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| Format | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Creator | Kreilein, Sy |
| Title, Manuscript | Kreilein Family: Bavarian New Year's Greeting, Audio Recording, Documents, and Photographs |
| Extent of Work | One sound file, 2 pages, and 7 photo images |
| View Online | Biographical sketch of Ray Kreilein (PDF) Neujahrsgruss (PDF) Silvesterabenderzählung (Audio file) Photo images: Raymond Kreilein, age 1, with his parents and siblings Raymond Kreilein, age 3, with his family Raymond, age 18, with his accordion and Model-T. Wedding Day of the Kreileins and Keusch family. Both Kreileins and Keusches have Swiss/German ancestors. Nearly everyone in their generation spoke German or a dialect thereof, with a variety of pronunciations. Raymond Kreilein drove a semi to St. Louis to pick up Budweiser; to Evansville, Indiana, for Sterling beer; to Louisville, Kentucky, for Falls City beer; and to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for a near-beer produced by Kingsbury. Raymond Kreilein and his wife Lucille, on his 65th birthday year and retirement. Raymond Kreilein at 85 years of age, the year he was recorded by his son, Sy Kreilein, about the "Neujahrsgruss." |
| Abstract | Audio recording of an interview with Raymond Kreilein, conducted in 1995. Ray, the great-grandchild of immigrants from Bavaria, lived in rural Ireland, Indiana, near Jasper, all his life, and still spoke some of the dialect of his ancestors. Here he describes a Neujahrsgruß tradition among the local farmers that was still going strong in the 1930s, where they went from house to house, announcing themselves with the Neujahrsgruß followed by the firing of their guns to welcome the New Year. Includes two documents: theNeujahrsgruss in German with an English translation, and a biographical sketch of Raymond Kreilein. |
| Donated by | Sy Kreilein, 2022 |
| Call Number | FH Kreilein / Digital files |
| MKI Terms | Christmas/ German Americans -- Indiana/ Bavaria/ Social life and customs |
