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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Keel, William D. |
| Title, Analytic | The Pennsylvania German element in Kansas settlements established 1854-1920 |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1996 |
| Volume ID | 3 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 3-9 |
| Abstract | Among the earliest immigrants to Kansas were substantial numbers of Pennsylvania Germans. Unfortunately, their settlement pattern in the state cannot be analyzed as easily using statistical information as can be done for German-speaking immigrants to Kansas from Europe. The most practical approach is to attempt to locate congregations of religious denominations with a clear Pennsylvania origin. In the eastern quarter of Kansas, Pennsylvania Germans settled throughout the area, but they established concentrated settlements in the Brown/Nemaha County border area and southern Douglas County and northern Franklin County. In central Kansas, significant concentrations of Pennsylvania Germans are to be found on either side of the Smoky Hill flood plain in Dickinson County. In south central Kansas we find what may be regarded as a complex of Pennsylvania German settlement centered on the city of Hutchinson and extended out to the rural areas of Reno, Harvey, McPherson, and Marion counties. Isolated concentrations are to be found in the counties of Harper, Osborne, and Scott. Active use of Pennsylvania German for home and community communication is now essentially restricted to the Old Order Amish settlements in Reno County and Anderson County |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Kansas/ Immigrants, German/ Pennsylvania-German dialect/ Religion/ Amish/ Settlements |