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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!

German Classical Music Event - April 28, 2012

Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance: Nov 5, 2011
Honors our distinguished 2011 Awardee Eva Kelleher, Principal of the German School at Zion Church

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Lauren Rizzo and Bernard Penner introduce Eva Kelleher

Banquet Program for 2011
Article in Amerika Woche by Mary Upman

 

Veteran's Day- Henry Gunther Memorial Service
On Veteran's Day, November 11, 2010, a memorial plaque was unveiled to the memory of Henry N. Gunther, the last American killed in action during World War I.   More Information

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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

Article about the student awards ceremony
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Summit II: German means Business

Awards Banquet 2011

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Maureen Helinski receives an award for service to the German Society
Banquet Pictures

German Festival July 23-24, 2011

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Pictures from the festival

Article in Baltimore Sun


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Marlene Mruck with brochures and flags at German Society booth


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