April 2022 Newsletter
Mark your calendars for the GACC’s Maifest Beer Garden on Saturday, May 14. Beer, brats, sauerkraut, pretzels and plenty of German beer and wine!
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Carol Schlueter is director of the German-American Cultural Center and Museum in Gretna, Louisiana. She is from a family of German immigrants. Her Schlueter relatives came to Texas in 1846 from Hanover, Germany, and settled in Fredericksburg, Texas, near San Antonio. She grew up in the Houston area and came to New Orleans in 1980.
Prior to joining the GACC, Carol served as executive director of publications at Tulane University for 24 years. In her diverse career in New Orleans, Carol also worked in marketing and public relations for Hibernia National Bank and at a graphic design and advertising agency. She also had a seven-year career in journalism, working as a reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise and Journal newspaper in Beaumont, Texas, and as a business writer for the Durham Sun newspaper in Durham, North Carolina.
Mark your calendars for the GACC’s Maifest Beer Garden on Saturday, May 14. Beer, brats, sauerkraut, pretzels and plenty of German beer and wine!
It’s time to visit our museum and see the new display by genealogist Pat Smith celebrating the 300th anniversary of Germans coming to Louisiana.
The GACC is proud to be a regional partner with Germerika, an online network that showcases German-American museums, historic sites, restaurants and events in all 50 states. Based in Germany, the network connects about 50 million German-Americans.
Jay Schexnaydre will give a presentation on the 300th anniversary of Germans arriving in Louisiana when our monthly members’ meeting is held on March 19.
Fasching merriment and carnival colors filled the GACC on February 26 as we celebrated Mardi Gras and chose a king and queen for the night.
Mark your calendars, pick out a Carnival costume and plan your favorite dinner dish — the GACC is having a Fasching party, to celebrate German Mardi Gras! It’s a potluck on Saturday, February 26, at 6 p.m.
More than four months after Hurricane Ida’s rain drenched the carpet in the GACC museum, beautiful new vinyl plank flooring is now in place in the museum, the director’s office and the library.
Carol Schlueter, GACC Director takes you on a tour of the new floors being installed at the center to replace the Hurricane Ida damage.
Christmas tree lighting, with a German flair. Also, don’t forget to get your GACC calendar to welcome the New Year! Happy New Year 2022!
We all missed having our Oktoberfest beer garden, but how about Oktoberfest in Dezember? Join us on Saturday, December 4, for our beer garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
Honoring the German immigrants who founded Gretna, Louisiana, in 1836 and their contribution to Louisiana’s history is the mission of the German-American Cultural Center & Museum.
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