Gauverband Announcement

Here's a link to a wonderful video (5 minutes) about the newly opened Trachtenmuseum in Holzhausen. The museum was completed and opened in early September. Abendschau - Der Süden: Das neue Trachtenkulturmuseum | ARD Mediathek  Sounds like many of us will be planning a visit there on our next trip to Bayern!

The Bayerischer Trachtenverband has published its list of seminars for 2024. These will be held at the Trachtenkulturzentrum in Holzhausen throughout the year starting in February.

Thomas Karg of D’Wageggler in Haldenwang shared the tragic news that their Vorsitzende Miriam (Benda) Reiter and her unborn son passed away on September 21st.  There is a writeup on their website 

You have until December 31, 2023, to apply for the Paul Ulrich Sr. Scholarship! All the information--guidelines and application--is at this LINK.  The Scholarship Committee is looking forward to reading this year's applications.

Volksmusik is one of the important elements that we uphold in our motto "Sitt und Tracht der Alten wollen wir erhalten."  Without music, much of our Brauchtum would be lost--dialects, region-specific customs, references to ways of life and times, dance, and so much more. Alt-Washingtonia's Michael Leggett did an interview with Gaumusikwart Rick Michels and asked him great questions about his role as Musikwart, what "echte Volksmusik" means, how it relates to Gau-NA's goals, and how the Gauverband benefits from Rick's enthusiasm for music.