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JOURNAL of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia JOURNAL Of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Vol. 1, No. 2 Fall 1978 TABLE OF CONTENTS Tenth Anniversary Convention June 20-25, 1978 Lincoln, Nebraska MEET AHSGR'S PRESIDENT ................................................................................................................................................... i THE COVER STORY ................................................................................................................................................................ .ii NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ADDRESSES Keynote Address: The First Decade - For AHSGR It is Only The Beginning Ruth M. Amen .............................................................. .1 The Present Condition of the Russian Germans and the Problems of the Returnees Dr. KarlStumpp Translated by Emma S. Haynes.................................................. A GENEALOGY SESSIONS Researching the First People Who Came to America From Our Ancestral Village Pauline and Norman Dudek. .....................................................9 Who Is Writing Your Family History Gerda S. Walker. .............................................................16 The Consulting Workshop ......................................................... 16 Naturalization Records in Genealogical Research Gerda S. Walker. .............................................................20 FOLKLORE SESSIONS Dialects, Dimensions, Folk Music and Proverbs: Folklore at the 1978 Convention Timothy J. Kloberdanz ........................................................26 Volga German Proverbs, Folk Expressions, and Jingles from the Colony of Dreispitz Mary Koch ................................................................ .28 FOLK FESTIVAL DRAWS CROWDS A Picture Story .................................................................33 GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AMERICA ..................................................36 INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GERMANS FROM RUSSIA Mrs. Theodore E. Heinz. ....................................................... 38 THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION PICTURES .............................................. .40 THROUGH THE YEARS WITH GERMANS FROM RUSSIA A history in dialogue and song .....................................................42 EVERYTHING WAS SPECIAL FOR THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY A Picture Story .................................................................46 MEET OUR AUTHORS ........................................................................................................................................................... .48 (Continued on inside back cover) Published by American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 631 D Street . Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Editor for this issue: Ruth M. Amen © Copyright 1978 by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. All rights reserved. AHSGR GOES TO THE GREAT NORTHWEST for the Tenth International Convention Sea-Tac Motor Inn Seattle, Washington June 26,-July 1,1979 Plan now to attend. 82 S141 Mrs. Helen Stone, 1380 C Spear Ave., Arcata, CA 95521 (CLUES Correction) 5149 Edmund G. Schafer, RR 2, White, SD 57276 5150 Mrs. Cheryl (Flohr) Schaneman, Box 62, Melbeta, NE 69355 S 151 Henry & Sandra Kay (Hill) Schmidt, 1024 New Hampshire, Lincoln, NE 68508 5152 Charles & Katherine (Damm) Stiverson, 3832 Everett, Lincoln, NE 68506 5153 Donald Schimpf, 472 Westview Ten-., Arlington, TX 76013 Sl 54 Mrs. Sheila M. Saxelby, 4682 N. Callisch, Fresno, CA 93726 5155 Michael J. Schrant, 501 N. Madison, Ellis, KS 67637 5156 Victor Sokolowsky, 2551 Fir Ave., Bremerton, WA 98310 5157 Will Schuh, P.O. Box 30082, Billings, MT 59107 Sl 58 Mrs. Susan (Rauh) Switzer, 790 Lemon Ave., Vista, CA 92083 5159 Mrs. Lucille (Luckenbach) Shaffstall, 12233 3rd SW, Seattle, WA 98146 5160 Mrs. Phyllis M. Stewart, 2435 Galway Dr., Davison, MI 48423 Sl 61 Mrs. Edna (Pandrich/Ketterling) Schmunk, 5905 NE 18th Ave. Portland, OR 97211 (Replaces K62- Edna (Fandrich) Ketterling) T16 Miss Bunnie Timmons, P.O. Box 252, Montrose, MN 55363 (Address Change) T17 Mrs. Linda Thompson, 8915 S.E. Colvos, Olalla, WA 98359 U3 Erwin Ulmer, 2210 West Q, Apt. 2, Lincoln, NE 68528 U6 Miss Florence Uhrich, Rt. 3, Box 203, Wood River, NE 68883 VI 1 Mrs. Irene (Salway) Van Dyke, P.O. Box 978, Crescent City, CA 95531 W3 Mrs. Roseann (Stroh) Warren, 3 Aguila Ct., Box 1000 East Helena, MT 59635 (Address Change) W37 Samuel A. Walter, 807 N. El Dorado St., Apt. 301, Stockton, CA 95202 (Address Correction) W60 Mrs. Beulah (Dufloth) White, Box 42 A. 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