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Steuben Queen for 2023-24, Karina Thut

August 13, 2023 Bill Comments Off on Steuben Queen for 2023-24, Karina Thut
Karina Thut has been an active member of the German American Community Since she was three years of age. She began at the Chicago Donauschwaben in the Kindergruppe and participated for 10 years until the […]
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Steuben Queen for 2022-23, Kahla Erdbeer

October 7, 2022 Bill Comments Off on Steuben Queen for 2022-23, Kahla Erdbeer
Kahla grew up in the German community. She was raised bilingual. Kahla was singing with the Kinderchor for many years and participated in trips to Germany with them. At the age of 10 Kahla joined […]
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In Memory of Erich Himmel

October 7, 2022 Bill Comments Off on In Memory of Erich Himmel
Erich Michael Himmel, was born in Moosburg outside of Munich, Germany on January 3, 1936; he spent most of his youth in Gottfrieding, Bavaria. In 1958, Erich and Inge immigrated to the United States to […]
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2021 Steuben Parade Queen

August 19, 2021 Bill Comments Off on 2021 Steuben Parade Queen
Katrina Annemarie Giannoni is an active member of our German community.Her enthusiasm of the German Culture runs generations deep. Her great-grandfather, Adam Bechtloff and Uncle Christian Schreiner were long time active members of the American […]
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Eintracht to continue in Posterity

July 3, 2017 Bill Comments Off on Eintracht to continue in Posterity
After the German Newspaper Eintracht, published over 95 years in the Chicago area, has incorporated its publication with the New York Staatszeitung in February, 2016, we were fortunate to turn over our vast collection to […]