German Aid Society

German Aid Society was the name of various support groups in the United States for German immigrants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland and people with German ancestry.[1][2] There were German Aid Society groups in Sandusky, Ohio, Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Oregon.

Hungarian born architect Otto Kleemann was a life member of Portland's German Aid Society.

History

The first German Aid Society was founded in 1764 to aid German immigrants.[2] The German Aid Society of Chicago was founded in 1854.[3] The German Aid Society of Portland, Oregon was founded in 1871.[4] There was also a German Aid Society of Boston since at least 1885.[5]

The organizations were part of congressional hearings in the late 1800s.[6]

References
  1. Adam, Thomas; Kaufman, Will (July 8, 2005). "Germany and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  2. Pflanz, Herbert (July 8, 1981). "Germans in Boston".
  3. "German Aid Society records, 1878-1977". Explore Chicago Collections.
  4. "Archives West: German Aid Society records, 1871-1977". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
  5. York, German Society of the City of New (July 8, 1885). Annual Report. p. 72 – via Internet Archive. german aid society.
  6. Naturalization, United States Congress House Select Committee on Immigration and (July 8, 1891). "Report of the Select Committee on Immigration and Naturalization: And Testimony Taken by the Committee on Immigration of the Senate and the Select Committee on Immigration and Naturalization of the House of Representatives Under Concurrent Resolution of March 12, 1890". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
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