September 2021 Newsletter
When Hurricane Ida hit on August 29, it didn’t spare the old school building that houses the GACC and its museum.
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.
When Hurricane Ida hit on August 29, it didn’t spare the old school building that houses the GACC and its museum.
The corner of Fifth Street and Huey P. Long Avenue has quite a history for the Gegenheimer family.
What would Maifest be without a Maypole dance? With two Maypoles on the Huey Long neutral ground, Gretna held Maifest on May 14-15, 2001.
For the first time in 15 months, members of the GACC gathered for a social meeting. It was an evening with lots of smiles.
After more than 80 years, a small gold cross is returned to its owners in a sweet presentation at a GACC meeting.
July 17 was an evening for greetings, laughter and gemütlichkeit as GACC members enjoyed a reunion with their friends.
Learn about German surveyor Charles Frederic Zimpel, who made a big impact on New Orleans with his street layouts in the 1830s.
German families founded Gretna, and the legacy of those families continues across the West Bank of New Orleans. People who want to learn about their
On May 15, the weather was beautiful … the brats were sizzling on the grills … the beer was cold … the pretzels were hot
Happy scenes of revelers at our Maifest Beer Garden are featured in this newsletter. When you sell out of sauerkraut and Wersteiner Pilsner beer, you