First President, Henry Jasper.
In the fall of 1883, a number of individuals from Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) and Schleswig-Holstein joined together to form a German society in Omaha. The original group consisted of Gustav Boehnke, Henry Andreesen, William Niesmann, Henry Voss, Theodor Siewer, Henry Jasper and Henry Lorenzen.
Officially founded on January 6, 1884 the Omaha Plattdeutscher Verein adopted the slogans "Jungs Holt Fast" and "Einigkeit Makt Stark." These mottos translate roughly to, "Men Hold Fast" and "In Oneness There is Strength."
First President, Henry Jasper.
In the fall of 1883, a number of individuals from Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) and Schleswig-Holstein joined together to form a German society in Omaha. The original group consisted of Gustav Boehnke, Henry Andreesen, William Niesmann, Henry Voss, Theodor Siewer, Henry Jasper and Henry Lorenzen.
Officially founded on January 6, 1884 the Omaha Plattdeutscher Verein adopted the slogans "Jungs Holt Fast" and "Einigkeit Makt Stark." These mottos translate roughly to, "Men Hold Fast" and "In Oneness There is Strength."
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