October is always a very busy month. Not only is it Family History Month, but it is also German-American Heritage Month. Chapter President, Kenny Burck, shared a list of activities scheduled for October that are sponsored by the German-American Citizens' League. In addition, Jean Morrison supplied a flier from the Tri-State German-American School. If you have an interest in learning to speak German, this school is for you.
Since October 1989, German-American Heritage Month has been
sponsored in the Ohio Valley by the German-American Citizens’ League, which was
founded in 1895. The month is centered around October 6th, which was
the day in 1683 when the first permanent German settlement was established in
Germantown, Pennsylvania. October is
also Family History Month.
October 12 & 19
& 26, 2014 - (Sundays) - Visit the German
Heritage Museum at West Fork Park in
Green Township at 4764 West Fork Road, located off North Bend Road in Monfort
Heights - (phone museum on this day only after 1:00 p.m. at 598-5732 for directions
if needed) from 1 to 5 p.m (The Museum
is closed October 5, 2015, please attend the Donauschwaben Oktoberfest in
Colerain Township.)
October 4, 2014 -
(Saturday) - Downtown Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County at 8th
& Vine Streets - Annual Genealogy Fair with various groups including the Germany Genealogy Interest Group where you
can ask the experts German Genealogy questions and trace your German roots
- 11:00 to 3:00 p.m.
October 5, 2014 -
(Sunday) - German Heritage Auxiliary of the German-American Club of Louisville
at 1840 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, KY -
“German-Americans as Huns: The Anti-German Hysteria of WWI” - Presented by
Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann (President of the German-American Citizens’ League) -
2:00 p.m.
October 6, 2014 - (Monday) - Landrum Academic Center 110 on the campus of Northern Kentucky University (Maps/Directions
http://www.nku.edu/campusmaps.html) - “A
Diverse Community: Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Germans” (The lecture
will be followed by a panel discussion held by four German immigrants. Each of
them will tell us where and when they immigrated and will be open for
questions) - Presented by Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD - 2:00 p.m.
October 6, 2014 - (Monday) - Pleasant Ridge Public
Library at 6233 Montgomery Road - “Reading Old German Script in Genealogical
Records - Part 1” - Presented by Kenny Burck and/or Deb Cyprych of the Hamilton County Genealogical Society
for four nights in October - 6:00 p.m .
October 11, 2014
- (Saturday) - Church of Jesus Christ of
the Latter-Day Saints Family History Center at 144 Buttermilk Pike in Lakeside
Park, KY (Exit 186 off of I-75) - “Germans
From the Tri-State in the Civil War” - Presented by Dr. Don Heinrich
Tolzmann (President of the German-American Citizens’ League) - This event is open to the public - Phone
859-468-4866 for additional details if needed) - 11:45 a.m.
October 12, 2014 - (Sunday) - German Heritage Museum
at West Fork Park in Green Township at 4764 West Fork Road,
located off North Bend Road in Monfort Heights - (phone museum on this day only
after 1:00 p.m. at 598-5732 for directions if needed) - Museum open 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and attendance is free - “Cincinnati
North Turners and the Anti-German Backlash during World War I”- Presented by Dann Woellert - 2:00 p.m.
October 13, 2014 - (Monday) - Pleasant Ridge Public
Library at 6233 Montgomery Road - “Reading Old German Script in Genealogical
Records - Part 2” - Presented by Kenny Burck and/or Deb Cyprych of the
Hamilton County Genealogical Society for four nights in October - 6:00 p.m .
October 16, 2014 -
(Thursday) - Green Township Regional Library at
6525 Bridgetown Road - “Tracing Your German Genealogy” -
Presented by Kenny Burck of the Hamilton
County Genealogical Society - 11:00 a.m.
October 21, 2014 - (Tuesday) - Pleasant Ridge Public
Library at 6233 Montgomery Road - “Reading Old German Script in Genealogical
Records - Part 3” - Presented by Kenny Burck and/or Deb Cyprych of the
Hamilton County Genealogical Society for four nights in October - 6:00 p.m .
October 23, 2014
- (Thursday) - Kenton County, KY Public Library at 5th & Scott
Streets, Covington, KY - “Locating Your German
Family’s Village of Origin” - Presented by Kenny Burck of the Hamilton
County, OH Genealogical Society - 7:00 p.m.
October 26, 2014 - (Sunday) - German Heritage Museum at West Fork Park in Green
Township at 4764 West Fork Road, located off North Bend Road in Monfort Heights
- (phone museum on this day only after 1:00 p.m. at 598-5732 for directions if
needed) - Museum open 1:00 to
5:00 p.m. and attendance is free - “The Anti-German Hysteria of World War I
in Northern Kentucky”- Presented by
Lisa Gillham - 2:00 p.m.
October 27, 2014 - (Monday) - Pleasant Ridge Public
Library at 6233 Montgomery Road - “Reading Old German Script in Genealogical
Records - Part 4” - Presented by Kenny Burck and/or Deb Cyprych of the
Hamilton County Genealogical Society for four nights in October - 6:00 p.m .
Programs sponsored by the:
German-American
Citizens’ League of Greater Cincinnati
Hamilton
County (OH) Genealogical Society
Public Library of
Cincinnati & Hamilton County, OH
LDS Family History Center in Lakeside Park, KY
German Heritage
Auxiliary - German-American Club of Louisville
Kenton County (KY) Public Library
NKU’s Department of World Languages and Literature
Call Kenny Burck for any other details at 513-260-0238
