• 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 für Familienforschung

    This is a partner event. Ahnenforschertreff im FamilySearch-Center Dortmund, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 5, 44225 Dortmund-Brünninghausen. 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 für 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

  • Herkunft und Bedeutung unserer Namen

    *This is a partner event. Familien-, Vor-, Haus-, Hofnamen. Vortragender: Dr. Michael KURZ. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • RootsTech

    RootsTech, the world’s largest family history and genealogy conference, has announced the 2026 theme: "Together." This theme emphasizes global connection, collaboration, family history as a shared experience. The event runs March 5-7. Online conference events will all be free. Details. Mountain time zone | online & in-person | English

  • New perspectives on German Texas

    This is a partner event. The German Texan Heritage Society will have a joint session with the Texas State Historical Association during the TSHA conference March 4-7 in Irving, Texas. Drs. Walter Kamphoefner, Jim Kearney, Christopher Wickham, and Daniel Gelo will speak on the contributions 19th century German immigrants made to Texas, helping bring this […]

  • Genealogical Reasoning with DNA

    This is a partner event. Presenter: Robert Cameron Weir. Learn what a DNA test really is, and how it can help with your genealogy. The presentation will include a review of the types of genealogical questions which can be resolved with evidence from DNA testing, breaking it down into easy recipes. Then participants will apply […]

  • Society for German American Studies Symposium

    The 50th Annual Symposium of the Society for German American Studies will be held March 19–21, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of the The Ohio State University. The theme of the Symposium will be: “SGAS Symposium at 50, the US at 250: Reflections and Horizons.” The conference registration deadline is March 6, 2026. […]

  • 12-Stunden-Online-Marathon Zur RootsTech

    This is a partner event. 12 Stunden Informationen, Gespräche, Tipps und Hilfen zur eigenen Ahnenforschung anlässlich des weltgrößten Genealogie-Events! Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German

  • Using Genealogy.net/Compgen.de

    This is a partner event. Presenter: Fritz Juengling Ph.D. Compgen.de (Verein für Computergenealogie) is Germany's largest non-profit organization for computer-aided genealogy, offering a vast, free, collaborative online platform with extensive searchable databases, historical records (like address books, death lists), wiki, gazetteer and tools for German family history research. It is accessible via URLs like genealogy.net […]

  • Pennsylvania German Waves

    This is a partner event. Presenter: James P. Beidler. Applying genealogical basics to the peculiarity of searching for the rich records relating to America’s first large ethnic minority population – especially highlighting church registers and immigration documents – as well as the Second Wave Germans who joined them in Pennsylvania. Please email information@miggs.org for Zoom […]