We are pleased to announce the inaugural German American Committee of Greater New York Scholarships which will be awarded in August of 2017. There will be both high school and college scholarships. The eligibility for applicants will be based on students in 8th grade or attending high school for the high school scholarships (two $1,000 scholarships) […]
Sandra Dougall Stromberg – Queen 1997
Written By: Elise Wilkinson Sandra Dougall Stromberg remembers her days as Miss German-America in 1997 fondly. That year, former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani, was the Grand Marshal. Sandra originally applied because she wanted to represent the German-American culture in a positive light and contribute something back to all the cultural groups that give to […]
Kirsten Mueller – 2012 Queen
Written By: Elise Wilkinson As a member of the S.V.V. Original Enzian, Kirsten Mueller has promoted German culture through Schuhplattler since she was six years old. In 2012, she decided she wanted to become even more involved in the German-American community and ran for Miss German-America hoping to promote her German heritage. She was crowned […]
Elise Wilkinson – Princess 2012
Written by: Samantha Hart You might recognize the name Elise Wilkinson for her dedication and continued volunteer efforts on behalf of the Parade since her time as Parade Princess in 2012. Elise currently writes many articles for the Parade’s website and uses her skills as an investigative analyst to find contact information for former […]
Melissa Keller (Gratzl) – 2007 Princess
Written By: Elise Wilkinson Before she was Miss German-America in 2008, Melissa Keller (Gratzl) was a Princess in the 50th annual Steuben Parade in 2007. She applied to be a member of the court after members of her Schuhplattler group, who were closely involved with the parade and the community, encouraged her to apply. […]
Dagmar C. Hiller-Laramie – Queen 1982
Written By: Elise Wilkinson Dagmar C. Hiller-Laramie was a part of the Steuben Parade since she was a young child. Her parents were involved in the Cannstatter Volksfest Verein and shared their German heritage with Dagmar and her sister. The family rode with the club on the Schwaebische Eisenbahn float and marched in many Steuben […]
Kirsten Harzewski – Princess 1992
Written By: Elise Wilkinson Kirsten Harzewski (Okon) one of the princesses of the 35th Annual Steuben Parade remembers spending the summer of 1992 going to Oktoberfests where she met many people excited to share the German culture and speak German with her. She was introduced to the idea of joining the court by Herb Seefe, current Vice-Chairman […]
Reflections, Miss German-America
Every year since the very first German-American Steuben Parade in 1957, a Miss German-America has been chosen to represent the German-American Community. As we prepare to crown the 2017 Miss German-America and her Court on May 21st, we wanted to take time to highlight and revisit a few Miss German-America’s and Princesses celebrating milestone anniversary years […]
MY TIME IN GERMANY FOR KARNEVAL!
Written By: Rebecca Koehler Let me just start by saying how incredibly blessed I am to have had the opportunity to attend Karneval in Germany! This was the first time anyone in my family has been back to Germany since my great grandparents left Nuremberg. Needless to say, 95% of the time I was […]
MY YEAR AS MISS GERMAN-AMERICA 2016
Written By: Rebecca Koehler Having the honor of representing my German heritage as Miss German-America has been an absolute dream come true! I was able to attend multiple events throughout the year in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and abroad. I am so thankful for the many people that keep the parade going each and ever […]