Bremen German Settlement
Incorporated in 1871, Bremen was founded by a group of German settlers who first named the community “New Bremen.” As time progressed, the "New" was slowly omitted and the town became known as “Bremen.”
Fort Wayne German Settlement
Joshua Schipper posted on the Fort Wayne Media Collaborative about German Immigrants' Outsized Role in Development of Fort Wayne Still Wields Influence. “Fort Wayne has been considered a predominantly German town since the 19th century, and the influence of its German ancestors continues to the present day. Those with German ancestry still make up 26.5% of the total population of Fort Wayne.” Read more at https://fwmediacollaborative.com/german-immigrants-outsized-role-in-development-of-fort-wayne-still-wields-influence/
See also the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana website at https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/people/german-heritage-of-allen-county-indiana.html for “German Heritage in Allen County, Indiana.” There are links to several subtopics including Germanfest, WWI Restrictions, Most German Town, and much more.
German Settlement in Evansville
Here's a post written by Mona Meyer, Archives and Special Collections Metadata Librarian at the David L. Rice Library Archives and Special Collection at the University of Southern Indiana giving a summary of the strong German Settlement in Evansville.
https://amusingartifacts.org/2024/10/08/german-evansville-its-time-for-the-fall-festival/
Jasper, Indiana
Jasper, in DuBois County, is defined by its German heritage roots. The area was founded in 1837 by Father Joseph Kunke of Croatia, who encouraged German immigrants to settle in the region. The community grew with people from Cincinnati and from areas like the Black Forest. Jasper is known as the “Wood Capital of the World” because of its strong furniture and woodworking industries. Jasper is a sister city with Pfaffenweiler, Germany.
Oldenburg, Indiana
Oldenburg was founded in 1837 by a group of German settlers. The town was named after Oldenburg, in Germany. Incorporated in 1881, Oldenburg is called the "Village of Spires" because of its churches and religious educational institutions. In 1851, Mother Theresa Hackelmeier (1827–1860) founded the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg who would open numerous schools in the Midwest. The Oldenburg Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Germans in Indianapolis
People with ancestral ties to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and other German-speaking provinces of central and eastern Europe constitute the largest white ethnic group in Indianapolis and have since the city’s formative years. The first large influx of German immigrants came following the Revolution of 1848. There were 1,045 persons of German ancestry (802 German-born, 243 of German parentage) in Indianapolis in 1850, or 12.9 percent of the total population. Indianapolis is a sister city with Cologne, Germany.
