Report from the Verband der Donauschwaben Annual Meeting – 2024

On Saturday, April 27, the Landesverband held their annual meeting at the Donauschwaben's German-American Cultural Center in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

Donauschwabenโ€™s German-American Cultural Center in Olmsted Falls, OH, by Michael Fricker

Michael Fricker outlines some background and information about our fellow club in Cleveland!

Joseph Reiter, born November 4, 1932, in Kleinbetschkerek, Romania

Joseph S. Reiter shares the story of his Father from Kleinbetschkerek in Romania to the United States, & the United German Hungarians.

Give a little Sprinkle!, by Michael Fricker

Last year, a new blend of spices hit the market thanks to the United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee. It's been difficult not to sprinkle it on just about everything!

Tradition & the 2023 Kirchweihfest, by Michael Fricker

Entertainment Review: On Sunday, November 26, we gathered at the Phoenix Sport Club, members, friends, the Cultural Group, four generations of German-Hungarians. And the Kirchweihfest is our most visible and real example of tradition in action. The fact that it is the most beautiful makes it what I like to all the most beautiful important day of our club calendar.

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 HAโ€™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!