small cloisters of german culture rooting. It's historical account.
Wonderful West Virginia Magazine, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
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06-26-2008, 08:25 AM
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welcome miriam. The only german I know is saurkraut & heineken, so sorry I can't be better company for you.
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Heineken is Dutch. We'll have to verse you on some REAL beer someday...
There are a lot of German / Dutch speaking peoples / lineage in the Eastern Panhandle region of WV, stretching up into PA and a tad over to MD. Hagerstown MD is considered a German settlement and it is deeply rooted in German culture and its evidence is readily seen. The sister city for Hagerstown is Wesel Germany. There is a FANTASTIC German restaurant called Schmankerl Stube http://www.schmankerlstube.com/ that my wife and I loved to dine at. My wife is of German ancestry (her mom is from Bavaria and came to the states after WWII) and most of her mom's family lives in Germany. My mom's side is also German, her peoples settled in Northern Ohio in and amongst the Dutch and Amish.
There are a lot of Mennonite and Amish peoples in and around the valley regions of MD, PA and OH, with a few in WV, a lot of whom still speak Platt or Pennsylvania Dutch (similar to Platt). There may be some influence in the Ohio river valley area of WV, but I'm not too sure.
I know you will definately find or run into German folks in the eastern panhandle region, so Shepherdstown WV, Sharpsburg and Hagerstown MD would be welcoming towns. The old stone buildings were mostly made by German masons, and they are quite something to see.
Here is a nice little history of Hagerstown- enjoy and good luck! Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant - Hagerstown, Maryland
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06-26-2008, 08:28 AM
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Oh and we dine often on homemade Spätzle and Schnitzels.
(I make a mean venison schnitzel with a hunter / caper sauce..)
Oh and silly me- DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE BEER MENU!!! Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant - Hagerstown, Maryland
I prefer the Erdinger Hefe-Weisse, and LOT'S of it!! |
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06-26-2008, 10:22 AM
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Thanks to all of you....
We will be moving to charleston...The Oktoberfest sounds great will see if I can make it there today....I've been to the oktoberfest in Munich and it was awsome....
I like heineken beer and my husband likes it to....lol...
Have you tried Hefeweizen beer ....????
My husband now loves german and austrian food and I need to get used to american food....lol...
Most of the stuff that you have here, I've never seen before...everytime I go to a store here I feel stupid cause when I tell my mother in law I've never seen something like that, people just looking at me like im from a different planet....lol....
I know one german speaking lady here in the charleston area but I dont want to meet just german speaking people ....
I just thought maybe I can get to know some people and it will make the move here a little easier for me....and my kids....
It still scares me a little when I think about it...lol...I lived in Europe all my life....17 years in Austria and 13 years in Germany.....so it will be a big change....
and please be patient with me, my english is not that good yet but I'm working on it....lol....
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06-26-2008, 10:31 AM
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I believe in a God...I call it Nature
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Originally Posted by Miriam30
Hi all
I was wondering if there are any german speaking people here in WV ??
My husband ,I and our 2 kids are stationed in Germany right now and I'm Austrian and would like to find some new friends here in the charleston area...
We gonna move here to WV in Feb09 after my Husband gets back from his Tour in Iraq....
I love it here ..If you been to austria you know what Im talking about....
I'm here in WV right now on vacation so I would be happy to get to know new people.....
Miriam
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Hallo!
Ich spreche Deutsch, aber nicht fließend. Ich würde lieben mich zu verbessern, sowie meine Kinder zu haben, lernen. Ich lebe Teilzeit- in Hinton unten in der Sommers grafschaft.
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06-26-2008, 10:37 AM
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Have you tried Hefeweizen beer ....????
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With or without lemon?  |
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