Gauverband Nordamerika

The minutes to all the Gau-NA meetings from 1967-2000 have been scanned and are now available online.  Look under About Us/Reports-Meetings to find the link.  It's a great resource if you're interested in the Gauverband's history.  

The sheet music for the 50ger Festmarsch is now online under Resources/Music or click THIS LINK to go to the music directly.  Gaumusikwart Rick Michels wrote the Festmarsch in honor of the Gauverband's 50. Jubiläum in 2016. The video of the premier of this lively march, played for the first time at the Delegates Meeting in St. Paul in 2016, is available on the website and now so is the sheet music. Enjoy! 

Der Gauverband Nordamerika ist bestürzt über die Nachricht vom Tod von Georg Westner.  Seine Taten im Leben zeigten seine wahre Hingabe an die Trachtenbewegung und wir werden ihn schmerzlich vermissen.

Unser Beileid gilt seiner Familie und dem Bayerischen Trachtenverband.

Mit Trachtengruß, Tom Vogt, 1.Gauvorstand

We are saddened to hear that Dan Biehler passed away in March. Dan was the Gauverband’s first Gaumusikwart, appointed to the position by Gauvorstand Walter Wieand in 1992. He served until 1994 when he did not run for reelection due to work commitments. Dan was a tremendously knowledgeable and talented musician, playing button box accordion, Hackbrett, and several other instruments. At the 1992 and 1994 Delegates Meetings and the 1993 Gaufest, he led several music workshops. Dan was 81 when he passed away.

If you're going to Bayern this summer, stopping at the Trachtenkulturmuseum in Holzhausen is well worth it.  The complex is quite impressive.  The museum exhibits are all new as of last year and everything is in German and English with interactive exhibits.  The hours of operation are:

• Thursday & Friday 1-5 pm
• Saturday & Sunday 12-5 pm
• Holidays 12-5 pm  (May 20, May 30, Aug. 15)

While you're there, stop in at the Cafe Komod which is on the premises of Holzhausen. Cafe hours are: