by John Clarke When experts speak with a passion for their subject, their topic comes alive. “SA – German Connections” was the topic at a day long History Month seminar, presented by the Barossa German Language Association, the German Heritage Research Group, Lutheran Archives and Friends of the Lutheran Archives, and held in the historic… Continue reading History Comes Alive
SA-German Connections: Networks, Travel, Business and Communications South Australia’s History Festival program is out and the Barossa German Language Association and German Heritage Research Group are hosting another one-day seminar “SA-German Connections: Networks, Travel, Business and Communications”. Migrants to South Australia kept connections with people and institutions in Europe. Interchange of people and goods, knowledge… Continue reading South Australia’s History Festival: Seminar SA-German Connections
Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) meetings are held on the last Monday of the month. Each month we meet to listen to a guest speaker, to join in speaking German and to enjoy Kaffee und Kuchen. New members and visitors are always welcome. KAFFEE UND KUCHEN Monday 25th Juli 2022, 1pm -3pm Langmeil Lutheran Church Hall,… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen July 2022
History Recalled in Historic Building by John Clarke The 130 year old Langmeil Lutheran Church in Tanunda was an appropriate venue for the History Month presentation Trades and Skills of German Settlers in SA: Local Stories. The seminar day, organized by the German Heritage Research Group with the Barossa German Language Association, Lutheran Archives and… Continue reading Barossa History Month Seminar
Trades and Skills of German Settlers in South Australia: Local Stories History Festival Seminar, Saturday 21 May, 2022: 10am – 4 pm Langmeil Lutheran Church, Tanunda, South Australia. The German Heritage Research Group, Barossa German Language Association, Lutheran Archives and Friends of the Lutheran Archives have organised this History Month seminar. Of the first 304… Continue reading South Australia’s History Festival – Trades and Skills of German Settlers in South Australia: Local Stories
Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) meetings are held on the last Monday of the month. Each month we meet to listen to a guest speaker, to join in speaking German and to enjoy Kaffee und Kuchen. New members and visitors are always welcome. 28th March 2022, 1.00 pm -3.00 pm Langmeil Lutheran Church Hall, 5-7… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen 28 March 2022
Barossa German Language Association Inc. Invitation Re-introduction of Bilingual Schooling in the Barossa Region Public Meeting, Monday 9th August at 6pm Langmeil Lutheran Church Centre, Maria Street, Tanunda. The Barossa German Language Association Inc. and its Community invites you to contribute to a Public Meeting, on Monday 9th August at 6.00 pm in the Langmeil… Continue reading Re-introduction of Bilingual Schooling in the Barossa Region – Public Meeting
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