A Bit About Our Club

by Maria Curtis, former AWCH member

Our club was begun in 1956 as a monthly coffee held in members' homes. As the group grew too large for anyone's living room, meetings were held in restaurants and we became the American Women's Luncheon Club. Now our interests, as the American Women's Club, have widened to include more than just eating and socializing. In spite of all the adjustments of a growing group, we've tried never to lose sight of our goal, which was and is to help Americans adjust to life in Hamburg and to feel at home here.

Find out more! Read an open letter from one of the founding members of our club: "American Women's Club of Hamburg: It All Started in 1950"

  Club Timeline

1931  Original founding of Hamburg AWC.
1935  First mention of having joined FAWCO.
1938  Hosted the eighth FAWCO Conference
1939  Club disbanded when all Americans were sent home due to the war.
1956  Founded as the American Women's Luncheon Club (this is considered to be the official date of founding. No bulletin or newsletter, only a mailed announcement of Luncheon time and place. Name of club changed later to the American Women's Club of Hamburg.
1965  Earliest known newsletter is published.
1976  Rejoined FAWCO.
1985  Club becomes an eingetragener Verein (eV), officially registered as a non-profit organization in Hamburg.
1986  Club becomes a member of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hamburger Frauenorganisationen (Federation of Women's Clubs in Hamburg).
1992  Currents magazine is born. FAWCO regional meeting is hosted by AWCH.

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