To celebrate the 260th Anniversary of the founding of Dobrinka (the first Volga German colony founded on 29 June 1764), Dr. Brent Mai, Dean of Libraries at the Wichita State University and director of the Volga German Institute, will be providing a Volga German genealogy workshop from 1:00-7:00 p.m. in the Ablah Library on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, 29 June 2024.
The workshop will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a general walk-in forum during which Dr. Mai will attempt to assist with resolving genealogical roadblocks to those attending. He will present an abbreviated overview of Volga German genealogical resources beginning at 2:00 p.m. followed by additional time for working with individuals. If you would like to direct specific research questions to Dr. Mai ahead of time, please email them.
There is no charge for attending this workshop, and it is open to the public.
Parking is available around campus and is free of charge on the weekends. As indicated on THIS MAP, Lot 13 (in the very center of the campus) is the closest lot to the Library.