Open Minds
Besides collecting historical documents that give us facts, they need to be addressed with an open mind. Keeping an open mind while we interpret those documents, may lead us to learn new perspectives.
In their own words
We the undersigned, together with many of our most respected friends and fellow citizens, have decided to leave Germany and to seek our new homeland in the states of North America… Nearly 500 people would join Friedrich Muench and Paul Follenius on this journey
Program on Utopia in St. Charles, Missouri
Many of the Society members led influential lives, which played a part in the reason Missouri became one of those in America with a large population with German heritage.
Utopia Exhibit included in St. Louis’ STL250 events
Germans first began emigrating to Missouri in groups, and the Giessen Emigration Society was the largest such group ever organized in Germany to come here. Germans have played a huge role in St. Louis’ history, and will be featured in the STL250 event calendar.
