News & Comments: July, 2026

Lot's to read! The Schuhplattlers will be leaving for Germany any minute now. Break a leg! Save the date, August 21: The BANATERS are coming!

In Memoriam: Katharina Palnik

Mrs. Katie Palnik passed away on June 27, 2026. She will be missed among our members. Our sympathy is with her family at this time.

Dancing Around: Friends of the Banater Schwaben, by Karina Fricker, (from the Monthly Progress in 2013)

Karina reports in 2013 about friendships made through shared ancestry with the Banater dance groups from Esslingen and Singen in Germany!

Butchers & Hatmakers, by Francis P. Weber

From our "Monthly Progress" Archive: "Philadelphia German Hungarians" by Francis P. Weber from November & December 2004.

Deutsche Tour, by Emily Fricker (from the Monthly Progress in 2008)

The United German Hungarianย Schuhplattlersย and friends traveled toย Germanyย and Participated in the โ€œBayerischerย Loweย 2008โ€.ย  The event was held on October 18thย at the Heide Volen Gasthaus inย Planegg,ย Munich.ย  Hosted by the Isar Gau,ย our group placed 6thย out of 16 groups.

Schwaben Abend II

The Tanzgruppe der Banater Schwaben aus Esslingen are coming to America again and will be with us on August 21.

Banater Hall, by Francis P. Weber

From our "Monthly Progress" Archive: "Philadelphia German Hungarians" by Francis P. Weber from September & October 2004.

Schuhplattler Group & Friends Trip to Germany, by Emily Fricker (from the Monthly Progress in 2004)

The United German Hungarian Schuhplattlers and friends traveled to Germany and Participated in the โ€œBayerischer Lowe.โ€ The event was held on October 4th the Gasthaus am Auwaldsee, Ingolstadt. Hosted by the Donau Gau, our group placed 5th out of 12 groups.