170th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Pribislaw, 26 April 2020
2020-04-26 11:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Ziebell’s Farmhouse, 100 Gardenia Road, Thomastown, Victoria, Australia
PLEASE NOTE: Due to coronavirus restrictions, this event is postponed to 2021. It will be re-scheduled when circumstances allow.
This celebration will take place at Ziebell’s Farmhouse, 100 Gardenia Rd, Thomastown, Vic. All descendants of Pribislaw passengers are invited. There were about 50 Wends who came to Australia on the Pribislaw, which was named after the last Wendish prince, who died in 1174. The ship was built in Ribnitz in Mecklenburg. The Bernstein Museum at Ribnitz has kindly arranged to build a scale model of the ship for Ziebell’s Farmhouse Museum. It will be unveiled at this Anniversary celebration.
Ziebell’s Farmhouse (c. 1850-51) is at 100 Gardenia Rd, Thomastown, Vic. It is Victoria’s oldest German immigrant building. From 20 October 2019 it will be open to the public every Sunday from 11.30 am to 3.00 pm.

Launch of Rentsch and Hundrack family history books, 3-4 October 2020
2020-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Victoria
The launch will take place in Hamilton, Victoria.
For information and Registration Forms, contact Monica Rentsch, 170 Sharrocks Lane, Croxton East, Vic. 3301. (Mob) 0438 735 239; email: rentschdescendants2020@gmail.com

Tour to South Australia, 17-24 May 2020
2020-05-17 09:00 - 2020-05-24 13:00 | Victoria
PLEASE NOTE: Due to coronavirus restrictions, this tour is postponed to 2021. The tour will be re-scheduled when circumstances allow.
Planning is underway for Lyall Kupke to lead our group on a tour of Wendish sites. The tour will take place in May, to coincide with South Australia’s History Festival. Please note that this will replace our usual March weekend tour.
The proposed itinerary is as follows:
Sunday 17 May: Travel to Adelaide
Monday 18 May: Port Misery landing place; Port Adelaide wharf; Piltawodli Mission to the Kaurna Aborigines (Schürmann); Klemzig Pioneer Cemetery; Hope Valley Cemetery. Evening: attend the FoLA Presentation (Bethlehem House, Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Flinders St.).
Tuesday 19 May: Barossa Valley (Rosedale, Hoffnungsthal, Langmeil, Bethany, Light Pass, Ebenezer, Neukirch, St Kitts). Stay the night.
Wednesday 20 May: Peter’s Hill, Riverton, Kapunda, Marrabel. Return to Adelaide.
Thursday 21 May: Visit Lutheran Archives in the morning; in the afternoon attend the talk at Burnside Library by Lois Zweck (Topic: How did migration change the lives of German and Wendish migrants?) Evening: Dinner with the Wend/Sorb Society of South Australia (venue to be confirmed).
Friday 22 May: Hahndorf, Lobethal and Birdwood.
Saturday 23 May: German Heritage seminar at University of Adelaide (Topic: German craftsmen in SA) – all day (costs $40 – $50 which includes lunch and morning and afternoon teas).
Sunday 24 May: Free to pursue your own interests or wend your way home.
For enquiries and bookings, contact Betty Huf, Tel. (03) 5572 4959; email bettyhuf@outlook.com

Launch of Rentsch and Hundrack family history books, 3-4 October 2020
2020-10-03 09:00 - 2020-10-04 17:00 | Hamilton, Victoria, Hamilton, Victoria, 3300, Australia
Please note: A decision about this Reunion will be made in August 2020 when Government restrictions relating to the conducting of such events become clearer.
The launch will take place in Hamilton, Victoria.
For information and Registration Forms, contact Monica Rentsch, 170 Sharrocks Lane, Croxton East, Vic. 3301. (Mob) 0438 735 239; email: rentschdescendants2020@gmail.com

Annual Luncheon in Ballarat, Saturday 5 October 2024
2024-10-05 12:00 - 16:00 | Maple Palace, Barkly Motorlodge, 43 Main Road, Bakery Hill, Ballarat, 43 Main Road, Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, 3350, Australia
You are warmly invited, along with family and friends, to attend our Annual Luncheon on Saturday 5 October in Ballarat, Victoria. You do not need to be a member of our Society to attend the Luncheon.
Prior to our Luncheon there is the option for us to meet at 10.30 am at Deutscher Outdoor Power Equipment, 731 Creswick Rd, Ballarat. Peter Deutscher will lead us on a tour of the engineering works.
Our Luncheon will start at 12.00 pm for 12.30 pm at Maple Palace (formerly Barkly restaurant) at Barkly Motorlodge, 43 Main Road, Bakery Hill, Ballarat.
All are welcome. Guest Speaker Peter Deutscher will give a PowerPoint presentation on the Deutscher companies which have produced engines, farming equipment and mowers. The first business was the “Clyde Engineering Works and Foundry” in Hamilton, which was owned after 1904 by C.T. Deutscher. After this business was sold in the early 1920s his son Heinrich (“Harry”) moved to Ballarat and continued to manufacture engines and farm equipment. This family has conducted business continuously in Ballarat since 1923
Please book by Saturday 28 September 2024 with Glenys Wollermann.
Tel: (03)9891 6652 or 0481 150 994
Email: g.wollermann@y7mail.com
Bookings are essential.

Centenary of the Walla Walla Zion Lutheran Church Building, 26-27 October 2024
2024-10-26 - 2024-10-27 | 17 Commercial St, Walla Walla NSW 2659
Zion Lutheran Congregation is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the current church building on 26-27 October 2024.
The weekend activities will include displays of memorabilia, a Sunday church service and times of fellowship. They are currently collecting historical artefacts, memories and photographs to compile a historical record of the building and congregation over the last 100 years.
The Walla Walla Historical Society Inc. is assisting to copy photographs and documents. Do you have copies of wedding, confirmation, youth, baptismal, Sunday School, thanksgiving or Christmas nativity photos or other memorabilia that may be added to our collection? All items scanned will be returned ASAP, or bring them along in October.
A special request: does anyone have photos taken during the actual building process? We have minutes and invoices from the building program, and copies of the drawings, but no photos.
If you do have items which could be scanned or loaned for the celebration or have memories to share, please contact John Borchert john.borchert@lca.org.au , Tony Brinkmann brinkade@bigpond.net.au or Janet Paech janetpaech@gmail.com
