The Center for Ethnic Studies - Fort Hays State University

V. THE GERMANS FROM RUSSIA
D. Recordings
This part of the Ethnic Studies collection consists of both audio and video recordings. A
substantial number of oral histories, numerous recordings of folk music, and recordings of
presentations at the annual conventions of the American Historical Society of Germans from
Russia as well as a number of private and commercial video recordings make up the bulk of the
collection.
Among the most popular video recordings are "Eine Hochzeit in Ellis County 1881" and the
locally produced "From the Volga to the High Plains." Other recordings feature performances by
the "Schoencheneers" and by the "Ellis County Kansaneers;" recordings of German Masses, of the
Convention of the Bukovina Society, as well as the extensive audio recordings by Lawrence
Weigel are among the most frequently utilized parts of this collection.
To enable patrons to use the various recordings on the premises, the Ethnic Studies Center
has been equipped with both video and audio playback equipment.
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