Goethe-Institut
German Design and Fashion From Goethe Institut
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German design and fashion sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German design and fashion, home and furniture designs from Germany, German designs of...
Goethe-Institut
German Architecture From Goethe Institut
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German architecture sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German architecture, preserving and restoring historical ruins in Germany and world-wide,...
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Naturdetektive (German)
This resource, built in partnership with the United Nations, aims to educate kids and adults about nature. Contains elaborate "themes" on everything from fruit trees to bio-farms. Also provides an archive of the project's previous years...
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German Embassy: German Holidays
Learn about how Germans celebrate holidays and cultural traditions.
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German 18th Century Map of Ebenezer, Georgia.
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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German 18th Century Map of Ebenezer, Georgia.
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
University of Pittsburgh
Grimm Brothers' Home Page
Compiled by a retired German professor and folklorist, this site is an excellent resource for anyone seeking information about the Grimm Brothers. Contains a chronology for both brothers, a listing of their academic accomplishments, and...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Over Here
World War I was not fought by Americans just in Europe. Read about the many ways people at home helped the war effort. See how badly German-Americans were treated as anti-German passions were fueled.
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Decline of the Empire: Disintegration of Empire
This article from Morey's 1901 textbook recounts the attacks on the Roman Empire by the Sassinids from the east and the Germanic barbarians from the north.
Other
Island Farm: Pow Camp 198
Tells the story of Camp 198 which was the site of the largest escape of German POWs from a Prisoner of War camp in England during World War 2.
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German Immigrants Boarding a Ship for America in the Late 19th Century
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
Digital History
Digital History: War in Europe [Pdf]
This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at the course of the war in Europe, and America's involvement after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It examines the military strategies...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Arsenal of Democracy
Although Americans remained isolationist in their thinking, President Roosevelt understood that the European allies needed help against the Germans. Read about the incremental ways America became involved in World War II in Europe...
CNN
Cnn: Week of 12 16 13: German President Will Not Attend Olympics in Russia
The leader of Germany, Joachim Gauck, has decided to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia due to human rights violations. Learn what this boycott means and why many others are joining him.
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Web Gallery of Art: The Room of the German School in the New Hermitage
An image of "The Room of the German School in the New Hermitage", created by Edward Petrovich Hau in 1860 (Watercolour on paper, 303 x 328 mm).
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An Elderly Amish Couple, C. 1940.
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Conestoga Wagon
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Paradisisches Wunder Spiel... (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, 1754)
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Philadelphische Zeitung
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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John Jacob Astor (1763 1848)
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Thomas Nast (1840 1902)
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Santa Claus
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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John Nepomucene Neumann (1811 60)
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.