Author: edsimoneit

This Site is for people who are proud of their German heritage. Here we post short articles of interest that relate to products sold at our on-line store... a way to expand upon the shorter descriptions about art and products sold at the store.
Notes on German Culture

These Trachten, or folk costumes, represent 10 areas of old Germany… these images were used on a series of postage stamps issued early in the 20th century Germany.

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East Prussia...or Ostpreussen...was the easternmost part of northern Germany, founded by Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. It was removed from Germany after WWII and is now part of Russia, Lithuania, and Poland. Schwarzwald...or Black Forest...is part of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany...home of the Romantic Road and fairytale castles. The young lady is wearing the… Continue reading These Trachten, or folk costumes, represent 10 areas of old Germany… these images were used on a series of postage stamps issued early in the 20th century Germany.

History Highlights

This 1919 poster proves that fighting terrorists and anarchy is nothing new

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Fighting Terrorists is nothing new...just look at this 1919 German postwar poster...We won't tolerate anarchy! We'll protect women and children. The image shows a veteran soldier standing in front of his wife and children...in the lower left-hand corner is a bloody hand holding a bomb. It puts into perspective the revolutionary chaos that existed in… Continue reading This 1919 poster proves that fighting terrorists and anarchy is nothing new

Notes on German Culture

Baltic Germans were the legacy of the 300 year old Teutonic State that ended in 1525

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The Germans that colonized and built cities in the lands bordering the Baltic Sea were referred to as Baltic Germans. They ruled regions named Prussia, Kurland, Memel, and Livonia which are now known as the Baltic States: Latvia, Estonia, and northern parts of Lithuania and Poland. German culture thrived in these regions for 700 years.… Continue reading Baltic Germans were the legacy of the 300 year old Teutonic State that ended in 1525

First Reich...800 to 1806, Notes on German Culture

Charlemagne and Cathedrals of Aachen, Worms & Speyer

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This image shows Karl der Grosse (Charlemagne), as depicted by Albrecht Dürer, plus the Cathedrals of Aachen, Worms & Speyer, protected by an angel with sword. Aachen Cathedral is known as the Kaiserdom, or Imperial Cathedral. It is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany built by Charlemagne. He began the construction of the Palatine… Continue reading Charlemagne and Cathedrals of Aachen, Worms & Speyer

Notes on German Culture

Spitzweg painted scenes that make us appreciate the beauty of nature and our everyday life

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Carl Spitzweg painted this image, "Der Maler" (The Artist). It portrays a young artist taking a break from painting and day dreaming under a tree. Spitzweg painted scenes like this one that portrayed normal activities in a way that makes us stop and appreciate the beauty of nature and our everyday life. The Artist, 1850… Continue reading Spitzweg painted scenes that make us appreciate the beauty of nature and our everyday life

Notes on German Culture

This amazingly detailed sunflower image was printed 408 years ago in Nuremberg, Germany

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Published in 1613 by Basilius Besler, the book "Hortus Eystettensis" contained the first finely detailed depiction of a Sunflower (Flos solis maior). The emphasis in botanicals of previous centuries had been on medicinal and culinary herbs, and these had usually been depicted in a crude manner. The images were often inadequate for identification, and had… Continue reading This amazingly detailed sunflower image was printed 408 years ago in Nuremberg, Germany

First Reich...800 to 1806, History Highlights, Prussia...Northern Germany, Teutonic Knights..Deutscher Orden

German Kaiser Heinrich VI grants a pardon to ransomed King Richard the Lionheart of England

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In March 1193, Richard the Lionheart was captured on his way back from the Third Crusade. The English King was arrested by Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and soon imprisoned by Kaiser Heinrich VI at Trifels Castle in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany. The arrest was revenge for Richard’s support of a massive conspiracy against the German… Continue reading German Kaiser Heinrich VI grants a pardon to ransomed King Richard the Lionheart of England

History Highlights, Teutonic Knights..Deutscher Orden

There once existed a German state, governed by Warrior Monks, that ruled over all the lands along the Baltic Sea for 300 years

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Prussia circa 1250, Teutonic Knights Charge during winter, their favorite season in the Northern Crusades. Much of German history is not well known ...for example, there were successful Crusades conducted in northern Europe for hundreds of years and the largest castle ever built in Europe was a German crusader castle, the Marienburg. There once existed… Continue reading There once existed a German state, governed by Warrior Monks, that ruled over all the lands along the Baltic Sea for 300 years

Notes on German Culture

Cowboys und Indianer

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This vintage photo from post war Lübeck in northern Germany is not the best quality but it shows that even in those hard times, little German kids loved to dress up like Cowboys und Indianer. Looking at this now I have to laugh at my brother's Indian outfit...that white holster just did not look right.… Continue reading Cowboys und Indianer

Notes on German Culture

The Biedermeier Era is sometimes referred to as the Romantic era

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The Biedermeier style, which originated in Germany and Austria, flourished in the prosperous middle-class homes of Europe from about 1815 to 1848. A "Zimmerbild", which is a chamber painting, of a room in Berlin, circa 1825, representing the Biedermeier era: fitted carpets, unified window and pier-mirror draperies, and framed engravings in a restrained classical style…… Continue reading The Biedermeier Era is sometimes referred to as the Romantic era