Read Emily Fricker's 2015 writing on the Sport Club Kirchweih of the 1950s! Don't forget to join us this year, 2023 on November 26! Make your reservations today!!
Tag: Monthly Progress Archive
About “Mei Rosmarein,” by Emily Fricker in 2014
Read Emily Fricker's 2014 writing on the Rosmarein & the Kirchweih! Don't forget to join us this year, 2023 on November 26! Make your reservations today!!
The Philadelphia “Kerweihs,” by Emily Fricker in 2012
Read Emily Fricker's 2012 history of the Philadelphia "Kerweihs." Don't forget to join us this year, 2023 on November 26! Make your reservations today!!
The “German-Hungarians” & the Kirchweih, by Emily Fricker in 2011
Read Emily Fricker's 2011 writing on the Kirchweih! Don't forget to join us this year, 2023 on November 26! Make your reservations today!!
Part of the Club, Part of the Team, By Michael Fricker
What was golden about 50 Years of Sport and Soccer in 1972? Was 1997’s 75 Years of Soccer comparable at all to the rarity of a diamond? What is Important About 100 Years of Soccer?
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.
Behind Our Name: Part II, by Michael Fricker
Last week we discussed the Banat, the region that was once the home of our founders and many of our members. We ended on a note that after its founding in 1910, the Banater Männerchor became a rendezvous for all German-Hungarians in Philadelphia.
Behind Our Name: Part I, by Michael Fricker
This essay, originally printed in parts in 2014 in the "Monthly Progress," will take you on a journey to find out the true meaning of who we are and why our names are important.