BERLIN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION e.V. (BHA)
 

Berlin's only English speaking historical association has the goal of furthering the interest of its international membership in the history of our city. The association was founded in 1995 as successor to the former American Historical Association of Berlin (AHAB). Our interest in history is based on the premise that it is helpful in charting the future if you have got a clear idea of the past. For how do you know where you are going if you don't know where you've been.

BHA holds regular monthly meetings on historical themes with guest speakers and follow-up discussions. Guest speakers have included noted authors, historians, military personnel, diplomats and foreign correspondents. The one consistent requirement for a speaker is expertise on the subject. In addition, BHA organizes guided tours to historical sites in and around Berlin.
 

Recent speakers include:

- Dr. Morton Nirenberg, former Vice President BHA, teacher, journalist and student of German-American relations
  Subject: "Theodor Sedgwick Fay (1807-1898) - American Author, Diplomat and Eyewitness to the 1848 Revolution in Berlin"

- Dr. Ralph Horwitz, author and life member of the Mont Pelerin Society
  Subject: "The Kaiser's Telegram and the Beginning of South African History"

- "Candy Bomber" Gail S. Halvorsen (Col. USAF, Ret'd), pilot of the Berlin Airlift, former Base Commander THF
  Subject: "50th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift"

- Dr. Steven Bowman (Col., USA, Ret'd), former Deputy Brigade Commander Berlin, Historian and Author
  Subject: "The Prussian Cornerstone of American Independence: Baron von Steuben and the Continental Army"
 

Recent Tours include:

- Potsdam and the "Forbidden City"
- Teufelsberg ("T-Berg") - Allied Intelligence Site
- Old Jewish section "Scheunenviertel"
- Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum - Exhibit "Wege der Deutschen 1945-1999" - 50 yrs. of German History