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Steuben Queen for 2024-25, Lorelei Schubert
Lorelei has been an active member of the German Community since she was a young child when she started performing with the American Aid Society Kindergruppe at age 3. She is still an active member […]
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Steuben Parade 200 Club
We are excited to announce that the German Day Association is once again preparing for the 2024 General Von Steuben Parade and the annual German American Celebration. This celebration is traditionally held on Lincoln Avenue […]
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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
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
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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German Day mourns Erich Himmel, President.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Erich Himmel. Erich was the president of the United German Day Societies of Greater Chicago for over 25 years and dedicated his life […]
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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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100th Anniversary of the German-American Day Festival, Sept 9 to 11, 2022
The opening ceremonies for the 101st German-American Fest will be on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 8 pm in the Festival area at Lincoln Avenue and Leland Ave. The three-day festival includes German food and […]