 Welcome to the Schwaben Verein of Chicago!
Founded in 1878, the Schwaben Verein of Chicago is one of the oldest German ethnic organizations in Chicagoland. While founded as a mutual aid society for the many emigrants from “Schwaben”, an area in Germany’s Southwest that is part of the contemporary German states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria, it continues to exist as a social and charitable club (Verein) for people with all kinds of middle European origins and connections.
Naturally, we emphasize our Swabian heritage, and corner stones of our annual calendar are the celebration of the Cannstatter Volksfest, now also know as the Schwaben or German-American Summerfest, in recognition of Germany’s second largest harvest festival in the Swabian capitol of Stuttgart, and a Schillerfeier, honoring the Swabian poet prince Friedrich von Schiller.
Our Vereinsheim (club house), shared with the Schwaben AC (Athletic Club) and with the Grove Banquets, the Schwaben Center, is located at 301 N. Weiland Road in Buffalo Grove, Illinois (one quarter mile north of Lake Cook Road). It is there where our events typically take place. There is free parking.
The 2008 Board of the Verein
| George Boehm |
President |
| Frank Wimmer |
1st Vice President |
| Ignaz Wohszab |
2nd Vice President |
| Joseph Arnold |
Recording Secretary |
| Helga Zettl |
Corresponding Secretary |
| Erika Amling |
Finance Secretary |
| Frank Zettl |
Treasurer |
| Helga Zettl |
Collector(temp) |
| (vacant) |
Custodian/Archivar |
| Uli Senz |
Director/Editor |
| Karl Ritz |
Director |
| Otto Weber |
Director |
| Horst Langer |
Director |
| Erich Christ |
Director |
| Del Hackl |
Director |
| Ray Quitschau |
Director |
The 2008 Members of the Finance Committee Anton Iberle
Rudi Iberle
Otto Weber
The 2008 Delegates to the Schwaben Center Board Gary Weiler
George Boehm
Tom Engels
Jack Schleiss
Frank Wimmer
Tom Engels
Rudi Iberle
The 2008 Delegates to the German Day Association Anna Reiter
Frank Zettl
Helga Zettl
Marianne Wehrle
Uli Senz
The 2008 Board Meeting Schedule (All board meetings take place on the 1st Thursday of each month and start at 7:30 PM at the Schwaben Center, 301 Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove)
January 3rd
February 7th
March 6th
April 3rd
May 1st
June 5th
July …no meeting
August 7th
September 4th
October 2nd
November 6th
December 4th
The 2008 Membership Meeting Schedule (All membership meetings take place on a Sunday at the Schwaben
Center, 301 Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove)
February 10th, 2:00 PM
June 1st, 2:00 PM
August 10th, 2:00 PM
November 9th, 1:00 PM (with elections and Schiller Feier)
Our Connections
Schwaben AC
We share the Schwaben Center and many activities with our soccer crazy brothers and sisters of the Schwaben Athletic Club.
http://schwabensoccer.lakecoastgraphics.com/index.html
Schwaben Charity Fund
To honor deceased relatives and friends with a memorial or to make an endowment to the fund please contact the treasurer Anton R. Iberle (9534 S. Sawyer Avenue, Evergreen Park, IL 60805, 708.499.2817)
The Schwaben Center for Your Parties
Always consider first the Schwaben Center for your social affairs such as:
- weddings
- birthday parties
- anniversaries
- etc.
The Grove
Banquets Catering and meeting rooms
Hanna & Adam Hryniewicki
301 N. Weiland Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
PH: 847-229-1000
CELL:847.224.2084
FAX: 847-229-1240
Affiliations
German Day Association (Deutsche Tag Vereinigung)
The Schwaben Verein is an active member of this umbrella organization
http://www.germanday.com
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