The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Convention is an annual convention hosted by AHSGR, an international, non-profit educational organization engaged in researching the history of all German Russians from all regions of Russia. The AHSGR Convention, which has been held annually since 1970, explores topics related to the Germanic settlers in the Russian empire and their descendants presented by researchers and scholars across the world.
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2020 annual Convention: cancelled
2019 Annual Convention: 50th Anniversary
July 23 – 27, 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska
Past Conventions
- 1970 – Greeley, Colorado
- 1971 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1972 – Boulder, Colorado
- 1973 – Portland, Oregon
- 1974 – Fresno, California
- 1975 – Lincoln , Nebraska
- 1976 – Denver, Colorado
- 1977 – San Francisco, California
- 1978 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1979 – Seattle, Washington
- 1980 – Dearborn, Michigan
- 1981 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1982 – Wichita, Kansas
- 1983 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1984 – Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1985 – Yakima, Washington
- 1986 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1987 – Portland, Oregon
- 1988 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1989 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1990 – Sacramento, California
- 1991 – Chicago, Illinois
- 1992 – Seattle, Washington
- 1993 – Denver, Colorado
- 1994 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1995 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 1996 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1997 – San Jose, California
- 1998 – Wichita, Kansas
- 1999 – Casper, Wyoming
- 2000 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 2001 – Denver, Colorado
- 2002 – Des Moines, Iowa
- 2003 – Yakima, Washington
- 2004 – Modesto, California
- 2005 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 2006 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 2007 – Hays, Kansas
- 2008 – Casper, Wyoming
- 2009 – Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
- 2010 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 2011 – Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2012 – Portland, Oregon
- 2013 – Fort Collins, Colorado
- 2014 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 2015 – Billings, Montana
- 2016 – Concord, California
- 2017 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2018 – Hays, Kansas
- 2019 – Lincoln, Nebraska
- 2020 – Cancelled due to Covid-19
- 2021 – Virtual Conference
- 2022 – Lincoln, Nebraska