JUNE, 1978 - Haidy Krueger reports on the Schuhplattler Group's participation in the Philadelphia Folk Fair! #UGHSchuhplattler50
Category: Republished
Articles that were originally printed in our “Monthly Progress.”
First Performance of the Schuhplattler Group at Kirchweih Harvest Festival (from the Monthly Progress in 1976)
NOVEMBER, 1976 - Toni Kreutzer reports on the Kirchweih Harvest Festival and records for history the first organized performance of the Schuhplattler Group! #UGHSchuhplattler50
In Retrospect, by Andy Weyershaeuser, (from the Monthly Progress in 1999)
Andy Sr. makes his observation about our dancers and soccer teams in 1999 following championships and gold medals!
Hail to the Champs, (from the Monthly Progress in 1965)
June 27, 2025 marks the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 US Amateur Cup Final! Let's look back on that legendary match:
About the Kirchweihfest, by Michael N. Fricker
March music trumpets down the Hauptgasse or Main Street. The streets are filled with the townspeople and many others that have also come from neighboring villages to see this spectacle! Sun shines down on youthful faces of the Kirchweihgruppe as they parade to the Gasthaus!
“BUWE WAS HA’MER HEIT?” by Emily Fricker in 2015
Read Emily Fricker's 2015 writing on the Sport Club Kirchweih of the 1950s!
About “Mei Rosmarein,” by Emily Fricker in 2014
Read Emily Fricker's 2014 writing on the Rosmarein & the Kirchweih!
The Philadelphia “Kerweihs,” by Emily Fricker in 2012
Read Emily Fricker's 2012 history of the Philadelphia "Kerweihs."