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Founded by Heinrich Börnstein, 1851
No. 21, Vol. 1, 2001
Upcoming Events
A major redesign for the homepage.
I just had to do this. This page is about 3 years old and
already survived two counter services and one guestbook -
I had to take them off this page as they became disfunctional.
So I decided to give the pages a brush-up, straighten the
content a bit, and boldly click "delete all files" before
uploading these new or renewed pages.
Of course I expect you all to miss something, so please send
me your comments. A guestbook will be put on this site as
soon as I find one I can trust. A counter .... forget about
that. The only thing that counts is that YOU are reading this.
For all of you who have linked some content, but not the homepage:
I'm sorry, but to keep my files in order I decided to name
them properly, and changed ".html" files to ".htm", e. g.
Please renew your links and keep smiling.
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"Achtundvierziger Forty Eighters - the German revolution
of 1848/49, the United States and the American Civil War"
is the name of a new book by Wolfgang Hochbruck, Ulrich
Bachteler and Henning Zimmermann (Eds.).
The revolutions of 1848 and 1849 are commonly being remembered
in Germany as failed, most of the revolutionists are forgotten.
But the history of the revolutions does not end with the
escape or emigration of its protagonists. This paperback
collects nine essays from german and american historicans,
giving new insights upon the direct and indirect relation
between american democracy and european attempts on democracy
in the 19th century. The subjects of these essays reach
from the intellectual background of the revolutions to the
participation of "Forty-Eigthers" in the fighting of the
American Civil War.
ISBN 3-89691-491-X
Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, Dorotheenstr. 26a
- D-48145 Münster - Telefon 0251/608 60 80 - Fax: 0251/608
60 20.
You may click on the image of the book or on this link
here to access the page of the Dampfboot
Verlag, I hope they repair their site soon so it actually
provides information beyond their address and phone number.
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Workshop of the 1st Michigan Infantry Soldiers' Committee,
Burg Blankenheim
Essential requirements to the uniform:
bummer or kepi with havelock,
shell jacket or frock coat,
uniform should look new, brass polished,
A-frame tents,
luxury items encouraged.
Havelocks and stuff can be ordered at a moderate price at
Dieter "Paule" Schäfer, Am Dürling 1, 50226 Frechen;
Tel. 02234 - 59519. He, too, can fit your shell jacket with
a ingenious upgrade to frock coat.
We'll have a "muster-in" scenario, so please wrap your uniform
(not your leather gear and gun) in brown paper. Please show
up to this scenario with period civilian clothes. You mustn't
expend all your money on a stovepipe hat and frock, but
the more you take this seriously the more fun we'll have
"mustering in". In Camp, we'll get a medical check, a muster-in
roll, DRILL by CHICO, supply of leather gear and weapons
and drill, supply of uniforms and drill.
Patriotic speeches will be held at any occasion. Drill at
any other.
The civilian part of the event will be a visit by the "1861
Ladies Union Aid Society" on sunday morning, a historical
photo, church service, choir singing, mail call, court martial
and several actions which I better not post on this website.
There are many voices supporting the motion to merge our
various Union "regiments" into one "17th Missouri" for battalion
drill and reenactment purposes, as the 17th MO was an entirely
German regiment within the Osterhaus Brigade.
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Results of the Annual meeting of the UCR in Burg Blankenheim,
15.11.00
New chairperson and executive committee:
Prez: Oliver Schwarz
Vice Prez: Ulrich Sanft
Treasuress: Anja Kayser
Scribe: Karl-Heinz Petri
Beisitzerin: Christiane Dölling
New society periodical: We'll receive two issues
p. a. of the "Marion Rifleman" due March and September.
The "Rifleman" will feature our news and announcements.
"Official Event Report" on Babenhausen: a success,
but troublesome regarding some legal hubbubb with the Hessian
forst and nature authority.
Annual meeting and ball: A success all the way thanks to
the Siebenschritt players, many helping hands and plenty
of foodstuff.
A homepage for the UCR is about to be designed,
with the URL of http://www.reenacting.de
- this is the best solution as the URL http://www.ucr.de
is already occupied by the Umwelt Concepte Ruhr, a plumbing
and sanitation company.
The person-in-charge of the new homepage is Ulrich Sanft
(ulrich_sanft@hotmail.com).
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Results of the Annual Meeting of the Geschichtstheatergesellschaft
1848, Karlsruhe, 20.03.04
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Don't forget to pay your small annual
contribution of € 10!
"Achtundvierziger e.V."
Volksbank Stuttgart, BLZ 600 90 100
Kto. Nr. 510 873 006
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