The Genealogica 2026 once again offers a platform where family researchers, genealogical associations, public and private institutions, genealogical service providers of all kinds as well as providers with a genealogical and historical reference can come together virtually for 17 days, Feb. 6 to Feb. 22. There will be a rich lecture and workshop program, spread […]
This is a partner event. Curious about how AI can enhance your genealogical research? Join us for a FREE Zoom session exploring AI tools and applications for genealogists. Patty Wiseman will introduce AI basics and demonstrate how chatbots like ChatGPT can assist researchers. Andrea Ackermann will then demonstrate how AI can enhance your research planning, […]
This is a partner event. Share our knowledge, struggles and finds with each other. Topic: Presentation of Matricula and Archion, the two main church record sites in Germany. Register. Mountain time zone | online |English
This is a partner event. Münsterberg.org - Eine Erfolgsgeschichte mit dem Referenten Christoph Bleischwitz. Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German
*This is a partner event. Viele Forscher sammeln jahrelang Namen und Lebensdaten ohne sich um den geschichtlichen Konnex zu kĂĽmmern.Sie verstehen damit oft nicht warum das Leben dieser Vorfahren so war, obwohl man das oft durchaus einschätzen kann. D.h. die Forscher sind eingeladen Ihre Fragen bei diesem Analyseabend zu stellen und unser Team bei Familia […]
Presenter: Dr. Emily Sneff. The names of German Americans do not often come to mind when we think about the founding of the United States. In fact, some of the “Founding Fathers” held negative views of German communities. However, immigrants and people of German descent were deeply involved in the war against Great Britain, the […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Bruce D. Bomberger, archivist and curator. The Lebanon County Historical Society (LCHS) was founded in 1898 and houses the Hauck Memorial Archives and Library. Owing to the extensive settlement of German people in the Lebanon area, many of the activities of this ethnic group dominate the records. Among the […]
*This is a partner event. Betrachtung verschiedener Berufe der Leder- und Fellverarbeitung. Vortragende: Angelika SCHMALBACH. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
This is a partner event. Treffen Tuesday will be presented by Allyn Brosz. For Germans from the Russian Empire, the transatlantic journey was not always a one-way trip. Some immigrants to the U.S. returned to their ancestral villages as naturalized American citizens, crossing the Atlantic more than once. Their stories are found in the United […]
Presenter: Brandon Bloch. Following Germany’s defeat in 1945 and its occupation by the Allied powers, the German Protestant Church assumed critical social and political roles as both a provider of humanitarian aid and a mediator between the German population and the occupying authorities. This presentation examines the fraught interactions between German Lutheran pastors and their […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Barbara Pieh. The website Archion is a source well-worth getting to know. Archion provides access primarily to the records created by the pastors of the German Protestant Churches . They recorded the births/baptisms, marriages, and death/burials starting in the mid-1600s. Archion constantly adds new records as they are released […]
This is a partner event. The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) will hold its 2026 annual conference Aug. 5-7 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a pre-conference workshop on Aug. 4. This in-person event will take place at the Crystal Inn. Sessions will explore genealogical research across the Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, […]