Music & Videos    MV049 14 German Favorites CD $ 17.00  The Volga German Singers of Ellis County Kansas recorded at the Cathedral of the Plains "O du Eine", "Der goldene Rosenkrantz", "Der Kinderlein kommet", and many more.      MV048 Opa's One Man Band by Larry (Pa) Weigel CD $ 17.00  Larry Weigel and family have recorded many of their family favorites. Songs include "In Munchen steht ein Hofbrauhaus", "Ach du lieber Augustin", "Du, du liegst mir am Herzen", "Braut Lied", "Schone gute Nacht", and many others. 13 tracks.    MV044 Volga German Customs & Traditions by Lawrence A. Weigel CD $ 17.00 This recording was made in 1976 to commemorate the centennial celebration of the arrival of the Volga German settlers in Ellis and Rush counties. Lawrence Weigel traces the migration of Germans to Russia in 1763 and tells of the hardships they endured for a century. Lawrence Weigel demonstrates folk songs and tells of weddings traditions and folk medicines.      MV043 Volga German Folk Humor CD $15.00 This humorous talk by Lawrence Weigel was recorded in 1989 at the AHSGR convention in Lincoln, NE. Lawrence Weigel tells funny stories about "Der Mister" from Russia, the cabbage and barrel tale, and many others.       MV058 From Then Until Now CD $15.00 By Galen Schmidtberger. 10 tracks including Kleine Kinder.    MV059 Hail Victoria CD $8.99 By John Braun and Wayne Billinger. Enjoy this song inspired by the Volga German community of Victoria, Kansas.    MV060 Grabe Lied CD $7.99 The burial song arranged and orchestrated by Wayne Billinger. Sung by Fourstar, a men's quartet all of whom originate from Victoria, Kansas.    MV062 The Schoencheneers CD $17.00 19 tracks with narration by Lawrence Weigel. Songs include "Schoenchen ist ein Schoenes Staedtchen", "O Du Deutschland", "Braut Leid", "Die Arbreis von Riga", "Schoene Gute Nacht", and "Grosser Gott! Wir Loben dich".    MV083 The Herman Dinges Polka & Variety Band:  Flying High CD  $15.00 This CD is a collection of 24 songs by the Herman Dinges Polka & Variety Band.                            MV039 Germans from Russia: Prairie Crosses DVD $30.00 Two award winning  Prairie Public Television productions have been combined in this DVD to explore the history and traditions of the Germans from Russia.          MV084 Prairie Churches DVD $30.00 This hour long documentary preserves images of unique and picturesque churches.  This DVD provides a fascinating, emotional, and informative look into these monuments of faith, exploring the role churches have in sustaining the history and culture of the vanishing rural landscape.  The program takes a breathtaking visual tour of 117 outstanding churches scattered across the prairies.      MV003 A Tribute to the Volga Germans: The Immigrant Woman DVD $25.00 This DVD stars Norma Pipkin as a Volga German immigrant recalling her life and experience. Mrs. Pipkin, who created the video for a Master's thesis, uses a Volga German accent as she tells her story in English, sometimes translating phrases into German, and also singing Volga German songs. The approximately 45-minute video was filmed in the Volga German Haus at the ECHS Museum. Those of the appropriate generation to judge it say that Mrs. Pipkin has done an excellent job of recreating the voice and feelings of a woman from the first generation of settlers. The character is based on Mrs. Pipkin's own great, great grandmother.