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  • Treffen Tuesday

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    Presenter: Dr. Tatjana Schell Born to a Volga German family, Katrin Schell, Tatjana's mother, spent her early childhood in the 1950s-1960s in the region of Omsk in western Siberia where her parents and their respective families had been brought to following the deportation from their native village of Seewald on the Volga River. Growing up … Continued

  • Oktoberfest 2022

    Join us for a family fun Oktoberfest is TODAY at 4-6:30 PM at the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia at 631 D St. Lincoln, NE. Free food and drinks will be provided, including runzas from Runza! Activities include: German Russian games, tours of the museum, and a bouncy house! You wont want to … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

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    Presenter: Allyn Brosz  Allyn Brosz is a South Dakota native with German Russian ancestry from Bessarabia and Glueckstal colonies.  He retired in 2021 from his career in the U.S. Department of Defense.  He is a life Member of AHSGR and GRHS as well as a member of the Glueckstal Colonies Research Association Steering Committee. In … Continued

  • WikiTree Genealogy Symposium

    Visit AHSGR Virtual Booth at WikiTree's 14th Annual Genealogy Symposium AHSGR is participating in WikiTree's 14th Annual Genealogy Symposium November 4-5, 2022. The event is free to attend; there will be many videos to view on Friday that leads into presentations and games throughout Saturday. While people can participate without registering, those who do sign up are eligible … Continued

  • Book Club

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    Join us on November 7 to talk about Then the Rules Changed by Carolyn Zeisset. The author will be there to give background information and hopefully, tell more of the story that comes from her own Mennonite family history. Register on Zoom Here Purchase Here      

  • Treffen Tuesday

    January – Ann Stewart, “REMNANTS: A Family’s Escape from Stalin’s Russia and the Child They Left Behind” Presentation: When I was in third grade, my grandfather told me he had been imprisoned. “Lubyanka,” he whispered as if I knew what that meant. “In Russia.” I was horrified, wondering what my grandfather had done to be … Continued

  • AHSGR Book Club

    Join us on February 27 to talk about Second Hoeing by Hope Williams Sykes. This historical fiction novel is considered a classic. The plot revolves around the Schreissmiller family and their trials and tribulations as Germans from Russia immigrants working the sugar beet fields. Your purchase through the online store supports AHSHR and its mission. … Continued

  • Treffen Tuesday

    February – Howard Foote and LaDonna Hunt, “Chapters in Action: Restoration of an abandoned cemetery in Oklahoma” Presentation: In the fall of 2017, the Oklahoma chapter took on the restoration of the abandoned Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, a few miles north, of Eakly, OK. Their initial findings indicated that there were many issues that needed to … Continued

  • 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

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    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