Recently a question came to my committee about how the German Hungarians got to be dancers in the Schuhplattler style and members of the Gauverband Nordamerika. Below are selections from our various written histories telling that story.
Tag: 2014
Behind Our Name: Part V, by Michael Fricker
In part IV, we discussed the various buildings that our club has called home and the names we gave them. Now this month we will finally tell the story of how our club went from the Banater Männerchor to the United German Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity.
Behind Our Name: Part IV, by Michael Fricker
A club is not a building. It is not a field or a stadium. It is not a bar, a dance floor or a grove. A club is a social gathering of people around common feelings, ideas or goals. You, the members are and always were the club. Naturally, a club needs a gathering place and we have had a variety that we have given numerous names.
Behind Our Name: Part III, by Michael Fricker
In Part II, we expanded the definition of German-Hungarians as an ethnic group. With an eloquent passage from Rudy Rack we described the feeling of community these people gathered around in America. Then in 1922, our athletic club formed and in 1930, it took on the familiar name.
Behind Our Name: Part II, by Michael Fricker
Last week we discussed the Banat, the region that was once the home of our founders and many of our members. We ended on a note that after its founding in 1910, the Banater Männerchor became a rendezvous for all German-Hungarians in Philadelphia.
Behind Our Name: Part I, by Michael Fricker
This essay, originally printed in parts in 2014 in the "Monthly Progress," will take you on a journey to find out the true meaning of who we are and why our names are important.
Gaufest Team Warm-Up in 2017, by Emily Fricker
Emily Fricker's preview of the 2017 Gaufest Warm-Up gives a little history of our club's Gaufest Preisplattler Teams.
104th Anniversary A Triumph of our Culture, by Michael Fricker
Our organization has a reputation and a culture all to its own. We strive to do great things and to look good all the while we do them. We enjoy suiting up in our dinner jackets and donning our gowns. We live for the smiles on the polished faces of our friends and the atmosphere … Continue reading 104th Anniversary A Triumph of our Culture, by Michael Fricker