Center's Purpose

• Establish a library, archives, and research center. Encourage scholars to disseminate information on the impact of the German American experience.
• Sponsor educational workshops, symposiums and classes relating to the German American experience.
• Assist in the coordination of festivals to foster an understanding of German American heritage.
• Assist in promoting research tours in the U.S. and Germany for historians, genealogists, economic developers, and tourists.
• Provide for cultural exchange through language classes and production of cultural presentations to the public.
• Encourage and assist in the German "Sister" city, county, and state relationships.