Let’s Go S wimming! Culture September 4, 2024By Peter Pabisch Germans love swimming … a term that entails much more than just the activity of moving in... Read More
Cycling Adventures Culture September 4, 2024Discover German cycling routes that make the heart beat faster.Courtesy German National Tourist Board Explore towns, countryside and UNESCO World... Read More
Onion Breath Food September 4, 2024Try these favorite onion recipes from Germany & Alsace.By Sharon Hudgins When I was a child, I hated onions. Not... Read More
Foiled Again! Food June 24, 2024The German Craze for Baked PotatoesBy Sharon Hudgins “Curses! Foiled again!” was a favorite line of the stereotypical villain in... Read More
SALAD DAYS Food April 25, 2024By Sharon HudginsPhotographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins Once upon a time, back in the dinosaur days of the 20th century, my... Read More
Zurich Travel September 4, 2024Explore one of the world’s most livable cities.By Wibke CarterPhotographs Courtesy Wibke Carter Confident and affluent, Zurich embodies the epitome...
Der Wert von Kirchenbücher History September 4, 2024Kirchliche Unterlagen des 18. Jahrhunderts geben Einblick in die Sozialgeschichte BurgbernheimsBy Robert A. Selig „Am 23. März 1744 nachmittag um...
Liechtenstein Travel June 24, 2024By Peter Pabisch While German Life has featured Liechtenstein a few times (the last in 2020), I hope what I...
Höflichkeit History June 24, 2024Höflichkeit ist eine Zier, doch weiter kommt man ohne ihr—Politeness is a décor, but you get farther without it.By Robert...
Heartbeat Streets Travel June 24, 2024Fall in love with eleven Viennese neighborhoods.Courtesy Wien Tourismus In Berlin the word is Kiez, New York has its boroughs,...
Look for locality guides … or create your own! Travel June 24, 2024By James M. Beidler It’s often been said that “all politics is local” but what about genealogy? Well, I’d argue...
Katherine Sophie Dreier Out Takes April 25, 2024(September 10, 1877 – March 29, 1952) Artist, patron, collector, and educator, Katherine Sophie Dreier was born in Brooklyn, New...
Hazel Katherine Stiebeling (March 20, 1896 – May 18, 1989) Out Takes January 9, 2024By Barbara Selig and Mary Selig An early pioneer in the field of nutrition, Hazel was born to German immigrants...