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Our newsletter is published each month by the German Cultural Society of Erie. It is mailed to the members of the society free of charge. Others may receive the Newsletter at a moderate cost of $10.00 per year by contacting the society.  

The Newsletter contains message from the president, description of programs given at the last meeting, news items of interest  to Germans in the United States, news items of events occuring in Germany, birthdays, anniversaries and miscellaneous items. The Newsletter has photographs of local and non-local events.

Newsletter Table of Contents for 2007:

January 2007
  • Message from the President
  • Programs - 2007
    • See Events
  • German magazine subscription
  • German Sayings
  • October Program Notes by Marilyn Mack
    • Nancy Fischer
    • Pete Koehler
    • Hildegard Marshall
  • Festival of the Trees by Kay Kloecker
  • GCS Christmas Party
    • Hosts Collegiate Academy German Class 
  • New from Germany
    • Version of Mozart Opera Cancelled in Berlin Amid Fears of Islamic Backlash
    • German Muslim leaders want to see the show
February 2007
  • Message from the President
  • Programs - 2007
  • Receipt of the year! - Hildegard's Cole Slaw
  • January Program Notes Submitted by the pen of Marilyn Mack
  • A little European humor supplied by Paul Stadler
  • The funny Corner
  • Leipzig's Nikolaikirche: An Eternal Beacon of Peace and Hope in Saxony


March 2007
  • Message from the President
  • Programs 2007
  • Receipt of the year - Hilddegard's Cole Slaw
  • Helpful Hints
  • Lustiger Heimat Abend
  • January Program Notes Submitted by the pen of Marilyn Mack (Gettiing to Know You)
    • Herta Danowski
    • Roy Voshall
    • Chris Mueller
  • A little European Humor by Paul Stadler
  • The funny Corner
  • Leipzig's Nikolaikirche: An Enternal Beacon of Peace and Hope in Saxony

April 2007
  • Message from the President
  • Programs - 2007
  • Spargelmania
    • Why does Germany go loopy every spring over the humble asparagus?
  • A bit of humor
  • The German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven opened in 2005
  • "The Battle of Hastings (1066 AD)" presented by Duane Wilkey and his wife, Dr. Mary Ellen Reitz written by Marilyn Voshall with photos by Roy Voshall
  • Muslim council demands church privileges for Islam
  • Kaiser's last grandson dies at 85
  • Goulasch Suppe
  • Linsen Suppe
June 2007
  • Message from the President
  • Programs 2007
  • Germany weather - late June
    • Berlin
    • Frankfurt
  • German Cultural Society of Erie
    • Officers - 2007
    • Board of Directors - 2007
    • Active Committees
  • A bit of humor ( in German & English)
  • Experiences of a young soldier by Paul Stadler
  • Lip smacking receipts
    • Florentiner
  • German court jails Turkish man over attempted honor killing
  • Celebrating the Weisswurst - The celebrated Munich Weisswurst turns 150 and continues to please the palates of both, Germans and foreigners alike
  • Sushi a roll in Germany
  • Forgetting one's mother tongue
August 2007
  • Message from the President
  • Programs-2007
    • Upcoming programs
      • Fabrication & Casting of Jewelry
      • Follow the German Ancestry
      • Hamot Healthcare
      • Annual Christmas Party
  • The story about Tea - True or False
  • Some travel news
  • Getting to know you
  • Poland wants Germany to drop all claims stemming from World War II
  • Both sides dig in heels ahead of Germany rail strike
  • Merkel visits Greenland to assess climate change
  • Wisconsin lawmakers show theit love for beer through favorable legislation
    • Tax proposal fell flat
    • Drunk driving issues
    • Binge drinking
    • Beer party
October 2007  
  • Message from the President
  • Upcoming Programs 2007
  • Programs for 2008
  • Festival of the Trees
  • Pflaumenkunchen (Plum Pie) - recipe
  • “Ode to a Phifft Pig” – recipe
  • Master Artisan, Henry Katzwinkel
  • Jewelry fabrication
  • New York’s Ellis Island to be built as film set in Germany
  • Police search offices of German seniors’ party
  • Lutheran leader questions mosque building
  • Merkel stresses “strategic partnership” with Russia
 November 2007  
  • Message from the President
  • Programs for 2008
  • Elections
  • Follow The German Ancestry by Marilyn Mack
  • Harmot Healthcare by “Boo” Hagerty
  • The Chuckle Corner
  • New from Germany
  • Germany stamps out smoking on trains
  • Trudy’s Sahnen Torte