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Topics suggested for the next conference

One of the discussion topics in the Whova Community asked about topics you would like to see at the next conference. If you have suggestions to share, you can continue to post to that discussion topic through Sept. 15. It's called "Future topics for next IGGP...

What AI has to say about the conference

What AI has to say about the conference

Now that the conference is over, we've spent time reviewing the various reports that Whova can provide. Things like session feedback, polls, discussion topics, etc. But Whova also uses artificial intelligence to produce a summary report, so we thought you might like...

PalAm celebrates 50 years of genealogy

PalAm celebrates 50 years of genealogy

See below for a complete report on the Friday night German dinner, which was the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Palantines to America. Our partner host offered schnitzel and wurst and spaetzle, oh my! on the menu. A true German meal. And...

Attendees share their favorite research find

Attendees share their favorite research find

Here's a selection of answers to the ice-breaker question attendees were asked. My 9X great grandfather's hand drawn family tree from 1661. He wanted the villages back that his family had lost during the 30-year war. Therefore, he was trying to prove with this family...

A fun night with IGGP 2025

A fun night with IGGP 2025

When you say it out loud, it sounds even more incredible. In the 10 years since IGGP was founded, it has held 5 international conferences bringing amazing attention to the German genealogy community. So at the 2025 conference in Columbus, it was time to let our hair...

The real world intrudes

Real life pushed into the conference on Friday afternoon when one of our speakers had to cut short her presentation to go to a bomb shelter. Sabine Akabayov was speaking from Israel the day after it bombed Iranian targets. Sabine warned the organizers that retaliatory...

IGGP 2025, the last 24 hours

IGGP 2025, the last 24 hours

The welcome reception was a noisy, fun success as attendees crowded into the exhibition space for food and drink — and accordion music. All the vendor booths were crowded as visitors stopped by to review products and services. And our partner exhibitors were kept busy...