MDDM18: German

[Terrance]

The legend usually goes something like this: “In 1776, German came
within one vote of becoming America's official language instead of
English.” 

http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa010820a.htm

http://www.users.voicenet.com/~wordinfo/deutsch/deutschlink.htm

1743 First Bible printed in America by Christopher Saur-in German 

1764 German Society for the Protection of Immigrants in Philadelphia 

http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/adams/toc.html


Of course, conspiracy minded reader may want to check out project
rainbow. 

Also, on the square members, I think there are not a few carpenter jokes
in these chapters and more will follow. Getting the long tube in and out
of the door and so forth....




jbor wrote:
> 
> I think that "among the Clientele" (298.17) at 'The Flower-de-Luce' are
> German-speaking colonists and their descendants and friends, who congregate
> there to speak with one another, in German, on topics of common interest.