Left to right, Back Row: D. Schachterle, A. Schaefer, L. Meyer, G. Rustmann, L. Tritz, T. Carpenter, H. Neustadt, D. Kinter, C. Moore, U. Burkart. Middle Row: D. Paterson, I. Huber, P. Eilbacher, I achermann, M Schulze, C. Cleveland, E-M. Povlsen, I Guzauskas, G. Parker, F. Bröcker. Front Row: K. Janzen (accompanist), M Burkart, I. Quinn, J. Grosklos, R. Pierce, J. Sterret, U. Lyon, K. Bowen, H. Hilmer, R. Sullivan (director), I. Carpenter, A. Guzauskas.

The Sacramento Turner Harmonie was organized on November 16th, 1854, just five months after the founding of the Turn Verein itself. Wherever German-Americans gathered, German songs were sung. The appeal of a German-American chorus remains strong to this day.