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What are the biggest differences northern belt German Americans and southern belt German Americans? And east belt and west belt? What were the settlement patterns like?
Northern-belt German Americans eat their bratwurst with hot mustard--the traditional way. Southern-belt German Americans don't put hot mustard on their brats; I guess it's hot enough in the South.
The Eastern-belt German-American culture has been so influenced by Italian-American culture that German Americans there don't eat bratwurst at all; they eat hot Italian sausage. Likewise, Western-belt German Americans eat tofurkey.
For instance, Germans in eastern Pennsylvania came in the 1700s. Those in say, Ohio, came mostly before the Civil War. While Germans in the Upper Midwest came mostly after the Civil War.
For instance, Germans in eastern Pennsylvania came in the 1700s. Those in say, Ohio, came mostly before the Civil War. While Germans in the Upper Midwest came mostly after the Civil War.
My German ancestors came to the US in the 1640s and settled in PA. I guess they were trend setters! LOL
Religion was probably different as well. Colonial era German immigrants were virtually all Protestant. But a good number of 19th century German immigrants were Catholic.
They are the second largest ethnic group in California after Mexicans at 9%. From what I read a lot of them arrived earlier in the century, yet I have quite a few friends of German ancestry who still maintain their traditions and have roots in the old country, so I'm guessing they can't be more than 3 or 4 (max) generations in. I know cities like Anaheim were founded by Germans (mostly farmers) back in the 1850's, but I don't know much after that.
They are the second largest ethnic group in California after Mexicans at 9%. From what I read a lot of them arrived earlier in the century, yet I have quite a few friends of German ancestry who still maintain their traditions and have roots in the old country, so I'm guessing they can't be more than 3 or 4 (max) generations in. I know cities like Anaheim were founded by Germans (mostly farmers) back in the 1850's, but I don't know much after that.
There was also a good amount of German immigration to the US after WWII - perhaps your friends are the children of immigrants from that wave?
They are the second largest ethnic group in California after Mexicans at 9%. From what I read a lot of them arrived earlier in the century, yet I have quite a few friends of German ancestry who still maintain their traditions and have roots in the old country, so I'm guessing they can't be more than 3 or 4 (max) generations in. I know cities like Anaheim were founded by Germans (mostly farmers) back in the 1850's, but I don't know much after that.
Some family includes southern German Catholic emigrants into New Orleans in 19th century. Most Germans that came to New Orleans have migrated elsewhere but there still is a sizable German enclave there.
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