Winterthur, coming off a landmark year thanks to last year’s Downton Abbey costume exhibit, hopes that the crowds who discovered the museum last year will return to see their new exhibit: “A Colorful ...

There is no doubt that the ethnic merger of Quaker English citizens with Rhineland Farmers in Pennsylvania was an ethnic mix that was significant in founding the United States. When the British ...

As we see our church numbers dwindle and only somewhat filling during the Christmas and Easter times, we need to take a step back and remember how strong religion and faith was to our ancestors ...

'Gundermann,' a biopic on the extraordinary and contradictory life of East German singer-songwriter Gerhard Gundermann, was the big winner Friday night at the 2019 German Film Awards. By Scott ...

As we continue to cover the "Dolphins Journey to Germany," we delve into the culture of the German folk and talk about some of the "generalizations" about their language, the clothing and the food.

With a flurry of claps and slaps, the dance was set in motion. High-energy, rockin’ alpine music drove the dancers through their moves. Inside the German American Klub’s spacious dance hall, the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Western Folklore is the journal of the Western States Folklore Society (formerly the California Folklore Society). The journal, ...

Schaumburg's German sister city donates clothes to Volkening Heritage Farm. Sophie Mensching, an expert in Schaumburg folk costuming from Stadthagen, Germany, recently visited Volkening Heritage Farm, ...