Ray has introduced a new Spitzenberger genre, Spitzen-Whittles. The Great White Heron Created from three pieces of Hawaiian driftwood. Cow’s Skull and Rattlesnake Created from a Cypress tree knee. The Majestic Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron Created from two pieces of Hawaiian driftwood. ]]>
I am very excited and wanted to let you know that I have written my first book, and after sending it to at least a half a dozen publishers and receiving as many rejections, the book has been published. A big “Thank you!” goes out to Weldon Mersiovsky of the Wendish Research Exchange and Mr. Ron Lammert
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This article by Joseph Wilson first appeared as part of Chapter 9, From the Other Side of ther Furrow: A Folk-Group Sampler in Texas Country – The Changing Rural Scene. Edited by G. Lich and Dona Reeves-Marquardt (Texas A&M Press, 1986), pp. 221ff. Introduction Most Europeans coming to urban America managed to pass as Americans
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The members of St John’s Lutheran Church in Uhland, Texas celebrated its 125th Anniversary. David Goeke, Deacon, and Tim Ristow captured the thoughts of two of its members in this thougthful and thought provoking interview. St John Uhland | 125 ]]>
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This document was created by James Woodrick. It was transmitted to Weldon Mersiovsky on May 8, 2015, with permission to post on the Wendish Research Exchange website. The author would appreciate attribution for any use of the information in this document. As you read this article, keep in mind that its importance to the Texas
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This article first appeared in the January 2016 edition of the Newsletter of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. Johann Pallmer’s path into the ministry was uncertain and indirect. Johann Kilian’s, on the other hand, had been a smooth one. Kilian progressed directly from the elementary grades on to secondary school (Gymnasium), and through the university.
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At the Centennial Convention of the Texas District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in 2006, David Goeke and Ron Lammert set up a mini museum of Texas Lutheran History. As a part of the mini museum, an interview was conducted and recorded on podcast by John Goeke, David’s older brother. Click the arrow in
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This article by Richard Whittle, Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, was printed in an unidentified newspaper in the early 1990s. Note: The correct adjective for Sorbs is Sorbian not Sorbish. Serbin Residents Cherish Ties To Near-lost Culture Central Texas Town Holds Fast to Ties with German City Despite Upheaval Klitten, East Germany — The Rev
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