Surprising yet good news arrived in the mailbox with a letter addressed to Mary. She opened the envelope, read silently, and broke out in a big grin. The letter informed her that she was the recipient of this year’s “Joseph S. Height Literary Award” for her essay published in The Germans from Russia Historical Society “Heritage Review.”
Her rather lengthy article “Sons of Josef and Veronica (Noel) Fergel” outlines the trials of the family in Russia. Some members of the family wisely came to the US, but unfortunately, one branch of the family chose not to emigrate. They were caught up in the eventual sufferings in Stalinist Russia, the story which she emphasizes. Mary throws herself wholeheartedly into the research and writing of this history with the goal that it must not be forgotten. She will receive the award at the annual convention of the GRHS which will be held this year in Aberdeen, SD.
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