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 […]
This is a partner event. Present: Joe Everett. Learn about resources for searching your German ancestors in Congress Poland (Russia-Poland or the Kingdom of Poland in Russia, and Western Ukraine, particularly Eastern Galicia and Volhynia, including online records, research tools, reference aids, and genealogical society resources. Registration. Pacific time zone | online | English
This is a partner event. Presenter Garry Finkell examines the Loyalists of the American Revolutionary War and those among the Palatine Germans, whose parents and grandparents settled in the Hudson River Valley of New York beginning in 1710. He explains the reasons for their position and how they became the founders of English-speaking Canada. Join […]
*This is a partner event. Have you ever wondered whether a German surname in your lineage has some significance or meaning? What about how your ancestors named their children? This presentation will explore German naming customs of both forenames and surnames to help you better understand how your ancestors got their names, the importance of […]
This is a partner event. Dr. Julia Brookins will offer the Texas Talks presentation, jointly sponsored with the German Texan Heritage Society and Dallas Goethe Center. In her presentation she will discuss how race, nativism, and U.S. expansion affected a lawsuit over a property dispute as the norms of Anglos, Germans, and Tejanos collided in […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Prof. Dr. Eva Pfanzelter from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Learn about the complex and fascinating history of South Tyrol, a predominantly German-speaking region that was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War I when it was annexed by Italy. Registration is required to receive […]
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, 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 groĂźes Interesse stößt. Die Forschung in KirchenbĂĽchern und lokalen Archiven ist fĂĽr Familienforscher […]
*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. Â The focus of […]
Friederike Baer, professor of history at Penn State Abington, will conduct a Q&A with University of MĂĽnster Professor JĂĽrgen 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 […]
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
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: â—Ź Navigating Genealogy.net, Germany's free genealogy mega siteâ—Ź […]