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Indiana University

Indiana University: German Americans and Their Contributions to Us Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site outlines two well-organized lesson plans for teaching about German culture in the United States. Also includes extra credit ideas.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Impossible Home: Robert Kroetsch and His German Roots

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the family history of Robert Kroetsch, a Canadian writer and poet, whose family emigrated from Germany in 1841. It provided background for the making of a television documentary on Kroetsch's family.
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Kansas Historical Society

From Far Away Russia: Russian Germans in Kansas

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the immigration of Russian-German people to Kansas.
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University of Maryland

Umbc Center for History Education: Reshaping American Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using this history lab, students will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.
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Society for German American Studies: German Settlement in Colonial America

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes key personalities among German immigrants, main trends, and suggestions for further reading.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Germans

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief overview of the immigration and settlement of German settlers in Alberta. Audio clips are included as well.

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