IGGP calendar
The events listed here primarily are presented by our partner organizations. Those events are marked as such.
We gladly list non-partner events related to German genealogy, culture and history.
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Learn to Read the Old German Script: Letters and Personal Documents
Presenters: Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty. Some of the most challenging texts to decipher in the old German Kurrent script are personal documents, such as letters. Readers must not […]
Palatines to America National Conference
This is a partner event. Early bird registration is now open for the 2026 Palatines to America National Conference "Our German Ancestors: Building America." The conference will be held in […]
Erstellen einer Baumgrafik und einer Chronik der Vorfahren aus einer GEDCOM-Datei
This is a partner event. Vortragender: Erich LANG. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
FamilySearch: German offerings and Germany Community Assistance
This is a partner event. Presenter: Fritz Juengling. Registration. Central time zone | online | English
Spring seminar, Colorado Chapter, Palatines to America
This is a partner event. Speaker: Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. whose topics will be "Historical Events: How they Affect Your Genealogical Research," "Austro-Hungarian Empire Geography," "A History of the Low German […]
LancasterHistory Collection Highlights: Palatines in Lancaster County
This is a partner event. LancasterHistory Librarian Jessica Barbera will guide us through historic highlights of Palatines in Lancaster County and share tips on searching for items in LancasterHistory’s collections. […]
Praxisbeispiele für die Suche bei FamilySearch – Teil 2
This is a partner event. Vortragende: Anke MICHELS. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Forschertreffen „Familien- und Ortsforschung Stolper Lande
This is a partner event. Seminar Familien- und Ortsforschung Stolper Lande, 24 bis 26. April in Willebadessen . Programm. Anmeldung. Central Europe time zone | in-person | German
Volljährigkeit durch die Jahrhunderte
This is a partner event. Festlegung der Volljährigkeit, Rechte, Pflichten, Rituale. Vortragende: Angelika SCHMALBACH. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Locating Records from Poland Online
This is a partner event. Presenter: Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz. Finding records from Poland for genealogical research is a critical step in exploring our Polish ancestry, but Poland's complex history and […]
Germans in the Revolutionary War
Continuing in our series of discussion of German emigration to colonial America, in keeping with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, this month we'll be focusing on North […]
Top 8 Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Germany
Presenter: Sabine Akabayov. Jewish genealogical research in Germany differs significantly from researching protestants and Catholics due to the distinct legal, social, and religious status of Jews over the centuries, which […]
Das Militärwesen im alten Österreich – Teil 1
This is a partner event. Adelsaufgebot, Landesaufgebot, Kaiserliche Völker, Konskriptionssystem, k.k.-Armee, k.u.k.-Armee; Bauernarmeen. Vortragender: Günter OFNER. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Learning German Genealogy Through Videos: Tools, Tips and Trusted Sources
This is a partner event. Speaker: Bernard N. Meisner. Which is your preferred learning style: Seeing, Listening, Reading, or Doing? For those researching their German ancestors, there are many video […]
Das Militärwesen im alten Österreich – Teil 2
This is a partner event. Adelsaufgebot, Landesaufgebot, Kaiserliche Völker, Konskriptionssystem, k.k.-Armee, k.u.k.-Armee; Bauernarmeen. Vortragender: Günter OFNER. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
The Peripatetic Germans: German Emigration and Immigration (1693-1914)
Presenter: James M. Baker. You will learn methods of identifying German ancestors who immigrated to America in different time periods. Two major immigration waves are discussed, (1) the early wave […]
German Genealogy Workshop
Join nationally renowned genealogist Dr. Michael Lacopo for a German Genealogy Workshop. Benefiting beginners and seasoned genealogists alike, this in-depth, hands-on workshop will examine a multitude of historic records and […]
Researching German Ancestors in Chester County, PA
This is a partner event. Presenter: Ellen Endslow, the director of Collections/Curator at the Chester County History Center. Large numbers of German settlers emigrated to Pennsylvania in the colonial era […]
Migration in Mitteleuropa in Zeitalter des 30-jährigen Krieges
This is a partner event. Vortragende: MMag. Christina KAUL MBA. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Ich glaube, ich spinne: Where to start on unspinning your German Genealogy
Presenter: Kristina Kaufman. Starting your German genealogical research can seem like a daunting task. You may face significant challenges like language and script barriers, navigating centuries of changing borders and […]
Frauenleben – Männerleben durch die Jahrhunderte
This is a partner event. Veränderung der Gesellschaft im Lauf der Geschichte? Eine Betrachtung abseits aller Klischees mit anschließender Publikumsdiskussion. Vortragende: Angelika SCHMALBACH & Günter OFNER. Bitte hier anmelden. Central […]
Cracking the Case with German Records You’ve Never Used Before
Presenter: Ursula C. Krause. Learn about unknown German records by following the life of the German dairy farmer Friedrich Stange, who came to America in 1855. Ursula will tell his […]
Saarländischer Genealogentag
This is a partner event. Aus Anlaß ihres 60-jährigen Bestehens führt die Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Saarländische Familienkunde (ASF) in St. Wendel (nordöstliches Saarland) den Ersten Saarländischen Genealogentag durch. Im Saarland sagen […]
Saarländischer Genealogentag
This is a partner event. Aus Anlaß ihres 60-jährigen Bestehens führt die Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Saarländische Familienkunde (ASF) in St. Wendel (nordöstliches Saarland) den Ersten Saarländischen Genealogentag durch. Im Saarland sagen […]
