Event Name: Germans to America
Date: Sunday, October 6, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: West Overton Village
Address: 109 West Overton Road, Scottdale, PA, 15683
Admission: $12 for members of West Overton Village, $15 for non-members
Germans to America
Explore German heritage at this discussion-based, hands-on program at West Overton Village presented in partnership with the Heinz History Center. Learn about the documents and artifacts in your own home and the stories they tell.
German is the #1-claimed heritage in the United States (per the 2000 census). This program, facilitated by Pam Israel from Unlock Your History and Robert Stakeley from the Heinz History Center, will provide insight on German history and the unique challenges of understanding historical German documents and artifacts.
Attendees are encouraged to bring personal documents and family heirlooms that they would like to better understand. The presenters will discuss how anyone can decipher clues hidden within documents and provide guidance on when to get more help. They will also provide options to better care for personal artifacts.
This program provides an exciting opportunity to discover how family heirlooms, genealogy, language translation, and history come together to demonstrate how your personal story matters.
German-inspired drinks will also be available to purchase through West Overton Distilling.
This program will be hosted in the Overholt Room, the lower level of the Museum.
Tickets are available on West Overton’s website: https://www.westovertonvillage.org/events/germans-to-america
About West Overton Village & Museum
West Overton is a historic village that grew and industrialized around a whiskey distillery. Beginning as a family farm in 1803, the community boasted 50 buildings, including a general store, school, and post office by 1870. 250 people lived in West Overton and worked for the Overholt company's distillery, grist mill, coal mine, farm, and other businesses. West Overton native Henry Clay Frick left his fortune to his daughter, Helen Clay Frick, who purchased the property in 1922 as a way to memorialize her father.
Today, West Overton Village preserves 19 historic buildings across 40 acres and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site is a rare surviving example of a rural industrial community. Visitors can tour the Overholt Homestead, the museum, as well as an educational distillery in which West Overton Village produces its own Monongahela rye whiskey for the first time since Prohibition. For more information, please visit https://www.westovertonvillage.org
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