• Introduction to the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) and Its Online Database

    Bob Greiner of MAGS will describe the variety of genealogical collections that MAGS has indexed and that are searchable by name in the database on the MAGS website. These collections include a variety of unique records from churches and institutions, U.S. Department of State consulates in Germany, U.S. government military pensions, and emigration notices from […]

  • Online-Dna-Genealogie-Stammtisch

    Information und Inspiration für alle Interessierten! Fragen, Tipps und Hilfen rund um die DNA-Genealogie! Mit Kurzvortrag von Sabine Akabayov: „GEDmatch, Episode 2: Der One-to-One-Vergleich“. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • Tracing Family Roots Through German Words

    The Germanic family of languages has experienced several phonological “sound shifts” over the last 2,500 years. These linguistic changes can create challenges for genealogists who are researching Germanic heritage. Beginning with the descendants of Proto-Germanic from the Proto-Indo-European language, this presentation will teach attendees about the etymology of the German language in a genealogical context […]

  • Roland-Werkstatt fĂĽr Familienforschung

    Ahnenforschung gemeinsam erleben - Tipps und Hilfen rund um das faszinierende Hobby der Genealogie! Aufgrund der Kooperation der Genealogisch-heraldischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Roland zu Dortmund e. V. mit dem FamilySearch Center Dortmund wurde die Roland-Werkstatt fĂĽr Familienforschung zu einem beliebten Ahnenforschertreff mit Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern aus Nah und Fern, deren familiengeschichtliche Wurzeln in Deutschland, den ehemaligen deutschen […]

  • From Germany to the Colonies and on to Missouri

    For our Fall Seminar, Luana Darby provides us with practical guidance for overcoming research challenges and tracing German and Missouri ancestry. The first section, Is This the End? Taking Your German Walls Down, teaches researchers how to think like a German to break through genealogical brick walls, using cultural context and a case study to […]

  • Kirchenbuchlatein fĂĽr Anfänger

    *This is a partner event. Presenter: Anke Michels. EinfĂĽhrung und gemeinsame ĂśbersetzungsĂĽbungen. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • Finding the Living: Doing Descendancy Research

    This is a partner event. Speaker: Rhonda McClure. Learn how descendancy research (tracing descendants of an individual) can further your family history research. Rhonda McClure, Senior Genealogist at American Ancestors, will outline cases when genealogists need to trace lines forward rather than back in time. Whether you are building out your ancestors' network of extended […]

  • About Civil Marriage in Germany in 19th Century

    This is a partner event. In Germany, there are two types of marriage – a civil ceremony performed at the registry office, and a religious ceremony in the Catholic Church. This system has been in place for over 200 years on the western side of the Rhine River, as a result of the occupation and […]

  • Stamped, Signed… and Finally Found! Hands-On with German Civil Records

    We’ll guide you through the process of finding civil registration records from various regions of Germany and the former German Empire—and show you how to request them from the appropriate offices and archives. Then we’ll apply these strategies to real-life research problems submitted by participants. We’ll leave no stone unturned as we explore which archives […]

  • Using OrtsfamilienbĂĽcher to Research German Ancestors

    This is a partner event. Ortsfamilienbücher contain genealogical information about families within a specific town, village, or parish, sometimes going back to the beginning of written records. Learn about the Emerson History & Genealogy Center’s large collection of these books and how to use them. Details. Central time zone | hybrid | English