Working to preserve a historic dialect (Texas German)

Star-Telegram ^ | 8-26-07 | R.A. Dyer

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

LOL, sehr gut. Aber,

I think that’s “Ich bin Texikaner, j’alle!”

[Dysart]

Yep. Probably FReepers. :)

[Dysart]

Interesting history.

[decal]

There were a number of German settlements started in Texas during the Republic - some have been mentioned here:

The Alsatian settlements in Medina County (Castroville, D’Hanis, Quihi and Vandenberg)

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/uec1.html

Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels’ colony (New Braunfels and the surrounding area)

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/fso3.html

John O. Meusebach’s settlements around present-day Fredericksburg (the treaty he signed with the Comanche was the only one never broken by either side in US history)

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fme33.html

Although they’re Slavic rather than Germanic, the Wends of modern-day eastern Germany came to Texas in the 1850s - and beerlovers should be grateful (one of them founded Spoetzel Brewery in 1909 - the makers of Shiner Beer)

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/plw1.html

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You have a very cool family history.

I was just tweaking the fans of historical revision around here. No offense meant or taken I hope.

[Squantos]

Eaker

Das Scheisse-Kopf ... Texas German .....:o)

[decal]

“Just don’t tell me Willie Nelson won’t be on his porch strumming his guitar. That would be devastating.”

He probably won’t be, but others will be - Jimmy Jones does a spot-on Willie (puts a clothespin on his nose).

Go by most any weekend - here’s their website:

http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/

The town is named for Albert Luckenbach - and Albert is a few miles east of there (also worth a visit):

http://www.alberttexas.com/home/

[rock58seg]

None was taken by me, at your comments. Your post was a convenient place to get mine in, without it being a complete Non-Sequiter.

I only threw in the last paragraph to perhaps, enlighten some earlier, speak English, or leave the country, posters.

Put course some of them have a point. When living in NYC, I met a man, who claimed he was dispatched by the “Secret Service?” to New Braunfels. He was sent to close down the Neu Braunfelser Zeitung during WWII. Claimed they had some very curious German Language ads being run.

[rock58seg]

Put course = But of course

[Dysart]

He probably won’t be, but others will be - Jimmy Jones does a spot-on Willie (puts a clothespin on his nose).

LOL Genius!!

Tanks for the intriguing links. Luckenbach is in play again...

[Rembrandt]

Like ..Ihr-all come back now?

[RobbyS]

Well, until 1803, it was “Reich” In English, The Empire. In 1871, after the Franco-Prussian War, the king of Prussia assumed the title Kaiser and it is the Empire of the Germans. So we have a second Reich. There was another Reich, of course, that of the Austrians. Hitler aimed at unification of the German lands. a restoration of the First Reich, a Third Reich. One reason why the Western Powers were so willing to let Hitler have the Sudetenland was that it, like Austria, was German.

[Rembrandt]

“I’ve read that during WW1 and again in WW2 many Germans named Mueller changed their names to Miller due to harassment of Germans.”
—
There is a major league baseball pitcher (retired now) who was born Sanford Braun. He went into the BB Hall of Fame after a brilliant career with the Dodgers.

You know him as Sandy Koufax.

[B-Chan]

“Smelly cat, smelly cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly cat, smelly cat,
It’s not your fault.”

One of the few funny moments from that idiotic show...

[rock58seg]

Then of course there are the “British” royals. Saxe-Coburg-Hesse or whatever it was, became Windsor. Battenberg became Mountbatten. Victoria and her precious “Bertie” Prince Albert I have been told, spoke German when at home.

Many such changes were made Because of WWI.

[B-Chan]

Man, I love spätzle cooked with bacon. With a Warsteiner Dunkels.... mmmmmmmmmmmm....

[AnnaZ]

I make spaetzle rather often. LOVE IT. And, yes, I add a touch of nutmeg. Toss it all in butter when it's done and serve it with any meat dish.

I used to have an actual spaetzle maker, but now I am a colander user. (Stir! STIR! Quick! QUICK!)

= )

[B-Chan]

Windsor = Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

[TXLady]

Hi
Texas born Freeper living in Ozarks of Missouri here. I am a seventh generation Texan on my English side, fourth generation on the German side. My ancestor,Fredrich Wilhelm Keng, came from Westphalia in Germany(Prussia) in 1848. They came into Galveston and traveled to Giddings, TX. They owned a mill in Germany and Friedrich’s father fought against Napoleon. I’m glad to hear there is someone interested in preserving the language.

[Centurion2000]

I’ve read that during WW1 and again in WW2 many Germans named Mueller changed their names to Miller due to harassment of Germans.

We went from von Bauer to Bowers in my family.