VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE JANUARY 2008 Trentoner Donauschwaben Nachrichten German-American Day Celebration January February 2008 by Marlene Fricker and Marlene Stocks Dear Friends: As a follow-up to the German-American Day Celebration planning meeting on January 23, we are sending you some preliminary information about the 325th anniversary of the arrival of the first German-speaking families and their founding of Germantown, the first permanent German settlement in America, which will be celebrated beginning with the Steuben Parade on September 27 and culminating on October 6, German-American Day. We kindly request that you include the information found on the attached document in your organization’s newsletter and on your website to help promote the many events being planned for this celebration. Your partnership will help bring about a "win/win" for the entire community. We will continue to keep you informed of future meetings and send you more information when it becomes available. Kindest regards, Marlene Fricker and Marlene Stocks Co-Chairs German-American Day Celebration Committee Saturday,
September 27 through Monday, October 6 Why: To
commemorate the 325th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of
German-speaking settlers – thirteen families from Krefeld, Germany – in
America. They arrived in
Philadelphia aboard the Concord, considered the “Mayflower of German
immigration” on October 6, 1683 and founded Germantown, the first permanent
German settlement in America. Through
this first gateway, as well as others, approximately 8,000,000 inhabitants
followed. Where:
Various locations in Center City Philadelphia, Germantown and the Suburbs
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List is incomplete. More events will be added. For
more detailed information: www.GermanAmericanDay.org To
include your German-American Day event on the “Calendar of Events”, email us
at: Reprinted with Permission Trenton Donauschwaben 127 Route 156, Yardville, NJ 08620
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