Wedding Dress
The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia has acquired some new items for our collections. One new acquisition is a wedding dress belonging to Barbara (Becker) Bertz. She married Andrew …
Read More »AHSGR is sad to announce the departure of our Executive Director Deb Arenz. She has been an incredible addition to the organization and has accomplished so much in her time here. We wish her the …
Read More »AHSGR is now offering presentations on various topics. Presentations can be in person on the AHSGR campus; off-site within a 75-mile radius of Lincoln, Nebraska; or via Zoom.
Topics include the history …
Read More »Capture the Germans from Russia experience through storytelling!
Submit your original fiction or nonfiction stories and poetry that explores the history, heritage, folklore, food, and culture of the Germans from Russia. Photos and illustrations to go …
Read More »Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church- built 1914
AHSGR holds unique and rare German Russian church records from across the United States. Our dedicated volunteers, staff, and chapters have collected, microfilmed, and digitized these important historical documents since …
Read More »Your donation will directly support the purchase and installation of a new sign on the south edge of our campus, and aid in landscaping and maintenance efforts around our headquarters and historic buildings.
Every donation to …
Read More »The beautification of the brick garden in front of the Heritage Center in Lincoln, Nebraska is complete! We’re excited to have a beautiful campus focal point and to provide a peaceful and comfortable space for our visitors to …
Read More »The AHSGR website now has a video library, making it easier to search and view content all in one place. You can search by topic through over 80 videos, and new videos are added monthly. Some …
Read More »The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is participating in Give to Lincoln Day – donate now through May 30!
Your donation will directly support the purchase and installation of a new sign …
Read More »The AHSGR proudly announces that almost sixteen hours of audio recordings from the Aussiedler Collection are now available through our website. In the early 1990s, a former AHSGR Executive Director travelled to Germany to interview …
Read More »AHSGR Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
The AHSGR Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is an all-Society award, the highest and most prestigious award the Society can bestow upon a member. The award honors and celebrates the exceptional …
The January Treffen Tuesday presentation,The Story of the Holodomor 1931-1933, by Wayne Garman is now available for members to view on our Treffen Tuesday rewatch page: Treffen Tuesday Rewatch – American Historical …
Read More »JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR
The mission of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) is to discover, collect, preserve, and share the history, cultural heritage, and genealogical legacy of Germanic Settlers in the Russian …
Read More »The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia announces a request for presentations for our 54th Annual Convention: From the Steppes to Our Tables, from August 7 to 9, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The presentations are …
Read More »“Orchards on the Steppes: Life in a Black Sea German Village” by William Ridinger
From the Foreword:
“While some of the experiences of my father can be found in archival documents… much of my information was …
Honoring Our Past | Embracing the Future Lincoln, Nebraska – July 27-30, 2022
Save on full and daily convention registration by registering early and, while you’re at it, sign up for one of the many tours, …
Read More »Honoring Our Past | Embracing the Future Lincoln, Nebraska – July 27-30, 2022
Save on full and daily convention registration by registering early and, while you’re at it, sign up for one of the many tours, …
Read More »We need your input to help us to honor the excellent and incomparable service of a volunteer. Volunteers are the life of our organization, and we want to recognize their good deeds.
Your nomination for the …
Read More »Starting in January 2024, the Heritage Center in Lincoln, Nebraska will be open from 9am to 4pm on the first Saturday of each month to allow people to conduct research outside of normal museum hours.
Here …
Read More »In November, the Central California Chapter of AHSGR invited AHSGR Archivist Karen Keehr to give advice and assistance on the organization and preservation of the chapter’s archives collection.
During her stay in Fresno, volunteers from the …
Read More »Three recorded lectures in the “Your Heritage” series are available to AHSGR members.
The newest addition to this series is Archivist Karen Keehr’s presentation Preserving Your Family Photos and Archives, which highlights the best ways to …
Read More »While the outdoor buildings are closed for the Winter season, the Heritage Center has created a campus virtual tour for anyone to use.
The virtual tour walks people through each of the buildings, in the same order …
Read More »A new quilt and quilting supply exhibit can be found on the Heritage Center’s main floor.
The quilt was made by one of the Heritage Center’s volunteers, Susan Ann Stoehr, who passed away this past July. …
Read More »The museum is digitizing its collection and here’s one of the hundreds of images that have been scanned and entered into our database!
Click here to view our online collections database.
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