http://gahc.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:09:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that The German American Heritage Center is the recipient of an Award of Merit from the AASLH Leadership in History Awards for the exhibit The German Immigrant Experience: 1845-1925. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its ... http://gahc.org/?p=1756 The German American Heritage Museum is providing a free teacher’s workshop presented by Mary Hogg on July 13th, July 20th, or July 27th at 1-3 PM or 6-8 PM. This workshop will provide teacher and educators with curriculum material to bring back to their classroom in the fall as ... http://gahc.org/?p=1742 Planning a graduation party, family reunion, wedding rehearsal dinner, retirement party, anniversary party or baby shower? Check out our new banquet hall at our Museum! Did you know that our entire fourth floor was totally rennovated into a beautiful banquet hall space? Windows wrap around the space offering amazing views of ... http://gahc.org/?p=1717 Save the date for our teacher orientation to our museum this July. The orientation is free for teachers, and will include a museum tour, curriculum guides and lesson plans, and refreshments. For your convenience, we are repeating the orientation 6 times as follows: Tuesdays July 13, 20 and 27 from ... http://gahc.org/?p=1680 We have added an Old Fashioned Toys section in our gift shop. New toys include clay marbles, marble shooter, nine-pins, kazoos, jacks, pick-up-sticks, nine-pins, graces, feather pen quills, doll kits, and looms kits! Click here for photos of the new (old-fashioned) toys! Stop by our gift shop and step back in time ... http://gahc.org/?p=1673 The new interactive video game lets the visitor choose a character who portrays a German immigrant of the mid-1800s. Then they answer a set of trivia questions. Clues and answers to the questions can be found throughout the exhibit. When they finish answering the questions they are rewarded with two ... http://gahc.org/?p=1647 Direct from Germany, the German Showcase features an amazing group of entertainers who will be performing every day throughout the grounds! Relax with a beer and sausage in the Beer Garden on the ground’s North end - sing along or listen to favorite German drinking songs! Visit the South end ... http://gahc.org/?p=1543 We are excited to bring you this new exhibit in partnership with the Amana Colonies. Explore the skilled trades that members of the Amana communal society brought from Germany to Iowa. Artifacts and personal stories from descendants bring to life the specialized trades Amana members brought from Germany that are ... http://gahc.org/?p=1261 SPONSOR A SCHOOL OR CLASSROOM Are you a parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle of a student? Are you a business or corporation that supports community education? Would you like to offer the gift of a fun and interactive learning experience for young students? The museum offers many sponsor packages below to fit your ... http://gahc.org/?p=1255 Over the past 14 years, the German American Heritage Center building (712 W Second Street, Davenport, Iowa) was saved from demolition, restored, renovated and became listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since 2007, GAHC underwent a complete interior renovation and has increased exhibit space by six times the original ... http://gahc.org/?p=806