• The Irony of It All

    This is a partner event. Presented by Randy Entzminger. Follow Private John Mayer, a young German-Russian immigrant, as he goes through Basic Training, Infantry Training, and into battle in France near the end of WWI. John’s letters home give us insight into his military training, his love of God and Family, and his feelings as […]

  • 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 Europe time zone | online | German

  • 2026 Palatines to America National Conference

    This is a partner event. "Our German Ancestors: Building America." Join us in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June 18-20, for a great opportunity to learn more about your German heritage, perhaps walk in your ancestors’ footsteps, and meet in person with others who share this interest. Plus, you can be in the State where it happened, just […]

  • 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 story, present the records used, tell you how she overcame the brick walls, and finally found the reason why he and his family left their […]

  • A.I. Powered Research Logs: From Chaos to Clarity in Your Genealogy Data

    This is a partner event. Presenter: Diana Elder. Learn how A.I. tools can streamline research log creation and transform your logged data into actionable insights. Discover how A.I. can help document research sessions by transcribing findings, abstracting key information from records and creating proper source citations for your log entries. Learn to export research logs […]

  • 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 wir: „Hauptsach gudd gess, geschafft hamma schnell“, deshalb das Wichtigste zuerst:Bei uns gibt’s Spießbraten mit Kartoffelsalat und eine Gemüsesuppe für Vegetarier und abends Bratwurst, die […]

  • 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 wir: „Hauptsach gudd gess, geschafft hamma schnell“, deshalb das Wichtigste zuerst:Bei uns gibt’s Spießbraten mit Kartoffelsalat und eine Gemüsesuppe für Vegetarier und abends Bratwurst, die […]

  • 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 wir: „Hauptsach gudd gess, geschafft hamma schnell“, deshalb das Wichtigste zuerst:Bei uns gibt’s Spießbraten mit Kartoffelsalat und eine Gemüsesuppe für Vegetarier und abends Bratwurst, die […]

  • Divided Loyalties: Germans on both sides of the Revolutionary War

    This is a partner event. Join San Diego Genealogical Society GIG on June 17 for this much anticipated AMERICA 250 🇺🇲 meeting with military expert Michael Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™. Explore the diverse German communities comprising Hessians, patriot militia, Loyalists, pacifists, and non-combatants who navigated conflicting allegiances during the American Revolution, revealing complex identities and […]

  • Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussia

    Speaker: Nancy Loe. Are your ancestors Prussian, German, or both? This presentation explores German, Polish, and Prussian gazetteers, maps, databases, and other resources for locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia (Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West Prussia). Discover where your Prussian ancestors lived, and what place names are in use today. Once you have […]

  • Deep Dive Into German Archives and Church Records

    Presented by Andrea Bentschneider in Germany. German archives hold extraordinary treasures for family historians but understanding how they are structured is essential for success. In this in-depth session, you will learn how the German archival system is organized, including the differences between federal, state, municipal, church, and special archives. We will explore what types of […]

  • Emigration from the Prussian Province of Westphalia to the Midwest of the U.S. in the Nineteenth Century

    This is a partner event. Learn more about emigration from Westphalia’s Catholic region in the 1800s. What sources in Germany may contain information about emigrants? How did they obtain documents in Prussia? What is a farm name, and what exactly is Low German? Featured speaker: Holger Strugholdt, German genealogist. Details. Registration opens in May. Eastern […]