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The Hofbräuhaus News Serving Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and West Quebec, Canada FREIEXEMPLAR Website: http://www.thehbhnews.ca FREE ISSUE Max Bork, Publisher Focus: • Cultural • Social • Historical • Sports • Humour Oct / Nov / Dec 2010 Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! th Mulgrave & Derry Oktoberfest Celebrating 20 years of German Unity, Sept., 30 , 2010 On Saturday, September 25th, Mulgrave & The celebrations were held in Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, at the residence of the German Derry Quebec, celebrated their 1st Oktoberfest Ambassador. From the left: Czech Ambassador Karel Žebrakovský, Tamás Kiraly, First on the grounds of the Hill and Gully Rider Club. Secretary & Deputy Head of Mission at the Hungarian Embassy, Mrs. Sabine Witschel, wife This Oktoberfest was so well received that of the German Ambassador, Hon. Jason Kenny, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration organizers Mrs. Burke &, Jens Gueldner (above) are already planning next years event! and Multiculturalism, German Ambassador Dr. Georg Witschel, and Chilean Ambassador See page 10. Photo by Dieter Muller Roberto Ibarra. See page 8. Photo by Max Bork Back by Popular Demand - Schnitzel Fridays 2011 Christmas Traditions January 21, February 18, March 18 and April 15. Christmas customs, Santa Claus, St. Nikolas, After a long work week, what better way to wind down and relax without having to cook at Weihnachtsmann, Advent Wreath and the st home! Starting January 21 , four Schnitzel Fridays will be held for four months at the Maple Advent Calendar. Please see page 4. Leaf-Almrausch Club, located at 3928 Farmers Way, Ottawa (Gloucester). Doors will open at 6pm, with dinner served starting at 6 pm, Reservations requested. See page 23 and 24. Events Update To keep up-to-date with German, Austrian, Event Highlights Swiss Community Events, access the “Events Calendar” on the HBH News website: from Page 24 www.thehbhnews.ca. Christmas Party Support Our Canadian Troops Sat. Dec. 11. Respect Their Sacrifice at the Maple Leaf Almrausch Club, 3928 Farmers Way, Ottawa. Contents - Übersicht Catered by Authors, Papers, Notices 2 Chef Franz Hoefler. Book for Christmas 3 Oktoberfest’ report 4 Children’s Christmas Schuhplattler’s Raffle Results 5 Party, Sun. Dec. 19. Birthdays, Anniversaries,Humour 6 at the Maple Leaf Books for Christmas 7 Almrausch Club, 3928 German Unity Celebrations 8 Farmers Way, Ottawa, Ladysmith Oktoberfest 9 with Santa & Mrs Claus Mulgrave & Derry Oktoberfest 10 Lufthansa’s Great Fares to Germany 11 New Year’s Eve Ball Bakery and Bistro in Arnprior 12 Fri. Dec. 31. Pembroke Germania Oktoberfest 13 at the Maple Leaf Beau’s Brewery - Vancleek Hill Oktoberfest 14 Almrausch Club, 3928 ShadePro: Roll Shutters, Awnings, Windows, Doors 15 Farmers Way, Ottawa Hilfsverein , Concordia Female Choir 16 Catered by Wine: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer & Nahe, Weinkönigin 17 st th Chef Franz Hoefler. Soccer , Swiss Seniors, Metzgete 18 “Tapping the 1 Keg” October 16 , 2010! Sauerkrautessen by Gunther Bauer 19 Pembroke’s Germania Club marked the bicentennial of Oktoberfest New Year’s Eve Gala Obituaries: Lyal Walter, Willi Koch, Heinrich Brauch 20 with Club Vice-President Willi Schmidt and Pembroke Mayor Ed Fri. Dec. 31. Obituaries: Hank Dee, Wouter Kardolus 21 Jacyno tapping the first keg around 2:00 pm, The near capacity Community Contacts Updated E/Ont - W/Que 22 crowd participated in various traditional Oktoberfest contests, danced at the Germania Club throughout the day and late evening, and feasted all day on German 15 Bennett St. Pembroke Coming Events from March to May 2011 23 fare catered by Schmidt’s catering. See page 9. Photo from Shannon Catered by Schmidt’s Coming Events from Dec ember 2010 to March 2011 24 Eder-Boucher AUTHORS of LOCAL The Hofbräuhaus News GERMAN-CANADIAN HISTORY Published by Max Bork MY LITTLE LOG HOME IN THE HILLS Staffed by Volunteers and Published as a West Prussian German Settlement of Not-For-Profit Publication, Serving the German, Ladysmith Quebec - Thorne County Austrian, & Swiss Canadian Communities of Author: Elizabeth Fierobin (deceased) Ottawa, Eastern Ontario & West Quebec. 196 Fierobin Road, Ladysmith, PQ, JOX 2AO Forward Your Group’s Articles & Pictures eMail: [email protected] (in PDF or JPEG format) via eMail: The book is available directly from [email protected] , Janice Fierobin Tel: 819.647.6809 Tel/Fax: 613.748.6655 TRACING THEIR FOOTSTEPS Article & Advertising Copy Deadlines th th th PART I: 1860 -1930 West-Prussia, Feb. 15 , May 15 , Aug. 15 , Nov. 15th Pomerania, Silesia and Saxony German Contact the publisher for support rates, or information. 268 Preston Street, Ottawa Ontario Settlement of High Falls Quebec Author: Anne Schnurr www.thehbhnews.ca (just south of Gladstone Avenue) 613.744.2060 eMail: [email protected] 514-1396 Ogilvie Rd. Gloucester, ON. K1C 8V8 GERMAN-CANADIAN YEARBOOK PART II: A chronicle of 18 High Falls Is a major contribution to ethnic studies with an “A Restaurant in the European Tradition” Families & their descendants (1860-2003) excellent introduction to German Canadiana The 2034 names and data, 274 pages. German-Canadian Yearbook appeals to any HARVEST OF STONES student of Canadian history and culture, and any • A sample of our regular menu items • reader interested in details of the contribution of Renfrew County German Settlement 1858-90 Home Made Bratwurst - Sauerbraten - Rouladen Germanspeaking explorers, settlers and Author: Brenda Lee-Whiting (deceased) immigrants towards the shaping of this country. Chicken - Wiener Schnitzel - Jägerschnitzel - Salmon Out of print but available through Canadian libraries (in stock or inter-library loan) Eighteen Hard Cover Yearbooks have been published so far. Price including postage, handling LUNCH Monday - Friday 11:30 am - 2:30 pm ESCAPE OF THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE and taxes in Canada $30.00 USA and Europe DINNER Monday - Sunday 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm DIE ENTFLOHENE WEIHNACHTSGANS $34.00. The Yearbook is a valuable addition to any Author Dieter Kiesewalter library. Order your Yearbook from: Bilingual German-English childrens book 2nd Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada Catering & Banquet Facilities Available edition, for ages 4 to 12. Illustrated with over 30 P.O. Box 1251, Station K, colourful pictures. A story of two geese, a white Toronto Ontario, Canada, M4P 3E5 domestic goose, to be slaughtered for Christmas, Please include cheque or money order WEEKEND RESERVATIONS and her escape with the help of a wild Canadian goose. The book is available for $ 17.00 incl. CANADIANA GERMANICA CALL 613.725.3481 postage from Dieter by Tel. 613-224-7467 or A Journal for German-Canadian Studies. This e-mail [email protected]. quarterly journal is dedicated to the illustration of www.thelindenhof.com KANADA- GELOBTES LAND 1950-93 German-Canadian life past and present as well as Out of print but available through Canadian the relations between Canada and the German- libraries (in stock or inter-library loan) speaking countries. It reports on cultural and OTTAWA GERMANIA scholarly activities of German-Canadians, on the History of 19th century immigration and existence and achievements of groups, settlement of Ottawa's German community organizations, and individual persons, it lists may be purchased directly from the relevant publications and gives bibliographical Author: Tom Carkner (Kirchner) hints. Yearly subscription including postage $30.00 33 Chester Cres. Ottawa Ont. K2J 2J6 Order your Canadiana Germanicatoday! 613.843.1411 eMail: [email protected] A joint publication with the German Canadian or see Tom’s Web Page: Historical Association. Contact: www.magma.ca/~twc/OttawaGermania.htm Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada LUTHERAN PARISH RECORDS FROM P.O. Box 1251, Station K, THE UPPER OTTAWA VALLEY 1861-90 Toronto Ontario, Canada, M4P 3E5 www.germancanadian.ca/M ecklenburg/historic.htm Information on Searching Your Family History “Saddlebag Books” of Rev. Ludwig H. Gerndt. LUNENBURG NOVA SCOTIA Authors: Daniel J. Faber, Franz Kapeller http://www.seawhy.com/Lbooks.html (deceased) and Jean Ringhofer Author: Betty L. Rhodenizer Information: Daniel J. Faber 9 Bellfield Street, Ottawa, ON, K2B 6K6 eMail: [email protected] Tel: 613.829.0343, eMail: [email protected] 1) RHODENIZER Genealogy contains approx. 280 http://web.ncf.ca/ac282/parish.html double-sided = 560 pages of maps, history and notes by historians, stories, photo gallery, MYSTERY OF FRANKENBERG'S genealogy, Indexes, misc. documents, etc. (In this CANADIAN AIRMAN book are the various spellings of the name, i.e. Author: Peter Hessel Rodenhauser(n), Rodenheiser, Rodenizer, etc. THE Available from the author in Price $80, plus postage and packaging. German or English via 2) NOWE (NAU) Genealogy contains approx. 165 eMail: [email protected] double-sided = 330 pages, in the same format as AMBER Peter Hessel books still in print: the Rhodenizer book. It, also, contains various "The Algonkin Nation" and spellings of the name. "Fathering, Mothering and Kidding" Price $50, plus postage and packaging. GARDEN & Out of print but available through Canadian libraries (in stock or inter-library loan) THE HESSIANS Destination: Ottawa Valley Author: John Merz (deceased) "McNab - The Township" and American Revolution Genealogy - all 3 books are DALMACIA "Mighty Fine Bread and Fancy Pastry". $35.00 each including postage "The Hessians of OLDEN DAYS Quebec","The Hessians of Nova Scotia", “The RESTAURANT Author: Alice Biehler Burich Hessians of Upper Canada" "The Guide", to find A history of German settlements in the your Hessian Soldier of the American Revolution, Township of Mulgrave-Derry, Québec. available at $20. incl. postage to USA in US$ Out of print but available through Canadian funds. Concerning John Merz’s books above, libraries (in stock or inter-library loan) please address your inquiries to: Fine European Dining Chesley House Publications Seventh Town Historical Society, ISBN 0-9693580-2-4, 184 pages Att: Ian E. Reilly, 528 County Rd. 19, Box 35, Homemade with Natural Ingredients Ameliasburg, ON, Canada, K0K-1A0 THE CANADIAN eMail: [email protected] Tel: 613-967-6291.