The Story of Rudolf Huepel, a German-Russian Immigrant
A presentation based on Ron Baesler's book Struck Down but not Destroyed: The Story of Rudolf Heupel, a German-Russian Immigrant. (Treffen Tuesday May 2024)
Book Club – Escapes from Russia The Saga of Anna K
Sheri Ertl leads a book club discussion on The Odyssey of Escapes from Russia- The Saga of Anna K.
Graphic Novel on German Russians
Lena Wolf talks about the recent developments with her graphic novel. (Convention 2022)
In the Far Country
Discussion of the historical fiction book, In the Far Country, by Warren Schwartz
The White Lamb
Discussion of the historical fiction book, The White Lamb: The Story of Evaliz. (Book Club, Feb. 2022)
Cry Out of Russia
A discussion of Anna Fischer's book, Cry Out of Russia. (Book Club, Sep. 2022)
While the Windmill Watched
Jackie and Janine Pfeiffer discuss their book, While the Windmill Watched: A Slice of Rural America in the 1950s. (Treffen Tuesday, May 2022)
Hardship to Homeland
Richard Scheuerman's opening keynote, Hardship to Homeland: Folktales of Pacific Northwest Germans from Russia (Virtual Convention 2021).
The Gemütlichkeit of Poetry
Sharon (Grenz) Chmielarz’s shares her poetry. (Virtual Convention 2021)
2021 Storytelling Contest
Two winners of the 2021 contest share their stories. (Virtual Convention 2021)
Then the Rules Changed
Book discussion of Then the Rules Changed, led by the author Carolyn Zeisset. (Book Club, Nov. 2022)
Second Hoeing
Book discussion of the historical fiction book, Second Hoeing, by Hope Williams Sykes. (Book Club, Feb. 2023)
A Family’s Escape from Stalin’s Russia
Ann Marie Stewart presents Remnants: A Family's Escape from Stalin's Russia and the Child They Left Behind. (Treffen Tuesday, Jan. 2023)
Graphic Novel Update
Lena Wolf presents pages from her upcoming graphic novel, May the University by Your Home! about German families in the Soviet Union. (Treffen Tuesday, Apr. 2023)
The Last Green Valley
Book discussion on, The Last Green Valley, by best-selling author Mark Sullivan. (Book Club, May 2023)
Mark Sullivan: The Last Green Valley
Author Mark Sullivan discusses the German Russian history in his historical fiction book, The Last Green Valley (Convention keynote, 2023)
From the Steppes to the Prairie
Book discussion on, From the Steppes to the Prairie: The Germans from Russia Migrations Told by the Zahl and Schissler Families, by Kara Louise Hefner. (Book Club, Sep. 2023)
The Story of Johann
Book discussion on The Story of Johann: The Boy Who Longed to Come to America by Mela Meisner Lindsay. (Book Club, Feb. 2024)
Anna’s Red Purse Author Interview
Interview with the creators of Anna's Red Purse: Anne Stang, Author and Elizabeth Koch, Illustrator. (2023)