Treasures from the AHSGR Archives

AHSGR Archivist Karen Keehr shares some of the amazing, unique German Russian treasures housed in the AHSGR Archives and Museum Collections. From heart wrenching letters from Russia to beautiful old maps, enjoy a virtual tour behind the scenes at the AHSGR Heritage Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Karen will also talk about the efforts to digitize our Archival Collection and how you can access them online. She will also talk about the process of donating items to AHSGR and how you can help preserve German Russian heritage for generations.

About the Speaker

Karen Keehr joined the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia in June 2022 with over 22 years of experience in the Archives field. She has specialized training in digital imaging and photograph preservation. One of her goals at AHSGR is to increase access to our unique German Russian collections through digital access and improved archival processing.

Originally from Minnesota, Karen has enjoyed studying and preserving Nebraska history for nearly 25 years. She did her undergraduate work at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota and received her master’s degree in public history from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM in 2009. Karen was the Curator of Research at Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, NE for nine years where she worked on two books of photographs, Grand Island and Hall County and Grand Island: the Julius Leschinsky Photographs. In June 2009, Karen became the Curator of Photographs and Head of Digital Imaging at the Nebraska State Historical Society (now known as History Nebraska). She has also proudly served on the Nebraska Museums Association board since 2000.

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