*This is a partner event. Place-Based Research involves studying a locality to understand its culture and unique setting. This program will focus on researching the places where your ancestors lived, worked, and maybe fought, to learn more about the resources available, and how to incorporate place-based information into your family history. Presented by Sandy Quick, […]
*This is a partner event. Speaker: Dr. Heinrich Klingenberg. Paul Adler (1770 - 1843) was a pioneer in innovative agriculture. He also kept daily weather observations for decades, from which he drew his conclusions. He was in close contact with Archduke Johann, who promoted him very much. He also maintained contacts with science and even […]
*This is a partner event. Join the Sacramento German Genealogy Society as we continue to learn about genealogy research around the Germanic areas of Europe. Presenter Dirk Vollmer from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher (AGoFF), a society focusing on the eastern regions of the German Empire. Register. Pacific time zone | online | English
*This is a partner event. The January and February presentations will be a 2-part sequential exploration of DNA Match Analysis in combination with Volga German migration patterns. The focus will be on Volga Colony DNA research, but the concepts are transferable to all other areas of German genetic genealogical research. Speaker Herb Femling has been […]
Reading historic German documents written in the old German script, Kurrent, is a challenge for many scholars and family historians. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of reading Kurrent. Through presentations and practical exercises, you will learn strategies on how to decipher individual characters, words, and simple texts, even if you don’t speak […]
7 bis 23. Februar 2025. Die Genealogica ist ein virtuelles Festival rund um die Ahnenforschung. Die Veranstaltung bietet eine Online-Plattform zum Mitmachen, auf der Hobby-Familienforscher und Familienforscherinnen, genealogische Vereine, öffentliche und private Institutionen, genealogische Dienstleister aller Art sowie Anbieter mit genealogischem und historischem Bezug virtuell zusammenkommen können. Website. Central Europe time zone | online | […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Bernard N. Meisner. Prior to attempting to locate records about your family in Germany, it is essential to conduct an exhaustive search of U.S. records, since there is no central repository for German records. Rather, most records are recorded at the local level (town or parish). Also, due to […]
Speaker Karla Huebner, has done extensive research in records from Poland and Prussia. Karla's presentation will use what her family has learned in order to present resources and search methods that are specific to the Posen region but are applicable more broadly to Germans from Poland. For Zoom link, contact Publicity@MCC-OGS.org. Eastern time zone | […]
Speaker: Andrea Bentschneider. Explore 19th-century German engagement, marriage and divorce traditions, historical social norms and legal regulations, including economic motives, marriage contracts, remarriage, and strict divorce processes. This presentation will explore the complex world of marriage and divorce in nineteenth-century Germany, emphasizing its importance to genealogical research. Participants will gain insight into the economic, social, […]
Speaker: Andrea Bentschneider. Gain an understanding of the different social statuses in historical Germany. Learn about the living conditions of the different classes in Germany. Until the foundation of the German Empire in 1871, there were a total of 22 monarchies and three free cities in what is now Germany. And there were almost as […]
*This is a partner event. Save the Date! The Colorado Chapter of Palatines to America is pleased to announce that Ute Brandenburg has accepted an invitation to be the speaker at the spring seminar, which is available as a hybrid event. Ute Brandenburg is a bilingual German American, born in the US and educated in […]
Speaker: Antje Petty. More than 40% of Wisconsinites claim "German" as their primary ancestry. Most of their ancestors came from German-speaking lands in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This presentation will look at the experiences of first-generation immigrants, their reasons for leaving Europe and settling in Wisconsin, the traditions they kept, and the unique […]
