Logo of Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
The Mainzer Adelsverein at Biebrich am Rhein (Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas"), better known as the Mainzer Adelsverein (German pronunciation:[ˈmaɪ̯nt͡sɐˈaːdəlsfɐˌʔaɪn], "Nobility Society of Mainz"), organized on April 20, 1842, was a colonial attempt to establish a new German settlement[1] within the borders of Texas.[2]
^Jordan, Terry G. "Germans". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^Brister, Louis E. "Adelsverein". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
The Mainzer Adelsverein at Biebrich am Rhein (Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas")...
Bettina, Texas commune in 1847. He became Commissioner-General of the Adelsverein after the resignation of John O. Meusebach. Hermann was born around 1818...
Republic of Texas (1836–1846) following the establishment in 1842 of the Adelsverein (Verein zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer, Society for the Protection...
Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA, and Bell Mountain AVA. Adelsverein Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Cherry Springs Dance Hall...
Trier, with Karl and Edgar being friends and schoolmates. During the Adelsverein-sponsored German immigration to Texas, Edgar von Westphalen was one of...
Wiesbaden. In 1842, Adolphe was one of the founding members of the Mainz Adelsverein, which was intended to establish a German colony in Texas, but was not...
experiencing an influx of German immigrants, fueled in part by the German Adelsverein colonization efforts of the mid-19th century. Wilhelm Thielepape was...
immigrated to South Carolina in the early 1840s, and later became part of the Adelsverein colonization experiment in the newly annexed state of Texas. He was the...
Ottmar 1810–1856) was a meteorologist and naturalist, who became an Adelsverein colonist in Texas. He was the second settler at Sisterdale, Texas, and...
Neighbors, Johann O. von Meusebach and the German immigrants united in the “Adelsverein” in the San Saba River council, and authorized them to settle Fredicksburg...
Texas German is a dialect spoken in the areas of Texas settled by the Adelsverein, such as New Braunfels and Fredericksburg. In the Amana Colonies in the...
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