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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!


March 2022 Newsletter
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.


GACC Partners With ‘Germerika’ Network
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.


GACC March Dinner
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.


February 2022 Newsletter
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.


GACC Fasching Party
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.
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GACC March Dinner
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.


GACC Fasching Party


“Oktoberfest in Dezember” Beer Garden in Gretna



Around the Maypoles in Gretna


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Latest Newsletters


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!


March 2022 Newsletter
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.


February 2022 Newsletter
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.


January 2022 Newsletter
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.


December 2021 Newsletter
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!


November 2021 Newsletter
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.!


October 2021 Newsletter
At long last, the German-American
Cultural Center and Museum is
going to have a totally new look for
its website.


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.


August 2021 Newsletter
The corner of Fifth Street and Huey P. Long Avenue has quite a history for the Gegenheimer family.


July 2021 Newsletter
For the first time in 15 months, members of the GACC gathered for a social meeting. It was an evening with lots of smiles.



June 2021 Newsletter
Learn about German surveyor Charles Frederic Zimpel, who made a big impact on New Orleans with his street layouts in the 1830s.


May 2021 Newsletter
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