Bukovina Society of the Americas

Ellis and Hays, Kansas

August 10-13, 2000

BUKOVINAFEST 2000

(Bukovinafest 2000 Presenters)

Thursday, August 10, 6:30 p.m.
Early Bird Social cash bar - buffet Smoky Hill Country Club, Hays
 

Friday, August 11, Bukovina Society Headquarters, Ellis

8:30 a.m.   Registration/Coffee

Displays and Genealogy/Computer room opens - Werner Zoglauer
 

9:30 a.m.  Welcome - Oren Windholz

• Care and maintenance of tombstones and grave markers - Van Massirer
   

10:20 a.m. The Galicia Connection to Bukovina - Irmgard Hein Ellingson
 

11:15 a.m. Lunch on your own

Sternberg Museum meeting room, Hays

1:30 p.m.  Welcome - Darrell Seibel

• Bohemians in the Bukowina - Michael Augustin

2:20 p.m.  The German Influence in the Shaping of America - Dr. Sophie Welisch

3:10 p.m.  The German Heritage of Kansas - Dr. William Keel

4:00 p.m.  Tour world renowned Sternberg Museum <www.fhsu.edu/sternberg>

Dinner on your own

 

Knights of Columbus Hall, Ellis 6:30 Social

7:30 p.m.  Bukovina Music Heritage - Aura Lee Furguson & Joe Erbert

8:00 p.m.  Mixer and dance - Joe Erbert and the Honas family

Saturday, August 12, Bukovina Society Headquarters

8:30 a.m.  Registration/Coffee

9:00 a.m.  Annual business meeting of the Bukovina Society

10:00 a.m. Hog butchering/sausage demonstration (video) - Julia and Ralph Honas

11:00 a.m. German naming customs & nicknames - Dr. Sophie Welisch and Joe Erbert

Noon        Bukovina sausage lunch

1:30 p.m. Videos of prior Bukovina Society events - Dennis Massier

• Quilting

• Hemetschwenger demonstration

Knights of Columbus Hall

6:00 p.m.  Social (cash bar)

7:00 p.m.  Dinner

• Welcome - Wilf Uhren

• Greetings from a Swabian Bukovina Family - Erich Slawski Dance

Sunday, August 13, Bukovina Society Headquarters, Congregational Chapel

9:00 a.m.  Ecumenical Service

• Farewell reception - coffee and donuts courtesy of Golden Belt Bank

Bukovinafest 2000 Presenters

 

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