Costco to Host Book Signing for German Chicago Revisited Author

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. - Nov. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- German Chicago Revisitedfollows the photographic study which began in German Chicago: The Danube Swabians and the American Aid Societies.

With this title in the Images of America series, historian and photographer Raymond Lohne crafts another volume about a group of American citizens who preserve their rich heritage with unwavering effort.

This book will give readers a glimpse into the life of a close-knit and highly active community, revealing groups like the Kerneir Pleasure Club, the American Aid Society, and the Society of the Danube Swabians. The German musical life of the city is featured, as is the Karneval season and other year-round festivities and celebrations of the Deutsch-Americans of Chicago and its suburbs.

Highlights of German Chicago Revisitedinclude:

·    The real story behind the Danube Swabians and the American Aid Societies.

·    The active community lives of various clubs and social events.

·    The German musical life in the city is revealed.

·    Rare images from the collections of local residents provided by the historian and photographer Raymond Lohne.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

999 N. Elmhurst Rd., Mount Prospect, IL 60056

When:  Saturday, November 15^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467111263/St-Louis-i...).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Discover more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

German Chicago Revisited

By Raymond Lohne

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: May 14, 2001