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.
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!
Friends, don’t miss our meeting on Saturday March 22 at 6 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church. It’s rescheduled from the weather problems a week ago. The program will be about the history of German breweries in New Orleans. We hope to see you there!
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.