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Today, April 20th, is the BOD meeting, so we are closed to the public until Monday, April 24th. Thank you for your patience!

AHSGR’s Open House took place on April 8th from 1-4 p.m. We appreciate everyone who made it out to see our campus and took part in our Easter Egg hunt!

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Join us in a book club discussing of The Last Green Valley by best-selling author Mark Sullivan on Monday, May 22 from 2-3 pm. Mark will be speaking at the AHSGR Convention in Greeley, Colorado.

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AHSGR’s 53rd Annual Convention registration is available now live! Be sure sure to get your tickets by Clicking Here!

AHSGR staff is enjoying making German Russian recipes! Check out this video for Apple Sauce. Click here to watch the video.

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The 2023 AHSGR International Convention Registration Booklet is now available through our website here: 2023 Convention Booklet

Browse the tentative schedule, review tours and events, get information about the quilt auction, and more.

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AHSGR staff is enjoying making German Russian recipes! Check out this video for Buttermilk Salad. Follow along or make a similar version from our website here: Flavors from Our Family Trees – American Historical Society …

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AHSGR staff is enjoying making German Russian recipes! Check out this video for Carrot Raisin Salad. Follow along or make a similar version from our website here: Read More »

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AHSGR staff is enjoying making German Russian recipes! Check out this video for Cucumber Salad (Gurke Salat). Follow along or make a similar version from our website here: Read More »

February is a great time to discover the Hochzeit (wedding) traditions of our people–AHSGR has a treasure trove of photographs, records, books, stories, and artifacts waiting to be uncovered. Join us! As an AHSGR member, …

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 …

Memorials The following memorials have been dedicated to AHSGR in 2022:

Given by Jerry Thomas in memory of John and Lydia Hardung
Given by Lucille Elrite in memory of Jacob Kurtz
Given by Shirley Betz in …

 
Jayne Cameron donated a pair of ice tongs and a bung hole auger to the museum’s general store. Her grandfather, John Dell, was the owner of B Street Grocery Store and used these …

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Please consider a year end gift of any amount to AHSGR. Our success in translating and publishing ancestral records plus historical and folklore documents remains a vital source of information and knowledge for those who …

1863-1875 Krasnojar (Krasnoyar), Russia Birth Records are available on the AHSGR Store.

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AHSGR is looking for presenters for the 2023 convention. Presentations are scheduled for 60-minute time slots, but it is recommended to plan your presentation for 45 minutes to allow time for questions and discussion.

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Happy retirement to Michael Miller – a great champion of history and Germans from Russia heritage!

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Pumpkin Plachinda was not a recipe passed down from my great-grandmothers. I have adopted it now, though! I made these for the first time last week and my sons say these pumpkin pockets are more …

1908 Hussenbach (Linevo-Osero), Russia (Kamishin district of the Saratov Province) Family List Records is available on the AHSGR Store.

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AHSGR created a one-of-a-kind ornament to celebrate the German Russian New Year’s Day tradition of wünschen.

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