Broad Horizons: SA German Stories from the Wider World As German and Wendish migration to South Australia and the United States established parallel settlements and strong Lutheran links, the rich world-experience of scientists, scholars, pastors and missionary wives shaped South Australian society and formed worldwide networks. South Australian descendants too aspired to spheres of study,… Continue reading History Festival Seminar, Saturday 4th May
The Barossa German Language Association is excited about several upcoming meetings and community events in 2024 and we are looking forward to seeing you at some of them: Some details are still to be finalised so keep a lookout for the latest updates on our website. We welcome new members to join us at any… Continue reading 2024 Program
Reflection and Inflection Sat 28th October 2023, 2.30pm Barossa Regional Gallery Tickets ($40/$30/$20) Adelaide’s Kegelstatt Ensemble presents a special concert weaving music through the theme of the Barossa Valley’s German heritage and language. The centrepiece of the afternoon is a new commissioned work by Australian composer Robert Davidson, for live instruments and audio track, built… Continue reading Kegelstatt Ensemble in Tanunda
Who Knows How Far – Kaffee und Kuchen with guest Anne Kroehn by John Clarke Who knows how far learning a language will take you? The guest speaker at the last meeting of the Barossa German Language Association’s Kaffee und Kuchen was Anne Kroehn. The Kroehn family arrived in the Barossa Valley from Prussia in… Continue reading This was July Kaffee und Kuchen
Please join us for a BGLA lunch before Kaffee und Kuchen on Monday, 26th June at the Langmeil Centre, 7 Maria St in Tanunda. We will have lunch, followed by a presentation by our guest speaker and the chance to chat in German and enjoy Kaffee und Kuchen. The lunch starts at 12 noon and… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen + Lunch June 2023
Adelaide German Week starts end of next week – have you booked your tickets? The program is amazing and there are so many interesting events planned in and around Adelaide: From Oktoberfest to movie night and a Flammkuchen masterclass finishing with a celebration of the Day of German Unity. Our Barossa day is the 1st… Continue reading Adelaide German Week
Are you interested in the German language and culture and in keeping the German Heritage of the Barossa Valley alive and relevant? Kaffee und Kuchen Last Monday of each month at 1pm – An afternoon with guest speakers, coffee and cake Contact – Steffi Traeger 0408 621 384 Kinder Klub Tuesday from 4-5.30pm during school term… Continue reading Start of 2022 BGLA activities
On behalf of the Barossa German Language Association, it is with great sadness that I inform our members of the passing of Reto Gasser on Thursday, 20th January 2022.Reto has been very ill for some time, but only in November last year he still came to our last Kaffee und Kuchen for the year and… Continue reading Sad loss for our community
BAROSSA GERMAN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION INC. Annual General Meeting—Jahreshauptversammlung Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, held at the Langmeil Centre, 25 October, 2021 Steffi Traeger, President of the Barossa German Language Association, welcomed those present and recorded apologies. 36 people attended and there were 4 apologies. The Minutes of 2020 Annual General Meeting were read and… Continue reading AGM 2021
South Australia is currently under Level 5 restrictions and all of the BGLA activities are cancelled until further notice due to government Covid 19 restrictions. This includes: Barossa Laternenlauf 24 July Kaffee und Kuchen 26 July Spielgruppe KinderKlub We hope you stay safe and warm and we can continue our activities soon when the lockdown… Continue reading Cancelled BGLA activities