Intermountain Chapter Cookbooks

Let Dee Hert know if you need to purchase Chapter Cookbooks. We have many to sell.  The books make great birthday gifts, hostess gifts, etc.  Keep a few on hand for those unexpected events when you need a gift for someone special.

Interesting Information

Excerpt from “Materialien zur Geschichte und Statistik des Kircheb-und Schulwesens der Ev. Luth. Geneinden in Russland “ by E.S. Busch 1862; translated by Bill Pickelhaupt

My husband, Darrell Hert, has Germans from Russia heritage from both sides of his parents.  So when his DNA test revealed he had Turkish and Greek heritage we were surprised.  I have heard numerous times that Germans from Russia “never” intermarried outside their faith or culture.  So much for “never”.

I am a very curious person and could not rest until I solved this puzzle, so I started to re-read my resource materials.

The sited material stated, “Colonists from the adjacent German villages repeatedly married women from Estonian villages and don’t consider this a “misalliance” even though the Estonians don’t have the privileges of the colonists, but rather only the rights of the crown farmers. For worship and communion the Estonians go to the church in Weizenfeld.

Now I need to locate records pertaining to the Greek Orthodox faith, perhaps at the Family History Library.  The Community FamilySearch site may also be a source as individuals post research questions and challenges.  Responses are always helpful.

The village of Alexanderdorf may have been home to our ancestors, and this information pertains to the Volga area.

Previous researchers and translators deserve much appreciation.

Contributed by Dee Hert

Happy Genealogy

Happy Genealogy

1 cup good ancestors

1 cup interested relatives

1 cup time

2 cups good record keeping

2 cups letter writing

3 cups patience

Mix thoroughly letters of found ancestors, unsuccessful

 replies, uninterested people.  Fold in 4 cups faith.

Blend into daily life.  Bake well with warmth of

 human kindness and serve with a smile anytime.

From CCC newsletter June 1992

REMINDER: AHSGR Storytelling Contest

The entry form for the 2018 AHSGR Storytelling Contest is now posted on the AHSGR website. To find it on the website, go to the dropdown menu under About, then to Storytelling. There you'll also find last year's Storytelling Contest winners.

The entry deadline is May 15. Stories must be no longer than 1,500 words, and video entries (for youth under 14) no longer than 10 minutes. If you have questions, please email Dan Moser, AHSGR editorial and publications coordinator, at danm@ahsgr.org.

Happy storytelling!

Hotels for Convention, July 29- August 2, Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas

 Here are the rates for three hotels in Hays, and they’re a bargain:

• Baymont Inn and Suites, 3801 N. Vine St.; 785-625-8103; $69 plus tax
• Days Inn, 3205 Vine Interstate 70, 785-628-8261; $74.69 plus tax
• Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 4650 Roth Ave., 785-625-8000; $129 plus tax

Get those hotel reservations made and stand by for full registration information. Early-bird registration will be due June 15.