Publications
A bound history of the foundation is availabe for 50 € upon request as long as copies are on stock. The price is payble to the account listed in the menu “our coordinates”. The history was first assembed in 1833 and then updated in 1854, 1881 and 1996.
The foundation suffered significant losses in the course of the 30-year war (1618 – 1648) and unter the totalitarian regimes in Germany in the 20th century (1933 -1989). A,seamless, comparable econometric history of the assets of the foundation from 1607 until today has not yet been assembled.
In 2024, the foundation published a magnificent color volume that depicts the family history against the backdrop of contemporary German history from the 15th to the 21st century. The ups and downs of German history left their imprint on the foundation’s history. Family members can purchase a copy at cost price from the foundation office. E-mail your post address to info@gercken-stiftung.de and the book will be sent to you. Please transfer afterwards €75 to the Gerckenstiftung, DE43 8105 5555 3000 0010 68, Sparkasse Altmark West. 200 pages, 595 illustrations, ISBN 978-3-7693-5412-6. The book is available worldwide in German and English on Amazon for €112.
