Free Parking in IHS Lot

Spring Meeting

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Indiana Historical Society

450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis

Free parking in IHS lot

NOTE: Enter from New York Street (one-way east) off of West Street

Registration 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM; Program 9:30 AM–2:45 PM

Speaker:Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann

Recognized Expert in the field of German-American Studies

·  Topic 1—The Hun Image of Germans in World War I

·  Topic 2—German Immigration History: Settlement Patterns with Particular Attention to the Ohio Valley

·  Topic 3—The German Forty-Eighters in America

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INDIANA CHAPTER — PALATINES TO AMERICA —SPRING 2017 WORKSHOP

Saturday, April 7, 2018—Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis

Registration: $20(Pal-Am Member)—or—$25(non-member of Pal-Am or ALL after March 24)

NOTE: Registration fee does not include lunch—deadline for box lunch orders is March 30

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ADDRESS: ______CITY, STATE, ZIP: ______

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Check payable to: Indiana Chapter Pal-Am. Questions:

Mail registration form to: Kent Robinson, 6610 Latona Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46278

Indiana Chapter — Palatines to America Spring Meeting – April8, 2017

AGENDA

9:00 AM — 9:30 AM REGISTRATION

9:30 AM — 9:45 AM WELCOME

9:45 AM — 10:45 AM SESSION 1 —The Hun Image of Germans in World War I

10:45 AM — 11:00 AM BREAK

11:00 AM — 12:00 PM SESSION 2 — German Immigration History: Settlement Patterns with Particular Attention to the Ohio Valley

12:00 PM — 1:15 PM LUNCH

1:15 PM —1:45 PM ANNUAL MEETING

1:45 PM —2:45 PM SESSION 3 — The German Forty-Eighters in America

Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann — prior to retirement was Curator of the German-Americana Collection and Director of the German-American Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati. As President of the Society for German-American Studies he called for the celebration of the German-American Tricentennial in 1983, marking the Establishment of the first German settlement in America at Germantown, Pennsylvania, and in 1987 he led the national campaign to establish October 6th as national German-American Day, earning him the title of “Father of German-American Day.” He also initiated plans for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Germans in America at Jamestown, Virginia in 2008. He has authored or edited around 30 books on German-American history and culture. Among his numerous awards are the Distinguished German-American of the Year Award from the German-American Foundation and the Federal Service Cross (Bundesverdienstkreuz) from Germany. He currently serves as the Curator of the German Heritage Museum in Cincinnati and is the Book Review Editor of German Life magazine.