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Culture and Heritage
Famous Germans from Russia
Dr. Eric Schmaltz presents the more notable German Russians. (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2021)
Our Memories Build Our Future
Dr. Eric Schmaltz presents Our Memories Build Our Future: Germans from Russia Still on the Move in the 21st Century. (Treffen Tuesday, May 2023)
Personal Memories of Deportation to the East
Dr Tatjana Schell presents, A discussion with Her Mother Regarding the Deportation to the East. (Treffen Tuesday, Sep. 2022)
Tracing Our Volga-German Heritage
Dr. Mila Koretnikov shares similarities and differences from numerous tours of Russia and Germany. (Treffen Tuesday, Jun. 2023)
Genealogy and Research
A Quest for Relatives in Kazakhstan
Treffen Tuesday Oct 2024
Documenting Your Ancestors Lives in the U.S. and Canada
Presented by Maggie Hein. (Treffen Tuesday, 2021)
Helpful Genealogical Resources in the AHSGR Library/Archive
AHSGR’s Archival Research Coordinator provides an overview of resources at the AHSGR Library/Archive and how to use them. (2024)
Identifying GR Settlers in Church Books of Jutland & Schleswig, Denmark
Wayne Bonner shares his insights on these records. (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2022)
Is This Really My Ancestor?
Maggie Hein on assessing the accuracy of genealogy data found online. (Treffen Tuesday, Oct. 2023)
Traveling Back in Time Using Historical Newspapers
Allyn Brosz shares how to use newspapers in your family research. (Treffen Tuesday, May 2021)
History
A German from Russia Dreams of Karakul Sheep
Allyn Brosz presents A German from Russia Dreams of Karakul Sheep: C. C. Young and His Return to Russia. (Treffen Tuesday, Apr. 2024)
An Uneasy Neighbor
Brenda Smith presents an Uneasy Neighbor: Parsing a prison record to discover ‘Trapper Frank Weber.’ (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2023)
Dr. Karl Stumpp (1896-1962)
Dr. Hans-Christian Petersen’s history of the “patriarch of the Germans from Russia,” Dr. Karl Stumpp. (Treffen Tuesday, Sep. 2023)
German Lutherans in Central Siberia
Dr. Alexey Streltsov presents German Lutherans in Central Siberia, St Mary’s Church in Tomsk as a Case Study. (Treffen Tuesday, Jun. 2021)
Historical Background of Kazakhstan
Dr. Mike Brown discusses an important historical venue for German from Russia: Kazakhstan. (Treffen Tuesday, Nov. 2021)
Jacob Mittlestadt Family at Ellis Island
Allyn Brosz presents, The Jacob Mittlestadt Family at Ellis Island: An Iconic Photo Re-examined. (Treffen Tuesday, Oct. 2022)
Schön and Sheyn- The Beautiful Harmony Between German-Russian and Russian Jewish Homesteaders
Treffen Tuesday September 2024
Story of the Holodomor 1931-1933
Wayne Garman details the history of the Holodomor, 1931-1933, in Ukraine and parts of the USSR from the perspective of Germans who lived through it. (Treffen Tuesday, Jan. 2024).
Treffen Tuesday, April 30th – Allyn Brosz
A German from Russia Dreams of Karakul Sheep: C. C. Young and His Return to Russia
This presentation will provide an overview of Carl Young’s amazing and unusual career.
Miscellaneous
Germans from Russia Heritage Center at NDSU
Michael Miller and Jeremy Kopp provide an overview of the GRHC. (Treffen Tuesday, Apr. 2021)
The Murray Method
Marilyn Murray shares a history and explanation of the Murray Method (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2024)
Ukraine and Russia: A Family at War Updates
Marilyn Murray shares updates regarding the Ukraine/Russian war from colleague and friends in both countries. (Treffen Tuesday, Feb. 2024)
Preserving History
Caring for Rare & Historic Materials
Ashley Todd Diaz gives an introductory overview of archival practices. (Treffen Tuesday, Aug. 2021)
Preserving Your Family Photos and Archives
AHSGR’s Archivist discusses caring for, preserving, and organizing your family photos, papers, and other items (2023).
Restoring an Abandoned Cemetery
Howard Foote and Ladonna Hunt present Chapters in Action: Restoration of an abandoned cemetery in Oklahoma. (Treffen Tuesday, Feb. 2023)
Textile Treasures from the GRHC at NDSU
Ann Baarten shares treasures from the collection. (Treffen Tuesday, Aug. 2022)
Treasures from the AHSGR Archives
Treffen Tuesday August 2024 with Karen Keehr
Recipes and Food
Apple Sauce
Step-by-step video for Apple Sauce.
Broda (Pot Roast)
Step-by-step video for Broda (German Pot Roast)
Buttermilk Salad
Step-by-step video for Buttermilk Salad.
Carrot Raisin Salad
Step-by-step video for Carrot Raisin Salad.
Cucumber Salad
Step-by-step video for Cucumber Salad (Gurke Salat).
Green Bean Soup
Step-by-step video for Green Bean Soup.
Pickled Beet Relish
Step-by-step video for Pickled Beet Relish.
Potato Pancakes
Step-by-step video for Potato Pancakes.
Strawberry Vereneke
A step-by-step video on making Strawberry Verenika. (Virtual Convention 2021)
Shorts
Beer and Oktoberfest
Beginning Your German Russian Genealogy
Family History Month
Famous Germans from Russia
Grebbel
How to Play Bunnock
Local Grocers
Road to Citizenship
Sauerkraut
Welcome to AHSGR
Who Are the German Russians pt 2
Who Are the German Russians?
Stories, Poetry, Books
2021 Storytelling Contest
Two winners of the 2021 contest share their stories. (Virtual Convention 2021)
2024 Storytelling Contest Ceremony
Listen to the finalists read their stories and poems from the Storytelling Contest.
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)
Anna’s Red Purse Author Interview
Interview with the creators of Anna’s Red Purse: Anne Stang, Author and Elizabeth Koch, Illustrator. (2023)
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.
Book Club: Surviving Siberia
Book Club September 2024
Cry Out of Russia
A discussion of Anna Fischer’s book, Cry Out of Russia. (Book Club, Sep. 2022)
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)
In the Far Country
Discussion of the historical fiction book, In the Far Country, by Warren Schwartz
Schön and Sheyn- The Beautiful Harmony Between German-Russian and Russian Jewish Homesteaders
Treffen Tuesday September 2024
Second Hoeing
Book discussion of the historical fiction book, Second Hoeing, by Hope Williams Sykes. (Book Club, Feb. 2023)
The Last Green Valley
Book discussion on, The Last Green Valley, by best-selling author Mark Sullivan. (Book Club, May 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)
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)
The White Lamb
Discussion of the historical fiction book, The White Lamb: The Story of Evaliz. (Book Club, Feb. 2022)
Then the Rules Changed
Book discussion of Then the Rules Changed, led by the author Carolyn Zeisset. (Book Club, Nov. 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)