This is a partner event. Presenter: Dana Ann Palmer, CG®, CGL® Newspapers can be a great resource for personal news, announcements, and social items. Learn how to locate newspapers online and find your family. Discussion will include a comparison of some of the most popular online newspaper websites (Newspapers.com, GenealogyBank, Newspaper Archive, Chronicling America, and […]
This is a partner event. The Colorado chapter of Palatines to America's Focus Group takes a deep dive into one of the most powerful — and often overlooked — features on FamilySearch. If you’ve ever wondered what records you might be missing, this session will show you how to uncover them. To register, Email Jennifer […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Greg Nelson. Poland's genealogical records are shaped by one defining fact: from 1795 to 1918, the country didn't exist — it was carved up among the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian empires, each running its own language, timeline, and record-keeping system. This session uses that partition framework as the key […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Andrea Bentschneider. Join us as she reveals clues to subtle social context and hidden connections in German Parish and Civil Records. After thoroughly reviewing each type of record, she will use the witnesses to make connections and form social networks. In the final session, she will host a live […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®. Join us via Zoom for two interesting presentations, then stay connected for our Annual Membership Meeting. "Putting Those Records to Work" explores the clear use of each document we locate. Each can be mined – directly or in combination with other records – […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Lisa Lisson. Your family photographs are windows into personality, social standing, and the world your ancestors actually lived in. In this webinar, learn to read the visual language of historical photographs: what clothing and props tell us about time and place, how posture and expression hint at temperament and […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Karynne Moses. This lecture has three components: Unique sources for finding a German hometown in American records; determining the exact location of the German town using Meyers Gazetteer and Hansen’s Map Guides; and locating the records available for that town using Archion, Matricula and Basia Famula. These are the […]
This is a partner event. Registration opens Aug. 1; visit https://www.copalam.us/. Featuring Gail Blanenau, who will speak on "Power Combination: German Church Records and Farm Histories," "Finding Your Family in Numbers: How to Find and Navigate German Census Records," "Finding Your Germanic Home Village and Parish," and "Mountain Peaks and Trails: Your Swiss Ancestral Journey." […]
This is a partner event. Presenter: Thomas Aigner. This lecture is being re-presented as the original presentation had multiple technical issues.The lecture, presented by its founder Thomas Aigner, introduces Matricula (www.matricula-online.eu) as one of Europe’s leading digital platforms for church registers, outlining its development, scale, and collaborative foundation within ICARUS (www.icar-us.eu). It also explores future […]
This is a partner event. Unser Forschungsgebiet, die Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie, war ein vielfältiges Gebilde.Heute, da niemand mehr lebt, der sie persönlich gesehen hat, überwiegen leider die Klischees wie "der gute alte Kaiser", "Sissi" und der "Völkerkerker". Vortragender: Günter Ofner. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
This is a partner event. Presenter: Katherine Schober, German-English genealogy translator, author, and educator. Learn the top tips and tricks for deciphering the old German script! With expert insight on how to easily recognize certain letters, how to tell tricky letters apart, abbreviations, spelling variations, names, and more, you'll be amazed at what you can […]
This is a partner event. Konfessionen, Beginn, Sprachen, Inhalt - und nichtkirchliche Matriken. Vortragender: Günter Ofner. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German