Category: Events

Learning & Leisure in “Little America” exhibit and discussion in Munich, Germany

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On Saturday, May 9, 2026, MAMF members met some former UMMC and military-connected folks and toured the Münchner Kindl brewery under construction at the site of the former AAFES gas station in the Perlacher Forst housing area. While no longer a military installation, the many current residents want to preserve the housing area as a protected historical entity, keeping the look and feel of “Little America” alive and well in Munich. A brew master is building a brewery on the site of the former gas station, and hopes to start his first batch of beer at the end of 2026. We were honored to be invited to tour the building and meet the architects and volunteers working very hard to preserve local history.

On Sunday, we were at Giesinger Bahnhof cultural center and met photographer Elvira Auer, who has preserved the former University of Maryland buildings through her photos, and some of the authors who have contributed stories to our latest anthology, Servus!

MAMF Director Circe and Historian Karin Pohl presented on historical and cultural topics, and then the other authors shared some of their writings. Laura Seidel made a short presentation about the 1960 plane crash which killed 52 people, including 12 University of Maryland students. A representative from St Paul’s church (into which the plane had crashed) attended the program on behalf of the parish.

One of the day’s highlights was when David Fanelli played recordings of his opera-singer mother and shared an original US Bicentennial poster. We’d like to thank the wonderful team at Giesinger Bahnhof who hosted us, provided support, and were a welcoming presence.

To read more about the history of McGraw Kaserne and the UMMC, some of the faculty and students, as well as the tragic plane crash in Munich, purchase a copy of Servus!

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MAMF’s two big programs in the Stuttgart area

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In April, Month of the Military Child, MAMF’s exhibit, Dear America, what military-connected children want you to know was launched at Stuttgart High School. Created by high school senior Emily Wheeler, MAMF Student Liaison and Career Practicum student, Dear America was the centerpiece for a month-long celebration of military children. All Stuttgart area schools submitted artwork, essays, and other items to the exhibit. On April 15, the was a huge “Purple Up” event and all the students who contributed to the exhibit were invited.                                                                                                To see all more of Dear America, as well as MAMF’s other projects, click this link. 

In May, MAMF collaborated with Canadian artist Barry Smylie and German artist Ulrike Gotowicz to display The Paladin at the library on Patch Barracks and at the Weil im Schönbuch town hall. Both displays run through the end of May 2026.

The jpeg files for Paladin artwork was generously gifted by Smylie to the museum, and people interested in purchasing some of the pictures should contact MAMF at info@militayfamilymuseum.org.

To see all of the Paladin files, visit Smylie’s website at https://barrysmylie.com/galleries/2025/Palidin/pages/gallery2.html

Please consider a donation to MAMF

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The Museum of the American Military Family, relies on grants and the support of individuals and groups to do its work of preserving history and providing programming to the public. We are an all-volunteer-run organization that provides paid internships to students. As we prepare for the opening of our Workspace in May, we kindly ask you to support our work by making a donation of any amount to honor a “brat” or two in your family! If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing this fundraiser on your social media. MAMF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your donation is tax-deductible. Thank you very much in advance for your support!

You can mail in a check, donate directly through our Facebook page DONATE BUTTON, or via Pay Pal or Venmo at this link.

MAMF previews its upcoming exhibit Host Nation Hospitality at Cherry Hills Library

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The museum presented an audio-visual preview of its exhibit at a special program at the Cherry Hills Library in Albuquerque, NM. The upcoming exhibit Host Nation Hospitality was funded, in part, by a generous grant from New Mexico Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The anthology Host Nation Hospitality is available for purchase on Amazon.

 

MAMF’s New Projects

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The museum will be releasing E Pluribus Unum: GRAICE Under Pressure in late July 2022. This is part of a multimedia project exploring Gender, Religion, Race, Identity, Culture and Ethnicity in the military/family. In October 2022, look for the companion anthology to Schooling with Uncle Sam to be published. Host Nation Hospitality explores relationships and memories of life overseas. Additionally, the museum will launch its exhibit by the same name in late fall 2022. 

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