By Robert A. Selig
When they hear the term “Baedeker”, most Germans, but not only they, immediately think of a travel guide, that indispensable accessory to planning any successful excursion or vacation. The... Read More...
Japan celebrates strong ties with a number of German cities and spring serves as a reminder of this connection with Cherry Blossom Festivals in late April and early May each year. The cherry blossom is a symbol... Read More...
Historic Aerial Tramways in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
By Eric Bryan
Though the history of cable cars used for conveying materials goes back to ancient times in Japan and India, early aerial tramways ... Read More...
To make a long story short.
By Jackie Guigui-Stolberg • Photographs Courtesy Jackie Guigui-Stolberg
The history of Bavaria is a long, long story. That’s why Regensburg’s new Museum of Bavarian History focus... Read More...
By Robert A. Selig
“Große Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus,“ says a German proverb: “Great events cast their shadows ahead”. Though they are still ten or more years away, the years from 2020 to at leas... Read More...
By James M. Beidler
There’s a concept in genealogy that is one of the most crucial mistakes to avoid as it will cost much time and heartburn. It’s called “presentism,” which is a coinage worthy of definition... Read More...
50 Years of the 917 and the 914 and 10 Years of the Porsche Museum
Courtesy Porsche Museum
Three jubilees, one big birthday and a dynamic “Heritage Experience”—2019 marked several high points for the Porsch... Read More...
A wonderland of medieval and modern sites to see in Nuremberg
By Phyllis Meras
One of my favorite childhood books was The Toys of Nuremberg. It was written in verse by an American, Lillian Baker Sturges, in... Read More...
By James M. Beidler
When history was primarily an academic pursuit profiling the “great men of the past,” collections of correspondence were one of the greatest primary sources used for insight into their li... Read More...
Von Peter Pabisch
Dreißig Jahre sind vergangen seit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer; bekanntlich ereignete sich dieses historische Datum am 9. November 1989 und folgte dem Ende des Eisernen Vorhangs in den Monat... Read More...
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