by John Clarke 175 Years of Song in the Valley The first reference to the Tanunda Liedertafel appeared in The South Australian newspaper on 10 January, 1851, indicating the formation of the all male choir took place in the previous year. At the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen the guest… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen May 2025
Join us for BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen with guest speaker Chelsea Schilling When: Monday 30th June 2025, 1pm – 3pmWhere: Langmeil Lutheran Church hall, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda Chelsea Schilling Chelsea graduated with German from Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda. She visited friends and travelled in Germany in 2024. Chelsea will tell us about her experiences and travel in Germany.… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen June 2025
The past is not forgottenby John Clarke May is History Month, and the Barossa German Language Association, together with theGerman Heritage Group and Friends of the Lutheran Archives, presented the annualseminar day at the Langmeil Centre, this year entitled Finders, Keepers, Storytellers:Exploring SA German Histories. The past is in our memories. It’s in the landscape.… Continue reading Recap: History Seminar Day May 2025
Save the date, 9th August, for the 2025 Barossa Lantern Walk, a favourite family event. The Laternenlauf is a much-loved German tradition linked to St. Martin, a soldier who shared his cloak with a beggar. Get your lanterns ready and join us for a walk around Nuriootpa footie oval while singing traditional German lantern songs.… Continue reading Laternenlauf (Lantern Walk) 2025
by John Clarke Experience and Passion What qualities should a teacher possess? For Christiane Patzwald, the newly appointed Principal of The German School of Language in Adelaide, the answer would most surely be experience and passion.Christiane Patzwald was the guest presenter at the recent meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen. In her… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen April 2025
Finders, Keepers, Storytellers: Exploring SA German Histories A restored cottage, recorded songs, recipes, baptism, business, naturalisation, wills, a lost village, a shattered tombstone, state or local archives, private or community initiatives, including the Bethany app, Hills Local Wiki and Wendish Trail. Gather, hold, show, share, and tell diverse stories and preserve our heritage. Lunch included.… Continue reading History Festival Seminar, Saturday 10th May
Kingdom of the Naked and Starving by John Clarke That is the description that Bert Stock, the guest speaker at the last meeting of Kaffee undKuchen, gave of the land of his ancestors. Bert was a CSIRO engineer, who in hisretirement has researched the history of German settlement in Adelaide and the AdelaideHills, and most… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen March 2025
Join us for BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen with guest speaker Christiane Patzwald When: Monday 28th April 2025, 1pm – 3pmWhere: Langmeil Lutheran Church hall, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda Our next guest speaker is the newly appointed principal of The German School of Language in Adelaide. A note from our speaker Christiane: It is an honour to introduce myself… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen April 2025
We are pleased to bring you the Autumn / Herbst edition of Das Blatt. We thank everyone who provided content for their contribution to making this edition possible. Big thank you to John for writing the K u K articles and most of the photos, Gerlinde for her input and editing, Sarah in Denmark for her… Continue reading Das Blatt Autumn 2025
By John Clarke Bringing the Dead to Life For many people today family history has become an obsession. At the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen I spoke about my approach to family history. My talk was entitled Living Ancestors. I began by giving my definition of History: fact and speculation.… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen February 2025