IGGP calendar

The events listed here primarily are presented by our partner organizations. Those events are marked with an *.

We gladly list non-partner events related to German genealogy, culture and history.

Click the event to view a full description. Events may be in-person, online or both. Check the time zone for the correct start time.

To have your event listed:

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The Genealogical Value of German Guild Records

In this lecture, Fritz Juengling discusses the history, structure, and purpose of guilds. Then, we look at some of the many record types that guilds created and how they can […]

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05 October 2024

Germans to America’s Midwest, 1848-1900

More than 46 million Americans have some German ancestry. The largest German immigration wave to America was 1848-1900, and the majority of those who came then settled in America’s Midwest. […]

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05 October 2024

Voyages of Hope

Join us for a master class where Andrea Bentschneider will dive into the incredible journeys German immigrants took to create new lives in the New World. This class will equip […]

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06 October 2024

Familienforschung in den USA- Deutsche Auswanderung und Siedlungsgebiete in Amerika im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert

*This is a partner event. Der Ahnenforscher Stammtisch Unna und die Germanic Genealogy Society Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, möchten euch sehr herzlich zu ihrer gemeinsamen deutschsprachigen Online-Veranstaltung auf Zoom einladen. Online-Vortrag […]

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07 October 2024

Roland-Online-Vortrag

*This is a partner event. 120 JAHRE ZENTRALSTELLE FĂśR GENEALOGIE IN LEIPZIG mit der Referatsleiterin des Sächsischen Staatsarchivs Leipzig, Anett MĂĽller. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online […]

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08 October 2024

Die Monarchie Ă–sterreich-Ungarn, eine Ăśbersicht

*This is a partner event. Unser Forschungsgebiet, die Ă–sterreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie, war ein vielfältiges Gebilde. Heute, da niemand mehr lebt, der sie persönlich gesehen hat, ĂĽberwiegen leider die Klischees wie "der […]

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09 October 2024

DATUMSANGABEN ENTSCHLĂśSSELN IN KIRCHENBĂśCHERN UND ANDEREN DOKUMENTEN

*This is a partner event. Online-Vortrag mit dem Referenten Andreas Stephan. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German

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10 October 2024

Fabulous Frakturs – Documenting Early American Family Life through Folk Art

Pennsylvania Germans have long been renowned for their tremendously diverse, colorful, and often whimsical folk art frakturs. This program will examine the history of this unique art form, the vital […]

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12 October 2024

Finding a German Parish and Online Parish Records

*This is a partner event. Presenter: Carol Whitton. Understand the organization of the Germany existing at the time of your ancestor and learn why and how German parish records are […]

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15 October 2024

Luther, Napoleon and the Kaiser – German History for Genealogists

Why is what happened in Augsburg on September 25, 1555 one of the most important historical events in German history and of utmost importance to researchers? And why do we […]

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16 October 2024

Getting Started with German From Russian Genealogy

Join the American Society of Germans From Russia in this ZOOM program about getting started with German Russian family history, the resources they have in their library and archives, and […]

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16 October 2024

Die Matriken (KirchenbĂĽcher, Zivilmatriken)

*This is a partner event. Confessionen, Beginn, Sprachen, Inhalt. Vortragender: GĂĽnter Ofner. Bitte hier anmelden. Wir bieten weiterhin (virtuelle) Vorträge, Schulungen und Analyseabende an. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. Alle Forscher, […]

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16 October 2024

19th and 20th Century Pomeranian Village Documents in Polish and German Archives

*This is a partner event. This program will feature archival materials from Polish and German archives that help trace daily life in East Pomerania, or Ostpommern, from the late 19th to the […]

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18 October 2024

A Survey of Online German Church Records

*This is a partner event. Presented by Bob Greiner, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society. Church records are a critical resource for researching our German ancestors, since there were no national records kept […]

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18 October 2024

Fall conference: Documenting and Sharing Your Genealogical Discoveries

Featuring MAGS members Bob Greiner and Carol Carman. Four sessions during the day. For complete descriptions, schedule and registration, click here. Eastern time zone | hybrid | English

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19 October 2024

Moravian settlements

Three-part webinar series presented by Paul Peucker. Settlement congregations were a distinctive feature of Moravian life in the 18th and 19th centuries. With the inscription of the “Moravian Church Settlements” […]

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22 October 2024

Which Johann Christoph is Mine?

Researching in a native country is hard. Researching in Germany? Even harder. When every family in town shares a surname and all the sons are Johann Christoph or Gerhard, and […]

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23 October 2024

Organizing Your Personal Archives Workshop

*This is a partner event. Do you have papers, photos or family heirlooms that you don’t know how to preserve? Well don’t worry about that as AHSGR Archivist Karen Keehr […]

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23 October 2024

Die Grundherrschaftsarchive

*This is a partner event. Verwaltung bis 1848, Grundherrschaften, Ă„mter, was finde ich dort: Steuern und Abgaben, Untertanen, Besitzwechsel, Verträge. Vortragender: GĂĽnter Ofner. Bitte hier anmelden. Wir bieten weiterhin (virtuelle) […]

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23 October 2024

Navigating Shifting German Surnames

Join professional genealogist Stephen Wendt as he discusses the ways in which German surnames have changed over the years. Registration. Eastern time zone | online | English

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24 October 2024

74th Deutscher Genealogentag

*This is a partner event. Genealogy day in Germany this year has the motto "Displacement, Expulsion, and Reconciliation" and will focus on these topics within German history, especially in the […]

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25 October 2024