Bob
Weigand, Chapter
President
815 South 216th
Street C31
Des Moines, WA
98198
206-870-2031
bobsaraw@comcast.net
Bob
Weigand,
Chapter
Webmaster
bobsaraw@comcast.net
Our
Chapter's
Purpose
The
American
Historical
Society
of
Germans
from
Russia
is
an
international,
non-profit
educational
organization.
The
group's
purpose
is
to
bring
together
people
interested
in
the
history
of
Germans
from
Russia,
and
promote
a
better
appreciation
of
their
history
and
preservation
of
the
culture.
The
Greater
Seattle
Chapter
has
been
active
in
furthering
the
goals
of
AHSGR
on
the
local
level
since
being
founded
in
1975.
The
Chapter
hosted
the
annual
AHSGR
National
Convention
in
1979
and
in
1992
co-hosted
the
convention
with
the
Rainier
Chapter
located
in
Tacoma,
Washington.
Officers
- President
Bob
Weigand
815
South
216th
Street
C31
Des
Moines,
WA
98198
206-870-2031
bobsaraw@comcast.net
- 1st
Vice-President
Jean
Roth
515
N
79th
Street
Seattle,
WA
98103
206-782-2629
jeanaroth@juno.com
- 2nd
Vice
President
Barbara Taylor
14316 NE 177th
Redmond, WA 98052
barbdel@foxinternet.com
- Secretary
Phyllis
Elslip
7426
198th
Street
SW
Lynwood,
WA
98036
(425)
776-1601
k.elslip@juno.com
- Treasurer
Lois
Howard
19334
Kings
Garden
Drive
N
R108
Shoreline,
Washington
98133
(206)
546-6136
caho123@verizon.net
Committee
Chairs
- Membership
Chairman
Vilma
Luck
14281
120th
Place
Kirkland,
WA
98034
425-821-2493
tvluck1@verizon.net
- Genealogy
Betty
Schmoll
17502
102nd
Ave
NE
Apt.
205
Bothell,
WA
98011
425-205-2441
BLSCHMOLL@comcast.net
- Hospitality
Les
Olsen
22207
54th
Ave
West
Mount
Lake
Terrace,
WA
98043
425-774-6055
Betty
Lamb
206-542-8049
- Promotions:
Terry
Luck
14281
120th
Place
Kirkland,
WA
98034
425-821-2493
tvluck1@verizon.net
- Sunshine
Eileen
Tennant
1917
Mill
Point
Drive
SE
Mill
Creek,
WA
98012
425-337-7620
gtennant@comcast.net
- Parliamentarian
Constance
Meyer
7010
17th
Ave
NE
Seattle,
WA
98115
206-523-4136
- Mailing Labels
Vilma
Luck
14281
120th
Place
Kirkland,
WA
98034
425-821-2493
tvluck1@verizon.net
- Newsletter Mailers
Phyllis & Ken Elslip
425-776-1601
- Photographer
Sara
Weigand
206-824-2405
Membership
It
is
easy
to
become
a
member
of
the
AMERICAN
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
OF
GERMANS
FROM
RUSSIA,
and
also
join,
THE
GREATER
SEATTLE
CHAPTER.
Just
fill
out
the
MEMBERSHIP
FORM
(click
here)
and
send
to
Membership
Secretary,
Vilma
Luck
whose
address
is
on
the
form.
Please
send
both
International
AHSGR
and
Seattle
dues
to
Vilma
Luck.
This
will
save
you
postage
and
we
can
record
your
membership
immediately.
While
Chapter
membership
is
predominately
in
the
Greater
Seattle
area,
some
members
live
in
British
Columbia
as
well
as
Tacoma,
Olympia
and
other
cities.
Do
You
Know
What
Membership
Gives
You?
- Genealogical
services
by
staff
researchers
working
with
our
extensive
archives.
- CLUES,
with
German-Russian
genealogical
articles,
passenger
and
village
lists,
surname
exchange
to
help
contact
others
researching
your
families,
and
much
more.
- The
AHSGR
JOURNAL
with
quarterly
reports
on
the
history
and
culture
of
Germans
from
Russia,
both
in
Russia
and
North/South
America,
past
and
present.
- Access
to
over
5,000
books,
maps,
manuscripts,
and
publications
in
the
AHSGR
library.
- Translation
services
for
documents
and
letters
in
eight
languages.
- Discounts
on
books,
maps
and
registration
for
the
Society's
Annual
Conference.
- Six
Chapter
meetings
are
held
each
year.
- You
will
receive
six
Greater
Seattle
Chapter
Newsletters.
- Enjoy
"Gemutlichkeit"
with
your
German
Russian
friends.
Calendar
of
Events
and
Newsletter
Chapter
Meetings
Saturday,
Feb 10th
Chapter Meeting, 33rd Anniversary
Celebration at
Faith Lutheran
Church, Lower
Hall, 8208 18th
Ave NE, Seattle,
WA
Monday
March 31st
Genealogy Work
Shop 10:30 AM to
4:00 PM. Conducted
by Betty Schmoll
and Jean Roth, at
the Seattle
Genealogical
Society, 6200 Sand
Point Way NE
Seattle, WA (Main
Level) Across from
the national
Archives. Bring a
sack lunch if you
want.
Saturday
April 12th
Chapter Meeting;
Faith Lutheran
Church (Lower
Level) 8208 18th
Ave NE, Seattle,
WA.
May
2, 3 & 4
CNC Business
Meeting
Ocean Shores, WA
Saturday
June 14th
Chapter Meeting;
Marcus Whitman
Presbyterian
Church, Kent, WA
Potluck and video
"The German
Americans."
See how German
culture has made
an indelible
impact on America
in the past 400
years in all
aspects of daily
life.
Sunday
July 28 to August
3
National
Convention
Saturday
August 9
Chapter Picnic - 11:00 AM
to 3:00 PM - Great
food and our
annual Bannock
game. It will be
held at the
Edmonds City Park
in Edmonds, WA.
Saturday
Sep 22 & 23
CNC, Mini
Conference German
Days at Fort Walla
Walla; located in
Walla Walla, WA
Saturday
Oct 11
Chapter Meeting. Harvest Fest,
German Sausage and
Sauerkraut,
prepared by the
chapter and the
Harvest Bazaar. It
will be at the
Faith Lutheran
Church (Lower
Hall) 8208 18th
Ave NE, Seattle,
WA.
October
17, 18 & 19th
Friday, Saturday & Sunday CNC Mini-Conference
Lavenworth, WA
Sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chapter
Saturday
Dec 6
Weinachtfest,
German Banquet and
Holiday Program
sing-along. This
will be held at
the Lake City Elks
Lodge, Lake Forest
Park, WA.
Chapter
Board
Meetings
Our
chapter
board
meetings
are
held
in
our
homes
six
times
a
year.
These
meetings
are
used
to
set
membership
goals
and
to
do
the
financial
and
management
business
of
the
chapter.
The
meetings
are
attended
by
the
Executive
Committee,
comprised
of
Chapter
Officers
and
the
committee
chairmen,
who
have
special
overall
assignments
including
membership,
programs,
arrangements,
genealogy
and
finance.
Ideas
are
exchanged
in
these
meetings
to
generate
information
for
the
chapter
newsletter,
to
promote
membership
recruitment,
to
select
fund
raising
activities
and
to
further
the
organization's
goals.
Newsletters
Our
Chapter
Newsletters
are
published
six
times
a
year.
They
are
prepared
by
the
Editor,
Jean Roth, 515 N
79th St, Seattle
WA 98103;
206-782-2629;
jeanaroth@juno.com
The
newsletters
contain
details
needed
about
the
chapter
meetings
and
a
variety
of
general
information
for
the
members.
Two
free
issues
are
available
to
non-members.
Contact
the
Chapter
President
to
request
this
service.
Genealogy
Genealogy
and
Gemutlichkeit
are
two
of
the
primary
activities
of
the
Chapter.
Many
genealogical
items
have
been
donated
to
the
Seattle
Public
Library
and
to
the
Shoreline
Branch
of
the
King
County
Library
and
are
available
for
public
use.
An
extensive
map
and
reference
library
has
been
gathered.
Some
of
the
chapter
items
are
available
for
reference
at
each
meeting,
and
individual
members
can
also
borrow
selected
items.
The
following
are
some
of
the
materials
included
in
the
Seattle
Chapter's
collection.
Village
maps;
Reference
books;
Other
organizations
material
doing
German
from
Russia
research;
Village
research
newsletters;
and
many
others.
The
genealogy
committee
urges
the
Greater
Seattle
Chapter
members
to
not
throw
away
any
of
the
Journals,
Newsletters
and
Clues
that
we
received
from
our
Headquarters
in
Lincoln.
After
you
have
used
them
as
much
as
you
like,
please
give
them
to
our
Genealogy
chairwoman
Betty
Schmoll
and
she
will
see
to
it
that
they
are
put
to
good
use.
If
you
are
interested
in
a
computer
class
this
fall,
we
will
try
to
arrange
one.
Call
Betty
Schmoll
with
ideas.
Books
For
Sale
The
chapter
does
not
keep
a
stock
of
the
books
for
sale
by
Headquarters.
However
we
do
have
a
price
list
of
these
books
and
will
be
willing
to
share
this
with
its
members.
These
books
can
be
ordered
from
Lincoln
Please
contact
the
Genealogy
chairwoman
for
this
list
and
the
procedures
to
be
utilized
in
ordering
books. |
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Historical Society of Germans From Russia