The German Heritage Society
of The Susquehanna Valley

Wilkum! Welcome to the new website for The German Heritage Society of the Susquehanna Valley!

This website will provide information about the group's activities. Dates, times and status of events will be available.

Current officers are listed to the right. Clicking on their names or offices will produce an email message from your email client.

This page is just the beginning. More will be added to the site. Stop back and watch it grow!

The German Heritage Society of the Susquehanna Valley is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of preserving, promoting, and celebrating the German heritage, history and culture of the Susquehanna Valley.

For over 200 years, from the first Europeans in the area to the present day, the counties of the Susquehanna Valley have been overwhelmingly populated by persons whose ancestry originates in the German speaking lands of Europe: what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, among others. Commonly known as "Pennsylvania Dutch", the "Pennsylvania Germans" have developed and preserved a culture that is strongly influenced by the traditions, culture, religion, and language of their "heimat", or homeland. This unique culture is a living, vibrant treasure that has survived the tests and turmoil of time.

Check out our book catalog! Susan Robishaw, our librarian, has catalogued all of the books that have been donated to us. She obtained free space for us to maintain our catalogue.

Join us for

• 'A Journey Down the Rhine'
  with Dr. Wilhelm Reuning
• The 5th Annual German Heritage Dinner Celebration
• The Music, Dance and Instruments of the Pennsylvania Germans
  by Keith A. Brintzenhoff
• Atlantic City Oktoberfest
• Multicultural Germany
  by Dr. Susan Schurer

Learn more...

Monthly Meetings:

First Thursday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Degenstein Library, Sunbury, PA.

Agenda:

• 45-60 minute program that deals with a different aspect of German Heritage.
• Program topics that have been presented include:
  • German Language
  • German Geneaolgy
  • PA German Folkart
  • German History
  • German Culture
  • German Stamp Collections
  • German Travel
  • German Christmas Markets
• Socializing and refreshments follow the program.

• Online Catalog of GHSSV's Library
• German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
• Lancaster Liederkranz

Practice your language skills!

Use the link to the right to translate the page to German or another language. Do you know which one is the German flag?

Since the new page opens another window, close the new window when you want to return to the English version of the page.

Have fun!