Germans from Russia to hold convention in Spokane

The Germans from Russia Heritage Society will hold its 44th annual convention July 23-27, 2014 in Spokane at The Davenport Hotel & Tower. Convention registration is open to the public and includes workshops, meals, entertainment and socializing.

Activities include a tour of the local area, full access to the GRHS bookstore and workshops on history, genealogy, and culture of the Germans from Russia. Among the topics are history, Palouse wheat farming, using DNA, German cooking workshops and making “schnapps,” using computers for research, genealogy books, and presentations about areas of the Bl...