Title: German immigration to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s - Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society
Headings: Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society

Content: However, this process took an enormous amount of human labor and in the beginning the men were very busy just keeping their families alive and well. Life on the frontier had it hardships but the hardships led to dearly held traits. The Germans were very thrifty and self-reliant. They had a love of liberty that they cherished and were willing to fight for; they knew what it was like to be subservient. They were a close knit family and they had a deep reverence for God. The neighborhood cooperation that was born from necessity was a great social asset. Any gathering of people helping people for whatever reason became a social event. In Germany, the farm house and the barn were located in the village. When the Germans settled in Pennsylvania, they did not form small villages.