Below you will find information about the team of people that helped to put together the Strassenfest this year.
2026 Committee
| Chairperson | Corie Eckerle |
| Chamber Executive Director | Nancy Eckerle |
| Deutscherverein Representative | Laura Grammer |
| Marketing Coordinator | Kelsey Merkel |
| Sponsorships | Caroline Gobert |
| Event Coordinator | Dalton Meny |
| Booth Coordinator | Landen Weidenbenner |
| Construction/Logistics Coordinator | Luke Musselwhite |
| Entertainment | Camille Woolston Marissa Bradley |
| Graphics & Book Design | Amy Kasten |
| Pageant Directors | Mallory Humbert Madison Giesler |
| Half Pot Coordinator | Austin Welp |
2026 Hosts
The Jasper German Club President and their spouse serve as the Hosts of the Strassenfest each year.
Laura and Paul Grammer
2026 Hofmarschalls
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
This year’s theme will be “Threads of History, Patterns of Progress”, celebrating America’s 250th with members of the Dubois County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution serving as Co-Hoffmarschalls.
The DAR will be recognized at opening ceremonies, participate in a variety of colonial activities throughout the Strassenfest, and ride Sunday’s parade.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was founded on October 11, 1890, during a time marked by a revival in patriotism and intense interest in the beginnings of the United States of America. Women felt the desire to express their patriotic feelings and were frustrated by their exclusion from men’s organizations formed to perpetuate the memory of ancestors who fought to make this country free and independent. As a result, a group of pioneering women in the nation’s capital formed their own organization, and the DAR has carried the torch of patriotism ever since.
Over the past 130 years of active service to the nation, DAR objectives have remained the same. These objectives are:
Historical: To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence.
Educational: To carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, “to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public opinion…”.
Patriotic: To cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.
On October 17, 1922, the Dubois County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution was chartered. Fourteen founding members formed the chapter on September 16, 1922, followed by seven more members by the charter date. Originally, they sought to choose the name of Capt. Toussaint Dubois, named for the first white man to own land in Dubois County. However, another chapter in Lawrenceville, Illinois, had already chosen that name, resulting in the chapter’s name of Dubois County.
The chapter has undertaken to locate and mark the graves of seven Revolutionary War soldiers known to be buried in Dubois County. The chapter sponsored a bronze plaque on the east walk of the Dubois County Courthouse naming these soldiers. Chapter members visit the graves annually. They have been instrumental in preserving local history, spearheading the renovation of the Old Town Hall in Huntingburg.
Members participate in wreath-laying ceremonies throughout the area. They host the Annual
American History and DAR Good Citizens reception, Constitution Week displays, support local schools and school programs, veterans and active military, and other programs throughout the area. The chapter has 32 active members.