This is a partner event. Presenter: Alex Tolksdorg, genealogist and speaker specializing in German, Dutch, and Eastern European research. Topics include Maximizing Research Success in the Arolsen Archives, Eastern European Genealogy for Beginners, Tracing your Dutch Roots, How to Get your Family Engaged in your Research. Details and registration. Mountain time zone | hybrid | […]
Presenter: Antje Petty, associate director of the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies. This workshop is intended for genealogists who are new to researching ancestors from German-speaking lands. Register by Nov. 12, 2025, to receive a Zoom link. Fee. Session I: Where did They Come From? To trace your German-speaking ancestors, it is essential […]
This is a partner event. GGS Annual Meeting with featured speaker Paula Stuart Warren. Anyone can write! Learn ways to get your family history in print without a lot of strain. It’s not as daunting a task as you might think. A baker’s dozen of ways to work on this over time and ideas to […]
This is a partner event. Speaker: Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, MLS. The Pennsylvania Archives is a set of 138 published volumes in 10 series that can be overwhelming to the genealogist who first sees them. However, searching in these volumes can help you locate information about what an ancestor was doing at a given time, and where […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Dr. Wolfgang MOSER, URANIA Steiermark. In Graz, Wien und anderen österreichischen Städten sind die Zählsysteme von Häusern, amtliche Regelungen und wechselnden Moden in der Straßenbenennung wichtige Quellen der Stadtgeschichte. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Presenter: Emily Sneff. July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Almost immediately after being adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the document was translated into German. Join Dr. Emily Sneff to learn about the first German-language broadsides and newspaper printings of the Declaration, the […]
Genealogist Stephen Wendt discusses how often-overlooked German emigration records may reveal your ancestral hometown. Details. Eastern time zone | online | English
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Mag.a Dr.in Solveig HARING, Biografieforscherin und Filmschaffende. Biografieforschung fĂĽr alle: Richtig fragen und interpretieren. Was regt Menschen an, aus ihrem Leben und ihrer Familiengeschichte zu erzählen – und was kann anschlieĂźend aus diesen Erzählungen entstehen? Nach einer kurzen EinfĂĽhrung in die Biografieforschung steht das praktische Tun im Mittelpunkt. Wir […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Angelika SCHMALBACH. Ăśberblick ĂĽber die Forschungsquellen fĂĽr die Donauschwaben und Ungarndeutschen. Die Schwerpunkte liegen auf dem Archiv des Hauses der Donauschwaben in Sindelfingen und dem Donauschwabenmuseum in Apatin. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Presenter: Andrea Bentschneider. This presentation will begin with a journey through Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz – highlighting their cultural and political development over the centuries. We will explore available genealogical resources, both online and in archives, that can help you uncover your family’s past. Emphasis will be on church records, civil records, and the Mecklenburg census. […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: James P. Beidler. Applying genealogical basics to the peculiarity of searching for the rich records relating to America’s first large ethnic minority population – especially highlighting church registers and immigration documents – as well as the Second Wave Germans who joined them in Pennsylvania. Please email information@miggs.org for Zoom […]