24TH ANNUAL MEETING AND SYMPOSIUM
GERMAN AMERICAN HERITAGE IN DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA
Indiana German Heritage Society
In cooperation with the Deutscher Verein, Sister Cities of Jasper, Inc.,
and the Jasper Partnership Commission, Jasper, IN
March 14-15, 2008
Friday, March 14th
American Legion in Jasper
4:00 pm Tour of St. Joseph’s Church, Bob Steffe
5:30 pm Annual Membership Meeting, American Legion
6:00 pm Reception with Cash Bar
6:30 pm Welcome, William Ziegle, IGHS President
Dinner with Cash Bar
7:30 pm Introduction of Program – Patti Goepfrich
Janet Kluemper – Dubois County Museum
Matthias Hilger and Stan Jochum – Jasper Partnership Commission-Celebrating
our Sister City Partnership with Pfaffenweiler, Germany
8:30 pm Entertainment by the Rhein Valley Brass Band of Evansville
Saturday, March 15th
Dubois County Museum in Jasper
8:30 am Registration, Coffee, Refreshments, Danish
9:00 am Welcome, Matthias, Partnership Commission President
Father John Schipp - German Immigration into Dubois County
and part of Spencer County
9:45 am Ron Flick – Registered Architect – German Architecture in Jasper
10:30 am Father John Boeglin – German Catholics and Celestine-Wagshurst Relationship
11:15 am Kristen Ruhe – Executive Director – Dubois County Visitors Center and Tourism Commission – German Influence in Dubois Count
12:00 Noon Lunch, BBQ Chicken Strips, Ribbley Soup, and the trimmings
1:30 pm Tour of the Dubois County Museum, one of the finest in the State of Indiana