Tax Time: Plucked Chicken - In English we say the tax office fleeces tax payers, Germans say plucked! Translation is fun, isn't it?

Medieval Irish and Scottish influences still felt in Germany and beyond.

Brahms' Lullaby: Genealogy is family, and family is parent and child, and what binds parent and child like a Wiegenlied?

It’s 1893. Chicago. Full of ambitious people eager to make their mark. Twenty-five year old Alois, trained in decorative carpentry and paint

People's surnames often provide clues into their way back family history. Learn what Von and Van mean for the Dutch and Germans.