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Translation Services

Translation Services

“Translation is not a matter of words only; it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture.” ― Anthony Burgess

The German American Heritage Center & Museum does not offer translation services in-house, but we are happy to connect you with professional translators. The following are not affiliated with the GAHC+M.

Max Kade Intitute

The Max Kade Institute, based in Madison, WI has compiled a list of individuals who provide transcription and/or translation services for a fee.

German-Language Transcriptions, Translations, and Tutoring Services

The German to English Connection, LLC

German to English translator who also specializes in translating handwritten documents from the 1800s. 

Email: [email protected] 

Nathan Wiegand
Paulding, OH 45879
 
Phone: (419) 263-0479

In Germany

For over five years, Christiane Krug has been working as a freelance translator, specializing in converting documents written in Sütterlin and Kurrent script (16th-20th century) into Latin script. She has extensive experience in deciphering old German manuscripts and offers translation and transliteration services. 

She transliterates script into standard German, but can also translate into English. 

Find more information and price estimates here:
Website: https://www.schriftgeschichte.de/Startseite/ 

Email: [email protected]

Other Translators

Contact us at [email protected] to be connected with other translators.

Service Providers

If you provide German transcription, translation, or tutoring services and would like to be added to this list, please contact [email protected].

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Purportedly based on a true story, The Lost One (1951) is a noir-inflected drama, told in flashback, about a doctor at a displaced persons camp haunted by his secret wartime experiments for the Nazis and his murder of his fiancée (and, subsequently, other women) out of jealousy or perverted patriotism. Remarkably bleak and unforgiving, Lorre’s film was not popular among postwar German audiences, who were not ready to confront the guilt and tragedy as a result of the Third Reich. 
You can see The Lost One (Der Verlorene) at the Last Picture House on September 30th. Get tickets online here: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

Purportedly based on a true story, The Lost One (1951) is a noir-inflected drama, told in flashback, about a doctor at a displaced persons camp haunted by his secret wartime experiments for the Nazis and his murder of his fiancée (and, subsequently, other women) out of jealousy or perverted patriotism. Remarkably bleak and unforgiving, Lorre’s film was not popular among postwar German audiences, who were not ready to confront the guilt and tragedy as a result of the Third Reich.
You can see The Lost One (Der Verlorene) at the Last Picture House on September 30th. Get tickets online here: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv
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🏰 Your birth month = your German castle 
Selections based purely on vibes.

🏰 Your birth month = your German castle
Selections based purely on vibes.
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🇩🇪🍻 Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed Oktoberfest on Saturday. We transformed our 4th floor into a beer hall to stay in from the rain! 

Thank you to our volunteers, staff, and everyone who made this event possible. A very special thank you to our sponsors whose support makes it possible for us to bring exciting cultural events to the Quad Cities. 

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Zimmerman Honda
VIP SPONSOR: Koehler Electric
BEER TENT SPONSOR: KQCJ Planet 93.9 with Dave & Darren
SITE SPONSOR: Downtown Davenport Partnership
MUSIC SPONSOR: Tyson Foods
STEINHOLDING CONTEST SPONSOR: Pinnacle Country Club
PRETZEL TABLE SPONSOR: Quad City Bank and Trust
WATER SPONSOR: Hy-vee
Professional sound services provided by Bill Lilleman.
Thank you to The Textures and Die Musikmeisters for providing music throughout the day. 

Proceeds from this event benefit the German American Heritage Center and Museum's operations, programs, and community outreach. Thank YOU to our community for showing up and supporting cultural institutions in the Quad Cities.

🇩🇪🍻 Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed Oktoberfest on Saturday. We transformed our 4th floor into a beer hall to stay in from the rain!

Thank you to our volunteers, staff, and everyone who made this event possible. A very special thank you to our sponsors whose support makes it possible for us to bring exciting cultural events to the Quad Cities.

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Zimmerman Honda
VIP SPONSOR: Koehler Electric
BEER TENT SPONSOR: KQCJ Planet 93.9 with Dave & Darren
SITE SPONSOR: Downtown Davenport Partnership
MUSIC SPONSOR: Tyson Foods
STEINHOLDING CONTEST SPONSOR: Pinnacle Country Club
PRETZEL TABLE SPONSOR: Quad City Bank and Trust
WATER SPONSOR: Hy-vee
Professional sound services provided by Bill Lilleman.
Thank you to The Textures and Die Musikmeisters for providing music throughout the day.

Proceeds from this event benefit the German American Heritage Center and Museum`s operations, programs, and community outreach. Thank YOU to our community for showing up and supporting cultural institutions in the Quad Cities.
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One, Two, Three is Billy Wilder’s breakneck Cold War farce, set in a West Berlin where Coca-Cola ambition collides with communist bureaucracy. James Cagney stars as C.R. “Mac” MacNamara, a high-pressure executive whose plans unravel when his boss’s daughter marries an East German communist. Bribes, disguises, fake titles, and rapid dialogue follow as Mac races to make the scandal disappear. Filmed as the Berlin Wall was rising in 1961, Wilder’s comedy captures a city (and a world) divided by ideology, even as it skewers the excesses of both capitalism and communism.
See One Two Three on Wedensday September 23rd at @thelastpichouse at 6 pm.
Get tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

One, Two, Three is Billy Wilder’s breakneck Cold War farce, set in a West Berlin where Coca-Cola ambition collides with communist bureaucracy. James Cagney stars as C.R. “Mac” MacNamara, a high-pressure executive whose plans unravel when his boss’s daughter marries an East German communist. Bribes, disguises, fake titles, and rapid dialogue follow as Mac races to make the scandal disappear. Filmed as the Berlin Wall was rising in 1961, Wilder’s comedy captures a city (and a world) divided by ideology, even as it skewers the excesses of both capitalism and communism.
See One Two Three on Wedensday September 23rd at @thelastpichouse at 6 pm.
Get tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv
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🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 - 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 – 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
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🌭 See how the sausage gets made! (Kind of).

🍻 We’re still looking for volunteers for Oktoberfest Davenport to help make sure our event runs smoothly. No experience required! We are looking for extra hands to help with games, making pretzels, event experience, managing waste, and clean up. 

All volunteers get a free meal and two free drink tickets for helping out with the event. We have several shifts available from 11:30-3:30 and 3:30-7:30. Sign up online here: https://signup.com/go/ZoNdhni 

Call 563-322-8844 x105 or email aaron@gahc.org with questions.

🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 - 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

🌭 See how the sausage gets made! (Kind of).

🍻 We’re still looking for volunteers for Oktoberfest Davenport to help make sure our event runs smoothly. No experience required! We are looking for extra hands to help with games, making pretzels, event experience, managing waste, and clean up.

All volunteers get a free meal and two free drink tickets for helping out with the event. We have several shifts available from 11:30-3:30 and 3:30-7:30. Sign up online here: https://signup.com/go/ZoNdhni

Call 563-322-8844 x105 or email [email protected] with questions.

🥨 Oktoberfest Davenport
📍K-Square 119 E 3rd Street, Davenport
🗓️ Saturday September 19th, 2026
⏰ 12 – 7 pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
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Germany, Year Zero is a portrait of an obliterated Berlin, seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy. Living in a bombed-out apartment building with his sick father and two older siblings, young Edmund is mostly left to wander unsupervised, getting ensnared in the black-market schemes of a group of teenagers and coming under the nefarious influence of a Nazi-sympathizing ex-teacher. Germany, Year Zero is a daring, gut-wrenching look at the consequences of fascism, for society and the individual.

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

Germany, Year Zero is a portrait of an obliterated Berlin, seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy. Living in a bombed-out apartment building with his sick father and two older siblings, young Edmund is mostly left to wander unsupervised, getting ensnared in the black-market schemes of a group of teenagers and coming under the nefarious influence of a Nazi-sympathizing ex-teacher. Germany, Year Zero is a daring, gut-wrenching look at the consequences of fascism, for society and the individual.

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv
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The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website (link in bio) or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv

The German American Heritage Center and Museum and @thelastpichouse are happy to present, “The Lost Years of German Cinema” every Wednesday this September. Check out the full schedule and get tickets through our website (link in bio) or this direct link: https://events.humanitix.com/film-series-at-the-last-picture-house-q2b9u4zv …

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