Shop German Life

A Great Gift!
Just $12.95
Click here for details!

Archive Index

2006

DECEMBER 2005 / JANUARY 2006

• Table of Contents
• Making Their Mark – The Women of Germany’s Wine Industry
• Visions of Christkindlmärkte
• Erfurt – The Gateway to Thuringia
• Weinachtspyramiden: A Graceful Spin On the Magic of Christmas
• Dresden – Reborn and Still Soaring
• The World Cup is Coming to Germany
• Dinner for One
• Involuntary Soldiers for the War in America
• Spekulatius Cookies: A Special Treat for St. Nicholas Day
• A Rare German-American Anniversary: Zion Baltimore 250 Years Old; Part 2
• Ein seltenes deutschamerikanisches Jubiläum: Zion Baltimore 250 Jahre alt
• FAMILY RESEARCH
• CALENDAR

February/March 2006

• Table of Contents
• Profile: Katarina Witt – The Fire Still Burns
• Season of the Witch
• Flair and Flavor on the German-American Menu
• Goetta: A German-American Specialty!
• From Germany to Germantown
• German Chocolate – Cologne’s Imhoff-Stollwerck Chocolate Museum
• Light From a Distant Shore
• Milk – For All It's Worth: German Dairy Products
• Switzerland’s Terrible Tschäggättä
• Making Music With Mozart
• Görlitz – Expanding the Cultural Borders
• Foolsplay? A Brief History of Fasching, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
• At Home: Have A Ball With Mozart Kugeln
• Yesteryears
• Family Research: Georgia’s German Connection
• Calendar

April/May 2006

• Table of Contents
• GALLERY:
  Gerhard Richter: Beyond Genres
• Ilmenau and the Goethe Road
• Osterbrunnen – Germany’s Easter Fountains
• Berlin: The City of the New Century
• Learning From the Past: Germany’s Open-Air Museums
• Bern: Swiss Capital Boasts New Attractions
• Exploring the Black Forest by Train
• Without Rhyme or Reason: The Castles of Switzerland
• "Heiliger St. Florian, verschon' unser Haus, …"
  Firefighting and Firefighters through the Ages
• LANGUAGE:
  Und sie schreiben weiter auf Deutsch
  And They Keep on Writing in German
• AT HOME:
  From Mush to Crunch: European Müsli and American Granola
• FAMILY RESEARCH:
  German Military Records
• CALENDAR

June/July 2006

• Table of Contents
• Gallery: German Art Then and Now: The Saint Louis Art Museum
• A Day for Knights – Kaltenberger Ritterturnier
• Pedaling in Mozart’s Tracks
• German-American Destinations: Spartanburg, South Carolina; BMW in America
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
  From Fur Traders to Furniture Traders: City of Contrasts
• Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Discovering Lunenburg
• Cole Camp, Missouri: “Here We Speak Low German”
• The Arkansas River Valley; A “Promised Land” for German-Swiss Immigrants
• Following The Red Thread Through Hannover
• “Der Blaue Kurfürst” Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria (1662 to 1726) and the Siege of Vienna, 14 July to 12 September 1683
• A Genealogist’s Mecca – Salt Lake City
• At Home: Chill Out: The German Passion for Frozen Desserts
• Language: Goethe’s Wisdom
• Family Research: German Surnames in Genealogy
• CALENDAR

August / September 2006

• Table of Contents
• Ute Lemper
• A Dom, a “Dumpling”, and Me
• The Games People Play  – The Settlers of Catan
• The Studebakers of South Bend
• Charlemagne’s Dream - Aachen
• Ludwig I: “Bavaria’s Building King”
  Part I
• Innsbruck – Austria’s Olympic City
• Auf Deutsch, Bitte! – Total Immersion German Programs in the United States
• Magdeburg – A City of Resilience
• Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden and the Battle of Breitenfeld, 17 September 1631
• LANGUAGE:
  Vom Hühnerstall ins Klassenzimmer: Eine Überlebensgeschichte
  From Chicken Coop Into the Classroom: A Tale of Survival
• AT HOME:
  When the Frost is on the Pumpkin
• FAMILY RESEARCH:
  Cluster and Chain Immigration
• Calendar

October/November 2006

• Table of Contents
• Profile: Wim Wenders
• Oktoberfest! – Coast to Coast
• Porsche – Creator of Icons
• Darmstadt: Home of Jugendstil
• Love, Lust, and Lola: King Ludwig I of Bavaria – Part II
• Striking “White Gold” in Meissen
• Basic Training: Model Railroads of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
• Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, Der Hauptmann von Cöpenick
• A Stein of the Times
• Language: Alte Schulbücher in neuem Licht
• New Light on Old Schoolbooks
• At Home: Alsatian Bäckeoffe – The Classic Covered Casserole
• Family Research: Another Round with the Readers
  by James M. Beidler
• Calendar

December 2006/January 2007

• Table of Contents
• ‘Tis the Season
• The Unknown Tragedy of the Wilhelm Gustloff
• Austria’s Christmas Glow
• Frankfurt for Fun
• Festive Vienna
• Feather Trees: Germany’s First Artificial Christmas Tree
• Victory at Yorktown – Hessian Views of the Aftermath
• How Bright Appears the Morning Star
• Gallery:
  Fraktur: An American Folk Art Rooted in Old-World Traditions
• Language:
  Auf deutschen Spuren in Cincinnati
• Tracing Cincinnati’s German Heritage
• At Home:
  Christmas Cookies: Traditional Holiday Treats
• Family Research:
  Surnames Spur Loads of Interest
• Calendar

Home Page || About German Life Current Issue || Magazine Archives || Web Guide
Subscriptions || Advertising || Submissions

Copyright 1995-2007 German Life. All rights reserved.   Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. German Life is a registered trademark of Zeitgeist Publishing, Inc.
For more information contact publisher@germanlife.com

Created and maintained by the German Corner.