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St. Joseph Settlement aka the German Settlement is a rural community of farms on the Marshall-Wetzel County borders, settled by German Catholic immigrants in the 1850s. As Cheryl Harshman says in her e-WV article on the settlement, the church, schoolhouse (now a public library and parish museum), rectory, community building, and cemetery are still the heart of the St. Joseph community.On June 22, 2016, Harshman hosted state folklorist Emily Hilliard on a visit to the settlement, meeting community members Jim and Debbie Frohnapfel and Ray Esteep and visiting the church and cemetery.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/158

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German cross grave markers in the St. Joseph Settlement Catholic church cemetery, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.StJosephSettlement.Photo.012.6.22.16
Title:
German cross grave markers in the St. Joseph Settlement Catholic church cemetery, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
St. Joseph Settlement aka the German Settlement is a rural community of farms on the Marshall-Wetzel County borders, settled by German Catholic immigrants in the 1850s. As Cheryl Harshman says in her e-WV article on the settlement, the church, schoolhouse (now a public library and parish museum), rectory, community building, and cemetery are still the heart of the St. Joseph community.On June 22, 2016, Harshman hosted state folklorist Emily Hilliard on a visit to the settlement, meeting community members Jim and Debbie Frohnapfel and Ray Esteep and visiting the church and cemetery.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/158
Subject:
German American Catholics, Catholic church buildings, Cemeteries
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Wetzel County (W. Va.), Marshall County (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection