Willkommen!

AHSGR’s mission is to discover, collect, preserve, and share the history, cultural heritage, and genealogical legacy of German Settlers in the Russian Empire. As experts on German Russian heritage, we are dedicated and passionate about continuously discovering new information and sharing it through a plethora of online and in-person resources.

 

If you’re interested in seeing what we are up to, sign up for our Weekly E-Blast by clicking the button below.

Membership

Members-only access to files, clues & articles as well as discounts and free museum & library access.

Research

Access archives, collections, ancestor lists, records, genealogy, immigration, books, charts & other resources.

Villages

Search villages, regions, colony groups, Village Coordinator (VC) info and members-only village files.

Museum

Browse photos, quilts, Bibles, music, instruments, wedding dresses, clothing and furniture.

Online Store

Buy apparel, books, journals, census & surname info, cookbooks, gifts, maps, music or videos.

Heritage & Culture

Publications, events, conventions and storytelling contests keep our German Russian heritage alive & thriving.

Help Celebrate and Preserve Our German Russian History

Help Celebrate and Preserve Our German Russian History

Without the generosity of AHSGR’s donors, we would not be able to provide extensive resources that are both invaluable & imperative to keeping our heritage alive. We are a nonprofit organization and rely heavily on our members & donors to continue preserving our German Russian history. Please consider donating in the area of your choice.

Make a Tax Deductible Donation

Share This

Announcement

Convention Speaker Michael Brown: German Russian Artists of the Gulag

Most Gulag camps had “art houses” where artists were officially tasked
with creating works of propaganda, and they provided art and portraits for
administrators, guards, and inmates. This presentation examines the way art
was produced in the Gulag and identifies several significant German Russian
artists who spent time in the Gulag system.

Michael Brown is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wyoming. He
is second generation German Russian; his grandfather immigrated from
the Volga region in 1912. He has spent time in Kazakhstan examining the
lives of German Russians in the Kazakh gulag system. He spent four years
as editor of the Journal of AHSGR.

Register For 2024 Convention today!