“(Ea

st) G

erm

any

betw

een

Trad

ition

&M

oder

nity

”

-A

Cultu

re o

f Inv

entio

n &

Inno

vatio

n-

by U

teBo

ese

–gu

est s

paek

er a

t the

mee

ting

of

the

Ger

man

-Tex

an H

erita

ge S

ocie

ty, A

ustin

(TX)

Oct

ober

19t

h,20

08

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

Ute

Boes

e

•bo

rn in

Gre

ifsw

ald,

Mec

klen

burg

•gr

own

up in

Thu

ringi

a

•at

tend

ed th

e Un

iver

sity

of B

erlin

•liv

ed in

Ham

burg

& H

anno

ver

•si

nce

2006

livi

ng in

Hou

ston

, TX

and

in S

uhl,

Thur

ingi

a

•ru

nnin

g a

smal

l bus

ines

s (T

rave

l)

with

par

tner

Jo A

nn W

olf w

ww

.tgac

-us.

com

Pict

ures

: Suh

l, Th

urin

gia

•M

y pe

rson

al b

ackg

roun

d

•M

iddl

e G

erm

any

= T

reas

ure

Cham

ber

of E

urop

ean

cultu

re &

his

tory

•Sa

xony

& P

russ

ia: h

omes

and

res

iden

ce

of m

any

Ger

man

Em

pero

rs

•m

any

UNES

COW

orld

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

Site

s

•H

ome

of fa

mou

s Ge

rman

s, e

xam

ples

:

Mar

tin L

uthe

r(Th

urin

gia,

Sax

ony-

Anha

lt)

Joha

nn S

ebas

tian

Bach

(Thu

ringi

a, S

axon

y)

•al

mos

t 20

year

s af

ter

the

Fall

of th

e Be

rlin

Wal

l

•Ti

me

to (r

e)di

scov

er E

ast G

erm

any

Why

talk

abo

ut E

ast G

erm

any

???

GD

R -

East

Ger

man

y: 1

949

-19

90: t

he fo

rmer

Ger

man

Dem

ocra

tic R

epub

lic

Ger

man

y 19

45: f

our

zone

s of

mili

tary

occ

upat

ion

•M

ay 2

3, 1

949:

foun

datio

n of

FRG

(cap

ital B

onn)

•O

ctob

er 7

, 194

9: fo

unda

tion

of G

DR

(cap

ital B

erlin

)•

East

Ger

man

y: o

ccup

ied

and

sinc

e M

ay 1

955

allie

d w

ith th

e US

SR –

an a

utho

ritar

ian

coun

try

with

a c

ontr

olle

d ec

onom

y•

Berli

n W

all b

uilt

on A

ug13

, 196

1 =

sym

bol o

f the

Col

d W

ar

•si

nce

1970

s: a

form

of m

utua

l rec

ogni

tion

was

cre

ated

•In

the

1980

s: p

oliti

cs o

f USS

R pr

esid

ent M

. Gor

bats

chow

•In

198

9: p

ublic

ang

er o

ver

elec

tion

resu

lts –

man

y ci

tizen

s le

ft th

e G

DR

via

Hun

gary

or

appl

ied

for

exit

visa

s•

Nov

embe

r 9, 1

989:

Fal

l of t

he B

erlin

Wal

l•

Oct

ober

3, 1

990:

Reu

nific

atio

n of

Wes

t-an

d Ea

st G

erm

any

FRG

–W

est G

erm

any

flag

& co

at o

f arm

s

GDR

–Ea

st G

erm

any

flag

& co

at o

f arm

s

East

Ger

man

y

•15

For

mer

GD

R co

untie

s

•5

“New

” Sta

tes:

MP

-M

eckl

enbu

rg-W

est P

omer

ania

capi

tal:

Schw

erin

BB-

Bran

denb

urg

capi

tal:

Pots

dam

SA-

Saxo

ny-A

nhal

tca

pita

l: M

agde

burg

SX-

Saxo

ny

capi

tal:

Dres

den

TH -

Thur

ingi

aca

pita

l: Er

furt

an

d

BL -

Ber

lin(C

apita

l of G

erm

any)

BL

MP

BB

SA

SXTH

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

Insp

iratio

n fo

r Th

eme

of th

e pr

esen

tatio

n

“Let

us

upho

ld th

e ol

d fa

shio

n –

if it’

s go

od.

But l

et u

s bu

ilt n

ew o

nto

p of

the

old

grou

nd

ever

y ho

ur a

lso.

”

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

A lo

t wha

t we

toda

y co

nsid

er a

“tra

ditio

nal G

erm

an p

rodu

ct” w

as v

ery

inno

vativ

e at

the

time,

whe

n it

was

inve

nted

. Oth

er p

rodu

cts

beca

me

so

popu

lar

all o

ver

the

wor

ld, t

hat w

e “f

orgo

t” th

ey a

re G

erm

an in

vent

ions

.

•14

04 in

Thu

ringi

a: g

rill s

ausa

ge –

Rost

brat

wur

st (f

irst m

entio

n)

•14

40 in

Mai

nz, R

hine

land

: let

terp

ress

(Joh

ann

Gut

enbe

rg)

•14

43 in

Dre

sden

: one

of t

he o

ldes

t Ger

man

Chr

istm

as m

arke

ts

•15

thce

ntur

y in

Nur

embe

rg &

Son

nebe

rg, T

hurin

gia:

toys

& d

olls

•

1516

in B

avar

ia: p

urity

law

for b

eer

(Wilh

elm

IV.)

***

•16

thce

ntur

y in

Thu

ringi

a: S

chw

arzb

ier

–D

ark

beer

•

1650

in L

eipz

ig, S

axon

y: d

aily

new

spap

er (T

imot

heus

Ritz

sch)

•

1708

in D

resd

en: E

urop

ean

porc

elai

n (Jo

hann

von

Boe

ttge

r)

•17

10 in

Fra

uens

tein

, Sax

ony:

Org

ans

(Silb

erm

ann

fam

ily)

•18

thce

ntur

y in

Ore

Mou

ntai

ns, S

axon

y: C

hris

tmas

pyr

amid

s •

1765

in F

reib

erg,

Sax

ony:

wor

ld’s

old

est t

echn

ical

Uni

vers

ity

***

1434

“Sta

tuta

thab

erna

” Wei

ssen

see,

Thu

ringi

a: p

urity

law

for

beer

(bar

ley

–m

alt,

hops

, wat

er) a

s on

e ru

le fo

r be

er b

rew

ers.

Dis

cove

red

in 1

998

in a

n ar

chiv

e.

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

A lo

t wha

t we

toda

y co

nsid

er a

“tra

ditio

nal G

erm

an p

rodu

ct” w

as v

ery

inno

vativ

e at

the

time,

whe

n it

was

inve

nted

. Oth

er p

rodu

cts

beca

me

so

popu

lar

all o

ver

the

wor

ld, t

hat w

e “f

orgo

t” th

ey a

re G

erm

an in

vent

ions

.

•17

65 in

Fre

iber

g, S

axon

y: w

orld

’s o

ldes

t tec

hnic

al U

nive

rsity

•

1799

in M

eckl

enbu

rg: d

ivin

g su

it (P

eter

Kre

eft)

•18

04 in

Hal

le, S

axon

y-An

halt:

old

est G

erm

an c

hoco

late

pro

duct

ion

•18

11 in

Fre

iber

g, S

axon

y: g

as la

mp

(Wilh

elm

A. L

ampa

dius

) •

1821

in T

hurin

gia:

har

mon

ica

(Chr

istia

n Bu

schm

ann)

•

1847

in L

ausc

ha, T

hurin

gia:

Chr

istm

as g

litte

r bal

l (gl

assb

low

er)

•18

51 in

Sax

ony:

Goe

ltzsc

htal

brid

ge: w

orld

’s la

rges

t bric

k br

idge

•18

66 in

Bra

nden

burg

& B

erlin

: The

rmos

bot

tle (R

einh

old

Burg

er)

•18

80 in

Pla

uen,

Sax

ony:

Em

broi

dery

(Kau

fman

n Bi

ckel

) •

1881

in B

erlin

, Pru

ssia

: ele

ctric

al T

ram

(Wer

ner v

on S

iem

ens)

•

1882

in W

arne

mue

nde,

Mec

klen

burg

: can

opie

d be

ach

chai

r •

1882

in B

erlin

, Pru

ssia

: ele

ctric

al s

tree

t lig

htin

g (S

iem

ens)

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

A lo

t wha

t we

toda

y co

nsid

er a

“tra

ditio

nal G

erm

an p

rodu

ct” w

as v

ery

inno

vativ

e at

the

time,

whe

n it

was

inve

nted

. Oth

er p

rodu

cts

beca

me

so

popu

lar

all o

ver

the

wor

ld, t

hat w

e “f

orgo

t” th

ey a

re G

erm

an in

vent

ions

.

•18

92 in

Dre

sden

, Sax

ony:

bee

r co

aste

r (R

ober

t Spu

th)

•18

99 in

Dre

sden

, Sax

ony:

Chr

istm

as c

ake

“Sto

llen”

•

1899

in D

resd

en, S

axon

y: B

ra (C

hris

tine

Her

dt)

•19

00 in

Ber

lin: e

lect

rical

blo

w-d

ryer

(AEG

com

pany

) •

1902

in L

eipz

ig, S

axon

y: T

eddy

bea

r (M

arga

rete

Ste

iff)

•19

07 in

Dre

sden

, Sax

ony:

Too

th p

aste

(Ott

omar

von

Mar

enbu

rg)

•19

08 in

Dre

sden

, Sax

ony:

cof

fee

filte

r (M

elitt

a Be

ntz)

•

1931

in B

erlin

: Tel

evis

ion

(Man

fred

von

Ard

enne

) •

1932

in D

resd

en, S

axon

y: c

ompa

ct c

amer

a (Z

eiss

) •

1941

in B

erlin

, Bra

nden

burg

: Com

pute

r Z3

(Kon

rad

Zuse

) •

1959

in G

lash

uett

e, S

axon

y: w

rist-

wat

ch

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

The

coex

iste

nce

of T

radi

tion

and

Mod

erni

ty h

as a

his

tory

in G

erm

any.

Gla

ss in

Thu

ringi

aTr

aditi

onal

gla

ss m

anuf

actu

re

Laus

cha:

art

istic

gla

ss fi

gure

s,Ch

ristm

as g

litte

r ba

lls, v

ases

…

Mod

ern

glas

s pr

oduc

tion

Jena

: ch

emis

try

glas

swar

e, o

ptic

al

lens

es, s

olar

pan

els,

gla

sses

…

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

The

cultu

reof

Inno

vatio

nan

d Pr

ogre

ss h

as a

his

tory

in G

erm

any.

Car

prod

uctio

n Ka

rl Be

nz 1

886

= fi

rst m

oder

n ca

r:“B

enz

Pate

nt M

otor

wag

en”

Got

tlieb

Dai

mle

r 188

9 =

firs

t fou

r-w

heel

ed a

utom

obile

eve

r bu

ilt:

“Dai

mle

r Mot

oriz

ed C

oach

”

Mod

ern

car

prod

uctio

n Sa

xony

: Po

rsch

e in

Lei

pzig

Volk

swag

en in

Dre

sden

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

The

coex

iste

nce

of T

radi

tion

and

Mod

erni

ty h

as a

His

tory

in G

erm

any.

Ger

man

Bre

wer

ies

trad

ition

alGe

rman

mic

robr

ewer

ies

–G

erm

anbe

er &

pur

ity la

w s

ince

1434

/151

6:

villa

ge S

inge

n, T

hurin

gia

mod

ern

beer

pro

duct

ion

Rade

berg

er G

roup

, Sax

ony:

Tr

aditi

on w

ith a

mod

ern

face

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

The

coex

iste

nce

of T

radi

tion

and

Mod

erni

ty h

as a

his

tory

in G

erm

any.

Arch

itect

ure

in G

erm

any

Cast

le S

chw

erin

, Mec

klen

burg

•Fi

rst r

epor

ts o

f a fo

rt in

973

•D

estr

oyed

& re

built

in 1

160

•Fr

om 1

358

for

cent

urie

s ho

me

of d

ukes

and

gran

d du

kes

of M

eckl

enbu

rg•

Impo

rtan

t cha

nges

in th

e 16

thce

ntur

yun

der d

uke

Joha

nn A

lbre

cht I

. –ch

ange

to a

cas

tle: c

omfo

rt a

nd o

rnam

enta

tion

•Ch

apel

add

ed in

156

3 w

hich

bec

ame

the

first

Pro

test

ant c

hurc

h in

the

stat

e•

Cast

le r

ebui

lt in

the

19th

cent

ury

unde

r gr

and

duke

Frie

dric

h w

ho w

as in

spire

dby

Fre

nch

Rena

issa

nce

cast

les.

•G

DR:

col

lege

for K

inde

rgar

ten

teac

hers

•Si

nce

late

199

0s th

e Sc

hwer

in c

astle

serv

es a

s th

e se

at o

f the

sta

te p

arlia

men

t.•

Hom

e of

cas

tle m

useu

m &

ora

nger

y ca

fé

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

The

coex

iste

nce

of T

radi

tion

and

Mod

erni

ty h

as a

his

tory

in G

erm

any.

Arch

itect

ure

in G

erm

any

Berli

n –

Pots

dam

er P

latz

:Th

e ne

w m

oder

n ci

ty c

entr

e Be

rlin

–M

useu

m Is

land

:UN

ESCO

wor

ld h

erita

ge

Berli

n –

Parli

amen

t bui

ldin

g:Sy

mbi

osis

of o

ld &

new

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

“Tra

ditio

n is

not

pre

serv

ing

the

ashe

s,Tr

aditi

on is

stir

ring

the

flam

es.”

Coex

iste

nce

of T

radi

tion

and

Mod

erni

ty

-Th

ese

cret

of “

Mad

ein

Ger

man

y” -

Not

to fo

rget

the

valu

able

kno

wle

dge

of re

gion

al c

raft

To in

vent

and

impl

emen

t new

tech

nolo

gies

To b

ase

econ

omy

on s

mal

l and

mid

-siz

e en

trep

rene

urs

To c

heris

h cu

lture

& h

erita

ge

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

East

Ger

man

y is

just

per

fect

to e

xplo

re th

e Eu

rope

an c

oexi

sten

ceof

trad

ition

, cul

ture

, han

dcra

ft, h

erita

ge a

nd m

oder

n lif

esty

le.

(Re)

Dis

cove

r Ea

st G

erm

any

your

self

–G

o on

a e

xciti

ng &

uni

que

trip

!

The

Ger

man

Am

eric

an C

onne

ctio

n of

fers

spe

cial

inte

rest

them

e to

urs

for

smal

l gro

ups.

We

also

pla

n an

d la

yout

indi

vidu

al tr

ips

to G

erm

any.

We

orga

nize

all

kind

of y

our

trav

el:

leis

ure,

bus

ines

s, fa

mily

reu

nion

s,

exch

ange

pro

gram

s an

d so

on…

In a

dditi

on to

a w

ide

rang

e of

alre

ady

prep

ared

them

e to

urs

we

layo

ut y

our

indi

vidu

al s

peci

al in

tere

st to

urs:

win

e,

beer

, Ger

man

cui

sine

, sum

mer

con

cert

trip

s, a

rtis

ts s

uch

as J.

S. B

ach,

cas

tles,

Mar

tin L

uthe

ror

oth

er s

peci

al to

pics

.w

ww

.tgac

-us.

com

•G

erm

any

at A

dven

t –Tr

aditi

on &

Inno

vatio

nTr

avel

with

Mar

y Be

rgin

(Dec

7-1

6, 2

008)

•UN

ESCO

wor

ld c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge to

urs

•H

andc

raft

& T

radi

tion

–G

o Ea

st

•Sp

ecia

l Bee

r To

ur B

erlin

& E

ast G

erm

any

•Cl

assi

cal m

usic

& F

ine

dini

ng –

Gou

rmet

tour

s•

Bauh

aus

2009

Tou

rs (A

rt, A

rchi

tect

ure,

Des

ign)

•Ed

ucat

iona

l Stu

dy T

ours

to G

erm

any

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erm

an c

ookb

ooks

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ulin

aria

Ger

man

y”“D

r. O

etke

r”

ww

w.c

ulto

urin

aria

.com

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Hig

hlig

hts

2008

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9

ww

w.tg

ac-u

s.co

m

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K YO

U VE

RY M

UCH

FO

R YO

URAT

TEN

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w.tg

ac-u

s.co

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