Sunday, March 21, 2010  at 3 pm at the German Free School – Austin

Carolyn Chipman Evans will come and talk to us. Ms. Evans is the driving force behind the creation of the Cibolo Nature Center just northwest of San Antonio. This wonderful resource includes 100 acres of trails and wilderness in the hill country. It also happens to be the former home of Dr. Ferdinand Herff, a German pioneer surgeon who made significant contributions to Texas history and medicine. Come and hear about both the interesting history tied to the preserve and how you can interact with the beautiful nature surrounding this gem.

Friday, March 26, 2010 at 7 pm at the German Free School – Austin

“Buddenbrooks”,  (not rated, 2006), based on the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann.

As the 19th century gives way to a new era, four generations of a German merchant family cope with the changing times and their own conventions. Destiny ties the rise and fall of the Buddenbrookses’ fortunes to their conflicts between family loyalty and the drive for individual success.

German Language Classes -Winter Semester
The German-Texan Heritage Society is offering a variety of German language classes for adults and children beginning in January. Check here for more information about courses in your area.

At the German Free School in Austin on a beautiful Saturday in late October we celebrated Oktoberfest with music, dancing, great German food and beer, fun activities for the kids and more!  If you were able to participate you are probably looking forward to future festivals.  If you missed this one, maybe the video at this link will spark your interest:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGgJfjkVsYw

For the creation and donation of this terrific video, we owe a very special Vielen Dank to Stephen Davis, owner of 5D Multimedia, the newest video production company in Austin!  Check out his website at http://www.5dmultimedia.com and share with your friends.

GTHS is enrolled in the Randall’s ‘Good Neighbor’ program, which means that the supermarket donates a percentage of sales made by shoppers who have linked their Randall’s card to our account. Your card can be linked to up to three charities of your choice. If you would like to participate, please fill out the ‘Good Neighbor Program’ form at the customer service booth. The form requires our charity number: 1298.

The German-Texan Heritage Society relies on volunteers to keep all its events and activities going. Please check our volunteering page to see how you can get involved.

If you’re in Austin, please join us every Thursday at noon for our Stammtisch at the German Free School. Tours of the building are available until 4:00 pm. (more)

The Library Committee has designated every Thursday as Used Book Sale Day at the German Free School building. Books will be for sale between 1 and 4 p.m. If Thursday is inconvenient, just call the GTHS office at (512) 482-0927 to arrange an appointment to browse our bookshelves. The books are mostly sold by donation (some books may be priced) and all proceeds benefit the Trenckmann Memorial Library. Most of the books are in German, but some are in English. They include novels, poetry, books on history, politics, philosophy and gardening, cookbooks and materials for German teachers. Please join us and browse the shelves.