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.
Friends, be sure to join us for the GACC monthly meeting on Saturday, January 18 at 6 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church. Our guest speaker is Derby GIsclair, who will talk about his book, New Orleans Steamboat Stories. We hope to see you then.
Starting with the Gretna Christmas Parade on December 1, to the annual Christmas Party on December 14, this month was busy for the GACC.
GACC Christmas party is on Saturday, December 14, at 6 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church. It’s bring-a-dish … you can bring a dessert, appetizer or side
A men’s choir from Germany visited our museum and then gave a wonderful concert at Gretna’s St. Joseph Church.
October is German Heritage Month and the GACC celebrated with beer gardens — Gretna Fest and Oktoberfest.
It’s festival season! October 19 is the GACC Oktoberfest Beer Garden on our Sixth Street and Huey P. Long Avenue parking lot.
October is festival month! The GACC will host beer gardens at Gretna Fest, Oct. 4-6, and our own Oktoberfest on Oct. 19.
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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