Archive of Past Articles & Reviews
2022
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Notable German-Americans: Dr. Gustav Peter Philipp Koerner (1809-96), From German Revolutionary to Friend of Lincoln, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, and Historian," The Palatine Immigrant. 48:1 (2022): 12-15.
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Jane Theissen, Book review of: "Cincinnati's Germans before World War I, by Don Heinrich Tolzmann," St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly (Summer 2022): 34.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Notable German-Americans: Rudolf Cronau (1855-1939), German-American Artist, Author, and Historian," followed by: "Nachtrag – Addendum: Franz Joseph Stallo (1793-1833)," The Palatine Immigrant. 47:4 (2022): 13-16.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "New Ulm, Minnesota," German Life (June/July 2022): 20-27.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Notable German-Americans: Franz Joseph Stallo (1793-1833), German Emigration Advocate and American Town Founder," The Palatine Immigrant. 47:3 (2022): 13-22.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "New Alsace, An Alsatian Settlement in Southeastern, Indiana," The Palatine Immigrant. 47:2 (2022): 11-14.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Notable German-Americans: Heinrich A. Rattermann (1832-1923), German-American Historian and Entrepreneur: A Chronology of his Life and Work," The Palatine Immigrant. 47:2 (2022): 17-20.
2021
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Karl Lietzenmayer, "Review of: The Germans in the American Civil War," by Wilhelm Kaufmann, translated from German by Steven Rowan, edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, with Werner D. Mueller and Robert E. Ward, Northern Kentucky Heritage. 29:1 (2021): 77.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Notable German-Americans: Johann Martin Henni (1805-81) – A German-American Pioneer Priest," The Palatine Immigrant. 47:1 (2021): 10.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Declaration of Independence: The first printings in English and German," The Palatine Immigrant. 46:4 (2021): 15-17.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The German-Americanization of the Motto of the Turner Movement," The Palatine Immigrant. 46:3 (2021): 16-18.
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"Book Describes Germans’ Role in the American Civil War," Amerika Woche (7 June 2021).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Our Rich History: Honoring Cincinnati’s German regiments who heeded the call during the Civil War," Northern Kentucky Tribune (7 June 2021).
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Colleen Phillips, "Book Review: Cincinnati’s Germans Before World War I, by Don Heinrich Tolzmann," The Tracer. 42:1 (2021): 61-62.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Our Rich History: Judge Nippert's talk with Kaiser Wilhelm II; Wiedemann of Newport supported relief," Northern Kentucky Tribune (3 May 2021).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "German Immigration in the 19th Century: A novel helps tell the story," German Life (June/July 2021):15-17.
2020
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The John A. Roebling Bridge Linking Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky," The Palatine Immigrant. 46:1 (2020):16-20.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Scarlet Oaks, a grand Cincinnati mansion built by a Hessian soldier's grandson," Northern Kentucky Tribune (9 November 2020).
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Bonnie Everhart, "Cincinnati, Ohio: The Eldorado of the German Emigrant: Writings about he Queen City of the West, by Friedrich Gerstäcker, translated and edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann," The Palatine Immigrant. 45:4 (2020): 4-5.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Friedrich Gerstäcker and Cincinnati: The El Dorado of the German Emigrant," The Report: A Journal of German-American History, 48 (2020): 95-108.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "German Immigrants in Steerage: What did They Eat?" The Palatine Immigrant. 45:3 (2020): 17-20.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Our Rich History: George Wiedemann, Northern Kentucky's Beer Baron and His Brewery," Northern Kentucky Tribune (23 March 2020).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Cincinnati Germans: Their Ancestral Homelands in the German States," The Palatine Immigrant. 45:2 (2020): 21-23.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Our Rich History: Cincinnati German Beer Baron in the Civil War: Christian Moerlein and the Siege of Cincinnati," Northern Kentucky Tribune (17 January 2020).
2019
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Bonnie Everhart, "Book Review: German Heritage Explorations, by Don Heinrich Tolzmann," The Palatine Immigrant. 44:4 (2019): 4.
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Paul A. Tenkotte, "Our Rich History: Don Heinrich Tolzmann’s new book 'German Heritage Explorations,' shares his expertise," Northern Kentucky Tribune (9 September 2019).
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Randall J. Ratje, "Book Review: German Heritage Explorations, by Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann," Steuben News (September/October 2019).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge: Washington Roebling's History," Northern Kentucky Heritage. 26:2 (2019): 28-34.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Ohio Germans in the Civil War," The Palatine Immigrant. 44:3 ( 2019): 13-16.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Friedrich Gerstäcker and Cincinnati," at the blog site of Dr. Christoph Irmscher (22 January 2019)
2018
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The German-Americana Collection, University of Cincinnati: How it Came to Be," Presented at the University of Cincinnati, April 13, 2018. [YouTube video presentation]
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Paul A. Tenkotte, "Our Rich History: New book, PBS documentary shine national attention on John A. Roebling Bridge," Northern Kentucky Tribune. (23 July 2018).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Our Rich History: The Cincinnati German Origins of Memorial Day - Here's the Connection," Northern Kentucky Tribune. (28 May 2018).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Land of Milk and Honey: Letters of Johann Bernard Meyer from America to Family in the Osnabrücker Nordland, 1835 and 1844," The Palatine Immigrant. 43: 2 (2018): 11-17.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Abraham Lincoln's Ancestry," Vereinsnachrichten, published by the German Society of Maryland. Issue 108 (January 2018): 6.
2017
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Land of Opportunity, An Article on America by a German Immigrant in Cincinnati, 1924." The Palatine Immigrant. 43:1 (2017): 25-27.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, “Adolf Dehn: Life and Work of a German-American Artist on both Sides of the Atlantic,” The Report: a Journal of German-American History. 47 (2017): 113-22.
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Kevin Rigsbee, "The Don Heinrich Tolzmann German-Americana Collection," LiBlog: University of Cincinnati Libraries' Blog (19 October 2017).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The 300th Anniversary of the Reformation (1817) and its Implications for German Immigration to America," The Palatine Immigrant. 42:4 (2017): 12-16.
2016
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Robert E. Ward (1937-2017): In Memoriam," Yearbook of German-American Studies. 51 (2016): 3-4.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Gert Niers (1943-2016), In Memoriam," German Life. (October/November 2016): 8, 21.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Star Spangled Banner – auf deutsch," The Palatine Immigrant. 40:4(2016): 20-21.
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“Photos of 152 Members of Die Neuner, the Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment,” with an Introduction by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, and list compiled by Kenny Burck, The Tracer. 37:3(2016): 90.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, “Amos Shinkle: Profile of a Self-made Man,” Bulletin of the Kenton County Historical Society (May/June 2016): 2-8.
2015
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, “The Directory of the Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Co.: Roebling’s Address and Memo Book,” Bulletin of the Kenton County Historical Society (July/August 2015): 7-9.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Wilhelm Hildenbrand (1843-1908): Chief Engineer for the Reconstruction of the Roebling Suspension Bridge," Bulletin of the Kenton County Historical Society (March/April 2015): 1-5.
2014
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "The Steuben Regiment: A German Regiment from New York in the Civil War," The Palatine Immigrant. 40:1 (2014): 19-26.
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Hermann Welp and Monika Thölking, "Off to New Shores: German Immigration to Cincinnati from the Osnabrücker Nordland in the Early 19th Century," Translated and edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann. The Tracer. 35:4 (2014): 98, 112-16.
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"Washington Roebling (1837-1926): Man and Myth," Bulletin of the Kenton County Historical History (November/December 2014): 6-10.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Charles Stolzenburg (1867-1903): A Stone Mason Carves His Name into History on the Roebling Suspension Bridge," Bulletin of the Kenton County Historical Society (July-August 2014): 9-10.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "Remembering World War I," Germerica.com. (February 3, 2014) and reprinted in: German-American News. 20:2 (2014) and: German-American Journal. 62:3 (2014): 5.
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"Oldenburg, Indiana," German-American Hall of Fame/GAMHOF, No. 9 (2014).
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"Wilhelm Pfaender, A German Forty-Eighter and Turner Leader in Germany and America," The Palatine Immigrant. 39:2 (2014): 18-23.
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"The Germanic Museum at Harvard University," German-American Journal. 62:1 (February/March 2014): 5, 8.
2013
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Book Review, German-Americana: Selected Essays. Concordia Trust Newsletter. 10: (2013).
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"Muench-Related Works," Muench Family Association (20 December 2013). Publications about German-American author Friedrich Muench.
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"The Germanic Museum at Harvard University," German-American Hall of Fame/GAMHOF. No. 8 (2013).
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"The German Forty-Eighers: A 165th Anniversary Assessment," Moin-Moin (December 8, 2013).
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"Yearbook Stoltenberg & Dr. Henry Kissinger," Moin-moin: Dedicated to US 1848ers from Schleswig-Holstein and Europe (November 13, 2013).
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"Roebling Heritage Tour: A Guide to Sites Related to John A. Roebling (1806-69) and His Bridge on the Ohio at Covington, Kentucky," Bulletin of the Kenton County Historial Society (November/December 2013): 5-8,11.
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Mark Silbersack, "February Presentation (by Don Heinrich Tolzmann on the Great Sioux Uprising of 1862 in Minnesota)," The Canister: Monthly Newsletter of the Cincinnati Civil War Round Table (March 2013): 5-6.
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Rick Armon, "German-American Expert offers Heritage Tours of the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood," The Beer Blog (12 July 2013). About German Heritage Tours led by Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann
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"Take an Architecture Tour of OTR," Cincinnati.com
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Brent Coleman, "Architectural Jewels dot Over-the-Rhine," Cincinnati Enquirer (24 May 2013).
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Andreas Schumacher, "German Brewing Culture in Cincinnati," German Life (June/July 2013). A review of: Christian Moerlein: The Man and His Brewery. For a longer review by the same author, see: “German Brewing History in North America,” The Hofbräuhaus News (April/June 2013): 3.
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Clara Harsh, Book Review of: The Cincinnati Germans after the Great War. The Palatine Immigrant. 38:2(2013): 3-4.
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Clara Harsh, Book Review of: Christian Moerlein: The Man and His Brewery. The Palatine Immigrant. 38:2(2013): 4-5.
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Antonius Holtmann, "Over-the-Rhine Tour Guide: Cincinnati's German District," Amerika-Woche (28 January/4 February 2013).
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "MainStrasse Village, Covington, Kentucky," German Heritage in America: Towns, Villages and Sites. No. 5 (2013).
2012
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Rick Armon, "Five Questions with Don Heinrich Tolzmann," The Beer Blog (August 20, 2012). About: Christian Moerlein: The Man and His Brewery (Little Miami Pub. Co., 2012).
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Colleen Phillips, Book Review of: Over-the-Rhine Tour Guide, The Tracer, 33:2 (2012): 60.
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "John Hauser - A Cincinnati German Artist," Amerika-Woche (18/25 June 2012).
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Robert Grandchamp, Book Review: The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War, Blue & Gray Magazine Vol. 28:6 (2012): 31-32.
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"New Ulm, Minnesota," by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, German Heritage in America: Towns, Villages and Sites No. 2(2012).
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Hans A. Pohlsander, "Dr. Don Tolzmann's New Cincinnati Book: Over-the-Rhine Tour Guide," Amerika-Woche (4/11 June 2012).
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"Recent Books on German-American History," by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, Amerika-Woche (9/16 April 2012).
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Randall P. Donaldson, Book Review: German-Americana: Selected Essays, in The Report: A Journal of German-American Studies, 46(2011):136-38.
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Emily Schneider, "Tolzmann breaks from historical analysis in latest Over-the-Rhine book" UrbanCincy (25 Jan. 2012)
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Andreas Schumacher, "Perpetuating Southwestern Ohio's German Heritage," Amerika Woche (2/9 Jan. 2012).
2011
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Deborah Kohl Kremer, "New Immigrant Germans had Civil War impact," Kentucky Enquirer (19 Dec. 2011)
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Dr. Richard Hartle, "Fall Seminar Recap (German Immigration, Settlement and Contributions," Palatine Heritage 34:4 (2011).
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Andreas Schumacher, "New Insights: German-American Contributions to the Civil War," Amerika-Woche (24/31 October 2011).
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"GAMHOF Honors Siegfried & Roy," Germerica.net (26 October 2011).
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Book Review: "The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War," Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal 15:3(2011): 119.
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"Die Deutschen im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg," Nordamerikanische Wochenpost (6 August 2011), review of Gustav Tafel, The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War, translated and edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann
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"Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine," Germerica.net (10 August 2011)
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Barbara Keyser Gargiulo, "Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann - An Introduction," Palatine Heritage, 34:3(2011): 38.
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"German-Americans in the Civil War," by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, Steuben News (March/April 2011)
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"The German Heritage of Southern Illinois and Missouri," by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, The Palatine Immigrant 36:2 (2011): 14-23
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"The General von Steuben Monument Centennial - Lafayette Park Washington, DC," The Ambassador (Winter/Spring 2011)
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Clara Harsh, "Book Reviews," The Palatine Immigrant 36:2(2011): 3-4. [The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War, By Gustav Tafel and The German Element in the Ohio Valley: Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, By Gustav Koerner]
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"Book elaborates on German-Americans' role in the Civil War," Western Hills Press (March 30, 2011)
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Andreas Schumacher, "German-American Contributions to the Civil War," Newsletter of the Delaware Saengerbund & Library Association (February 2011)
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"Steuben Monument Centennial," German Life (February/March 2011)
2010
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"Fachkundige Ackersleute und qualifizerte Handwerker," by Ernst Mettendorf, Nord-Amerikanische Wochenpost, (25 December 2010), review of: The German Element in the Northeast
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Book Review: The German Element in the Northeast, by Clara Harsh. The Palatine Immigrant 36:1(2010): 4-5
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Book Review: The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War, by Clara Harsh. The Palatine Immigrant 36:1(2010): 5-6
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"The German Contribution to the American Revolution," by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, The Palatine Immigrant. 35:2(2010): 25-29
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"Baron von Steuben: From Prussian Soldier of Fortune to Inspector General," by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, The Palatine Immigrant 36:1(2010):26-32.
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"Centennial Celebration of Steuben Monument," Steuben News (November/December 2010)
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"A German-American Kulturabend," by Dr. Joe Wendel, Germania (December 2010)
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"Germans in the Civil War," Germerica.net (24 November 2010)
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"The Origins of German-American Day," Germerica.net, (21 September 2010)
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Book Review: The German Element in the Northeast (Genealogical Publishing Company), on Germerica.net, "Proud of His Heritage(Gustav Koerner)," 12 August 2010.
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"Author of Numerous Works Speaks on German Immigration, Heritage," by Brandon Drake. Daily Chief Union (Upper Sandusky, Ohio), 10 July 2010.
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"Tribute to Don Heinrich Tolzmann," Germerica.net (May 28, 2010)
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"Denison Conference Dedicated to German-American Henry Finnern," ASHHS Newsletter 22: 1(2010): 7.
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Review of German-Americana: Selected Essays, in German Life (p. 55, December/January 2010)
2009
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Review of Wooden Shoe Hollow: Charlotte Pieper's Cincinnati German Novel, edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann, By Clara Harsh, The Palatine Immigrant, Vol. 35:1 (2009): 5-6.
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Review of German-Americana: Selected Essays, By Ron Einhaus, Northern Kentucky Heritage, 17:1 (2009): 50.
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Review of German-Americana: Selected Essays, by Petra DeWitt, Der Maibaum 17:3 (2009): 3.
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"Conference Highlights Life of Great German-American," Germerica.net (November 3, 2009)
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"Weekend's Conference in Denison Explores Contributions of German Immigrants," Gordon Wolf, Denison Bulletin Review (October 27, 2009)
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"President Proclaims German-American Day," Germerica.net (October 7, 2009)
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"German-American Heritage Month," Germerica.net (September 21, 2009)
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Review of German-Americana: Selected Essays, Clara Harsh, Book Review Editor,The Palatine Immigrant (July 2009)
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"Finally United: Tolzmann's Essays on German-Americana," Review by Gert Niers, Germerica.net (June 29, 2009)
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"Dr. Tolzmanns neues Buch: Von Kleindeutschland zum Turnverein," Ernst Mettendorf, Nordamerikanische Wochenpost (June 14/20, 2009)
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"Tolzmann's New Book," Walter Pfaeffle, Germerica.net (June 17, 2009)
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"The German Forty-Eighter Legacy," German Life (April/May 2009)
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"Arts Series Focuses on Northern Kentucky's Past," Cincinnati Enquirer (March 8, 2009)
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"The Legacy of 1848," Amerika Woche (February 16/23, 2009).
2008
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"O`zapft is`: Yogi Reepmann and Don Tolzmann at the Oktoberfest in Cincinnati," Ballinstadt News (November 2008)
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"Tour Over-the-Rhine with German-American Historian Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann," Department of German Studies, University of Cincinnati
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann, "First German Settlement in America Celebrates 325th Anniversary, October 6, 2008," German Life. (October/November 2008)
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"325th German-American Day in Germantown, Pennsylvania," Amerika Woche (October 27/November 3, 2008)
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"Germantown Celebrations - A Model for America," Germerica.net (Oct. 14, 2008)
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"Garden Party to Celebrate German-American Day," (September 30, 2008)
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Walter Pfaeffle, "Time to Celebrate: The First German Settlement in the U.S. turns 325," The Atlantic Times. (September 2008)
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Elyse Glickman, "1608 - 1683 - 2008, Centuries of Progress: Celebrating German Roots in Early America," German World. (July-August 2008)
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"Worse than 9-11," Germerica.net, July 1, 2008 (about the 1862 Sioux Uprising)
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"Family Stories from the Sioux Uprising," Shelby Lindrud, Renville County Register (June 26, 2008)
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Book Review of German Heritage Guide to the State of Ohio, by Mariana Wilke, Der Kurier, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (June 2008)
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Biography of Dr. Tolzmann, German-American Hall of Fame, Advisory Board Member
2007
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Biography of Dr. Tolzmann, German-American Hall of Fame, Advisory Board Member
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Book Review of John Roebling and His Suspension Bridge on the Ohio River, Yearbook of German-American Studies, 42 (2007).
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Book review from: Steuben News. Vol. 8:4 (2007) The Army of the American Revolution and Its Organizer: Rudolf Cronau's Biography of Baron Von Steuben.
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Review of John A. Roebling and his Suspension Bridge, by Clara Harsh, The Palatine Immigrant. 33:1(2007): 31.
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"Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann Honored in Cincinnati," Amerika Woche (October 29/November 5, 2007).
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"Author explores life of Suspension Bridge builder," by Kurt Backscheider, Community Press & Recorder (October 9, 2007).
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"John A. Roebling Story," by Sara Pearce, Cincinnati Enquirer (August 9, 2007).
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"Fürsprecher seiner Herkunft," Das Fenster (August 2007).
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"Society for German-American Studies Outstanding Achievement Award for 2007 - Don Heinrich Tolzmann," Society for German American Studies Newsletter (June 2007).
2006
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"Auf deutschen Spuren in Cincinnati," German Life (2006).
2005
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Book Reviews in Yearbook of German-American Studies of Dr. Tolzmann's recent publications (with reviewing author listed) 2005
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Review of The German Heritage Guide to the State of Ohio by J. Gregory Redding
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Review of Illinois' German Heritage by William Keel
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Review of Memories of New Ulm by Timothy J. Holian
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2004
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Book Reviews in Yearbook of German-American Studies of Dr. Tolzmann's recent publications (with reviewing author listed)
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Review of The German Pioneer Legacy: The Life and Work of Heinrich A. Rattermann by Franziska C. Ott
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Review of Missouri's German Heritage by William Keel
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Review of Wooden Shoe Hollow by Timothy J. Holian
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Review of Wooden Shoe Hollow by Elfe Vallaster-Dona
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"The 'Book Barons' of Cincinnati," Source, University of Cincinnati Libraries [website] (Fall 2004).
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"UC Scholar Breathes New Life Into a Classic Novel Set in Cincinnati," University of Cincinnati News [web site] (March 11, 2004).
2002
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"Anniversary Volume Gives New Voice To Pioneer Accounts of Sioux Uprising," University of Cincinnati News [web site] (August 21, 2002).
2001
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Review of Kentucky's German Pioneers: H. A. Rattermann's History, by Genevieve Myers Hill, Northern Kentucky Heritage. 8: 2 (2001).
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"PBS program reaches out to UC German American experts," University of Cincinnati News [web site] (February 28, 2001).
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"Tolzmann Book Details German American History" University of Cincinnati News [web site] (February 27, 2001)
