Video Library

Dr. Eric Schmaltz presents the more notable German Russians. (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2021)

Dr. Eric Schmaltz presents Our Memories Build Our Future: Germans from Russia Still on the Move in the 21st Century. (Treffen Tuesday, May 2023)

Dr Tatjana Schell presents, A discussion with Her Mother Regarding the Deportation to the East. (Treffen Tuesday, Sep. 2022)

Dr. Mila Koretnikov shares similarities and differences from numerous tours of Russia and Germany. (Treffen Tuesday, Jun. 2023)

Presented by Maggie Hein. (Treffen Tuesday, 2021)

AHSGR’s Archival Research Coordinator provides an overview of resources at the AHSGR Library/Archive and how to use them. (2024)

Wayne Bonner shares his insights on these records. (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2022)

Maggie Hein on assessing the accuracy of genealogy data found online. (Treffen Tuesday, Oct. 2023)

Allyn Brosz shares how to use newspapers in your family research. (Treffen Tuesday, May 2021)

Allyn Brosz presents A German from Russia Dreams of Karakul Sheep: C. C. Young and His Return to Russia. (Treffen Tuesday, Apr. 2024)

Brenda Smith presents an Uneasy Neighbor: Parsing a prison record to discover ‘Trapper Frank Weber.’ (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2023)

Dr. Hans-Christian Petersen’s history of the “patriarch of the Germans from Russia,” Dr. Karl Stumpp. (Treffen Tuesday, Sep. 2023)

Dr. Alexey Streltsov presents German Lutherans in Central Siberia, St Mary’s Church in Tomsk as a Case Study. (Treffen Tuesday, Jun. 2021)

Dr. Mike Brown discusses an important historical venue for German from Russia: Kazakhstan. (Treffen Tuesday, Nov. 2021)

Allyn Brosz presents, The Jacob Mittlestadt Family at Ellis Island: An Iconic Photo Re-examined. (Treffen Tuesday, Oct. 2022)

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).

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.

Michael Miller and Jeremy Kopp provide an overview of the GRHC. (Treffen Tuesday, Apr. 2021)

Marilyn Murray shares a history and explanation of the Murray Method (Treffen Tuesday, Mar. 2024)

Marilyn Murray shares updates regarding the Ukraine/Russian war from colleague and friends in both countries. (Treffen Tuesday, Feb. 2024)

Ashley Todd Diaz gives an introductory overview of archival practices. (Treffen Tuesday, Aug. 2021)

AHSGR’s Archivist discusses caring for, preserving, and organizing your family photos, papers, and other items (2023).

Howard Foote and Ladonna Hunt present Chapters in Action: Restoration of an abandoned cemetery in Oklahoma. (Treffen Tuesday, Feb. 2023)

Ann Baarten shares treasures from the collection. (Treffen Tuesday, Aug. 2022)

Step-by-step video for Apple Sauce.

Step-by-step video for Broda (German Pot Roast)

Step-by-step video for Buttermilk Salad.

Step-by-step video for Carrot Raisin Salad.

Step-by-step video for Cucumber Salad (Gurke Salat).

Step-by-step video for Green Bean Soup.

Step-by-step video for Pickled Beet Relish.

Step-by-step video for Potato Pancakes.

A step-by-step video on making Strawberry Verenika. (Virtual Convention 2021)

Two winners of the 2021 contest share their stories. (Virtual Convention 2021)

Ann Marie Stewart presents Remnants: A Family’s Escape from Stalin’s Russia and the Child They Left Behind. (Treffen Tuesday, Jan. 2023)

Interview with the creators of Anna’s Red Purse: Anne Stang, Author and Elizabeth Koch, Illustrator. (2023)

Sheri Ertl leads a book club discussion on The Odyssey of Escapes from Russia- The Saga of Anna K.

A discussion of Anna Fischer’s book, Cry Out of Russia. (Book Club, Sep. 2022)

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)

Discussion of the historical fiction book, In the Far Country, by Warren Schwartz

Book discussion of the historical fiction book, Second Hoeing, by Hope Williams Sykes. (Book Club, Feb. 2023)

Book discussion on, The Last Green Valley, by best-selling author Mark Sullivan. (Book Club, May 2023)

Book discussion on The Story of Johann: The Boy Who Longed to Come to America by Mela Meisner Lindsay. (Book Club, Feb. 2024)

Discussion of the historical fiction book, The White Lamb: The Story of Evaliz. (Book Club, Feb. 2022)

Book discussion of Then the Rules Changed, led by the author Carolyn Zeisset. (Book Club, Nov. 2022)

Jackie and Janine Pfeiffer discuss their book, While the Windmill Watched: A Slice of Rural America in the 1950s. (Treffen Tuesday, May 2022)