Keep Up With Everything GACC

Baked pretzels were a favorite at both Gretna Fest and the GACC’s Oktoberfest, but grilled brats and German beer were popular too.

Oktoberfest festivals are coming! Are you ready to celebrate?

A highlight of the August 16 meeting was a talk by cemetery preservationist Emily Ford. On September 20: The Los Islenos community of St. Bernard.

Archeologist Sherman Horn took GACC members on a visit to an ancient Maya city at the July meeting.

Gretna is on the move! At the GACC’s June meeting, Mayor Belinda Constant talked about the developments under way in Gretna.

GACC Director Carol Schlueter has a new title — she was chosen Tourism Ambassador of the Year by the Jefferson Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Ira Hopkins shared stories about Gretna’s German immigrants at a museum visit by Markus Hatzelmann, Deputy Consul General from the German Consulate in Houston.

Gemütlichkeit — the German word for friendliness and good cheer — is what makes GACC meetings special!

A Fasching celebration (the German Mardi Gras) needs a king and queen, so Dixie Olsen and Dirk Hepting served as royalty for our party.

Now that the historic snowfall is behind us, it’s time to celebrate Fasching at our February meeting.

Starting with the Gretna Christmas Parade on December 1, to the annual Christmas Party on December 14, this month was busy for the GACC.

A men’s choir from Germany visited our museum and then gave a wonderful concert at Gretna’s St. Joseph Church.