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2010 AHSGR CONVENTION When making your reservation at the Embassy Suite Hotel
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American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
“Celebrate! Faith, Family, Tradition” August 1-8, 2010Embassy Suites, Lincoln, NebraskaHosted by Lincoln, Nebraska Chapter
ATTENTION: PRE-REGISTRATION DUE JULY 1, 2010 After July 1, 2010 registrations will be accepted at the Registration Table at the Convention.
Fill out registration form and send registration to: AHSGR 631 D. Street Lincoln, NE 68502-1199
Sunday, August 1, 2010 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Set up all work areas. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Volunteer training.
Monday, August 2, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Information, Membership, Bookstore, Computer SOAR Workshop, Genealogy Workshop, Library, Silent Auction, Vendors and Heritage Hall –open 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Society Board Meetings, Session I 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for Volunteers and Board Members 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 12:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Society Board Meetings, Sessions II 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Society Board Meetings, Session III 6:00 p.m. Continuation of meetings if necessary
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Information, Membership, Bookstore, Computer SOAR Workshop, Genealogy Workshop, Library, Silent Auction, Vendors and Heritage Hall –open 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tour #1: Homestead National Monument and Museum, Lunch, Bedient Organ Company -- Pre-registration required. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Joint Meeting of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Foundation Board of Trustees Meetings, Session I 9:00 a.m. – 12: 00 p.m. Society Board Meetings, Session IV 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for Volunteers and Board Members 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Society Board Meetings, Session V 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Foundation Board of Trustees Meetings, Session II 6:00 p.m. Board and Volunteer Dinner – Lazlo’s Restaurant. Entertainment: Gwen Meister & Bill Behmer
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Information, Membership, Bookstore, Computer SOAR Workshop, Genealogy Workshop, Silent Auction, Vendors and Heritage Hall – open 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Society Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tour #2 – Sutton Tour, Lunch, Emigrant House in Henderson, NE. Hosted by Jim Griess -- Pre-registration required. 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for Volunteers and Board Members 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Joint Meeting of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Chapter Presidents and Membership Chair Meeting. 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Youth Orientation 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Sing-a-long 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Dinner on your own 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Night: Cake Social Entertainment: Shim Sham Girls, David Marsh “Music of Germanic Lands”
Thursday, August 5, 2010 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration open 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. General Session – 41st International Convention Presentation of the Flags and Chapter Banners Welcome to the Convention, Introduction of Society Board of Directors, Foundation Board of Trustees, and Headquarters Staff 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Annual Membership Meeting President’s Report, Headquarters Report, Secretary’s Report, Treasurer’s Report Election of Board Members 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Information, Membership, Bookstore, Computer SOAR Workshop, Genealogy Workshop, Library, Silent Auction, Vendors, Heritage Hall –open 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for Volunteers and Board Members 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. International Foundation of AHSGR - Appreciation Luncheon and Annual Membership Meeting. *All members of AHSGR are members of the Foundation and invited to attend. 1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tour #3– Quilt Museum, Larsen Tractor Museum, UNL Dairy Store. -- Pre-registration required. 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Food Demonstrations: “ Grebel” – Registration is required. See Food Demonstration Notes. 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Genealogy Symposium: “The German Origins Project -What is it? and How is it used?” - Dick Kraus, Leverett, MA “Building Your Toolbox for Successful Research at the Family History Library” 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. “Volga Germans-sons of Israel in Egypt?”: Factors that Caused the Immigration of the Volga Germans to American’ – Dr. Elena Ananyan 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Sing-a-long 5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner on your own 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Village Coordinator’s Meeting 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Village Night - Village Area Gathering – All Villagers meet in designated combined area groups – Facilitated by Village Coordinators or Area Representative.
Friday, August 6, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration, Information, Membership, Bookstore, Computer SOAR Workshop, Genealogy Workshop, Silent Auction, Vendors and Heritage Hall - open 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dutch Hop Symposium 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Session I: Introduction and Overview - Dr. Timothy Kloberdanz, Fargo, ND 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session II: Panel Discussion and Musical Demonstration 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for Volunteers and Board Members 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. Break. 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Session III: Panel Discussion and Dance Demonstration 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Folklore Symposium: Mabel Kiessling, Calgary, Canada “Eleventh Annual Storytelling Contest” – Story Contest Winners 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Food Demonstrations: “German Sausage” – Registration is required. See Food Demonstration Notes. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. “Preservation of National Identity of Ethnic Germans in the Volga Area and in North and South American” – Dr. Elena Ananyan 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. “It’s All Earth and Sky” DVD presentation on the assimilation of Germans from Russia in America: Dona Reeves-Marquardt & Lewis R. Marquardt 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Heritage Club, Charter, and Life Members Reception. Hosted by AHSGR International Foundation Board of Trustees. 5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner on your own Dutch Hop Dance Demonstrations and Practice. 7:30 p.m. – Polka time and Dance. Music by the “The River Boys Polka Band.” Concert open to General Public. $10.00 cover charge for non convention guests. Cash Bar.
Saturday, August 7, 2010 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Recognition Breakfast: Dodie Rotherham, Membership 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration, Information, Membership, Bookstore, Computer SOAR Workshop, Genealogy Workshop, Library, Silent Auction, Vendors and Heritage Hall – open 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for Volunteers and Board Members 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Open House at AHSGR Headquarters 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Children’s Exhibit Dedication: Jim Griess, Malcolm, NE 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Walking tour of Churches 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Speaker: Isabel Kessler, Argentina 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Music provided by C. J. Hanner 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Memorial Service: Don Schenk, Sioux City, IA 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. “Familienwiedervereinigung in Sibirien (Family reunion in Siberia)”: Allen Salzman, Wheat Ridge, CO 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Speaker: Isabel Kessler, Argentina 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. “Familienwiedervereinigung in Sibirien” (Family reunion in Siberia)”: Allen Salzman, Wheat Ridge, CO 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Society Board Post-Convention Meeting 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Foundation Board of Trustees Post-Convention Meeting 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Social Hour with cash bar 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 41st International Convention of Germans from Russia Banquet Distinguished Service Awards and Introduction of New Officers, Directors and Trustees, Entertainment: Harold Popp Family
Sunday, August 8, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Ecumenical Church Service. Pastor Jerry McInnis, Lincoln, NE
Workshop Notes Food Demonstrations are being conducted off site at the Immanuel Church Fellowship Hall Thursday and Friday afternoons. There are a limited number of slots available in each workshop and will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis with no individual getting more than one slot unless there is open space. Transportation is not provided. Please sign up for the classes on the registration form. The $ 5.00 fee, which will cover the cost of hall rental and ingredients, must be paid at the Registration Table. Please check at the Registration Table to see if classes are filled and to pay class fees. Copies of the recipes will be available.
TOURS Note: The tours are all at their own pace and participants can walk as much or as little as they want. Buses will always drop off and pick up at the same location. Please mark the appropriate box on your registration form.
Tour # 1 – Tuesday, August 3, 8: 00 AM to 4:00 PM - Homestead National Monument of America & Museum, Lunch, and Bedient Pipe Organ Manufacturing Company. Homestead National Monument & Museum is one of the first documented homesteads in the nation. The Heritage Center will be the first stop with exhibits and a bookstore. Other activities include the Palmer-Epard Cabin built in 1867; the furnishings depict life in the 1880s. The one-room Freeman school is restored to its 1890s appearance; it was the oldest in operation in Nebraska and closed in 1967. The Education Center is an outlet for lifetime learning opportunities, with farm implements used by pioneers, and three miles of trails going through the restored tallgrass prairie; all wheelchairs accessible if you choose to participate on “foot.” The restoration of over 100 acres to tallgrass prairie began in 1939 along with recreating a dynamic ecosystem. www.nps.gov/home Bedient Pipe Organ Manufacturing founded in 1969 by Gene Bedient welcomes tours. A white, castle-like building jutting up curiously from the rolling farmland upon closer inspection will reveal the 11,000 square foot shop designed specifically for the art of organ building. The small group of talented craftspeople creates about three instruments a year. The building is divided into three main areas: woodshop, pipe shop, and a 40 foot tall central assembly tower. Bedient has organs all over the US. Choose one of the 29 states on their website to see what organs are in your area. http://bedientorgan.com/facility.html
Tour # 2 – Wednesday, August 4, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Sutton, Nebraska, Lunch, Emigrant House in Henderson, Nebraska Hosted by Jim Griess, Sutton native, the bus ride to Sutton & Henderson will include an illustrated historical presentation by Jim Griess. The first German Russian settlers to Nebraska came to Sutton in 1773 from Black Sea villages of Worms, Rohrbach, and Johannestal. Then GRs from Volga villages of Norka, Balzer, and Frank chose to settle in Sutton. It was the GRs arrival that turned the town into a prosperous shipping center for agricultural goods, building and farm supplies. The tour will include, in addition to the illustrated historical presentation, stops at the Mennonite heritage centre in Henderson, the Free Salem Evangelical German Reformed Church where services are still exclusively held in the German language, Emmanuel Reformed country cemetery where many GR founders of Sutton are buried. Then we will be served a German lunch at the Sutton American Legion. There will also be other stops at historical points of interest in Sutton. You can Google the towns of Sutton, and Henderson, Nebraska.
Tour # 3 – Thursday, August 5, 1:15 PM to 4:00 PM - International Quilt Museum, and Larsen Tractor Museum, and University of Nebraska Dairy Store The world-class International Quilt Study Center & Museum - Located on the historic East Campus neighborhood of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln is an extraordinary experience and journey through time of the world’s quilt-making traditions. This new museum is the home of the world’s largest publicly held quilt collection and features quilts from dozens of countries spanning four centuries. You will see significant collections from Pennsylvania Amish, African American, contemporary studio, and more. Rotating exhibits are designed to tell the stories of quilts and quilters from around the world. Quilt Museum website: www.quiltstudy.org To learn more about the Quilt Study Center & Museum see your AHSGR Journal, Winter 2006 Issue, Volume 29, No. 4 for an article on page 2 by Patricia Cox Crews. Ms Crews, director of the museum, gave a presentation at the 37th Annual AHSGR Convention Folklore Symposium, August 2006. Larsen Tractor Museum - Also located on East Campus of University of Nebraska, Lincoln is the display and study of tractors and related items that illustrate the key developments in agricultural technology over the decades. Originally established in 1918 as a tractor testing facility to ensure manufacturers met their advertised claims of tractor performance; now, world-known as the leader in tractor testing, and the only one of its kind in the United States. Please visit their website at http://tractormuseum.unl.edu University of Nebraska Dairy Store – 90 years of tradition in the making. Everyone is in for a taste treat of a lifetime. Visit their website at: dairystore.unl.edu
REGISTRATION FORM AHSGR FORTY-FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Lincoln, Nebraska, August 1-8 2010
WEEK REGISTRATION
DAY REGISTRATION
Children 18 and under are free, but you must register them. On a separate piece of paper, please include child’s name, age, address, and village. Any meal reservations for children must be paid in advance with an adult registration. MEAL MENUS
Tuesday, August 3: Dinner: Choice of #1: Classic Rueben Sandwich – Lean Corned Beef, Sauerkraut, 1000 Island and Melted Swiss, Served Open Faced on Pumpernickel with Fries. Choice #2: Rainbow Chicken – Hickory Grilled and Topped with Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Tomato and Scallions. Served with Vegetables and rice. Choice #3: Sirloin & Vegetable Kabob – Top Sirloin and Fresh Vegetables Skewered and Grilled over a Live Hickory Fire. Served with Baked Potato and Applesauce. (AHSGR Directors, IFAHSGR Trustees & Volunteers). Thursday, August 5: Foundation Lunch: Choice #1: Embassy Cobb Salad – Mixed Greens with diced Tomatoes, Bacon, Chicken Breast, Eggs, Avocado & Crumbled Bleu Cheese, choice of Dressing. Baked Rolls & Butter. Choice #2: Croissant Club Sandwich – Deli-Sliced Turkey, Ham, Swiss, Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Tomato, Leaf Lettuce and Mayonnaise on a Flaky Butter Croissant with Past Salad and Homemade Potato Chips. Tea & Coffee. Dessert Bar. Friday, August 6: Reception for Heritage Club, Life Members, and Charter Members: Cheese, Fruit, and Vegetable Trays with Crackers. Hosted by the International Foundation of AHSGR Trustees. Saturday, August 7: Recognition Breakfast: Freshly Scrambled Eggs, Breakfast Potatoes, Crisp Bacon or Country Sausage, Miniature Danish and Assorted Muffins, Chilled Orange Juice and Coffee/tea. Banquet: Choice of #1: double Cut Pork Chops – Grilled and Served with a Balsamic Molasses Sauce, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Chef’s Selection of Fresh Vegetables, Garden Salad, Carrot Cake, Rolls & Butter, Tea & Coffee. Choice #2: Chicken Wellington – Breast of Chicken Stuffed with a Savory Mushroom Duxell, Wrapped in Puff Pastry and Baked Golden Brown with a Red Wine Demi Glaze, Wild Rice and our Chef’s Selection of Vegetables, Garden Salad, Carrot Cake, Rolls & Butter, Tea & Coffee.
**It is strongly suggested you pre-register for these meals. Final count on meal reservations is required 72 hours prior to the event. MEAL RESERVATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY!
Please also note that if you have any dietary restrictions, we will do our best to accommodate you. Please notify us of any restrictions with your registration so that we may plan accordingly. Thank you.
TOUR RESERVATIONS
Additional information about the tours will be included in your registration packet when you arrive at the hotel. We encourage you to register early for tours in order for their success.
ALL PAYMENTS MUST ACCOMPANY THIS REGISTRATION FORM AND MUST BE MADE IN U.S. FUNDS ONLY! YOUR CANCELED CHECK IS YOUR RECEIPT. ALL MEAL AND TOUR RESERVATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO SEATING AVAILABILITY! Please fill in correct credit card information when charging. Signature is required to process your registration)
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Pre-Registration Due By July1, 2010 Registration after July 1, 2010 will be at the Convention
Please complete and mail the entire registration form along with your check to cover registration, meals, and tours to AHSGR, 631 D Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502-1199. Make checks payable to: AHSGR Convention 2010. Credit Cards are accepted
Hotel Registration: Embassy Suites, Lincoln, Nebraska 1/402/474-1111 Refer to “Germans from Russia” when asking for room reservations Off-Site Cultural Cooking Classes If you are interested in attending a cooking class, please indicate your choice of class here. Your name will be added to the list on a first come first serve basis. If interested in both, indicate first choice. The classes are $5.00 each. Pay for all classes at the Registration Table at the Convention. Please check first choice. ___ Thursday 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. – Grebel ___ Friday 1 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – German Sausage
Volunteers Volunteers are needed in all venues. Please consider assisting the host committee for at least two hours or for a morning or afternoon so that they too can participate in the convention. Please indicate below where you would like to work and the day/time you can work. Thank you for your help.
____ Registration ____ Bookstore ____ Information ____ Hospitality ____ Computer workshop ____ Library ____ Quilt Raffle ____ Silent Auction ____ Anywhere needed ____ Village Area Gathering and/or Village Night (see above).
Hours Available to work: Work assignments will be made in 2 hour shifts. Please specify day and/or time.
May we include your name & address on a list of convention attendees, which we will print and sell (at cost) to others attending the convention? ¨ Yes ¨ No
Silent Auction The Silent Auction is a fund-raising activity during the convention to support the work of the society. We are asking you for your help in making this a success. If you are donating food items, please make sure that they are non-perishable. Please fill out the donation form below and return it with your registration form or bring it with you to the Convention. If you will not be attending the convention and would like to contribute please send your form and items to: AHSGR, 631 D Street, Lincoln, NE 68502-1199. Donor’s Name: _______________________________________ Phone: __________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________ Cell Phone: ______________________ Address including zip code: ______________________________________________________________________ Description of Item(s): __________________________________________________________________________
Does this item require a minimum bid? No ____ Yes ____ If so what is the dollar amount? _______
Please check your completed registration form for accuracy and make a copy for your records.
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