Genealogy Forum NEWS
February, 1999
Germans From Russia
Germans from Russia Gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona
Forwarded by GFS Carol@AOL.com
Saturday, 6 March 1999
Civic Center Library, Scottsdale, Arizona
9:30 am to 12 noon
Sponsored by the AHSGR Sun Chapter of Arizona, Prairie Public
Broadcasting, Fargo, ND, and NDSU Libraries, Fargo, ND
Showing the video documentary, "The Germans from Russia: Children of the Steppe, Children of the Prairie" produced by Prairie Public Television and North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, ND, copyright 1999, Prairie Public Heritage Video Series.
On Saturday, March 6, from 9:30 am to 12 noon, the new 60-minute documentary video on the Germans from Russia will be shown at the Civic Center Library, 3839 Civic Center Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, located near 75th Street and Scottsdale Road. Following the showing, Michael M. Miller, NDSU's Germans from Russia Bibliographer will make comments. The program is jointly sponsored by the Arizona Sun Chapter of AHSGR, Prairie Public Broadcasting, Fargo, ND and the NDSU Libraries, Fargo, ND.
The documentary visualizes the story of the Germans from Russia - past, present and future. Filming includes outstanding footage from the former German villages near Odessa and from Crimea, Ukraine, in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Included is filming from the AHSGR and GRHS headquarters.
This major documentary was privately funded with thousands of dollars of donations from the German-Russian community, corporations, and public grants. The documentary is a joint project of Prairie Public and the NDSU Libraries.
Please mark March 6 on your calendar and invite your friends to this event. You may make luncheon reservations for your group shortly after noon following the program. Here are four good restaurants that are near to the library:
- Holiday Inn Restaurant, 7353 E. Indian School Road (994-9203)
- Blue Moose, 7353 E. Scottsdale Mall (949-7959)
- Back Stage, 7373 Scottsdale Mall (949-1697)
- Los Olivos Mexico Patio, 7328 E. 2nd St (946-2256)
There are other restaurants nearby also. If you have questions, please call Larry Haas at 602-583-2040.
The above text was prepared by Larry Haas, Sun City, Arizona, member of the Sun Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, and Michael M. Miller, NDSU Libraries, Fargo, North Dakota.
For additional information about the Germans from Russia documentary, contact Michael M. Miller at mmmiller@badlands.nodak.edu
The 60-minute video documentary premieres on Prairie Public Television on Tuesday, 9 February 1999 from 7 pm to 8 pm. (CST). PPTV covers North Dakota, southern Manitoba, eastern Montana, western Minnesota, and northern South Dakota.
With Dakota regards,
Michael M. Miller
Germans from Russia Bibliographer
North Dakota State University Libraries
P.O. Box 5599
Fargo, ND 58105-5599 USA
Tel: 701-231-8416
Fax: 701-231-7138
Internet: mmmiller@badlands.nodak.edu
Personal Home Page:
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/gerrus/gr.html
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Menu:
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/gerrus
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