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 conference” and we welcome your ideas. Here’s what people have suggested so far:
- Austrian research, migration and history
- Using archion. de
- Workshop type session to do some hands-on
- Resources for finding land records
- Discussion on how our immigrants planned/researched their travels and bought their tickets. Were there special agents or ads in newspapers?
- Connection sessions for Thuringia, Alsace-Lorraine, Brandenburg
- What is the typical process for someone leaving Germany?
- Tips and tricks for common software tools – presented from a user
- Library research collections from cities and colleges/universities
- Research into military records in Germany and Austria
- Rise and fall of German colonies in Eastern Europe and Russia and when/where they settled in the Americas
- How to use Whova (LOL)
- Stammtisch “happy hour” with the fluent German attendees