a Discussion of Its 250-Year History”

With Hardy von Auenmueller, Penn’s Village Member

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm 

In-Person at the German Society of Pennsylvania

611 Spring Garden St.

Penn’s Village Member Hardy von Auenmueller will lead a tour and discuss the history of the German Society, which dates back to colonial times. Participants will learn why it was founded and how it became an important cultural institution – for Philadelphia and beyond. Today, the German Society offers a wide range of cultural programs – from language instructions, both virtual and on site, to classical music, monthly film presentations, German conversation gatherings and book discussions. Its wine and beer presentations, lectures by historians, and its annual gala draw wide participation from afar.  You can learn more about the German Society here: https://www.germansociety.org/. 

Hardy von Auenmueller was born on a farm in Saxony before World War II. He experienced the horrors of that war, and became a refugee, after his family’s landholdings were confiscated by the Soviets. Hardy came to the US as a young adult with a business degree and a treaty trader visa in hand, working for a chemical company. After twenty years of faithful service, he ventured out on his own, focusing on restructuring faltering companies in the US and – following the fall of the Berlin Wall – in Eastern Germany. He is now the 'local yokel' for a German ship-building company, offering experienced man-power support to the Philly Shipyard.

This is an in-person program at the German Society of Pennsylvania, 611 Spring Garden St.  The location is handicapped accessible and can be reached via SEPTA.  Visit the SEPTA website at https://www5.septa.org/ to get directions from your location.  The tour will last approximately one hour.