GRHS President Val Wangler and others at Chapter Officers meeting

Chapter Officers sharing information

Carolyn Schott and Gayla Gray present "From Germany to Hungary to Russia"

A quick look in the library

Edna Boardman records the minutes at the annual board meeting

Co-chair Al Feist asked candidates to come to the front at business meeting

The candidates are introduced before the last call for nominations

A large crowd is in attendance at the business meeting

Another view of attendees at the business meeting

Marvin Eckman helps Val Wangler with random drawing for door prizes

John Teske gives the treasurer's report

The ballot counters are busy

Kenneth Aisenbrey wins a big door prize

Edna is busy recording the minutes

Rachel Schmidt, GRHS Office Manager, is being recognized

Vincent Humann listens to questions regarding bylaw changes

Walt Rehling talks about the Heritage Foundation

Wendlin Vetter wins a door prize

Margaret Freeman led the GCRA workshop

Part of the Saturday lunch crowd

Al Feist is emcee at Saturday lunch

Rev. Ted and Vernetta Bader and Jo and Marvin Eckman at the head table

Kathy and Bob Schneider, David Kilwien, and Patty Sellenrick also at head table

Everyone enjoying the noon meal

AHSGR Vice President Ed Hoak gives greetings

AHSGR Patti Sellenrick, co-chair of joint convention, talks about convention in Casper with GRHS

Marvin Eckman presents the Family History awards

Merv Eckman presents second place family history book award to Elaine and Chuck Morrison

First place family history book award presented to Al and Dorothy Feist

David Kilwien introduces Bob Schneider

Bob Schneider talks to the attendees

Bro. Placid Gross has a workshop on Customs, Folklore and Sayings

Ted Becker presents "Baby Boomers and Estate Planning"

Elli Wise receives the monetary Lane Alton Nusz award from Dorothy Feist

JoAnn Wangler, Betty Brosz, Valentyna Kramer and Kathy Schneider are busy with kuchen

Valentyna Kramer was chief kuchen cutter

JoAnn Wangler was busy selling extra kuchen

Kuchen and coffee time in the courtyard

Kuchen time is slowing down

Johannes Hoger has a birthday

Loading the library in the 100+ degree heat

Wanda Hopkins read the story of Cinderalla in German at the BOD meeting

Wanda Hopkins, Valerie Ingram, David Kilwien and Val Wangler are new GRHS officers

Del Beck, Mabel Kusler and Elaine Lennick are leading the sing-a-long

Elaine Lennick accompanies on the piano

The sing-a-long crowd stands to sing the last song

Vernetta and Rev. Ted Bader, David Kilwien and Valerie Ingram

Del Beck, Val and JoAnn Wangler, and Merv and Patti Weiss

President Val announces the new officers

Cindy Hoff is ready to WOW everyone with her singing

Merv Weiss is the speaker

Debbie Beick accepts the KET RIG chapter charter from Vincent Humann

Duane Stabler accepts the charter for the North Star chapter of Minnesota

Edna Boardman introduces Gerda Fadden a Joseph Height Literary Award winner

Gerda Fadden poses with her award

Tove Bormes and Vera Hoff announce the lucky number for the youth raffle

Marie Morrison, the lucky winner, poses with Tove and Vera

Clarence Bauman will install the new GRHS officers

Current GRHS board members

Clarence Bauman starts with the five newly elected board members

A look at other GRHS board members

Duane Stabler, Carolyn Schott, Dale Wahl, Merv Weiss and Vera Hoff

Val Wangler is installed as Member-At-Large

Wanda Hopkins is installed as Secretary

David Kilwien is installed as Vice President

Valerie Ingram is installed as President

The newly elected executive board (missing is Don Heck)

Leonard Brilz and the Little Dutch Band plays awsome music

A look at the rest of the band

The 2008 convention meeting - Bro. Placid Gross, David Kilwien, Valerie Ingram and Steve Eberle

Co-chair Patti Sellenrick, Debbie Eberle and Jo Eckman working on the 2008 joint convention

Val Wangler and Dick and Vera Hoff listen

Steve Eberle, JoAnn Wangler, Al Feist, Marvin Eckman, and Val Wangler work on the 2008 joint convention