2023 Christmas Greeting
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Carol, Ira, and Pat at the German-American Cultural Center.
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.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Carol, Ira, and Pat at the German-American Cultural Center.
The new year will bring changes for the building that is the home of the GACC, with renovation planned for the upper floors.
Our two October Bier Gartens — Gretna Fest and our own Oktoberfest — were very successful and displayed the German heritage of Gretna!
October is festival time! Visit our German Bier Garten at Gretna Fest, October 6-9, and our own Oktoberfest at the GACC on October 21.
It’s festival season! October 21 is the GACC Oktoberfest Beer Garden on our Fifth Street parking lot.
At 5 p.m. on Friday, October 6, Gretna officials will tap the first beer keg to kick off Gretna Fest. The celebration will be –
What was it like in Gretna in the early 1900s? Two early residents, the offspring of Gretna’s first mayors, share memories.
We celebrated Gretna’s German heritage by hosting an event on July 22 by honoring the 150th anniversary of Salem Lutheran Church.
Founded by German settlers in 1871, Gretna’s Salem Lutheran Church held an event to celebrate the many weddings held during its history.
Brats, sauerkraut, pretzels, German beer and music from the Bayou Bavarians — Maifest 2023 was a big success!