Culture

By Robert A. Selig • Photographs Courtesy Sally Nye “We’re off to see the Wizard…!“ Surely most of our readers can at least hum if not sing this unforgettable tune made famous by Judy Garland as “Dorothy” in... Read More...

By Peter Pabisch Photographs Courtesy GSSchNM When Professor George F. Peters (1944 – 2014) and I established the German Summer School of New Mexico (GSSchNM) in Taos Ski Valley in 1975/76 as an extraordina... Read More...

This New York factory found good, dedicated German immigrant workers to make their carousels go round. By Don Heimburger • Photographs Courtesy Don Heimburger “For steady, sure-fire revenue nothing beats th... Read More...

Marks 150th Anniversary By Michelle Heitmann • Photographs Courtesy St. Louis Liederkranz In June of 2020, the St. Louis Liederkranz will mark a milestone reached by few singing organizations. We will be ce... Read More...

Buchnotizen/Book Notes provides brief comments on recent books relating to German and German-American topics. Information as to price and ordering can be found at various Internet book sites, or at the nearest ... Read More...

Stroll, picnic, play and simply unwind in a green oasis. By Phyllis Meras In Berlin, public gardens are everywhere. They are large and small. Some are on palace grounds, some on museum grounds. Some edge po... Read More...

By Peter Pabisch A common science definition says: “Science is the field of study concerned with discovering and describing the world around us by observing and experimenting. Biology, chemistry and physics ... Read More...

Old Splendor in New Glory: Culture, Baroque architecture and museums By Don Heimburger •Photographs Courtesy Don Heimburger The area around this part of Germany has been heralded with names such as the “Cra... Read More...

By James M. Beidler When your “Family Research” columnist was cutting his teeth as a genealogy hobbyist, a family history fact—such as name, date or relationship—was considered proven by a concept called “pr... Read More...