Wayne Garman: I am a native of Saskatchewan, Canada, with Germans from Russia ancestry in the Kutschurgan village of Elsass as well as the Mennonite colony of Chortitza. I hold a masters of history degree from Texas State University. The history of the Germans from Russia is one of my major research topics. I have presented at both GRHS … Continued
Please join us for our first book club on Zoom, February 28th at 7:00 CST! Click Here to Purchase the Book Click Here to Register on Zoom
Please visit AHSGR's Virtual Exhibitor Booth at the 2022 RootsTech Conference. Learn more about ASHGR and access free downloadable resources. Register for chance to win free AHSGR membership or other prizes. Click on this link to visit AHSGR in the Virtual Expo Hall: Link to AHSGR Booth RootsTech is the largest, free, virtual genealogical conference … Continued
Presenter: Wayne Bonner Although virtually all members of AHSGR have heard the story of Catharine the Great and her manifesto of 1763 inviting settlement in Russia, not everyone is aware of the population movements that occurred prior to that epic migration. Numerous Germans, primarily from the present German states of Baden-Wurttemberg and the Palatine (Pfalz), … Continued
Lena Wolf currently lives in London, but grew up in Kazakhstan as a child of Germans from Russia parents. Lena's mother Angelina, was born in the German village of Blumenfeld in Ukraine and her father Adam, was born in the German village of Gnadenfeld, not far from Rostov on Don. Both were deported in 1941 … Continued
Sheri Rohn Ertl will host a book discussion for the historical fiction book In the Far Country by Warren Schwartz. The book is available through the AHSGR Bookstore. Click Here to Register for Zoom Click Here to Buy In the Far Country
In this presentation we will learn why the sisters, Jackie and Janine Pfeiffer, decided to write a book about their childhood memories of the 1950's. We will learn the background and how the documenting led to publication of their book, While the Windmill Watched: A Slice of Rural America in the 1950's. Jackie and Janine grew up on … Continued
We are pleased to announce the Peter Hilkes presentation on the War in Ukraine has been rescheduled! Join us Tuesday, July 12th at 2:00 PM Central. PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE – Peter is presenting from Munich, Germany. Peter Hilkes is a very well-known lecturer and researcher at Ludwig Maximillian University and Ukraine Free University in Munich. … Continued
The 2022 annual convention will be held in Lincoln, Nebraska. This will be a hybrid event featuring in-person presentations, but also offering Zoom accessible sessions for virtual participation for some presentations. Virtual Registration Cutoff Registration for the virtual convention will be available through Wednesday, July 27th, until 5PM CST.
Presenter: Dr. Ann Braaten Ann Braaten is an associate professor in the Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design program at North Dakota State University Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection at NDSU, an archive of over 5000 clothing and textile items that reflect the history of the region, the history of fashion and international dress. The collection … Continued
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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
