German Aid Society


German Aid Society was the name of various support groups in the United States for German immigrants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland and people with German ancestory. There were German Aid Society groups in Sandusky, Ohio, Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Oregon.
Hungarian born architect Otto Kleemann was a life member of Portland's German Aid Society.

History

The first German Aid Society was founded in 1764 to aid German immigrants. The German Aid Society of Chicago was founded in 1854. The German Aid Society of Portland, Oregon was founded in 1871. There was also a German Aid Society of Boston since at least 1885.
The organizations were part of congressional hearings in the late 1800s.