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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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, …

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, …

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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We are excited to announce that members can now watch rewatch the virtual portion of AHSGR’s 2022 conference. To access these presentations, you can find them on the website under the Events tab.

You can …

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Thank you for an amazing 53rd Annual AHSGR Convention. We couldn’t have done it without you. Check the convention page to review materials and watch our impressive keynote speaker Mark Sullivan, author of The …

Please Note that AHSGR Headquarters building will be closed on Monday, July 31st – Monday, August 7th for the 53rd Annual AHSGR Convention is Greeley, CO.

Normal hours will resume Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

Panels for “Our Immigrant Ancestors,” a collection of honorary plaques purchased to celebrate people of German Russian ancestry, have been reimagined and reinstalled near the Heritage Center’s entrance to continue honoring those names and families.
This …

Dr. Erika Weidemann Bravo has been selected as the next Editor of the AHSGR Journal. Her term will start in January 2024.

Dr. Bravo earned her Ph.D in History from Texas A&M University in May of …

Join us in Greeley, Colorado for the 2023 AHSGR Dutch Hop!

The Dutch Hop Dance is free to all registrants and Open to Public for $10 a ticket!

Register for Convention here: Read More »

Registration for this year’s convention ends on Tuesday, July 18th. By this date, partial refunds for convention payments will also stop, and vendor registration forms will not be accepted. A very limited number of walk-up …

AHSGR has received three grants that will help finance upcoming projects.

First, the Peck Stacpoole Foundation has granted over $15,000 to AHSGR to “enable increased access to, and preservation of your collections including an upgrade to …

Messer, Russia Marriages and Engagements 1804-1916 is available on the AHSGR Store.

Follow the link to discover more: Read More »

Has your chapter held any meetings recently? Have there been any fun or unique German Russian events in your area? We want to hear about them!

Please submit any chapter updates or events to Editorial & …

ASHGR Headquarters is a listed historical site for the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation’s WanderNebraska program. WanderNebraska promotes over 150 non-profit libraries, museums, and historical sites throughout Nebraska and encourages visitors and residents to explore …

Currently the convention hotel is sold out for August 3 and 4. When making lodging arrangements, feel free to try the link below or call the hotel in case rooms have opened up.

Convention Hotel: Doubletree …

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

June 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Visit AHSGR’s campus in the Historic South …

The AHSGR strategic planning survey was sent digitally to all members on Friday, May 19th. If you have not done so, please take some time to complete the questionnaire.

The survey should take about ten minutes …