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Germanic Migrants and Immigrants in Ohio: Patterns and Landscapes
As migrants from different cultures settled in geographically separate
regions in Ohio, they brought with them characteristic values and ideals,
including agricultural traditions and material culture. This resulted in
distinctive regional cultures. In the
case of North Canton, whose original name was New Berlin until it changed in
1918 during World War I, the dominant culture was German.
In a talk in
conjunction with the Smithsonian exhibition “Journey Stories,” the North Canton
Heritage Society will host Dr. Timothy Anderson of Ohio University who will
speak on “Germanic Migrants and Immigrants in Ohio: Patterns and
Landscapes.” This free lecture, to be
held in the community room of the North Canton Library, 185 North Main St., at
6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, will discuss why people of Germany picked this
area in which to settle and how their culture still affects us today.
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Timothy Anderson is an
Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University, where he teaches courses
in cultural and historical geography. His research interests include the
historical settlement geography of Ohio, the historical development of Ohio’s
regional cultural landscapes, and German immigration to the United States.
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After the talk,
participants are invited to tour the “Journey Stories” exhibit at the nearby
North Canton Heritage Society. “Journey
Stories” allows visitors
to see where others have traveled, and recall how their own family came to the
United States, whether by ship or jet plane. The exhibition opened Sept. 23 and
will run through Oct. 31.
For more information about this
event or the “Journey Stories” exhibit, call the Heritage Society at
330-494-4791, visit their website at www.northcantonheritage.org or
find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ncantonheritage.