• Collection Close-Ups: Immanuel Lutheran Church

    The Immanuel Lutheran Church collection consists of digitized bound register volumes organized by year for New York City's Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 122 East 88th St. since 1886. Established in 1863 by German immigrants, the Immanuel Lutheran church served a predominantly German population throughout the 19th century. Presented By Kalyn Loewer, manager of Digital […]

  • Researching Your German Ancestors

    Do you have a German ancestor in your family tree? Learn basic methods for German genealogy research. A brief history of Germany and formerly German lands will be presented, as well as resources available at Midwest Genealogy Center and online. This class will be held in person as well as virtually via Zoom simultaneously. Registration […]

  • From the Old World to the New:German Immigration & Emigration Records Across the Centuries

    *This is a partner event. Presenter: Gail Shaffer Blankenau. Millions of German-speaking immigrants crossed the Atlantic to build new lives in America, leaving behind valuable records on both sides of the ocean. This webinar explores immigration and emigration sources from the Colonial Era through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. We'll examine why Germans left, […]

  • Die Grundherrschaftsarchive

    *This is a partner event. Presenter: Günter Ofner. Verwaltung bis 1848, Grundherrschaften, Ämter, was finde ich dort: Steuern und Abgaben, Untertanen, Besitzwechsel, Verträge. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • Genealogy of East and West Prussia

    This is a partner event. Presenter: Ute Brandenburg. This presentation discusses the turbulent history of the former German states of East Prussia and West Prussia, now part of Poland and Russia, and introduces resources for genealogical research in the region. The evolution of German culture in these two neighboring Prussian states was surprisingly divergent. Insight […]

  • Introduction to the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) and Its Online Database

    Bob Greiner of MAGS will describe the variety of genealogical collections that MAGS has indexed and that are searchable by name in the database on the MAGS website. These collections include a variety of unique records from churches and institutions, U.S. Department of State consulates in Germany, U.S. government military pensions, and emigration notices from […]

  • Tracing Family Roots Through German Words

    The Germanic family of languages has experienced several phonological “sound shifts” over the last 2,500 years. These linguistic changes can create challenges for genealogists who are researching Germanic heritage. Beginning with the descendants of Proto-Germanic from the Proto-Indo-European language, this presentation will teach attendees about the etymology of the German language in a genealogical context […]

  • From Germany to the Colonies and on to Missouri

    For our Fall Seminar, Luana Darby provides us with practical guidance for overcoming research challenges and tracing German and Missouri ancestry. The first section, Is This the End? Taking Your German Walls Down, teaches researchers how to think like a German to break through genealogical brick walls, using cultural context and a case study to […]

  • Kirchenbuchlatein fĂĽr Anfänger

    *This is a partner event. Presenter: Anke Michels. EinfĂĽhrung und gemeinsame ĂśbersetzungsĂĽbungen. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German