Contents of my Biography
The early years -----------------------------------------------------------
1939, the Second World War started -----------------------------------
The War begins to have an Impact on our lives-----------------------
1948, The Situation begins to improve---------------------------------
I Graduated from School in 1950----------------------------------------
Leaving Home to come to America------------------------------------
Starting life in Milwaukee in 1956 -------------------------------------
My Journey to Hawaii and my early beginnings there----------------
Biographical Sketch of Walter Brand my Husband------------------
Honolulu, where our life together started------------------------------
Ralph, our oldest Son was born Nov. 12, 1961------------------------
First trip to Germany, my Father died----------------------------------
We bought our first property, a duplex May 1,1964------------------
Second trip to Germany, Walter’s Father died------------------------
Raymond entered our small Family-------------------------------------
1n 1966 we bought the duplex on 26 th Ave---------------------------
Moving to Sunnyvale in 1968--------------------------------------------
Boy’s school years, hard on them, hard on me-------------------------
Our friends in San Francisco----------------------------------------------
Joining the Germania Verein in San Jose 1973-------------------------
Walter suffered Heart Attack, August 8, 1977--------------------------
Ralph joined Air Force -----------------------------------------------------
Wedding at St Neots, move to CA. Chris is born, back to England-----
Ray’s high school years, Air Force, San Jose State, marriage---------
Bed and Breakfast Business------------------------------------------------
Flower Business--------------------------------------------------------------
A rough Awakening---------------------------------------------------------
The New York Press, 1911, nothing has changed-----------------------
Researching German-American History----------------------------------
Moving to the Villages, a Retirement Community----------------------
Have I ever regretted coming to America?----------------------------
A week in Berchtesgaden----------------------------------------------------
New Years Eve---------------------------------------------------------------
Carnival, the last “Hurrah” before Lent----------------------------------
Has Carnival changed over the years?------------------------------------
Palm Sunday especially for small children-------------------------------
Easter Celebration as I remember it---------------------------------------
Spring, time for planting----------------------------------------------------
May, the month of Mary-----------------------------------------------------
Labor Day, First of May-------------------------------------------------------
Pentecost, Pfingsten, Pfingstbraut------------------------------------------
Schuetzenfest -----------------------------------------------------------------
Schuetzen, what does the word mean?--------------------------------------
Farmer’s Wedding in Westphalia, --------------------------------------------
A new baby enters the Family------------------------------------------------
Kaffeeklatsch-------------------------------------------------------------------
Where people sing, it’s safe to settle----------------------------------------
Excerpts from the “German Song Treasures-------------------------------
Assumption of Mary, August 16, Apple Procession-----------------------
August, Harvesting the Grain fields-------------------------- ---------------
Richtfest, raising the Roof ---------------------------------------------------
Harvesting the Potatoes--------------------------------------------------------
Kirchweih, Consecration of the Church------------------------------------
Stomping the Sauerkraut-----------------------------------------------------
Oktoberfest in Bavaria--------------------------------------------------- -----
All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s day------------------------------------------
Praying for the Departed------------------------------------------------------
Schlachttag, Slaughter day ----------------------------------------------------
Schlachtfest, Slaughterfest------------------------------------------------------
St. Nick as I remember it-------------------------------------------------------
Christmas as I remember it------------------------ ----------------------------
Tribute to the German Mothers & --------------------------------------------
Werner and Irma, Golden Anniversary---------------------------------------
Wer seine Heimat nicht kennt, kann sie nicht lieben-----------------------
Hausfrau, an endangered species----------------------------------------------
Letter to Richard, my second Grandson--------------------------------------
Pacific Singing Society visits Philadelphia ----------------------------------
Appeal to the Grerman-American Society -----------------------------------
Can a Muslim be a good American?-------------------------------------------
On Immigration-------------------------------------------------------------------
Letter to the Editor and my reply-----------------------------------------------
Letter to President Clinton on behalf of Dr. Arthur Rudolph---------------
Letter from the White House----------------------------------------------------
United States Department of State----------------------------------------------
Letter from Dr. Arthur Rudolph-------------------------------------------------
Letter from Congressman Norman Mineta------------------------------------
Ex, Congress man Paul N. McCloskey----------------------------------------
Senator of California, Diane Weinstein----------------------------------------
Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann-----------------------------------------------------
Friendship Award presented by the German Government-------------------
Distinguished German American Award presented in 2003-----------------
Acceptance Speech by Maria Brand--------------------------------------------
Advertisement about event in Magazine---------------------------------------
Recipients of the Award from 1987 through 2008----------------------------
Invitation from Vice President Quayle to join “The Inner Circle”----------
Letter from Senator Cranston, Reagan’s visit to Bitburg---------------------
Letter from Bundespraesident Waldheim------------------------------------ --
Letter from Philip Jenninger, Praesident of the German Bundeshaus-------