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Beginning with \"The Age of Discovery,\" this volume explores the earliest contacts between America and Germany, immigration and settlement patterns of Germans, foundations of German-American community life, their major involvement in the American Revolution, and the role German-Americans played in our Civil War. Both world wars are chronicled, including the anti-German sentiment and the internment of German-Americans during both wars. The revival of German heritage and the renaissance of German-American ethnicity since the 1970s is surveyed, along with recent events, including the impact of German unification and the 1990 census.  The author also analyzes German-American influences on agriculture, industry, religion, education, music, art, architecture, politics, military service, journalism, literature, and language. 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For a very selfish reason - Mifflin County is where the first known records of my third-great-grandfather were created. As of July 2025, I will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the beginning of my search for David SCOTT, Sr.'s parents and siblings. The search is both wearing and energizing. I mean, what would I do if I actually found what I have been looking for? (Those of you with similar brick walls, have you ever considered the answer to that question?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough a lot of Mifflin County records are not easily accessible, these Orphans' Court records are available through the FamilySearch Catalog. However, there are no indexes to them. So it seemed prudent to transcribe and index them to make finding individuals easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadly, these records do not definitively establish a relationship between the participants. There may be clues, but some additional work will probably be required to discover them. 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