We are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of a guest speaker. New members and visitors are always welcome. Our guest speaker in June will be John Geber, proprietor of Chateau Tanunda. John is talking… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen June 2021
Celebrating the skills of our German ancestors by John Clarke It is a common perception that the Germans who emigrated to South Australia between 1838 and 1866 were peasants of farming stock who had made the dangerous sea voyage to escape religious persecution. While that description fits many who in 1838 followed Pastor August Kavel… Continue reading History seminar great success
We are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of our guest speaker. In May we welcome Ally and Dieter Hauptmann for a lighthearted introduction to the balalaika and Russian Folk music. New members and visitors… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen May 2021
The Barossa German Language Association Inc. invites you to their annual Barossa Lantern walk (Laternenlauf in German) – a favourite German family tradition. The after dark family event will be held on Saturday the 24th of July 2021 in Nuriootpa. The idea is that the German speaking community celebrates this as a cultural family event and everyone… Continue reading Barossa Lantern Walk 2021
If you know anyone who might be interested in one of our German classes, Term 2 is a good time to come along and find out what our various groups are for. It’s a lot of fun and Wir sprechen Deutsch. Gundi’s adult classes meet Fridays and Saturdays, while little kids and their carers meet Tuesday… Continue reading German classes for kids Term 2
At the height of the Covid19 lockdown last year, Judy Gillett- Ferguson decided to write a novel. Not a task to be taken lightly when you are in your eighties! She had seen a photographic exhibition a few years earlier at the Barossa Regional Gallery in Tanunda that had made her think about what the… Continue reading Gawler writer’s WW1 novel set in the Barossa Valley
by John Clarke When you looked at me with those blue eyes, I knew that you loved me. When you left that day, I just wanted to cry and cry, but I was not permitted to let anyone know .. But now you are mine after a long battle. If it had been my decision… Continue reading A Story of Love, Dedication and Endurance
Something for your diary: The Barossa German Language Association together with the Lutheran Archives and the German Heritage Research Group is conducting a one day Seminar on 29th May 10am-4pm at the Langmeil Centre, Maria St Tanunda: German Settlers’ Trades & Skills in Colonial South Australia As the power of German trade guilds declined artisans… Continue reading SA’s History Festival Seminar in May: German Settlers’ Trades & Skills in Colonial South Australia
On Monday, 19th April 2021 at 1pm we are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of our guest speaker. New members and visitors are always welcome. Please note the cost is a $5 donation and… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen April 2020
Our BGLA newsletter Das Blatt is now available to view online or download. Thank you Gerlinde for putting it together. Previous issues can be viewed here: https://barossagerman.com.au/das-blatt/