AHSGR is pleased to welcome Jennifer Garza to our Heritage Center in Lincoln team as our Archival Research Coordinator. Jennifer Garza has a PhD in Russian history from Emory University. After teaching history at Metro State …
Read More »Early bird pricing for the 2025 Convention in Lincoln, NE has been extended until June 20th!
Don’t miss your chance to get discounted pricing for registration for the convention. Early Bird pricing ends June 20th, last …
Read More »Help us choose our next T-shirt design! Take the poll and vote for your pick. The winner will be available for sale at convention and then available online.
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AHSGR’s booth at RootsTech 2025 was a huge success! Archivist Karen Keehr and Board of Directors Member Diane Bates traveled to Salt Lake City to attend the nation’s largest genealogy conference. An estimated 15,000 people …
Read More »We have several new exhibits up at the Heritage Center in Lincoln, NE. These exhibits about Catherine the Great, German-Russian Toys, and German-Russians in South America will be up until late November!
Catherine the Great in …
Read More »The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia announces a request for presentations for our 55th Annual Convention: Preserving our History, an in person gathering from July 30 – August 1, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. …
Read More »AHSGR is hosting a harp concert in the chapel by the Great Plains Harp Chapter. Learn more about German Russian holiday traditions, and enjoy holiday music, cookies, and light refreshments!
Read More »The AHSGR Heritage Center will be closed for the fall board meeting on November 7-9th.
We will also be closed for maintenance November 11-12th
We apologize for the inconvenience.
To stay warm during the winter, the German-Russians relied on many layers. Men would wear a caftan (a kind of frock coat) and a sheepskin coat and hat. On long trips, a larger and wider …
Read More »We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Storytelling Contest! This year we had a short story and a poetry category.
Short Stories:
1st Place- Maria Wohn Appelhans
2nd Place- …
Did you know you can access books from our library, regardless of location? Visit your local public library and request an interlibrary loan. As long as we have two copies, you can borrow the book. …
Read More »Jerry was a first-generation German from Russia whose family first settled in “Roosha” Town in Fresno, California. Jerry was born there on December 12, 1938, to Gottfried “Fred” Siebert and Amelia “Millie” nee Stiers. Fred …
Read More »Bob Ahlbrandt, President of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, is pleased to announce that Rebecca (Becky) Matticks, a second-generation descendent of Germans from Russia from Norka, is the new Executive Director of …
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Wedding Dress
The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia has acquired some new items for our collections. One new acquisition is a wedding dress belonging to Barbara (Becker) Bertz. She married Andrew …
Read More »AHSGR is sad to announce the departure of our Executive Director Deb Arenz. She has been an incredible addition to the organization and has accomplished so much in her time here. We wish her the …
Read More »AHSGR is now offering presentations on various topics. Presentations can be in person on the AHSGR campus; off-site within a 75-mile radius of Lincoln, Nebraska; or via Zoom.
Topics include the history …
Read More »Capture the Germans from Russia experience through storytelling!
Submit your original fiction or nonfiction stories and poetry that explores the history, heritage, folklore, food, and culture of the Germans from Russia. Photos and illustrations to go …
Read More »Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church- built 1914
AHSGR holds unique and rare German Russian church records from across the United States. Our dedicated volunteers, staff, and chapters have collected, microfilmed, and digitized these important historical documents since …
Read More »Your donation will directly support the purchase and installation of a new sign on the south edge of our campus, and aid in landscaping and maintenance efforts around our headquarters and historic buildings.
Every donation to …
Read More »The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is participating in Give to Lincoln Day – donate now through May 30!
Your donation will directly support the purchase and installation of a new sign …
Read More »1811 Moor (Klyuchi), Saratov Oblast, Russia Census Records is available on the AHSGR Store.
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Letters from Hell – 1922 is available on the AHSGR Store.
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Join us on November 7 to talk about Then the Rules Changed by Carolyn Zeisset.
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Join Our Team!
AHSGR is hiring a Publications Coordinator.
View the job announcement through the link. Application materials are due by June 10, 2022
Publications Coordinator Job Announcement_2022-03_29
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