Die Wirkungskraft der totalen Immersion Culture April 28, 2022Von Peter Pabisch Zu den großen Geheimnissen des Fremdsprachen-unterrichts gehört wohl der Einsatz einer richtigen Lehr- und Lernmethode. Egal ob... Read More
What’s German in My Own Backyard? Plenty! Culture April 28, 2022By James M. Beidler I don’t know a greater truism than people neglecting the tourist sites in their own backyards,... Read More
A QUARTER CENTURY OF GERMANIC RECIPES Food April 28, 2022Sharon Hudgins celebrates 25 years of writing our “At Home”.By Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins I discovered German... Read More
NATURAL-DYED EASTER EGGS Food March 3, 2022By Sharon Hudgins Easter is one of my favorite times of the year in Germany, second only to the Christmas-New... Read More
Kürbiskernöl The “Green Gold of Austria” Food January 4, 2022Styrian pumpkin seed oil is an Austria delicacy noted for its extraordinary taste and quality.By Leah Larkin Every summer they... Read More
New Ulm, Minnesota History April 28, 2022The town is full of German heritage and continues to be a German Oasis in the west.By Don Heinrich Tolzmann...
Friedrich Franck von la Roche (1757-1805) History April 28, 2022Tracing a mysterious German-American life from Warthausen to Yorktown to Philadelphia and Austerlitz.By Robert A. Selig As I was preparing...
Booknotes History April 28, 2022By Don Heinrich Tolzmann The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740, by Adelaide L. Fries originally appeared in 1905. It has often...
Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Aspen Connection Travel April 28, 2022Mighty mountains provide an awesome backdrop for year-round activities in these spectacular sister cities. By Ella Mercer Aspen, Colorado and...
1770 German “Elector Bible” History March 3, 2022This 250-year-old German Bible, once the cherished possession of a German immigrant family, is now part of the German-American Heritage...
Nature Awakens in Swiss Parks Travel March 3, 2022Courtesy Switzerland Tourism 19 Swiss Parks throughout Switzerland 270,000 residents lived in Swiss Parks in 2020 548 km2 (212 mi2)...
Yesteryears Out Takes January 4, 2022Ida Saxton McKinley (June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907)Wife of President William McKinley and thus First Lady from 1897-1901,...
YESTERYEARS Out Takes November 9, 2021Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021)Beloved children’s author and illustrator, Eric Carle’s life as a German-American spans...