Found 3 collections related to Germans -- United States -- 19th century

Rev. Francis J. Schneider, a Protestant minister (1832-1907?) who emigrated to the United States from Germany, was known as the "marrying parson" for the nearly 20,000 marriages he performed from 1869 to 1906. The collection consist of his copies of the marriage records he submitted to the Health Department. The forms include the bride's and groom's name, address, occupation, age, race, place of birth, parents' names, and number of times married. The forms are signed by the bride, groom, and witnesses. less

The Mainzer Carneval-Verein songbooks date from 1878 to 1894 and consist of 19 pamphlets bound in one volume. The songbooks contain lyrics distributed during gatherings of the Mainzer Carneval-Verein in New York, an émigré extension of the Mainz, Germany carnival celebrations. Some songs are annotated with names and brief notes. All songbooks are in German less

Henry Günther was president of the Vereins der Vereinigten Braumeister der Stadt New-York u. Umgegend and founding vice-president of the Vereinigten Staaten Braumeister-Bundes. The collection, dated 1881 to 1898, contains a souvenir program, menu, and letter documenting the annual meetings of Vereinigten Staaten Braumeister-Bundes and a minute book of the Vereins der Vereinigten Braumeister der Stadt New-York u. Umgegend. less