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Henry Flad

Henry Flad was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, on this date in 1824. Flad was a prominent civil engineer whose work significantly impacted infrastructure development in St. Louis and the rest of the US.

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Visit the Pommer-Gentner house and the Strehly house at this State Historic Site. See a  printing press similar to what was used to print one of the first German language newspapers west of the Mississippi. To round out your visit take a stroll through historic Hermann.

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Are you a fan of German cuisine like bratwurst, schnitzel, and strudel? Does a good Reisling resonate with you? Or a nice Dunkelbrau? Whether you have a passion for polka or a zeal for zithers, learn more about our German travel opportunity.

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Washington’s first newspaper, the bilingual Franklin Courier, launched a tradition of German journalism and signaled the community’s growing importance as a center of German culture.  Adelbert Baudissin, editor and proprietor, was a former count from Holstein who was among those who fled Germany after the 1848 uprising. The courier was printed on Fridays in German …

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Missouri Life invites you to a delicious German feast and an exclusive showing of our documentary, Exploring Missouri’s German Heritage. Meet host Meredith Hoenes and author Arthur Mehrhoff.

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Missouri Life Media film debuts at John B. Busch. Limited availability, get your tickets now!

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Immigrants in our history came for the same reasons they do today, but some things are different.

The Magic Chef Mansion was built by Charles Stockstrom, who came to St. Louis from Germany in 1880. He made a fortune in the Quick Meal Stove Company, later renamed Magic Chef. The company was the largest stove maker in the world at one time. The mansion was completed in 1908 and modeled after the Schloss castle in Germany. The mansion is open for tours. Photo by Michael Daft.

Here’s the quick scoop on Germans in Missouri, by the numbers. (Years are numbers, too!)

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Geh und erforschel (go and explore) Missouri’s German Heritage with a new book by W. Arthur Mehrhoff and published by Missouri Life Inc.

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The radical reformer, statesman, general, and Missouri Senator Carl Schurz was born on this day. He is famous for saying: ” My country, right or wrong ; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.”