SEPTEMBER 2012

PPrreessiiddeenntt’’ss MMeessssaaggee::

Greetings to you all! I sure hope you have survived this hot and dry summer. As I write this I imagine we are as stressed out by the drought as are the plants and animals of the area. Yet we are so very much better off than those in the Midwest. It seems the

animals are eating more of my plants than usual and I suspect it is because of the scarcity of water.

Congratulations to the singers for presenting themselves so well at the Saengerfest in Poughkeepsie. Dr. Knauth is to be credited with keeping us on target and upbeat. The scores were respectable and the adjudicators’ comments were fair, encouraging and constructive. Thank you to all.

The Maennerchor trip to the Thousand Islands was a treat. The weather cooperated, we had a fun and good bus driver, the St. Lawrence Seaway glistened, and the food was super. We had a box lunch on one of our trips that definitely rated five stars. The trip in December to Longwood Gardens and Philadelphia promises to be a good one and we encourage you to participate. One word of caution though, the Longwood Gardens portion of the trip will entail a fair amount of walking. If you have major mobility issues consider carefully before signing up. There is room on the bus for wheelchairs to be stored if that solves your situation.

As many of you know, our treasurer, Joan Arena, passed away in June after a long and courageous battle with cancer. At the beginning of January 2012 we engaged an assistant treasurer, Angela Hartrum, so that Joan could continue in her position as treasurer. With Joan’s passing Angela

joined the club and at our last business meeting was elected treasurer. We welcome Angela and know that she will be an asset to the club. She knows our club well as she is the daughter of vice-president Alina Nitzschner.

We’re still looking for singers!! Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, Basses. Where are you!! Meanwhile, fall is coming, enjoy!!

Hildegard

Call For Singers

Our chorus will begin again on September 10th, the

Monday after Labor Day. Would you like to sing with us

at our Herbst Konzert in November or the German

Christmas Celebration in December? We cordially invite

you to join us at our Monday evening rehearsals to

participate in these events. Don't miss out on another great

year of fun and camaraderie. Rehearsal begins at 6:45 PM.

For further information please

checkout our website at www.nyssb.org/KMD.htm

Become a

Monday Knight

Yes Monday is rehearsal night, BUT we are open for all members. While the singers are rehearsing Richard is manning the barroom. Stop in to visit, renew friendships and make new ones. It would be especially nice if former singers would drop in. We miss you.

The club is open from approximately 6:15 to 9:00 p.m. most Monday evenings from September to May. If in doubt, call first.

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Music directors and singers around the state sharpened their choral skills, exercised their vocal cords, and reenergized their minds and souls then came to Poughkeepsie in June to rekindle and rededicate their Germanic traditions of choral singing in sängerfest.

Congratulations to all participating singers and members; you can all be proud of your work in maintaining and sustaining our cultural heritage through your dedication to our customs and traditions in the sängerbund community.

HHeerrzzlliicchheenn DDaannkk to the Germania Singing Society of Poughkeepsie for hosting this triennial singing festival. Your hard work and friendship will be remembered and cherished in fond memories by all of us throughout the state.

I also want to acknowledge and thank the societies who, although they could not participate in the choral aspects of the fest, nevertheless stood tall and supported our mutual efforts with ads, donations, and overall encouragement.

New York State Sängerbund Convention 13 & 14 October 2012

The Utica Maennerchor will be hosting the annual fall convention of the NYSSB on Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th. We encourage all member vereine to send their delegates to support and assist in this event so that we can document any final summations of the 36th Sängerfest, begin the development of the 37th Sängerfest, and decide on the 2015 location.

If you have any questions please contact Gail Miller at gmil25@yahoo.com or call her at (315) 735-6295 or (315) 794-2478

Mit freundlichen Sängergrüßen und Kameradschaft, With friendly Singers' Greetings and Camaraderie

HHeerrmmaann AAllffoonnss KKooeellmmeell,, PPrreessiiddeenntt

IINNTTRROODDUUCCIINNGG by Doris Vogt and

Christa Scheitz

Please take the time to

extend a hand of

friendship:

SSuussaannnnaa BBiicckkeerrtt

Susanna joined the Maennerchor on April 11, 2012.

She joined along with her sister, Gladys Skura, and

her brother, Bill Paulus. She was introduced by

Walter Bruchholz and joined as a supporting

member. She was born and raised in Kingston,

attending local schools. She went to college for a

short time intending to study nursing. But love

intervened when she met her future husband,

Frederik. She worked for three years at the New

York Telephone Co. in Kingston. After getting

married she decided to stay home and become a

mom. She and Fred hat 4 children and now she has

8 grandchildren. Sadly, Fred passed away in 2004

after 40 plus years together.

Sue is an ardent traveler. She has family with three

grandchildren in Colorado, three grandchildren in

Georgia and two locally in Ulster Park where Sue

also lives. She is a member of local chapter 2039

AARP. She also is a member of the Town of

Esopus Seniors and was their secretary for two

years. As I said, Sue loves to travel and with

Brother Bill coordinating trips for the local AARP,

I’m sure there is plenty of opportunity.

GGllaaddyyss SSkkuurraa

Gladys was introduced to the Maennerchor by

Walter Bruchholz. She was accepted for

membership on April 11, 2012 as a supporting

member. Gladys was born in Kingston and now

lives in Hurley, NY. She and her husband Vincent

recently celebrated their 58th

wedding anniversary.

Congratulations to you both. They have 5 children

and 8 grandchildren. I’m sure that keeps them both

pretty busy.

Gladys taught school for 25 years. She taught at

Rondout Valley and at Arlingston. Now that she is

retired, Gladys likes to travel. She is a member of

AARP and as her brother, Bill Paulus, was

instrumental in getting trips organized, Gladys is an

assistant group leader. She is also Vice President

IINNTTRROODDUUCCIINNGG Continued

of the First Capital Casino Club. They visit a

casino about twice a month. She belongs to the

American Legion and she was President of that for

four years. She is a member of Trinity Lutheran

Church and is active in the Church Women’s Club

and she does volunteer work for RSVP which is

another senior group. During the winter, Gladys

and Vincent travel to Florida where they have many

friends to enjoy the warm weather together.

WWiilllliiaamm ““BBiillll”” PPaauulluuss

Bill was introduced to the Maennerchor for

membership by Walter Bruchholz. However, Bill

was very familiar with the club through the bands

he played with as a drummer. He also, in recent

years, played for many senior events.

Bill is a native Kingstonian. He graduated from

Kingston High School in 1944. He worked for

Arace Television and Pilgrim Furniture Co. as an

upholsterer. Bill thinks he owned one of the first

televisions in Kingston. It was a Dumont TV. In

the early 50’s he went to work for the Bank of

Manhattan in New York City. He did two years of

graduate school at Indiana University to earn a

license for investment programs. While at the Bank

of Manhattan, a friend told him of an opening with

the West Point Band. So he quit his job at the bank,

was told he was accepted for the band and then was

told they gave the position to someone else. He

decided to come back to Kingston and found

employment with the Homeseeker Savings and

Loan in 1953. He stayed with Homeseekers until

the 1980’s in the management program.

Eventually, he worked for the Rondout Savings

Bank for 12 years, in the investment program.

Bill started his musical career at a young age. In the

early 1940’s, he played six nights a week at a local

bar. His father had to take him there as he had no

car. The owner never hassled him about his age

because, Bill said, “I looked like I was in my

twenties”. He also played at a very popular night

club called The Barn. The City of Kingston used to

offer free concerts in the local parks and Bill was

active in those as well. Unfortunately, like so many

things today, lack of funding brought an end to that.

Bill is active in the AARP Kingston Chapter. He

has planned many, many successful trips for the

seniors. He is president of the First Capital Travel

Club. He is secretary on the board of the Ulster

County Head Start Program and is on the executive

board of the Poughkeepsie Music Union. Despite

all of his banking expertise, I really think Bill is a

musician at heart. Bill and his wife Theresa have

been married for 30 years. Sadly, Theresa is very ill,

so it has curtailed many of his activities,

JJooaacchhiimm ““JJooee”” IInnggeelllliiss

Joachim was introduced to the Maennerchor by

Arne Johnson and Ed Zeboris. Joachim is also

friends and neighbors with fellow members, Earl

and Cathy Johnson. Joachim was accepted as a

member in the spring of this year and he joined as a

supporting member. He is willing to help with club

projects as long as he is available.

Joachim was born in Heilbronn, Germany. He came

to this country at 10 years of age. His family lived in

Queens, NY for 12 years and then moved up to

Saugerties, NY. He lived there about 10 yeas and

currently resides at the Hills in Port Ewen, NY.

Joachim and his wife Lois have been married 44

years. They have 2 children and 4 grandchildren.

Their son lives in Walkill, NY and their daughter lives

in San Francisco, CA. Joachim and his wife spend a

lot of time in San Francisco to spend time with the

grandkids, their ages are 12, 7, 4 and 3 months.

Joachim was employed by the NY State Police. He

worked with Arne Johnson and Ed Zeboris. He

started at the Lake Katrine Barracks and like Arne

and Ed, he was stationed at many different barracks.

He retired after 20 years and also taught criminal

justice at BOCES in Port Ewen. He did that for 9

years. Currently, Joachim is interested in Native

American History and enjoys antiques. He is on the

Board of Directors at Peoples Place, does volunteer

work and enjoys coming to the Thursday afternoon

men’s group at the Maennerchor. Joachim’s parents

are residing at Ten Broeck Commons. They are 90

and 92 years of age and, of course, Joachim spends

a lot of time with them.

JJaayynnee SSeerrsscchhiinngg

Jayne was introduced to the Maennerchor by being

put to work. In 2011 we decided to do a joint New

Years Eve party with the Sons of Norway. We

needed a bartender and Jayne’s friend, Julia Nilsen,

who is President of the Sons of Norway, and a

fellow member of the Maennerchor, recommended

IINNTTRROODDUUCCIINNGG Continued

Jayne. She did a great job and wound up having a

good time too. So it wasn’t hard to convince her to

join and being part German was another good

reason. She was sponsored by Walt Vogt and

joined in June 2012, as a supporting member.

Jayne was born in Poughkeepsie. She graduated

from Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, NY.

She also graduated from Dutchess Community

College where she studied law enforcement.

Currently she lives in Stanfordville, NY.

Unfortunately, Jayne is among the many, many

folks who are unemployed. She was with the NY

State Dept. of Transportation, Highway

Maintenance for 5 years. She recently had an

interview with the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. We

wish her the best of luck in her search for a new job.

Jayne is a very active girl. She loves line dancing,

square dancing, jogging and hiking. Her number

one true love is her dog, a golden retriever named

Sadie. Sadie is two years old and has helped Jayne

through some tough times. Jayne recently lost her

mom and Sadie offered a great deal of comfort.

Sadie loves jogging too.

Dankeschön und

Auf Wiedersehen

JJooaann Barbara AArreennaa September 5, 1939 – June 18, 2012

Joan was a member of the

Maennerchor for over 20

years and served as our

Treasurer from January

2000 until her passing in

June 2012 and she served

us well. She probably

aggravated us to no end

with her probing

questions and insistence

on following certain

procedures. Those of us even slightly

mathematically challenged balked at the “event”

report form and probably gave her more grief that

we gave ourselves. Yet she patiently walked us

through whatever we needed to do. At a meeting

you could count on Joan to view things a little

differently and push us to broader considerations.

Joan loved to sing and sang second soprano then

switched to alto when we began singing only mixed

songs. She struggled with rhythm and really did

have a unique range of notes. She would invent

some along the way being either a smidge above or

below the written note. Joan and I sat next to each

other much of the time and were frequently nudging

each other about mistakes or “perceived” mistakes –

Joan’s own notes again!!

She also was instrumental in the formation of the

Kinderchor. She thoroughly enjoyed working with

that group and remained devoted to it from its

inception to its demise (the children aged out and

there were no new children to replace them.)

Many people only recently discovered Joan’s other

talents. She was an accomplished needlework artist

who did complicated cross stitching. She also did

folk art painting, stained glass, and made jewelry.

There are so many more things I could say about

Joan. I met Joan at the Trolley Museum of New

York where we both volunteered. When she told

me how much she loved to sing I asked her to check

out the Maennerchor. The rest is history as they

say. We have lost a dedicated worker but more

importantly we have lost a gentle friend.

Hildegard

“I remember best Joan’s talents. I have a stained

glass angel she made which hangs up year round

and I purchased a piece of her jewelry which I

treasure.” Inge Luettger

Joan was a dear, supportive, and loving friend; she

was one of the Guardian Angels, teacher, and

mentor of our Engelchor; and a staunch, steadfast,

and stalwart guardian of our treasury.

Linda and Herman Koelmel.

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Congratulations and Best Wishes to Lucille Fix and James Jackson who were recently wed. Perhaps you can be inspired by the following couple.

Joe and Gretel Betzwieser from Troy, long time Maennerchor supporters, recently celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary with friends and family from all over the USA and Germany.

AAllttee KKaammeerraaddeenn

Condolences Condolences Condolences Condolences to the families of to the families of to the families of to the families of our members and friends who our members and friends who our members and friends who our members and friends who

are no longer with us.are no longer with us.are no longer with us.are no longer with us.

Our dear friend and Treasurer Joan Arena - June 18;

Richard Bracklow - July 17; Bruce Maroney,

former member and father of member Michael

Maroney; Virginia Mann, former schuhplattler, and

daughter of members Honorary President Ernie

Mann and Hanna Mann. Patricia Kelley’s father,

John Isaac Reed passed away in June.

Ingrid Schink’s nephew Michael Fairbrother passed

away in May. He was born in Germany and

graduated from Kingston High School in 1977. His

mother, Ingrid’s sister, Karen Fairbrother passed

away three weeks later, in June. She was born in

Berlin and resided in Tillson and New Paltz.

Ginny Rossler’s father Arthur Sampsen, 89, passed

away in July.

Friends from around the state: Albert Busch, father

of NYSSB Archivist Debbie Thomas. Eleanor Jean

Kramer, mother of NYSSB Treasurer George

Kramer. Jon J. Wagner, President of Germania of

Poughkeepsie.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you,

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CCOONNVVAALLEESSCCIINNGG:: Some of our

members and friends on the road to

recovery include an amazing array

of walking wounded, medical

healers, and surgery veterans. Everyone is

reportedly doing well. Recuperating from hospital

stays, various illnesses, and health related issues are

Oskar and Ellie Benzenhoefer, Ed & Trudy Brown,

Gus Emig, Tammy Firmbach, Monika Kaufmann,

Pat Kelley, Roger Kelley, Herm Koelmel, Our Music

Director Dorcinda’s father Christopher Knauth,

Christa Kohler, Vivian Longto, Ruth Miller, Bob

Rossler, Bernhardt Scholldorf, and Walter Vogt.

We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers, and

wish you all a rapid and successful return to good

health. Please send them a note of friendship.

GGeessuunnddhheeiitt,, GGllüücckk,, iinn GGootttteess SSeeggeenn!!

23 Prize Drawing

Pizza Party - and Dance Your Help and Financial Support is Urgently Needed

We are again holding our 23 Prize Drawing in 2013. This event helps offset our taxes and other general operational expenses. There are twenty $25.00 drawings and 3 Grand Prizes of $300.00, $200.00, and $100.00. All participants are eligible for each of the twenty $25.00 prizes and the final 3 Grand Prizes. There are 23 chances to win, with the total amount of prizes valued at $1,100.00.

The donation for each ticket is $20.00. All the

winning tickets will be drawn on SSuunnddaayy 2200 JJaannuuaarryy

22001133.. Included in the ticket price is a Pizza Party at our clubhouse on Greenkill Avenue with Dance Music by Ed Rrocks from 1 to 5 PM. Each participant may bring a guest for a cover price of $10.00. You do not have to attend to win.

For more information or tickets, please contact

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DDEEUUTTSSCCHHEE SSTTUUNNDDEE

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You can now enjoy beautiful German music, news, and

information of local interests twice on Sundays. Music

and entertainment for young, old, and all of us in

between!

On Sunday morning while enjoying Frühstück,

glancing through the Kingston Freeman, Poughkeepsie

Journal, or savoring that extra cup of coffee, tune into

Hans Safer’s German Hour on Radio Station WKNY

1490 AM at 10:05 AM. Hans has become a tradition

of German Culture and Entertainment in the Hudson

Valley for many years. You can hear him live on your

pc at www.1490wkny.com

After your Mittagessen you can tune in once again

for another hour of soothing German entertainment

and relax with Helga Nowak-Razey on her

Heimatstunde with Helga on Radio Station WHVW

950 AM from 2 to 3 PM.

Helga may be heard throughout the Mid Hudson River

Valley and as far away as Connecticut and New Jersey.

Contact Hans or Helga and they will play that

special request for you or your special person.

Sunday Kaffee Klatch

Come and enjoy each others company on the first

Sunday afternoon of the month. From 2 to 4 PM

you can visit with your friends, enjoy cake and

coffee, and watch a German video. It starts again

on Sunday October 7th

with the 400th

Jubiläum of

the famous Hofbräuhaus am Platzl the Münchener

Hofbräuhaus with Marianna and Michael.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived around the block

from the famous beer hall in the late eighteenth

century. He claimed to have written his Italian

language opera Idomeneo after several visits to the

Hofbräuhaus fortified him for the task. After

Mozart’s death, his wife Constanze, remarked that

“He was most fond of Idomeneo, because he had

wonderful memories of the time and circumstances

of its composition.”

GGuuttee RReeiissee to Alina

Nitzschner who will be

visiting her sister Anni in

Germany later this year.

Sew For The Cure Maennerchor member CCaatthhyy JJoohhnnssoonn, has been

organizing and leading the Sew for the Cure here in

Kingston for approximately 14 years. The purpose

of this event is to make comfort caps, pillowcases

and pillows for our local oncology units and for the

Albany Medical Center Childrens’ Oncology Unit.

The American Sewing Guild Kingston

Neighborhood Group and the Kingston Elks Lodge

#550 will sponsor a Sew for the Cure day on Friday,

September 28, 2012. The event will take place

from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 143

Hurley Avenue, Kingston.

Bring your sewing machine and a pair of scissors for

your use. All other materials will be supplied for the

items being made. Not a sewer – there are non-sewing

things that need to be done. For more information

please contact Cathy Johnson at 845 331-8424.

To Your Health Wine may be a better beverage for maintaining

strong bones than milk; at least for older women. A

new study of postmenopausal women between the

ages of 50 and 65 shows that a glass or two of wine

a night actually helps shore up their bones.

Researchers tested the bone strength of

40 moderate drinkers before, during, and

after a two-week abstention from alcohol.

They found that when the women

stopped drinking, their bones began to

shed old cells, a process called

resorption, more quickly than normal.

As postmenopausal women lose bone-

building estrogen, resorption often

outpaces the production of new bone cells,

weakening bones and increasing the risk of

fractures and osteoporosis.

But as soon as the women resumed drinking, their

resorption rates returned to normal; suggesting that

alcohol may significantly slow typical bone cell

loss. “After less than 24 hours, to see such a

measurable effect was really unexpected,” reported

Oregon State University researches.

Previous research has found that moderate drinking

leads to a host of health benefits, including lower

risks of arthritis, stroke, and cardiovascular disease.

Source: The Globe and Mail (Canada) 3 Aug 2012.

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THANK YOU to our sponsors who have so

generously helped underwrite this newsletter.

Ann and Henry Buser

John & Charlotte Folkl and Family

Christa Kohler

Doris & Walter Vogt ���� In Memory of Ann Schmitt

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To commemorate The Harvest and Thanksgiving seasons we

present our third Herbst

Konzert or Autumn Concert.

We have developed a Sing-Along program to include audience participation. Our Choral Director Dr. Dorcinda Knauth and our Assistant Music Director Sherry Thomas have guided and prepared us in a unique arrangement of old and new - English and German songs to promote a friendly atmosphere so you may join in the singing and enjoy a fun filled event.

Of course we could not celebrate the harvest without a great dance band so bring your dance slippers and enjoy the music with Bud & Linda.

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2:30 - 6:30pm

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Please mark your calendar to include our annual German Christmas Service at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 72 Spring Street Kingston. Once again, this year three local German-American societies have joined together to sponsor and present this event:

Steuben Society of America Unit 50 Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor

German American Club of the Northern Catskills

Many of our members have said that this non-denominational observance of Christ’s birth reminds them of similar celebrations in their home towns in Germany during their youth.

We once again will begin the event with a Christmas Musical prelude provided by the Kingston High School Brass Ensemble. The program includes Christmas greetings and biblical readings from the participating sponsors, congregational singing, and a presentation from a guest clergy.

This is a wonderful celebration of Christ’s birth and an opportunity to cultivate and expand friendships and camaraderie while rejoicing in the traditional German manner.

The service is free of charge and open to the public. Call your friends and neighbors and plan to renew your Christmas spirit and refresh your well being!

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Richard & Hildegard Edling

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From time to time we try to highlight the adventures of our children and grandchildren. If you have an especially proud moment to share, please submit it for inclusion in our newsletter.

Our Vice President, Alina Nitzschner, is proud to

report that her son Wayne is on the army promotion

list to Lieutenant Colonel. You may remember Major

Wayne Nitzschner’s story of his assignment in

Afghanistan in our 2008 May and November

newsletters. Wayne, a graduate of Onteora Central

High School Class of 1991, currently lives with his

wife and family in Yorktown, Virginia. We are all

proud of his accomplishments, grateful for his service,

and wish him well in all of his future assignments.

Wayne and his siblings are equally proud of their

mother Alina for all her love, dedication, and support

in their early nurturing and development after the

passing of their father Oskar who they honored

recently on his 31st memorial anniversary.

Major Wayne Nitzschner

With a school girl in Afghanistan

Editors Note: I remember Wayne well as an outstanding

student athlete at Onteora; lettering in Football, Basketball,

and Track in addition to his dedication in maintaining high

grades in his scholastic and academic achievements.

Wayne graduated from North Carolina State University with a

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and was

commissioned into the US Army as an Aviation Officer. He is

a rated Aviator with over 1000 flight hours in the CH-47

Chinook helicopter.

While stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan Major Nitzschner’s

primary mission was as an ORSA (Operational Research

Systems Analyst) performing mathematical analysis on

numerous problem sets for the Army.

Travel with us in 2012 We developed two - 2-Day and 1- Night Bus Trips this year. We recently enjoyed our first excursion to the Thousand Islands in August. Our next adventure will be to Philadelphia in December.

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$245.00 double occupancy $300.00 single occupancy

Guided Tour of Philadelphia - Longwood Gardens European Christmas Market

Macy's Christmas Light Display - Dickens Village Round-Trip Motorcoach - Hotel Accommodations Baggage Handling & Taxes - 1 Breakfast - 1 Dinner

Walter Vogt at 845-336-6534 Richard Edling at 845-757-5135 All prices are based on a minimum of 30 people

A Note of Precaution: The itinerary of this trip includes several walking excursions through the various attractions, so bring your walking shoes. Be advised, there are no alternative events scheduled if you have difficulty in walking

For further details see the events section of our website www.nyssb.org/KMD.htm

Congratulations to these graduates who have

worked so hard to achieve their goals. Three are

continuing their education two are actively seeking

employment, and another is starting a new career

and new family.

Renee Marie Johnson, granddaughter of members

Cathy and Earl Johnson, graduated from the Rochester

Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science

Degree in Advertising and public Relations. Renee has

moved to Fairfax, Virginia to seek employment.

Ashley Lynn Stegner, granddaughter of member Tony

Stegner and niece of member Donna Stegner, graduated

from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

on May 26, 2012. Ashley’s major was in Historical

Studies and her Senior Project is “The Making of Peace:

From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Limited Test Ban

Treaty.” Ashley will be attending SUNY New Paltz

pursuing a Master of Art Teaching degree. Her goal is

to teach history.

Christopher Lane, grandson of member Liesel

Hatesaul, graduated from Clarkson University in

Potsdam, New York with a BS in Physics and Math.

Christopher has been accepted at Northeastern

University in Boston where he will pursue a PhD in

Physics. His goal is to enter academia, be a professor

and do research.

Ian Frey Hughes M.D., nephew of members Richard

and Hildegard Edling, completed his studies at the

Indiana University School of Medicine. He graduated

on May 12, 2012 at a ceremony which included:

Presentation of Diplomas, Investiture of Hoods and

taking the Physician’s Oath. Ian’s choice of specialty is

Pathology and he has begun his residency at Loyola

University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.

Lisa Wuerdeman Lucas, M.D., niece of members Linda

and Herman Koelmel graduated in June; she completed her

residency and will start her Family Practice career in New

Jersey in November. Lisa and her husband Dr. Romeo

Lucas, OBGYN, welcomed their first child, Sophie

Elizabeth Lucas on August 10th.

Lisa’s cousin, and Linda and Herman’s niece, SSaarraahh

JJeeaann WWoooodd graduated with an MBA degree from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was

recently engaged and a 2013 wedding is being planned. (Onkel Herman is happy; there is no Sängerfest in 2013.)

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Few Americans are aware of the fact that their continent is named after the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Even fewer probably know that it was German cartographers Martin Waldseemüller (1470-1520) and Matthias Ringmann (1482–1511) who are credited with the first recorded usage of the word America. In honor of Amerigo Vespucci they noted the name “America” for the newly discovered continent on the map “Universalis Cosmographia” in 1507.

Waldseemüller and Ringmann mistakenly believed Vespucci had discovered the New World. “We do not see why the name of the man of genius, Amerigo, who has discovered them, should not be given to these lands, as Europe and Asia have adopted the names of women."

In 2007, celebrating the 500-year-anniversary of the Waldseemüller Map, German Chancellor Angela Merkel passed the map on to the Library of Congress. Recently a new map that was probably accidentally bound into another book has been found in an archive of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.

Waldseemüller's 1507 world map shows the Americas separate from Asia

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President Hildegard Edling

Vice President Alina Nitzschner

Recording Secretary Christa Scheitz

Correspondence Sec Doris Vogt

Treasurer Angela Hartrum

Financial Secretary Annemarie Harms

Archivist/Historian Hildegard Edling

Trustee 2012 Walter Bruchholz

Trustee 2013 Jefferson Davis

Trustee 2014 Christa Kohler

Honorary President Dorothy Birmingham

Honorary President John Bruening

Honorary President Herman Koelmel

Honorary President Ernest Mann

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Music Director Dr. Dorcinda Knauth

Asst. Music Director Sherry Thomas

Music Chair Herman Koelmel

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Bar John Bruening

Good & Welfare Charlotte Folkl

House W.Vogt/R. Edling

Music Herman Koelmel

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Calling List Charlotte Folkl

Newsletter Herman Koelmel

Scholarship Linda Koelmel

Work Team Cord. Jefferson Davis

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Editor Hermann Koelmel

Transcription Christa Scheitz

Talent Corner Hildegard Edling

Archives Hildegard Edling

Introducing Doris Vogt

Reporters Club Members