This image is from the inside of Martha Steins German cookbook. Martha's cookbook was well-loved, with notes in the margin, and recipe clippings from magazines or other cookbooks folded within.
The establishment of the St. Marks Lutheran church in Huntsville was fundamental in providing the German Rocket Team - primarily the women - not only for worship and faith-activities, but as a communal place to cultivate cultural continuity and social connections.
Here, the women are gathered for an event, dressed in traditional German clothing and provided vocal entertainment.
