• 2026 National German American Forum

    This is a partner event. Looking Forward Together: Preserving Heritage, Embracing Change offers four inspiring and actionable sessions March 20-22 to learn what moves the German-American community today. This inaugural workshop is designed to connect, inspire, and equip nonprofit and cultural leaders with the tools that are needed to promote our shared mission of cultural […]

  • Genealogiebörse – Genealogie zwischen Ems und Weser (Delmenhorst)

    Genealogiebörse, Ahnenforscher treffen Ahnenforscher und diejenigen die es werden wollen! Was wurde aus Onkel Fritz? Wie sind Oma & Opa aufgewachsen? Kennen Sie alle Familiengeheimnisse? Ahnenforschung ist ein spannendes und abwechslungsreiches Hobby, dass auch in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren zunehmend auf großes Interesse stößt. Die Forschung in Kirchenbüchern und lokalen Archiven ist für Familienforscher […]

  • Online-Stammtisch Live von der Genealogieborse in Delmenhorst

    This is a partner event. Informationen, Gespräche und Rundgänge durch die Ausstellungshalle! Unser Team für euch: Online-Moderation, Sabine Akabayov und Jon Wolfe. Am Informationsstand des Ahnenforscher Stammtisches Unna in der Ausstellungshalle: Margret Rohloff, Nancy Myers, Axel Schwarze, Kent Robinson, Jürgen Erwin Gallun und Georg Palmüller. Die Online-Veranstaltung ist von dem reibungslosen Funktionieren der Technik am […]

  • Online-DNA-Genealogie-Stammtisch

    This is a partner event. Information und Inspiration für alle Interessierten! Tipps und Hilfen rund um die DNA-Genealogie! Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit, Centrl Europe time zone | online | German

  • Family Research in Schleswig-Holstein: the Challenges and How to Overcome Them

    *This is a partner event. Presenter: Dr. Klaus Kohrt. This webinar will summarize the history of Schleswig-Holstein to provide a basic understanding of how to find records in various archives. How and where to find records on the internet and/or how to contact organizations holding the original records will also be discussed.  The focus of […]

  • George Washington and Frederick the Great: Parallel Lives

    Friederike Baer, professor of history at Penn State Abington, will conduct a Q&A with University of Münster Professor Jürgen Overhoff about George Washington and Frederick the Great: Parallel Lives, the just-published English translation of Professor Overhoff’s dual biography of these two famous political figures who embody the competition between liberal democracy and authoritarianism. Free and […]

  • Mastering the Search: German Genealogical Research Strategies

    This is a partner event. Presenter. Michael Lacopo. This seminar will focus on navigating the landscape of German genealogy, providing techniques and tools for tracing your German ancestors with confidence. Fee. Details. Eastern time zone | hybrid | English

  • German Research Techniques

    This is a partner event. Join us for the Indiana Chapter of Palatines to America's Hybrid Spring Meeting, available in person at the Pike Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library or via Zoom. Featured speaker Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG®, will present three sessions on German genealogy research: ● Navigating Genealogy.net, Germany's free genealogy mega site● […]

  • Free Websites for German Genealogy

    *This is a partner event. Take a guided exploration of how to access and use numerous free websites for your German family historyresearch. Presenter: Josiah Schmidt, research librarian, St. Louis County Library. Details. Central time zone | hybrid | English

  • Ahnentafel Chart – A different pedigree approach

    This is a partner event. Presenter: Scott Ludwig. An ahnentafel chart is the German version of a pedigree chart. It is a different approach than what we are used to. The Ahnentafel Chart focuses on one individual and their direct ancestors. This presentation will cover how the process works and how Ludwig came to use […]

  • New York’s ‘Palatines’: Diverse Origins, Mid-Atlantic Dispersal

    This is a partner event. Presenter: James M. Beidler. The first mass migration of German-speaking people landed in upstate New York in 1710 and have been intensively studied by Hank Jones and put under the scholarly microscope of Philip Ottnerness. Where did they really come from? And where did they end up? Members only; become […]

  • New York’s ‘Palatines’: Diverse Origins, Mid-Atlantic Dispersal

    This is a partner event. Speaker: Jim Beidler. The first mass migration of German-speaking people landed in upstate New York in 1710 and have been intensively studied by Hank Jones and put under the scholarly microscope of Philip Ottnerness. Where did they really come from? And where did they end up? Members Only. Become a […]