The GAHS Office is in part made possible through a grant from the         

                                          

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GAHS Calendar 

GAHS members should remember the German American Heritage Society Endowment Fund at certain times of the year. This fund will provide a financial opportunity for members to help sustain the long term viability of the Society through potentially tax-advantaged annual financial gifts or estate plan contributions. For more information, contact your financial advisor or Treasurer, David Gast.

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We would like to welcome our newest members:

• Daniel & Paula Kessinger

• Matthias & Linda Renner

• Eleanor Watts, Ronald

• Joanne Gladney Naumer

• Marie Casey & Kenn Entringer

• Laura Hofstetter.

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SIU-E German language senior, Adam Ottwein, Awarded GAHS 2009 “Distinguished Student in German” grant at April 19 Honors Day Convocation.

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Director, Center for International Studies at University of Missouri - St. Louis, Joel Glassman, receives a Student Studies Abroad Grant from GAHS president, Lansing Hecker, with German Culture Center Coordinator, Larry Marsh.

for more info...

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Missouri State Museum features German Exhibit,  "From Southwest to Midwest: A story of Germans Who Became Missourians" in the Jefferson City Capital Building through 2009

The exhibit will be open through Dec. 31, 2009.

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MICDS Linguist Michael Sedwick excels as first GAHS intern

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Two Webster University sophomores to study in Vienna  

Assistant Professor of German Paula Hanssen and David Carl Wilson, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, present Brijhette Farmer, second from left, and Kathryn Mahl with 2008 study abroad awards from the German American Heritage Society of St. Louis.

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"German TV Programming in the USA"

tv listing...

radio listing...

DW-TV USA and DW-TV LATIN AMERICA show both of the last Qualifications games for UEFA EURO 2008^TM

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The German School Association

For more information please visit our website: www.germanstl.org/germanschool.

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Family Genealogy:  G-SIG forum #43

Read the latest fascinating update from the German Special Interest Group (G-SIG) leader and GAHS member, Gerald Perschbacher. G-SIG is a collaborative effort of the St. Louis Genealogical Society and the German American Heritage Society, both based in the St. Louis area. Contact the GAHS office for more information about joining.

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St. Louis County Library Seminars on Ancestry   More info...

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We need your help!

We need your time and talent to assist in planning and producing our social events.  Contact Carolyn at the GAHS office

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Interesting Web Links to Visit

 

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GAHS establishes endowment fund for donations, gifts

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Interested in joining the GAHS?

Contact VP/Membership, Roy Leimberg or contact the office.

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GAHS Junifest fund raiser patio dinner enjoyed by 60 members and guests

Huntleigh, MO – It was a perfect June patio dinner party for 60 German American Heritage Society (GAHS) members and guests on Saturday, June 13 at the lovely home of GAHS Vice President of Events, Isabelle Coovert.

Assisting Coovert with the event, was a multi-talented ”crew” of GAHS volunteers: GAHS Board Secretary, Barbara Nahlik; GAHS Vice President of Membership, Roy Leimberg; Harrison Billy; Gary & Traude Wilson; Terry & Jeanne Carmack (assisted by their granddaughter Madelaine and her friend Audrey); Michael Orzell, Tom George; Ilona Wilken; and new members James & Jessica Martin. The crew prepared and served an evening of hors d’ oeuvres, beverages, a sumptuous buffet dinner and a homemade apple crisp dessert topped with ice cream.

The evening’s entertainment was provided by accomplished accordionists, GAHS Vice President – Legal Affairs, Hermann Eisele; Joe Hoffmann; and Michael Orzell, who each performed solo as well as a group. Eisele also led the attending GAHS members in traditional German songs.

The annual Junifest fund raiser patio dinner helps support the organization’s many grants, including several German student studies abroad though area colleges and universities.  

for photos by Janet Krekeler...

for more photos by Janet Krekeler...

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                                 GAHS Maifest held at Grant's Farm

                                          GAHS Maifest was held on a beautiful sunny day at Grant's Farm. 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                      

 

 

Virg & Marti Mueller with grandson Joey 

             Virg, Brad, Ashlyn, Paige, Marti Mueller                   Travis, Cathy & Joey Hoffmann    

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Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto honored by The German American Heritage Society of St. Louis

 

 

 

St. Louis, MO - The German American Heritage Society (GAHS) of St. Louis honored Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto (right) with its Friedrich Hecker Freedom Award on March 7, 2009 at the organization’s 19^th Annual Founders Banquet. The black-tie event is held each year at the historic Racquet Club-St. Louis. The award is named for an 1848 German revolution leader, who immigrated to America and later fought in the Civil War as a Union officer. It is presented each year to an outstanding individual who has worked for the promulgation of cooperation and understanding between Germany and the United States. The award was presented by GAHS President, Lansing Hecker (left).

Dr. Siemon-Netto is the director of the Center for Lutheran Theology and Public Life (CLTPL) at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He is also a regular contributor to leading English and German-language publications, notably The Atlantic Times.

Dr. Siemon-Netto, born in 1936 and a native of Leipzig, has been an international journalist for 52 years, covering the construction of the Berlin Wall for The Associated Press, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War (five years), and the Six-Day War in the Middle East in 1967 for the Springer Foreign News Service of Hamburg, Germany. He then became Stern magazine’s North American correspondent and subsequently managing editor Hamburger Morgenpost, a daily newspaper. Before joining Concordia Seminary in 2005, Dr. Siemon-Netto served for four years as religious affairs editor of United Press International in Washington, D.C.

In mid-career, Uwe Siemon-Netto turned to theology, earning his M.A. degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago , and his Ph.D. degree in theology and sociology of religion from Boston University. In 2004, Concordia Seminary awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.). His published works include The Acquittal of God, A Theology for Vietnam Veterans; The Fabricated Luther, a refutation of the cliché that Luther was Hitler’s progenitor; and One Incarnate Truth, The Christian Answer to Postmodern Confusion.

Equally fluent in English, German and French, Dr. Siemon-Netto and his British-born wife, Gillian, divide their time between St. Louis and their home in southwestern France.  They have been married for 46 years.

David Gast honored with the Stemmler-Hecker Founders Award

David Gast (left) was also honored at the event with the Stemmler-Hecker Founders Award for “exceptional service to the German American community”.  Presenting the award was Lou Stemmler (right), whose father, the late George Stemmler, was the organization’s founding executive director for 12 years. Mr. Gast has served as the organization’s Treasurer for the past decade. This year’s Founder Award recipient is an exceptional individual, who is an actively involved philanthropist with Washington University , the St. Louis ZOO, The Repertory Theatre, and many St. Louis charitable organizations. To help the German American Heritage Society build a lasting legacy for the next generation, Gast helped establish and grow the GAHS Endowment Fund.

The German American Heritage Society (GAHS) of St. Louis invites anyone with a heritage from a German speaking country (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Alsace-Lorraine), as well as companies founded by German immigrants, owned by people of German heritage, or companies with business relationships with Germany and the United States of America. The GAHS is actively involved in exploring and preserving German heritage with other German American organizations in the St. Louis region, the state of Missouri, the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany. 

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photos by Joan Hecker...

For More Information, Contact the GAHS office at gahs-stl@sbcglobal.net    

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Weihnachtsparty at the World Trade Center

 

 

 

 

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Marti Mueller honored at GAHS “Taste of Germany” Benefit Dinner & Auction

 

 

 

 

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von Humboldt's 239th Birthday Celebrated

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Tom George Hosts Successful Advisory Board Picnic