GR-HERITAGE: Germans from Russia Electronic Discussion Group

An electronic mail list for subscribers who are interested in Germans from Russia heritage, history, culture, and folkways.

GR-HERITAGE provides another means of discussion and communication for persons interested in the Germans from Russia.

Guidelines for sending messages:

Subscribers are expected to use restraint when replying, avoiding unsupported critical statements, unacceptable language, non-related information, and attacks on individuals.

--- Michael M. Miller

Features:

• Open subscription
• Self-moderated
• Archived

Possible topics:

• Family history
• Intellectual and social history
• Religious history, sociology, and anthropology
• Folklore and folklife
• Material culture including textiles and clothing
• Foodways and recipes
• Recent developments in genealogical finding aids
• News from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR, Lincoln, Nebraska)
• News from the Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS, Bismarck, North Dakota)
• News from the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries (GRHC, Fargo, North Dakota)
• News from the Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland (Stuttgart, Germany)
• News from the Heimatmuseum der Deutschen aus Bessarabien (Stuttgart, Germany)
• News from the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE)
• New book, videotape, cassette tape, map, and educational material announcements and reviews relating to the culture, heritage, history, folkways, foodways, and textiles & clothing of the Germans from Russia
• Exhibit and display announcements
• News from Canada, United States, Germany, and former Soviet Union
• Workshops, seminars, conferences, and tours

What you need:

• Computer
• Modem or other internet access
• Communications software
• E-mail access

How to subscribe:

1. Send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU
2. Send one line of text in the message section which reads: SUBSCRIBE GR-HERITAGE [YOUR FIRST NAME] [YOUR LAST NAME] (For example: SUBSCRIBE GR-HERITAGE IVAN SCHWARTZ)
3. A welcome message and instructions will be sent to your e-mail address

Other information:

• The list server address to use for list commands is LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU
• The posting address for messages to the entire list is GR-HERITAGE@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU
• To leave the list (unsubscribe) send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU with the following command in the body of the e-mail: SIGNOFF GR-HERITAGE
• To suspend mail temporarily without unsubscribing send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU with the following command in the body of the e-mail: SET GR-HERITAGE NOMAIL
• To resume receiving messages send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU with the following command in the body of the e-mail: SET GR-HERITAGE MAIL

For further information contact:

Michael M. Miller
Germans from Russia Bibliographer
North Dakota State University Libraries
PO Box 5599
12 Ave N & Albrecht Blvd
Fargo ND 58105-5599
Phone: 701-231-8416
Fax: 701-231-7138
E-mail: Michael.Miller@ndsu.edu