Steelton, Pennsylvania (PA)
Archivist:
Henry Fischer
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Banaters in
Steelton
Danube Swabian immigrants from the Banat are
mentioned officially for the first time in 1900 when they began
to hold mass in a rented hall after previously worshipping at
St. James Roman Catholic Church which was an overwhelmingly
Irish parish. The reason behind their action was because of the
social distinctions inherent in the total life of the community
and they felt out of place or were made to feel so. Many of
these original families came from Weisskirchen and its environs
and had arrived during the previous decade. There were also
families from Karlsdorf and Deutsch Pereg in Arad County. |
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