Emily Fricker tells the story as she sees it of the Trenton Treffen!
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Uns’r Kerweih 2022, by Joe Reiter
This speech was written in 2022 by Joseph S. Reiter for the Allgemeine Kirchweihfest held at the Trenton Treffen.
The 2022 Trenton Treffen is Finally Here!
Tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday so many of us will be descending on the Trenton, NJ area. More specifically we will be at the German American Society (215 Uncle Pete's Road, … Continue reading The 2022 Trenton Treffen is Finally Here!
A Kirchweihfest to be Held at the Trenton Treffen, by Marlene Fricker
If you haven’t been to Kirchweih in a long time, or you’ve never been, this is your chance! Don’t put it off until the “next time.” I encourage you! You will not be disappointed! - Marlene Fricker
A Full Scheduled Labor Day Weekend with the Trenton Treffen & the Cannstatter Volksfest
Before we know if the weekend of September 2-4 will be here and so many of us will be descending on the Trenton, NJ area. More specifically we will be … Continue reading A Full Scheduled Labor Day Weekend with the Trenton Treffen & the Cannstatter Volksfest
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.