Why did so many Germanic immigrants settle in Wisconsin? In a feature Home Away from the Homeland: Why So Many German Immigrants Chose Wisconsin this question was answered. People ask questions about the State of Wisconsin that make them curious, and their questions are answered in a segment called Whyconsin. Did you ever wonder why this group is called the "Pommerscher Verein Freistadt"? Our backstory appeared in the Whyconsin article on the Wisconsin Public Radio website recently. The feature was read on the air, and you can read the feature here. https://www.wpr.org/why-so-many-german-immigrants-chose-wisconsin-ancestry