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FOUNDED: 1783

Welcome to the German Society Website

Welcome to the Website of the German Society of Maryland
Anyone interested in learning about and preserving the German heritage in Maryland may join the Society.
Membership Application

 

New Program: The Gerhard Meinzer Student Scholarship for a Maryland high school student to study in Germany during the summer!

The winner of the 2012 Meinzer Summer Scholarship is
Leah Dignan of Fallston High School.

Gerhard Meinzer is honored by the Maryland/DC Metro Chapter of the AATG for his contributions to the study of German
Article in  Amerika Woche  by Mary Upman

award winners

 

 members
Members of the German Society meet with Senate Delegates in Annapolis to support the bill to declare October
German-American Heritage Month

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plaque at friendship garden

The German-American Friendship Garden in Washington DC
Commemorates 300 years of German Immigration and Contributions to America and symbolizes the Friendship between the German and American People

Student Awards presented 2011

Summit II: German means Business

Awards Banquet 2011

Eva Kelleher
2011 Awardee
 Eva Kelleher

Banquet Pictures

German Festival July 23-24, 2011

pastor rogellinPastor Roggelin greeting visitors
Pictures from the festival

Article in Baltimore Sun


members in annapolis

German Society members at the House Hearing in Annapolis

Pioneers in Service
 by Klaus G. Wust: The History of the German Society of Maryland, 1783 - 1981

The Baltimore City Historical Society Newsletter highlights the Germans in Baltimore

The First Germans in America

By Gary Grassl
Revised Edition with Illustrations

German - American Day Proclamation 2011
by the president of the United States