"People stood around the Erzgebirge hall, dressed up like Christmas, mingling, talking, catching up. I said to my father 'look around this is a great party,' and he replied 'everything the German Hungarians do is great.'" - Michael
Tag: club life
Schuhplattlers receive letter following Phoenix Fest (from the Monthly Progress in 1978)
OCTOBER, 1978 - Schuhplattler Group receives a letter from the Phoenix following a performance at their 1978 Festival! #UGHSchuhplattler50
Schuhplattlers Participate in Folk Fair (from the Monthly Progress in 1978)
JUNE, 1978 - Haidy Krueger reports on the Schuhplattler Group's participation in the Philadelphia Folk Fair! #UGHSchuhplattler50
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
German Hungarians go Viral: Paloma Blanca
Special thanks to Jenn Blank for directing and posting and to Alex, Sasha, Danny, and Joey for making us all smile.
A Review of the 30. Gaufest 2025 in Newark, DE, by Michael Fricker
Michael Fricker reviews the 30. Gaufest hosted in Newark, DE this past July. "This Gaufest was faithful to traditions and the old ways. But it was our people who were faithful to one another." - Michael Fricker
Adventures in Club Life, by Michael Fricker
"Two of our people, Ed & Chris Tokarski, recently wrote something on their ad in the 30. Gaufest Festbook. When I read it I could not get it out of my head." - Michael
New to the Archive: Tickets, Programs, Newspaper Clippings
"On a Tuesday at the Canteen by the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Lisa Hartmann Fricker delivered a brown paper bag with some paper club items. I hope you enjoy these artifacts new to our archive." -Michael