About “Mei Rosmarein,” by Emily Fricker in 2014

Read Emily Fricker's 2014 writing on the Rosmarein & the Kirchweih!

Kirchweih Group in the 1950s

The Philadelphia “Kerweihs,” by Emily Fricker in 2012

Read Emily Fricker's 2012 history of the Philadelphia "Kerweihs."

1926 Bogaroscher Kirchweih Group.

The โ€œGerman-Hungarians” & the Kirchweih, by Emily Fricker in 2011

Read Emily Fricker's 2011 writing on the Kirchweih!

2024 is Looming but, 2023 Still Has Lot’s to Offer! by Michael Fricker

Sometimes a year can fly by so quickly, before you know it it's almost over! With a little over two months left, however, we have lots of fun, informative and exciting affairs still in store for 2023.

Dancing Around: HK & U.G.H. Schuhplattlers Entertain at Augustoberfest, by Chris Tokarski

Chris tells us a story about Augustoberfest in MD, yes that's Oktoberfest in August!

Let’s Embrace The Living Years, by Michael Fricker

I submit to you all now for consideration a label for the times we live in. We are in a golden age of our own kind. The specific boundaries by year remain to be seen, thatโ€™s up to all of us. I say with some confidence that this era of club life should be called The Living Years.

New to the Archive: Bobbi-Ann Lineman’s Club Collections

Bobbi has been sharing with me at almost a weekly pace, flash drives with her recent photos. These have been added to the archives in albums by year which will be updated as she sends more! Despite my rather long introduction, her photos speak for themselves.

New to the Archive: The Jacoby Collection

Recently we received a donation of photos and documents from the Jacoby Family, which prompted Michael Fricker to editorialize on our photo archive, and its purpose.