Sophienburg Museum and Archives

“Tenax propositi” or “finish what you begin”

June 12, 2016

By Myra Lee Adams Goff Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach (later John O. Meusebach) and Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels represented two philosophies and cultures of Germany in the early 1800s. Prince Carl was a feudalistic, aristocratic, ultraconservative wanting no change in the politics of Germany. It was a collection of

Brothers Grimm to be at Sophienburg

August 25, 2013

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By Myra Lee Adams Goff On Tuesday, September 10, the Sophienburg Museum and Archives will open its exhibit about a literary form referred to as fairy tales. Eighteen Brothers Grimm fairy tales will be incorporated into the displays that are already present in the museum. Keva Boardman, Director of Exhibits