The World of Espionage Culture January 2, 2025“Brrrring … this is your mission should you chose to accept it.” The opening of the Mission Impossible television show... Read More
Book notes Culture January 2, 2025By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Reference works are useful to have on one’s bookshelf. Wikipedia defines a reference work as: “Such... Read More
Old-World Artistry Culture October 28, 2024Wax isn’t just for candles, crayons, and envelope sealing. Its ability to capture intricate details creates works of art to... Read More
Christmas Memories Culture October 28, 2024“Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.”Freya Stark In 2008, GL shared This Is... Read More
Regional Cuisine Food January 2, 2025Germany There are many delicacies to discover in each German region’s cuisine and many restaurateurs are returning to the use... Read More
Kaiserschmarrn Food January 2, 2025Austrian Pancake Fit for an EmperorBy Sharon Hudgins Many years ago, when I was living in Germany, my parents came... Read More
Holiday Treats Food October 28, 2024Almond Horn Cookies & Towering Wreath CakesBy Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins When I was growing up in... Read More
Winter Activities Travel January 2, 2025SWITZERLAND Not only is the sled run from Rotenboden to Riffelberg on the Gornergrat in Valais the highest in the...
Tips Up Travel January 2, 2025Experience the Austrian Lebensgefühl (attitude to life) through a winter wonderland.By Ella Mercer WINTER. It doesn’t have to be a...
A Taste of Sion Travel January 2, 2025Savor the wine, the history, and the vine culture of this Valais capital. Around a third of Swiss wine is...
No Bacon and Eggs today?! History January 2, 2025Exploring the rules of forbidden foods and fasting through the ages.By Robert A. Selig With a February / March food...
Don’t Get Lost in Translation History October 28, 2024By James M. Beidler If I had a nickel for every time someone comes to me with a genealogy problem...
Weihnachtslieder History October 28, 2024An overview of German Christmas songs from the Middle Ages to Martin LutherBy Robert A. Selig Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht—Silent...
Hedwig(a) Reicher (June 12, 1884 – September 2, 1971) Out Takes January 2, 2025A German actress and opera singer, Hedwig came from a family of thespians. Her father Emanuel Reicher was an actor,...
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (October 28, 1856 – February 9, 1942) Out Takes January 2, 2025A portrait and genre painter, Anna grew up in a well-to-do family in San Francisco. Her father, John Gerald Klumpke...