Celebrating the 250th Anniversary
of the
Founding of the
Volga German Colonies
Saturday, 17 September 2016
Calgary, Alberta
As part of its seminar series in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the German colonies along the Volga River in Russia, the Volga German Institute at Fairfield University will be hosting an event in Calgary, Alberta, on 17 September 2016.
The public is invited to attend.
Registration
Registration: $10 per person.
To reserve a seat, contact: Mabel (403.238.4275) or Phil (403.252.8537)
Pre-registration is required for this seminar - limit of 65 attendees.
Location
The day's events will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church.
1432 - 19 Street NE
Calgary, Alberta
Parking: free on-site parking
Speaker
The speaker for the seminar will be Dr. Brent Mai from Fairfield, Connecticut.
Dr. Mai serves as the Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at Fairfield University in Connecticut, where he also leads the Volga German Institute. Dr. Mai has spoken world-wide on many topics related to Volga German history and culture. He has also published numerous books and articles on the topic of Volga Germans and translated hundreds of documents obtained from Russian archives. Dr. Mai, whose father's side is Volga German, grew up in Western Kansas, graduated from Bethany College in Lindsborg, and continued graduate studies at George Washington University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Vanderbilt University.
Schedule for Saturday, 17 September 2016
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration & Visiting |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Session 1: Genealogy Resources for Volga Germans presented by Dr. Brent Mai, Fairfield, Connecticut. Dr. Mai will take a lok at the resources available to help you research your Volga German ancestors. He will begin with documents that trace the voyage to Russia, the various census records available for the period 1767 to 1857 and records available for the Volga German parishes in Russia. |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Session 2: DNA Presentation presented by Deanna Bullock, Cochrane, Alberta. Deanna will help us explore the various DNA tests available and what some of the markers might mean to our German Russian research. |
| 11:30 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Session 3: Culinary Traditions of the Volga Germans presented by Sandra Scheierman Stelter, Vulcan, Alberta. Sandra will share her knowledge of the Volga German cooking traditions. |
| 2:15-3:00 | Session 4: History of Yagodnaya Polyana presented by Dr. Brent Mai. yagodnaya Polyana (Berry Meadow) was founded on 16 September 1767 with families (269 men, women, and children) from southwest Germany. It grew to be one of the larger Volga German colonies with a population over 9,000. This session will look at the history of the village and how it has changed over the past 250 years. |
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