MERRY CHRISTMAS!   My memories of Christmas go back to when I was six years old.  Weeks before Christmas my mother was busy in the kitchen ...

“GRUZNIKJE” – Ammonia Cookies and HONIGKUCHEN - Honey Cakes Some years back, 1998 to be exact, I learned about Baking Ammonia.  I was conc...

“If we are to heed the past to prepare for the future, we should listen to the voices of those who speak to us of duty, honor, sacrifice an...

“The mission of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is to discover, collect, preserve, and disseminate information relat...

After Mike’s 50 th High School Class Reunion in Watertown, we headed for home – October 2.   We left California on August 14, with a long ...