join us for the 2022 AHSGR International Convention
Lincoln, NEbraska, July 27-30, 2022
The 2022 Convention will be held July 27-30 at the Embassy Suites hotel in downtown Lincoln, NE. Pre-convention tours and activities will take place July 26 and 27. This is a hybrid in-person/virtual convention with Zoom access for select sessions. Online Registration for in-person attendance has closed. Some walk-up registrations will be available.
Refunds are no longer available.
( NOTE: Headquarters will be closed during the week of the convention, July 25th-29th, except for the campus tour on July 26th from 1-4 pm )
click this link to View and download the 2022 convention Program:
2022 CONVENTION Program
Note that Village Gatherings will be held the times specified in the 2022 Convention Program. Villages are grouped by geographic area as specified in Village Area Groups
The virtual conference includes live virtual presentations that you can participate in. These sessions will be recorded as well. All convention registrants will be able to view these sessions after the convention. If you have already signed up for the virtual, expect an email on the 27th of July for instructions on how to access the convention.
Who and what to expect at the virtual convention:
Mark Olsen – What’s New in Family Tree Maker
Wayne Garman – The Russlanders: Mennonite Germans from Russia Immigration to Canada in the 1920s.
Special AHSGR Village Coordinators & Chapters meeting hosted by Bob Ahlbrandt and Sheri Ertl
Mila Koretnikov – Researching Your Genealogy in Russian Archives
Peter Hilkes – War in Ukraine: situation and historical background. The perspective from German-Russians
Eleanor O. Brinsko – Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
Sandy Schilling Payne – Time Travel Using Historical Maps
Lena Wolf – Graphic Novel about the History of Germans from the Russian Empire
Fabian Zubia – The influence of the Moravian Church among the Protestant Volga German colonies
Fabian Zubia – The origins of the families of Colony Dönhof