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DONAUSCHWABEN/GERMAN CULTURE 02/24/13 April May June 2009
Volume 4 Number 2
VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
JUNE
2009 United German Hungarians German American Day Forwarded
From UGH Come
out and join us at this year's German-American Day, on Sunday, 28 June 2009. Gates
will open at 12 Noon. Price at the gate will be $5.00 German
- American food, drink, and entertainment will be available for the afternoon. This
year's band will be the Kapella Fellas with
additional entertainment by GTV
Almrausch Schuhplatter Gruppe United
German-Hungarian Schuhplattler Group United
German-Hungarian Cultural Group Vereinigung
der Donnauschwaben Dancers The
highlight of the official festivities will be the crowning of this year's
Kornblumen Koenigen. (Cornflower
Queen.) All
German organizations will participate. Proceeds
will be used to support the German-American Steuben Parade on September 26. (www.germanday.us) Tickets
are $4.00 in advance and are available at our club as
well as at all German American Organizations. The
ticket also entitles you to a drawing for Door Prizes.
VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
MAY
2009 2009 CARPATHIA CHOIR Forwarded From Carpathia Club Donauschwaben Theresia
Olsavsky
The Choir has been busy rehearsing their program for the Michigan Sängerbezirk
Kommers, which took
On Saturday, May 16, 2009, we will have our
banquet together with the Carpathia Frauengruppe. This is
Of course the choir will also help with some of
the preparation and work for our up coming German Fest
For July we have planned a trip to Stratford,
Ontario to see a production of “West Side Story”. This will be
The choir will also be traveling to Kitchener ,
Ontario, on Saturday, September 19, 2009 to help the Concordia
As you can see, the choir is very active, and we
always have a good time, no matter where we go or what we Mit
frohem Sängergruß and have a wonderful summer. Theresia
Olsavsky
New Jugendgruppe Leaders- Carpathia Club
Rob Schwalbe Debbie Kapraun Karin Schwalbe
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE MAY-JUNE 2009 15th Annual Folk Dance Folklore Weekend June 5-6-7, 2009 Tulsa, Oklahoma
German American Society Tulsa 1429 Terrace Drive Tulsa, OK 74104 918.744.6997
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE MAY 2009 United German Hungarians Toledo Gaufest 2009 Forwarded From United German Hungarians, Philadelphia
Our Schuhplattler group and friends will be traveling to Toledo, Ohio for the 2009 Gaufest which will be held on August 13th to 16th. If you are interested, please contact one of our dancers as we have already had a preliminary meeting and a meeting will be held on May 6th. We will be traveling by bus and we always have a wonderful time!!!
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE MAY 2009 2009 CARPATHIA WOCHENDSCHULE Forwarded From Carpathia Club Donauschwaben
By Irene Dietz
The past year was quite successful for our Carpathia Wochendschule. In addition
to the regular instruction, which occur on every Friday for two hours, the youth
engaged in several activities: Kirchweih, a Christmas Program, and the Königsball.
The Christmas program consisted of songs, poems, and a small skit, in which the
children showed what they had learned at the school.
Afterwards, Santa Claus passed out small bags containing candy.
We are thankful to Mrs. Pledl and Mrs. Bullock who designed and sewed the
snowmen costumes.
In February there was a formal evaluation of what was learned.
It was very important for the pupils to show up every Friday fully
prepared.
The joy of learning is shown throughout all of our age groups at the center.
Our last school day is the 15th of May with an additional
program. We also will offer a
German program for adults. By Irene Dietz
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE APRIL 2009 AAS HEIMATMUSEUM Forwarded From American Aid Society of German Descendants BY Hilde Neumayer
Museums are so often thought of as boring and tiresome and "nothing but a bunch of old stuff that I've seen already and don't need to see again". I, like many others, am guilty of this frame of mind with our very busy and fast paced lives.
I was lucky to have been able to go on a trip to Greece last month with my sister and daughters. Greece, like so much of the rest of world has so much history it makes us realize how young the United States is. Seeing buildings in ruins that date back to Before Christ is amazing and nearly unbelievable. It takes us back a huge step in time as many of us have only experienced in the movies.
We were able to visit only a few of the many museums available, but one in particular reminded me of our own A.A.S. Museum in Lake Villa. We visited a museum on the Greek island of Santorini. So many of the items on display were very similar to those we have in our own museum in Lake Villa and the Sindelfingen museum we visited on the Jugendgruppe trip to Europe. From everyday items to the clothes worn by ancestors of the area, the history of the people unfolded as we walked through the museum.
At our next picnic I invite all of you to come and see the museum again and look at the displays with a fresh mind. For the older generation who was part of this history, let it bring back memories of a different time and place and help realize how special these times were. Although often mixed with sad and terrible times, these memories and experiences are responsible for the lessons you have taught your children and grandchildren. For the younger generations, let us try to understand how our parents and grandparents lived, the hardships they endured, the conveniences they lived without and the remarkable journey they have taken to allow us to enjoy the life we all have here in the US.
My trip to Greece allowed me to appreciate the museum we have in Lake Villa to keep the Donauschwaben history alive for each us. Please join me this summer in visiting us again to learn and appreciate the times that have come before us.
Tracht from A.A.S. Museum, Lake Villa Tracht from Santorini Museum, Greece Tracht from Sindelfingen Museum: Germany
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE MAY 2009 2009 CARPATHIA LADIES AUXILIARY Forwarded From Carpathia Club Donauschwaben
By Irene Dietz
It was a really a very long winter with storms
and snow but hopefully we can put our winter coats away. The
calendar says that Spring is not too far away and we all have thoughts that
Spring would arrive. Yet, April
could still be tough and may not be trusted. Nevertheless,
April is never predictable.
However, the bare garden beds will send up little flowers with their
little heads made of yellow, blue and red.
We hear the song birds daily while they built their nests.
The bees and butterflies are also flying about in the sunshine.
Nature is awakening. Soon we
will be working in the garden, planting flowers, digging up beets and tasting
the first salads of the season. However, before we can do any of this we have to plan our Card Party. The Kipfels must be baked. The ladies must tirelessly roll, stretch and decorate. Our Card Party will be on March 22nd and a Gulasch lunch will be served. Our next event will be our Ladies Auxiliary Banquet on May 16th. The group, Spass, will provide the music for dancing. Please order your tickets through Maria Dossenberger. Have
a merry Easter.
Irene Dietz
VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE APRIL 2009 HISTORY OF APRONS Forwarded From American Aid Society of German Descendants Richard Gunther, Seniorengruppe
I don't think our kids know what an apron is....
The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. Today our kids would go crazy trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron But Love !!
By Richard Gunther
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