The NDSU Libraries' Germans from Russia Heritage Collection is set to sponsor the 21st Journey to the Homeland tour to Germany, scheduled for May 17-27, 2015. The tour includes visits to Berlin, Regensburg, Munich and Stuttgart, Germany and Alsace, France. Joining the tour will be Michael M. Miller, collection director, and Jeremy Kopp, special collections associate.
Tour members will hear well-known speakers present the story of ethnic Germans who emigrated from the former Soviet Union to Germany since the early 1990s. The Germans from Russia museum and archives in Stuttgart and historic sites will be visited in Germany.
"It was a great opportunity to join last year’s 20th anniversary Journey to the Homeland Tour and to meet many wonderful tour members,” said Kopp. “It is always exciting to meet people who are passionate about their ancestral heritage and history; it makes the mission of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection so much more important when people are involved.”
According to Ann Braaten, curator of the NDSU Emily P. Reynolds Historic Costume Collection, a highlight of the tour is connecting with other Germans from Russia families. “Each person had his or her own story to share about how governments impacted their lives,” she said. “It was both fascinating and horrifying to hear their stories."
Additional information, including the tour schedule, costs and registrations can be viewed at http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/outreach/journey/tours/index.html .
For 2015 tour registration information and questions, contact Jeremy Kopp at 701-231-6596 or jeremy.kopp@ndsu.edu.
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