22 February 1770: Christopher Seider becomes the first (German-) American “martyr to the noble cause” History January 4, 2020By Robert A. Selig “Große Ereignisse werfen ihre Schatten voraus,“ says a German proverb: “Great events cast their shadows ahead”....
Books, Website Offer Help in Finding German Archives History January 4, 2020By James M. Beidler There’s a concept in genealogy that is one of the most crucial mistakes to avoid as...
Porsche Museum Marks Milestones Culture November 12, 201950 Years of the 917 and the 914 and 10 Years of the Porsche Museum Courtesy Porsche Museum Three jubilees,...
Nuremberg History November 12, 2019A wonderland of medieval and modern sites to see in Nuremberg By Phyllis Meras One of my favorite childhood books...
Project Looks for Letters to and from German Immigrants to Understand Common People History November 12, 2019By James M. Beidler When history was primarily an academic pursuit profiling the “great men of the past,” collections of...
Dreißig Jahre Fall der Berliner Mauer History September 9, 2019Von Peter Pabisch Dreißig Jahre sind vergangen seit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer; bekanntlich ereignete sich dieses historische Datum am...
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt 14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859 History September 9, 2019By Robert A. Selig Geographer, naturalist, explorer, scientist, Romantic philosopher, and all-around polymath Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was...
German and American Genealogical Differences History June 26, 2019By James M. Beidler Just as “time and place” are a set of cross-hairs that determine what records exist for...
A LITTLE PIECE OF FREEDOM: MEMORIES OF AN AUSTRIAN PRISONER OF WAR IN AMERICA History June 26, 2019By Julian Mattocks • Photographs Courtesy Julian Mattocks One black-and-white sketch in particular captivates my attention as I fascinatedly look...
Old World Wisconsin: Time Travelers Wanted History May 3, 2019Slip back into the 19th century when many Germans migrated to the U.S. By Don Heimburger Photographs Courtesy Don Heimburger...
