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The Germans from Russia Heritage Society is a non-profit international organization dedicated to researching family history and preserving the heritage of the Germans from Russia. Our members currently come from 48 of 50 U.S. states, 6 of 10 Canadian provinces, and 9 countries around the world from Europe to Asia to Australia to Central America.
We work actively with archives in Ukraine, Russia and Germany to obtain records for our members to use for their research. Our extensive network of volunteers provide translations and indexes to these records to assist fellow researchers and help preserve our culture.
The majority of our members focus on the German villages in the Black Sea area of the former Russian Empire.
Your membership in GRHS includes:
Access to the members-only section of the GRHS website, an extensive
collection of research materials available only to GRHS members. Data
available includes records retrieved from archives in the former Russian
empire, translations of archive documents and letters and notices from North
American German-language newspapers, indexes to existing records and
microfilms, family and village compilations prepared by our volunteers,
photos of German-Russian villages and much more.
The members-only data continues to grow. From June to December 2008,
the number of files on the website increased by 47%!
Access to GRHS's ambitious program to retrieve records from archives in the former Russian empire. The Society actively negotiates agreements with these archives to obtain records impossible to find elsewhere.
Access to the Regional Interest Group(s) of
your choice, allowing you to network with others researching your region of
interest and providing access to records specific to your region.
Four issues per year of the GRHS magazine, Heritage Review.
Reduced prices at the GRHS Bookstore.
Reduced price for the annual GRHS convention.
Full access to the GRHS Library (year-round in Bismarck, ND; annually at the convention in various locations; through research services if you're unable to visit in person).
Membership in local chapters to exchange research ideas and enjoy fellowship and social activities with fellow German-Russians in your area. (Some local chapters have additional dues requirements.)
Information to connect with long-lost relatives! Read one GRHS member's story.
The knowledge that you are helping preserve our heritage for generations to come!
Everyone has a story...of their life, of their family. What's yours?
Read the story "Lost in Russia" of how Valerie Renner Ingram used the information available from GRHS to reunite with her half-brother and half-sister in Ukraine.
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Type of Membership |
Dues (U.S. $) |
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Membership (individual or family) |
$ 50/year |
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Educational (library, etc.) |
$ 50/year |
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Life ($130 installment per year for 5 years) |
$ 650 |
Annual memberships are valid from January 1 to December 31 of each year.
New members' dues are pro-rated based on the quarter they join.
To join GRHS (new members):
Download the Application Form, fill
it out, then e-mail the form to 
or fax it
to (701) 223-4421 or snail mail it to the GRHS office.
To pay your dues (new & renewing members):
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