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 Our dedicated volunteers, staff, and chapters have collected, microfilmed, and digitized these important historical documents since …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 »“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 »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.
Read More »Hello all!
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 …
Read More »Hello all!
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 …
Read More »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.
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 & …
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