Wendish Fest (Texas Country Reporter)

See how one woman uses her noodle to keep her culture alive.
Hattie Schaustchick & Jack Wiederhold
Texas Wendish Heritage Museum
1011 Co Rd 212
Giddings, TX 78942
Phone: [phone]
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TCR #1434, 02-21-2015

[@gunmetal2445]

I love how the lady bang her fist down at the noodle question!

[@putsomesouthinyomouth]

Thank yall for sharing our Wendish heritage with everyone! We love our noodles. I think this is the only KZbin video my grandparents are in!

[@revg14]

Thanks for showing this. Hattie is my Grandmom and Zelda is my Mom. I've eaten Wendish noodles all my life. Like Grandmom, I never get tired of them.

[@erichr.lehmann8272]

My wife and I met at Wendish Fest in 2008! Great video.

[@jcextranow]

She has made a commitment to showing how valuable her heritage has become to the world. They are important as anyone else.

[@kj-si8gm]

I come from the line of Hans Vogel and just fpund out about this culture. Thrilled. Eager to connect and learn more. Our family came from Brandenburg to Snohomish, WA via Montana and S. Dakota.

[@brendaechols8855]

Absolutely wonderful reminds me of my German immigrant farmer grandparents. I wish you could do the whole show on this

[@Motodoggo_]

I live 45 minutes from this town and I’ve never heard of it well seems like I need to go to this festival

[@jkbrn71]

Thanks for sharing this. My forebears, Tienerts and Kokels, were among those who came over on the Ben Nevis. You have really captured the spirit of the festival and the community.

[@johnste]

Loved Hattie. Really like hearing about this happy, proud folks.

[@dorothygale5896]

Our other group of Wends settled around Adelaide, South Australia. To the best of my knowledge, these were the only Wends to leave Germany. Don't be too surprised when your DNA test comes back and shows a huge chunk of Russian ancestry.

[@jw11432]

Wow. Never even heard of the Wendish before this! Very interesting.

[@gvc56100]

always enjoy your videos. thanks for another good one!

[@grammyroyce]

Awesome. Very interesting, thank you for the article and for being able to share it.

[@beachdiva9586]

My 1st time to see this episode. How interesting!

[@kenmcclain7317]

Grew up on egg farm near there noodles were good

[@FANSpiele]

:) i live in germany, i am also born in wendish area in germany and had some traditions

[@yoliehines4399]

Great noodles ! Blessings 🙏😋😋

[@jaysantos536]

Where can you buy them in Austin area?

[@emilygood3590]

Amazing

[@Calul]

From my past experiences, I have to say that even though it's a Northern Slavic ethnic group, it relates more to the Southern Slav languages: Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian... And that really surprised me.

[@ilovstodance]

love this video thks for sharing

[@dijalog6284]

Why only one day? Full Week!!!

[@depressionprogression7446]

"They don't taste like nuthin right now... but put em in with some chicken broth... and then.... then theyre... good..." Time to take gram gram to the farm.

[@dandcarter]

Those noodles are wonderful! I've heard that they were once wider and maybe thicker. That sounds like it would also be delicious! Would it be possible for Hattie and her team to create a second variety, based upon the noodles of yore? Maybe call them Wendish Noodles Classic? Where did I hear this? At the Folklife Festival in San Antonio a few years ago. From a woman behind the counter at one of the many booths. She inquired about those noodles with a wistful gaze and a sigh...

[@TheWindowIsTranspare]

My Groß­ma­ma made the wider noodles sometimes. They were delicious, indeed.

[@roygarcia8102]

Are they still in operation ?

[@vidfilestore5653]

Mitksche belongs to my family tree there.

[@slhines7]

I wonder why they cut their noodles so short.

[@soundknight]

I read that after 1850 migrants were primarily economic. I imagine the Wendish were actually quite spread out through Prussia and central Europe? is Jaeshcke or Welke or Lange wendish names?

[@KosovoReport]

Sorbian, they are Sorbs. wendish is a german slur for Sorbs but these people americanized and called themselves that

[@soundknight]

is Sorbian the same as Serbian?

[@KosovoReport]

Brian Cullen Sorb in Sorbian is Serb, so they have the same exact name. They descend from one Serbian people 1400 years ago, however the Serbian king Dervan's two sons fought, and one son took half of the Serbs to the Balkans, where the Balkan Serbs live today, the rest stayed in Lusatia, where they are called Sorbs and lived under germans for 1400 years.

[@denizmetint.462]

By that time, they had been basically surrounded by German-speaking populations for centuries. Hence their German names Welke, Lange, etc...

[@j127b]

I'm told I'm descended from the people who came over on that boat. My family name was Jackowski.

[@decnijfkris3706]

Are they coming forth from Polish in Germany?

[@symka_3259]

Stoha su tene nudle😂

[@teddysalad8227]

A high school buddy married a Wendish girl.

[@b.h.6599]

og gopnik

[@richialvarado6265]

Damn I remember hearing about these people being sold land that didn't belong to the seller. Slaves were still around, natives were being discriminated, and Mexican people would be brutalized. Funny how this culture is worth saving, but anyone that is POC culture needs to be thrown out in favor of white christian ideas. I still get told from Texas to the Midwest to speak English not Spanish. When ever I point out the amish people or these Eastern Europeans are speaking English, I am told to respect them and its just the way they are. The irony is glorious.

[@decnijfkris3706]

I see Polish sausage

[@user-zz9yl9yy4o]

Србија💪💪💪💪

[@Austin8thGenTexan]

These people don't want the old world ways and genocide... 🥀

[@teddysalad8227]

A high school buddy married a Wendish girl.

[@jaysantos536]

Twice?