This is a partner event. Registration opens Aug. 1; visit https://www.copalam.us/. Featuring Gail Blanenau, who will speak on "Power Combination: German Church Records and Farm Histories," "Finding Your Family in Numbers: How to Find and Navigate German Census Records," "Finding Your Germanic Home Village and Parish," and "Mountain Peaks and Trails: Your Swiss Ancestral Journey." […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Thomas Aigner. This lecture is being re-presented as the original presentation had multiple technical issues.The lecture, presented by its founder Thomas Aigner, introduces Matricula (www.matricula-online.eu) as one of Europe’s leading digital platforms for church registers, outlining its development, scale, and collaborative foundation within ICARUS (www.icar-us.eu). It also explores future […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Katherine Schober, German-English genealogy translator, author, and educator. Learn the top tips and tricks for deciphering the old German script! With expert insight on how to easily recognize certain letters, how to tell tricky letters apart, abbreviations, spelling variations, names, and more, you'll be amazed at what you can […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage. With billions of records at your disposal, where do you even begin? The MyHeritage Search Engine is a state-of-the-art tool that can help you search for information about your relatives online. In a matter of seconds, it can search across billions of German historical records […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Katherine Schober. Have you ever wondered how Prussia, Baden, Posen, and other historical regions fit into modern Germany? More importantly, do you know how these shifting borders affect where your ancestors’ records are stored—and how to find them once you do? This presentation will unravel Germany’s border changes and […]
This is a partner event. What is your brick wall in researching your Pennsylvania German ancestors? We can’t solve your problem or do the research for you, but maybe other attendees can offer ideas and suggestions for your next steps. Submit your research problem by Oct. 17, 2026 and register to join the discussion. For […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Karynne Moses. Meyer’s Gazetteer is an invaluable resource for German genealogy that allows you to see your ancestor’s hometown on a historic map and find the local churches, synagogues, and civil registries were located during the time of the German Empire (1871-1918). The place names and their jurisdictions, as […]
In this intensive two-week course, June 7 to June 18, 2027, students learn how to read and write German script, allowing them to read German manuscripts from the 17th through the mid-20th centuries. This in-person course takes place on site at the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, PA. Visit the archives' website to learn more. Registration […]