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  • RootsTech 2023

    Visit AHSGR's booth at the 2023 RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The conference will be held March 2-4, 2023, both in-person and virtually. Registration is open now.

  • AHSGR Intro to German Russian Genealogy

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    Intro to Germans from Russia Genealogy  March 13th Cost: Free to members and $20 to nonmembers; Sign up is required Limit: 15 people Time: 1pm-4pm   Genealogist and long-time AHSGR member Mike Meisinger will provide an overview on how to start your journey to discover your German Russian roots including: how to find your ancestors’ … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    March – Brenda Smith, “An Uneasy Neighbor: Parsing a prison record to discover ‘Trapper Frank Weber’” Presentation: Franz "Shorty" Weber was a Polish German immigrant to the USA in 1902. By 1913 he had followed railway building to northern British Columbia where he tried farming before finding his solitary future as a fur trapper. Starting … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    March – Brenda Smith, “An Uneasy Neighbor: Parsing a prison record to discover ‘Trapper Frank Weber’” Presentation: Franz "Shorty" Weber was a Polish German immigrant to the USA in 1902. By 1913 he had followed railway building to northern British Columbia where he tried farming before finding his solitary future as a fur trapper. Starting … Continued

  • Spring Open House

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    April 8th Cost: Donation Time: 1pm-4pm Join us and Friedens Lutheran Church as we resume our tour season of the historic buildings on the AHSGR campus in Lincoln’s South Bottoms. Light refreshments, an egg hunt and games with prizes, and more. Come learn more about the German Russian heritage in your own hometown.   Egg … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    April – Lena Wolf, “A graphic novel ‘May the Universe be Your Home!’ about the fate of German families in the Soviet Union” Presentation: In her presentation Lena will show the coloured pages from her upcoming graphic novel, which hopefully will be available by the end of 2023. Those of you fortunate to attend the … Continued

  • AHSGR Book Club: The Last Green Valley

    Zoom

    Join us in a book club discussing of The Last Green Valley by best-selling author Mark Sullivan. Mark will be speaking at the AHSGR Convention in Greeley, Colorado. The Last Green Valley is a work of historical fiction, inspired by a true story. The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    May – Dr. Eric J. Schmaltz, “Our Memories Build Our Future: Germans from Russia Still on the Move in the 21st Century” Presentation: This presentation is based on the banquet talk given at the 2022 AHSGR International Convention held in Lincoln, Nebraska.   It reflects on the group’s history, including “The Double Stigma” as Germans and … Continued

  • AHSGR’s Technology “Office Hours”

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    AHSGR’s technology staffer, Jonathan, will be available to assist members with basic technology questions and training relating to our website, online resources, signing up for events and purchasing tickets, using our online store, and other skills that will help our members interact with us. Office hours are in-person or online but sign-up is required for … Continued

  • AHSGR’s Bunnock Day and Launch of South Bottoms Historic Tours

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    Visit AHSGR’s campus in the Historic South Bottoms District in Lincoln, Nebraska, for a day of fun and learning! Try your hand at the classic German-Russian game, Bunnock, and go on our new walking tour of the historic neighborhood and learn about the influence of German-Russian immigrants in its development. Enjoy light refreshments, guided tours … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    June – Dr. Mila Koretnikov, “Tracing Our Volga-German Heritage: A Comparative Look at Tours to Ancestral Village in Germany and Russia” Presentation: In 2016-2019 the Volga German Tour group – Dr. Mila Koretnikov, Sergey Koretnikov and Dr. Brent Mai, took approximately 250 people from the USA, Canada, and Argentina on tours to the Volga German … Continued

  • Featured

    AHSGR 53rd Annual Convention

    DoubleTree by Hilton at Lincoln Park 919 7th St, Greeley, CO, United States

    https://ahsgr.leemediagroup.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=21820

  • AHSGR 2023 Annual Convention Registration

    Doubletree by Hilton Greeley at Lincoln Park 919 7th St, Greeley, CO, United States

    https://ahsgr.leemediagroup.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=24646

    Free – $400.00

  • Treffen Tuesday

    August – Marilyn Murray, “Ukraine and Russia – a Family at War updates” Presentation: Marilyn (Reh) Murray will share updates regarding the Ukraine/Russian war.  She has a Murray Method International Center in Ukraine and also one in Russia so is in constant contact with her colleagues/friends in both countries.  She will share their personal responses … Continued

  • AHSGR Book Club

      September 18, 2023 2:00 pm CDT: Book Club. We will be reading From the Steppes to the Prairie: The Germans from Russia migrations told by the Zahl and Schissler families by Kara Louise Hefner.     These are stories of her Germans from Russia great-grandparents, told in their own words from diaries, interviews, photos, scrapbooks, … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    September – Dr. Hans-Christian Petersen, “Dr. Karl Stumpp (1896-1962)” Presentation: Dr. Hans-Christian Peterson presents a special presentation about Dr. Karl Stumpp (1896-1962). Remembered posthumously as the “patriarch of the Germans from Russia,” Stumpp is perhaps the most influential person of transnational Russia German diaspora activism and belonged to the ‘grand old men’ of the German … Continued

  • Neighborhood Oktoberfest

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    Join AHSGR and it’s partners for a South Bottoms Neighborhood Oktoberfest. Kinkaider Brewing will host a beer garden with some of their best brews on tap (must be 21 to partake) and Group Therapy will offer pedal car shuttles between AHSGR and the Haymarket. Additional activities for all ages will include: music, games, museum tours, … Continued

  • Preserving Your Family Photos and Archives Workshop (Celebrating Archives Day)

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

      Let's Celebrate Archives Day! AHSGR's Archivist Karen Keehr will present a workshop on how to care for, preserve, and organize your family photos, papers, and other items. This is a Virtual Event on Zoom. Cost: Free for member, $15 for non-members   Registration Now Closed

  • Introduction to Germans from Russia Genealogy II

    AHSGR Headquarters 631 D St., Lincoln, NE, United States

    Join us October 23, 2023 for a zoom genealogy event! Cost: Free to members and $20 to nonmembers; Sign up is required Virtual Only This workshop will provide an overview on how to start your journey to discover your German Russian roots by showing you how to find your ancestors’ Russian village. Attendees will also … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    October – Maggie Hein, “Is This Really My Ancestor?” Presentation: Are you using genealogy web sites to research your Germans from Russia ancestors?  Is your family tree online?  The big genealogy web sites (Ancestry, Family Search, My Heritage) can be wonderful tools for locating records and making connections to your ancestors.  They can also offer … Continued

  • AHSGR Book Club-Anna’s Red Purse

    Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodOCvrz8oEtbyF1mwmHpsjzR-fbqtdu2Y Buy Anna's Red Purse: https://ahsgr.org/product/annas-red-purse/