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Activities 2013

For additional German activities in the area see the website of the 
Deutschamerikanischer Bürgerverein von Maryland: www.md-germans.org

March 26, 2013

Lecture: "German-American Architecture in Baltimore: an Inquiry?"

6:30 to 8:30 PM in the Sellinger VIP Lounge in the DeChiaro building. Sponsored by the Society for the History of Germans in Maryland
April 12, 2013

Annual Meeting and Casual Dinner

of the German Society is held at the Zion Church in Baltimore.
 Dinner is at 6:30 pm. (free) Please bring a dessert.
Meeting immediately following the dinner.
May 5 , 2013

Student Awards Ceremony

for  High School and College German students
Cash awards are presented to HS students who scored in the top 15% on the National AATG German exam.
Six college students majoring in German will receive awards of $800.00 each. Four of these awards are granted by the German Society of Maryland. Two additional awards are granted by the Baltimore Kickers.
3:00-5:00 pm, Zion Church in Baltimore
Award winners 2013
Award winners 2012
Award winners 2011  Article in Amerika Woche
Award winners 2010
Article about the awards ceremony, 2009
Article about the awards ceremony, 2008
June 23, 2013

Great German Family Picnic on the Shores of Chesapeake Bay

 

 Sunday Afternoon, 12 pm - 5 pm
Three Covered Pavilions on a Great Seashore Location at Kurtz's Beach

July 27-28, 2013

Maryland German Festival

Timonium Fair Grounds 
Saturday 11:30 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday 11:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Pictures from the German Festival 2012
Article and pictures from 2010 Festival
Article and pictures from 2009 Festival
Article about the 2008 Festival by Mary Upman

August

General de Kalb will be remembered with a special wreath ceremony
East lawn of the Maryland State House in Annapolis

. August 16, 1780 is the date that Major-General Baron Johann de Kalb was mortally wounded at the Battle of Camden (SC). He'd died 3 days later from his multiple wounds. He valiantly led the Maryland and Delaware troops at the battle and the memorial was erected in 1886 to honor his contributions to the American Revolution. Along with von Steuben he was one of two German Generals on George Washington's staff.
  
September , 2013

Michaelis-Festgottesdienst

Zion Church, Baltimore, 5 pm.
Our annual festive Ecumenical Vespers Service, celebrating St. Michael and All Angels, and giving thanks for the freedom to worship in all German-speaking nations; co-sponsored by: The German Society of Maryland, the Society for the History of Germans in Maryland, Zion, Christ Inner Harbor and St. Mark’s Churches. Reception (co-sponsored by the German Society) after the service in the Adlersaal.

October 6, 2013Celebrate 25 Years of the German American Friendship Garden in Washington D.C.  10:00 AM
more information
October , 2013 

German American Day at McDaniel College

"Deutsch ist märchenhaft!"
200th anniversary of the publication of the Brothers’ Grimm first volume of Kinder- und Hausmärchen
contact: Mohamed Esa-mesa@mcdaniel.edu

November 2,  2013

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Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance 2013

Zion Church Adlersaal, Baltimore, Maryland, 6 p.m.
To honor our distinguished 2013
Honoree: The Schuler Legacy

Invitation to the 2013 Awards Banquet

2012 banquet pictures
2011 banquet pictures article by Mary Upman
2010 banquet pictures and article by Mary Upman
2009 Banquet Pictures
Report about the 2008 Banquet by Mary Upman
Pictures from the Banquet 2007
Report about the 2007 Banquet by Mary Upman
Report about the 2006 Banquet by Mary Upman
Pictures from banquet 2006
Pictures from the banquet, 2002

November  , 2013

Christkindl Markt at Zion Church in Baltimore
Saturday 10-4; Sunday 11-4