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...
Ostalgie Culture March 3, 2022Who feels nostalgia for life in former East Germany? by Jackie Guigui-Stolberg Photographs Courtesy Jackie Guigui-Stolberg “What did you eat?”...
The “Do’s and Don’ts” of Visiting Your Ancestral Heimat History March 3, 2022By James M. Beidler Let’s get one thing clear first: Heimat in German simply means “homeland” but often is used...
English Spoken, American Understood History March 3, 2022A century of Americans in Dresden, 1816-1917Robert A. Selig The June 1910 issue of the Woman’s Home Companion featured an...
Franconia’s Great Famine of 1771-1772 History January 4, 2022Recounted through the eyes of Johann Ulrich Sponsel, Lutheran Minister of Burgbernheim.By Robert A. Selig Zur Nachricht auf folgende Zeilen...
Not All Hypotheses Will Be Proven Correct! History January 4, 2022By James M. Beidler In the June/July 2018 issue, I wrote about my ancestor Friedrich Winter and how I was...
Follow the Lieder History November 9, 2021The songs of Robert Franz and Karl Wilhelm OsterwaldBy Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Victoria Edge Some composers of music...
Rules Concerning the Ferry in Winterhausen 1 September 1626 History September 10, 2021By Robert A. Selig Part 1“An Amorous Encounter with Undreamt of Consequences” (December/January 2011) was the first in a series...
Bertha von Suttner History September 10, 2021Recognizing the importance of the second female and first Austrian Nobel laureate.By Peter Pabisch When Baroness Bertha von Suttner received...
Der Simplicissimus History July 12, 2021125 Years ago, the Red Bulldog Started BitingBy Robert A. Selig Woe to her or him whom the Red Bulldog...