GERMANIA 37 Old DeGarmo Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 A German/American Club

GERMANIA OF POUGHKEEPSIE
HISTORICAL TIMELINE

Year	Germania	Singers	Soccer	Steuben	Almrausch
1850		Germania Singing Society founded 1 May Adolph Kuehn First President
1850s		Meetings held below Mulroney's Soap Factory Main Street
1851		First Performance Easter Sunday Mr. Umlauf, conductor
1852		Charles Grube becomes Music Director
1853		Germania sings at July 4th Celebration at Cannon Street Universalist Church
1857		Mr. Reichardt becomes Music Director
1860s		Meetings & Dancing held above Atkins' Dry Goods Main Street
1865		Adolph Kuehn becomes Music Director * * * Germania marches in parade to honor slain Abraham Lincoln
1868		Sängerfest held in Poughkeepsie
1870s		Meetings held at Mullein's Hall Market Street
1871	Germania of Poughkeepsie incorporated 27 April
1872	Germania of Poughkeepsie constitution ratified 18 December	Theodore Gehrig becomes Music Director during illness of Adolph Kuehn
1874		Adolph Kuehn returns as Music Director
1880s	Meetings held above Charles Rosenmeier's Arlington Cafe
1889	Germania purchases old Baptist Church on Lafayette Street
1899	Germania sells Lafayette Street building * * * Meetings held in large rented room on Union Street
1902	H. Schefer becomes President through 1903
1910		Frauen Verein founded
1911		Adolph Kuehn retires as Music Director * * * Henry S. Bock becomes Music Director
1912	United Germans of Poughkeepsie purchase school building at 197 Church Street
1917	United Germans sell Church Street building to Germania of Poughkeepsie
19??		L Birchard becomes Music Director
19??		Winfield Williams becomes Music Director
19??		Jacob Stumpf becomes Music Director
1921	Gustav Fritz becomes President through 1925
1925	Fire in Hall causes major damage	75th Anniversary Celebration * * * New banner presented to Germania by Frauen Verein
1929		Frauen Verein becomes the Ladies Singers "Dammenchor" through efforts of Emelie Stauderman
1930	Germania Hall Renovated 18 November Rededication attended by 1,000	Frank H. Kinum becomes Music Director
1931		Sängerfest held in Poughkeepsie
1938	Peter Weber becomes President through 1940
1940		Julius Hochmuth becomes Music Director
194?		Children's Chorus "Kinderchor" begins
1947	Alfred Damenhayn becomes President
1948	Eugene Schuele becomes President throught 1949
1950	Emil Peterhansel becomes President through 1956	Centennial Celebration Julius Hochmuth, conductor Charles Gilbert Spross, piano
1956	Hans Muller becomes President
1957	Emil Peterhansel returns as President
1958	Rolf Damenhayn becomes President through 1960 * * * Fire! Extensive damage to the dance hall. Sheet music and records lost * * * Hall remodeled		Karl Schnell, Walter Unterborg, and Fritz Naidle found Blue and White Soccer Club (B&W) B&W joins Central New York Soccer League (CNYSL)
1960	Gerhard Wilkert becomes President through 1965		B&W takes Second Place in CNYSL
1963	All of Germania participates in Autumn patriotic parade. to view video of the parade. Germania marches at about 6 minutes and 30 seconds into the film.
1964	Germania Hall exterior renovated
1965	William Schultz becomes President through 1969
1966	Germania purchases DeGarmo Road property			Dr. Charles Gilbert Spross Unit of Steuben Society of America chartered on 14 October * * * Steuben Society Unit is an independent entity but to us, they're family.
1967			B&W takes Second Place in CNYSL B&W wins Schaefer Cup at CNYSL summer tournament B&W leaves CNYSL B&W dedicates DeGarmo Road Soccer Field B&W joins German-American Soccer League (GASL)
1969	Gerhard Wilkert returns as President through 1971 * * * German Language School begins			CGS Unit 167 hosts NYS Steuben Society convention
1970					GTV Germania Almrausch SV founded * * * Charles Angevine named Vorplattler * * * First Performance at Germania Picnic * * * Public Performance at Clearwater Festival
1971	Joseph Wermter Sr. becomes President through 1973			CGS Unit 167 hosts German Neckersulm Double Quartet	Almrausch Kindergruppe founded * * * First Stifungsfest (Anniversary Celebration)
1973	Peter Bunk becomes President through 1975
1974		Sängerfest held in Poughkeepsie	GASL becomes Cosmopolitan Soccer League of NYC Metro Area (CSL) B&W wins CSL Div 3		Almrausch joins Gauverband Nordamerika * * * Table flag made
1975	Joseph Wermter Sr. returns as President				Almrausch competes at Montreal Gaufest
1976	Joseph Wermter Jr. becomes President through 1981		B&W wins CSL Div 3 B&W moves to CSL Div 2 Old-Timer Team founded	CGS Unit 167 marches in Bicentennial Parade	Germania Almrausch Schuhplattler Verein incorporated 10 March
1978			B&W moves to CSL Div 1	CGS Unit 167 hosts Erlerkinderchor from Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1979	Germania purchases additional adjacent property on DeGarmo Road		B&W wins Robert Tonn Fairness Cup	CGS Unit 167 attends port call of USS von Steuben submarine in Groton CT
1980	German Language School closes		B&W withdraws from CSL
1980s			B&W Old Timers become the Over 30 Team Over 30 Team joins Hudson Valley Adult Soccer League (HVASL)	CGS Unit 167 meets regularly at Mount Gulian Historic Site, Gen von Steuben's Dutchess County Headquarters.
1981	Gerhard Ukrijs becomes President			Steuben Society dedicates plaque in honor of Gen. von Steuben at US Military Academy at West Point	Almrausch men receive custom Trachten Poellmann hosentraeger (suspenders) from Munich * * * Almrausch competes at NYC Gaufest
1982	Clarence Killmer becomes President through 1988		Joseph Ulrich wins NCAA Hermann Award
1983	Germania and CGS Unit 167 sponsor the Great German-American Tri-Centennial Celebration of the Hudson Valley	Julius Hochmuth retires as Music Director * * * Maris Kristapsons becomes Music Director		CGS Unit 167 and Germania sponsor the Great German-American Tri-Centennial Celebration of the Hudson Valley Steuben Society helps to establish national German-American Day in the USA.
1984		Martin Heresniak becomes Music Director			Almrausch Flag made and shown at 14th Stifungsfest
1986		Sängerbund Convention held in Poughkeepsie
1987		Männerchor and Dammenchor combine to become the Germania Men and Ladies Singers Patricia Kemmerer is first president of the combined group. In 2006 she still holds the office. Germania Singers host dinner with the Vienna Choir Boys during their tour.
1988	Helmut Kraft becomes President through 2000	Jahn Galish becomes Music Director	Over 30 Team wins HVASL Championship		Germania Almrausch one of four founding clubs in the 12:01 Club
19??		Ed Lundergam becomes Music Director
19??		Brian Abram becomes Music Director
1990			B&W re-enters CSL Div 3
1991					Almrausch 21st Annual Stifungsfest * * * Fahnenweihe (Flag Blessing) Ceremony
19??		Steve Macaluso becomes Music Director
1993			B&W moves to CSL Div 1		Almrausch Kindergruppe disbands
1995					Three day long Silver Anniversary Stifungsfest
1996			Over 30 Team wins HVASL Championship
1998		Helga Baker becomes Music Director	B&W withdraws from CSL
1999	Church Street building sold * * * Meetings and functions held at DeGarmo Road Recreation Grounds, Moose club, Elks' Club, and American Legion		B&W joins Eastern District Soccer League (EDSL) Over 30 Team wins HVASL Championship
2000	Sesquicentennial Celebration * * * Janett Wermter Frank becomes President	Kinderchor reëstablished			Almrausch Kindergruppe reforms
2001			B&W withdraws from EDSL Over 30 Team wins HVASL Championship
2002			Over 30 Team wins HVASL Championship
2003	Construction begins on DeGarmo Road Germania Hall
2004			Over 40 Team founded Over 40 Team helps found and joins Hudson Valley Over 40 Soccer League (HV40+SL)
2005			Over 30 Team wins Florida Blizzard Blast Soccer Tournament Div B Over 40 Team wins division at Poughkeepsie Indoor Soccer Tournament Over 40 Team wins division at Yonkers Indoor Soccer Tournament		35th Annual Stifungsfest
2006	Germania Hall on DeGarmo Road opens German Language School resumes		B&W takes First Place in HVASL
2007	GERMANIA HALL GALA OPENING 24 March * * * Jon J. Wagner becomes President	Germania Singers host NYS Sängerbund Convention
2008			BLUE & WHITE 50th ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT and GALA
2009