The Missouri Rhineland: A Germany in Middle America

The Missouri Rhineland is a cultural region in Missouri known for its German immigrant population. Their legacy has left quite a mark in the Midwest and across America. ➤ Support this channel with my Patreon!: 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - What is the Missouri Rhineland? 01:56 - The First German Settlers 04:35 - The Civil War 05:41 - Missouri German Culture 08:46 - Discrimination and Supression 11:29 - Modern Revival Music Used: “The Departing“, “Americana“ and “Pennsylvania Rose“ by Kevin MacLeod found at Sources: - Bek, William G. The German Settlement Society of Philadelphia and its colony, Hermann, Missouri. Philadelphia: Americana Germanica Press, 1907. - Bureau of the Census, and Richard L. Forstall, Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990: From the twenty-one decennial censuses § (1996). - Duden, Gottfried. Bericht über eine Reise nach den westlichen Staaten Nordamerikas und einen mehrjährigen Aufenthalt am Missouri in den Jahren 1824 bis 1827. Göttingen, Hanover: Ex Bibliotheca Regia Academ. Georgiae Augustae, 1829. - Dufur, Brett. “The History of Missouri Wine.” Missouri Wine Country, June 11, 2020. - “Germans in St. Louis.” St. Louis Genealogical Society, May 18, 2017. - Kamphoefner, Walter D. “The German-American Experience in World War I: A Centennial Assessment.” Yearbook of German-American Studies 49 (2014): 3–30. - Kamphoefner, Walter D. The Westfalians from Germany to Missouri by Walter D. Kamphoefner. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987. - Kashima, Tetsuden. Judgment without trial: Japanese American imprisonment during World War II. University of Washington Press, 2003. - Luebbering, Dr. Ken. “Missouri’s Germans and the Civil War.” Thursday Evening Speaker Series. Lecture, November 13, 2008. Transcript: - Malloy, Quinn. “New Data on an Old Disgrace: Missouri Had Second Highest Number of Lynchings Outside Deep South.” Columbia Missourian, July 2, 2017. - Moore, Mary Ruth, and Constance Sabo-Risley. “Our Proud Heritage. Sowing the Seeds of Hope for Today: Remembering the Life and Work of Susan Blow .” Young Children, November 2018. - Schuessler, Ryan, and Jaqueline Fürwitt. Hermanndeutsch. YouTube. KBIA, 2014. - St. Louis Public Radio. “Century-Old War Leaves Lasting Impact on St. Louis German Identity.” STLPR, August 8, 2014. - Treaty with the Osage, Proclaimed 30 December 1825. - Treaty with the Oto and Missouri, Proclaimed 12 April 1834. - Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, etc., Proclaimed 24 February 1831. - Van Ravenswaay, Charles. The arts and architecture of German settlements in Missouri: A survey of a vanishing culture. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1977.