• German Americans and the Founding of the United States

    Presenter: Dr. Emily Sneff. The names of German Americans do not often come to mind when we think about the founding of the United States. In fact, some of the “Founding Fathers” held negative views of German communities. However, immigrants and people of German descent were deeply involved in the war against Great Britain, the […]

  • Genealogical Resources of the Lebanon County Historical Society

    This is a partner event. Presenter: Bruce D. Bomberger, archivist and curator. The Lebanon County Historical Society (LCHS) was founded in 1898 and houses the Hauck Memorial Archives and Library. Owing to the extensive settlement of German people in the Lebanon area, many of the activities of this ethnic group dominate the records. Among the […]

  • Schuster, Sattler, Pergamentmacher

    *This is a partner event. Betrachtung verschiedener Berufe der Leder- und Fellverarbeitung. Vortragende: Angelika SCHMALBACH. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • Online-DNA-Genealogie-Stammtisch

    This is a partner event. Tipps und Hilfen rund um die DNA-Genealogie! Mit Kurzvortrag von Sabine Akabayov:GEDmatch, Episode 4: „Phasing von Kits einer Person mit dem Kit eines Elternteils (oder beide Elternteile).“ Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • Die Pfalz / The Palatinate

    This is a partner event. This month the group will look at the Palatinate region of Germany. So many immigrants came from this area, that in the colonial period German speakers were called Palatines instead of Germans. It has a unique history because it was part of the original Roman empire and it suffered through […]

  • German and American Protestant Pastors in Occupied Germany

    Presenter: Brandon Bloch. Following Germany’s defeat in 1945 and its occupation by the Allied powers, the German Protestant Church assumed critical social and political roles as both a provider of humanitarian aid and a mediator between the German population and the occupying authorities. This presentation examines the fraught interactions between German Lutheran pastors and their […]

  • Archion: How to Use It and Why

    *This is a partner event. Presenter: Barbara Pieh. The website Archion is a source well-worth getting to know. Archion provides access primarily to the records created by the pastors of the German Protestant Churches . They recorded the births/baptisms, marriages, and death/burials starting in the mid-1600s. Archion constantly adds new records as they are released […]

  • Roland-Werkstatt fĂĽr Familienforschung

    This is a partner event. Ahnenforschertreff im FamilySearch-Center Dortmund, Carl-von-Ossietzky-StraĂźe 5, 44225 Dortmund-BrĂĽnninghausen. Ahnenforschung gemeinsam erleben - Tipps und Hilfen rund um das faszinierende Hobby der Genealogie! Der eigene Computer kann gerne mitgebracht werden. Ein kostenfreies WLAN ist vorhanden. Die Teilnahme an der Roland-Werkstatt fĂĽr Familienforschung ist kosten- und mitgliedschaftsfrei. Jeder Interessent ist herzlich willkommen. […]

  • Save the date: FEEFHS conference

    This is a partner event. The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) will hold its 2026 annual conference Aug. 5-7 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a pre-conference workshop on Aug. 4. This in-person event will take place at the Crystal Inn. Sessions will explore genealogical research across the Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, […]

  • Pennsylvania Germans

    The Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia (GRIVA) continues its series on German emigration to colonial America. Details. Registration. Eastern time zone | online | English