IGGP calendar

*This is a partner event. Vortragende: Barbara STANCULESCU (San Diego Genealogical Society’s German Interest Group). Bitte hier anmelden. Central European time zone | online | German

Are you researching Moravian ancestors? Join Assistant Archivist Tom McCullough of the Moravian Archives as he helps researchers learn how to identify and access materials and publications preserved at MAB. […]

*This is a partner event. Even genealogists who have a good background in court records often overlook the wealth of detail available in the records of the federal courts: the […]

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 […]

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 […]

*This is a partner event. Presenter: Gail Blankenau. Genealogists often focus on surnames, but what happens when multiple ancestor candidates share the same name? German given names can be tricky […]

*This is a partner event. 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 […]

Presenter: Fritz Juengling. Do you have German ancestors, or perhaps someone who lived in Germany at some point? See what you may be able to find! Registration. Eastern time zone […]

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 […]

In 2005, about 350 letters dated between 1841 and 1887 were discovered at Pabst Farms in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. They were written in the old German Kurrent script by members of the Best/Pabst […]

*This is a partner event. MAGS spring conference workshop featuring Kenneth W. Heger, PhD. We all know not all records are indexed; consequently, developing skills to find those records is […]

*This is a partner event. Presenter: Andrea Bentschneider. Learn about what it was like for your ancestors to leave for their new lives. Register. Pacific time zone | online | […]

*This is a partner event. Spring conference featuring Kenneth W. Heger, PhD and Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS. Topics include: How the Weser River Project Can Help You Research Your Ancestors, […]

This is a partner event. Klaus Kohrt discusses how to find where your Pomeranian ancestors lived, which records have survived and where to find them both in archives and online. […]

PRESENTER: Teresa S. McMillian. Meyer's Gazetteer is great for determining jurisdictions as of 1912. Germany was not a country until 1871. In the centuries leading up to that, land areas […]

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. […]

The 49th Annual Symposium of the Society for German American Studies will be held April 24-26, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the theme “German Americans in Print.” The symposium is […]

*This is a partner event. Three presentations by professional genealogist Stephen Wendt will be followed by the chapter's Annual Meeting and election of officers. Wendt's presentations are "Navigating Shifting German […]

Presenter: Dave Obee. Germans have been migrating to Canada since the 18th Century, and have played major roles in the development of the nation. Early arrivals came from German territory, […]

Are you researching Moravian ancestors? Join Assistant Archivist Tom McCullough of the Moravian Archives as he helps researchers learn how to identify and access materials and publications preserved at MAB. […]

Presenters: Marv Rohn and Ron Brott, Wild Rose Chapter, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. This presentation will give an overview and history of the Germans from Russia, reasons […]

*This is a partner event. Presenter: Scott Norrick. The largest German immigration wave to America was 1848-1900, and the majority of those that came then settled in America’s Midwest. This […]

German immigrants first arrived to American shores in large numbers in the late 17th century, and today nearly 45 million Americans have German heritage. Published resources are an essential tool […]

*This is a partner event. German church records contain detailed information about individuals’ social statuses, such as citizen, inhabitant, neighbor, and more. But what exactly do these terms mean, and […]