Dave’s Corner

David Goeke is of Wendish descent. Interestingly, for a good portion of his life, he didn’t know it. David Goeke is of Wendish descent. Interestingly, for a good portion of his life, he didn’t know it. He grew up speaking German. He enjoyed going to visit his grandparents in Manheim, Texas. He had occasionally as […]

A wonderful opportunity for two old Concordia University friends, David Goeke and Weldon Mersiovsky, to reconnect. Lots of potential plans made. The Lord kept us safe and blessed us with good times and new friends. About 12:15 P.M. David Goeke arrived at Walburg, Texas, at the home of Weldon and Jean Mersiovsky. We load Weldon’s vehicle and

Try This Authentic Wendish Recipe at Your Next Party. Source: Sorbisches Haus Gastlicher Tisch, printed by the Domowina-Verlag in Bautzen, p.12. Mix about 1/4 liter of cold goose blood or hog blood with some vinegar and flour. Add broth from pig knuckles or pork ribs, and add pimentos, cloves, some sugar and about 200 grams

A shortened version of this article was printed in the January 2015 issue of the Newsletter of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. It is printed here in it’s entirety. Forty five years, give or take – that’s how long I’ve been studying the Wendish culture. Those studies began when I first learned that I was

It goes without saying that our Wendish and German forebearers encountered illnesses and maladies of all sorts. How did they deal with them?  Let’s take a look at some of the remedies used to give relief and/or to bring about desired results for maladies, dating  from the days back in Germany, all the way into the 1940’s here

Every January 25th, the Wends go to the birds.  Want to know more? Vogelhochzeit is a custom that was celebrated among many of the Wends in Texas until the 1940’s.  It then gradually died out, until more recent years when attention was brought to it again.  My mother recalled the custom very well and often told