History

By Robert A. Selig Geographer, naturalist, explorer, scientist, Romantic philosopher, and all-around polymath Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was...

By James M. Beidler Just as “time and place” are a set of cross-hairs that determine what records exist for...

By Julian Mattocks • Photographs Courtesy Julian Mattocks One black-and-white sketch in particular captivates my attention as I fascinatedly look...

Slip back into the 19th century when many Germans migrated to the U.S. By Don Heimburger Photographs Courtesy Don Heimburger...

By James M. Beidler The phrase “the devil is in the details” has no better proof than when one tries...

For 25 years, we at German Life have been hearing stories—via telephone, handwritten letter and email. Inevitably they stem from...

In 2019, Germany honors its 19th century master of realism. By Jackie Guigui-Stolberg   We German-Americans today can so easily...

After over 200 years, the question still remains…were young German men kidnapped and forced to serve in the military of...

From its status as an important port of trade to its connection with Thomas Müntzer and the German Peasants’ War,...

From the beauty of Sanssouci to the Cold War history of Glienicke Bridge, Potsdam offers an enticing side-trip option when...