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 […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Anke Michels. EinfĂĽhrung und gemeinsame ĂśbersetzungsĂĽbungen. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
This is a partner event. Roger P. Minert's work provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and utilizing German census records, which can offer additional family information from the 38 German states of the German Empire. If you are a member you will be emailed an invitation. If you are not a member and wish to […]
This is a partner event. „Karten und Pläne für die Genealogie“ mit Volker Wilmsen, WGGF, Münster. Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online |German
*This is a partner event. Presenter: GĂĽnter Ofner. ANNO, Kramerius, DiFMOE, Tessmann usw. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
This is a partner event. Presenter: Alex Tolksdorg, genealogist and speaker specializing in German, Dutch, and Eastern European research. Topics include Maximizing Research Success in the Arolsen Archives, Eastern European Genealogy for Beginners, Tracing your Dutch Roots, How to Get your Family Engaged in your Research. Details and registration. Mountain time zone | hybrid | […]
Presenter: Antje Petty, associate director of the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies. This workshop is intended for genealogists who are new to researching ancestors from German-speaking lands. Register by Nov. 12, 2025, to receive a Zoom link. Fee. Session I: Where did They Come From? To trace your German-speaking ancestors, it is essential […]
This is a partner event. GGS Annual Meeting with featured speaker Paula Stuart Warren. Anyone can write! Learn ways to get your family history in print without a lot of strain. It’s not as daunting a task as you might think. A baker’s dozen of ways to work on this over time and ideas to […]