Summer Periodical Material Deadline
Please send potential Journal articles to our journal editor at journaleditor@ahsgr.org Potential content for the Newsletter can be sent to lhorken@ahsgr.org

Please send potential Journal articles to our journal editor at journaleditor@ahsgr.org Potential content for the Newsletter can be sent to lhorken@ahsgr.org

What They Carried: Storytelling Through Objects A prayer book. A gold cross. A pair of socks. A sewing basket. A scrap of paper. This session will explore storytelling through the “eyes” of the treasured objects our Germans from Russia ancestors brought with them and left behind for their descendants. Part show-and-tell. Part how-to. Part what-if. About … Continued

AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!

Hattie Plum Williams Hattie Plum Williams is well-known in German from Russia circles for the private 1914 census of Volga German neighborhoods in Lincoln, Nebraska and the subsequently published A Social Study of the Russian German in 1916. Her book, The Czar's Germans, was published posthumously in 1975. Come learn more about this forward-thinking woman and the stories … Continued

Writers and aspiring writers are invited to share their work to receive constructive feedback in a positive, supportive environment. We will start with a writing warm up and then share ideas and writing projects with one another. From time to time, guest writers will lead the group.

AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!

The Story of Ludwig Schaaf Presented by Wayne Garman “I was the oldest and had to take care of everyone” – The Story of Ludwig Schaaf The thirty-five year period between the Russian Revolution in 1917 and post-World War II imposed unimaginable suffering and horrors upon our German relatives who lived in the Soviet Union. … Continued

AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!

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AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!
Please send potential Journal articles to our journal editor at journaleditor@ahsgr.org Potential content for the Newsletter can be sent to lhorken@ahsgr.org

Writers and aspiring writers are invited to share their work to receive constructive feedback in a positive, supportive environment. We will start with a writing warm up and then share ideas and writing projects with one another. From time to time, guest writers will lead the group. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/I1aUKpHaTUCXdXuJWxPfTg

The War in Crimea, 1854-1855 Presented by Merv Weiss The War in Crimea in 1854-1855 changed Russia; it changed Europe; and those changes would eventually affect the Germans in Russia very directly. The main thrust of this presentation is to link the aftermath of the War in Crimea to the reforms in Russia during the … Continued

AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!

Hattie Plum Williams' doctorate dissertation, A Study of the German Russian, was first published in 1916. Modern readers will find it a fascinating and helpful book to understanding our German from Russia ancestors as they settled into American life, especially in the Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhoods of the North and South Bottoms. Sheri Rohn Ertl will provide … Continued

DNA: The Family Tree Inside Us – An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy Presented by Diane Bates DNA holds a personal “family tree” within us, carrying the genetic blueprint passed down through generations. By studying our DNA, we can uncover ancestral connections, identify distant relatives, and gain insights into our ethnic heritage. This beginner-friendly presentation introduces … Continued

AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!

Join our research coordinator on October 16 at 5:30 pm for a lecture How to Learn Russian Without Really Trying where we discuss the basics of the Russian alphabet and language. Register Here

German (and French and Danish) Church Records Online Documenting your ancestors before they immigrated to Russia You probably know where your ancestors settled in Russia and when they arrived there. What about where they lived before they moved to Russia? Have you wondered how to access records in Europe to research your ancestors? Church parish … Continued

AHSGR will be open 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and you can schedule one here!
Please send potential Journal articles to our journal editor at journaleditor@ahsgr.org Potential content for the Newsletter can be sent to lhorken@ahsgr.org

This quarter, our Book Club selection is Border Crossing, A Bridge of Hope by Hilda Mielke. Hilda tells her family's story of life in Rogowka, Ukraine during the 1930's, their experiences during the World War II years, and finally their emigration to North America. It's a short but important memoir that may be similar to your family's … Continued