Swiss National Day in New Glarus, Wisconsin History June 27, 2018Colorful trachten, flag throwing, alpenhorns and choirs converge to celebrate in “America’s Little Switzerland.” By Don Heimburger It’s a day...
Hartford Sängerbund—Celebrating 160 Years! History June 27, 2018By Mark Jahne Photographs courtesy Mark Jahne The Hartford (Connecticut) Sängerbund is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year, highlighted by...
Rocket Man—Wernher von Braun History March 13, 2018One man’s knowledge and desire helped the United States open a doorway to space. By Peter Vogt The rise...
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (30 March 1818 – 11 March 1888) and his Raiffeisenbank in the German Banking System History March 13, 2018Remembering the man who witnessed famine and suffering and established a banking system to serve the working class. By Robert...
“Seeing” What Can’t Be Seen—The Discoveries of Austrian Archaeology History March 13, 2018Using technology to “unearth” archaeological treasures without moving a single shovelful of dirt. By Crispin Andrews Austrian scientists have...
Regensburg—A Kaleidoscope of History on the Danube History March 13, 2018This beautiful city’s existence and history are forever entwined with the Danube. By Alevetina Altenhof Donau in German, Dunai...
How much bread and meat will I be able to buy tomorrow? Food Rationing in Germany from 1915 to 1950 History December 20, 2017Supply, the combined impact of Allied blockades and weather-related crop failure left its war-ravaged citizens sick and starving. By Robert...
Australia’s Historic Hermannsburg Mission History December 20, 2017Lutheran missionaries settled in the far reaches of central Australia where daily life was a challenge and they left a...
Of Skulls, Skeletons and Headless Horsemen: What to do with a dead Hessian or a Brunswicker, as the case may be? History November 3, 2017Yes it was war but Hessians, Brunswickers and Ansbachers killed in battle were often left unburied in a foreign land....
Surviving the “Hängerbande” Times: The Murder of the German Unionists in Fredericksburg History November 3, 2017These German immigrants remained true to their first oath to the United States and also stood against slavery. It cost...
