ha ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁A ▁German ▁Old ▁People ' s ▁Home ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁for ▁almost ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years . ▁A ▁home ▁for ▁elder ly ▁people ▁of ▁German ▁her itage , ▁it ▁was ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁char itable , ▁non - pro fit ▁corpor ation ▁by ▁twenty - se ven ▁trust ees , ▁all ▁descend ants ▁of ▁German ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁Current ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Catholic ▁Par ish , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 7 2 3 ▁South ▁ 1 7 th ▁Street ▁in ▁South ▁O ma ha , ▁continues ▁with ▁parish ion ers ▁of ▁German ▁her itage ▁compr ising ▁a ▁large ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁membership . ▁ ▁The ▁German - American ▁Society , ▁located ▁at ▁ 3 7 1 7 ▁South ▁ 1 2 0 th ▁Street ▁in ▁West ▁O ma ha , ▁continues ▁to ▁hold ▁regular ▁events , ▁teach ▁German ▁trad itions ▁and ▁observe ▁special ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Its ▁location ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁sub urban ▁area ▁represents ▁the ▁long - est ab lished ▁assim ilation ▁of ▁German ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁German - Amer icans ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁German ▁Neb r ask an ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁O ma ha ▁ ▁K rug ▁Bre wer y ▁ ▁Met z ▁Bre wer y ▁ ▁St or z ▁Bre wer y ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁German - American