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 […]

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11 April 2026

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 […]

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15 April 2026

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

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15 April 2026

FamilySearch: German offerings and Germany Community Assistance

This is a partner event. Presenter: Fritz Juengling. Registration. Central time zone | online | English

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16 April 2026

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 […]

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18 April 2026

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. […]

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21 April 2026

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

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22 April 2026

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

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24 April 2026

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

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29 April 2026

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 […]

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01 May 2026

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 […]

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05 May 2026

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 […]

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06 May 2026

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

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06 May 2026

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 […]

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09 May 2026

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

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13 May 2026

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 […]

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16 May 2026

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 […]

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17 May 2026

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 […]

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19 May 2026

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

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20 May 2026

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 […]

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21 May 2026

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 […]

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27 May 2026

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 […]

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03 June 2026

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 […]

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05 June 2026

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 […]

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06 June 2026