Do you know what your great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was doing in 1785? In the German-speaking area, church records were introduced in the 15th century and established nationwide in the 16th century. Although some were lost over the centuries (many during the Thirty Years' War), they are a marvelously comprehensive source for genealogical research. Based on these sources, […]
Das Seminar fängt offiziell am Samstag um 10 Uhr mit der Vorstellungsrunde an und geht bis Sonntagmittag, wenn es mit dem gemeinsamen Mittagessen endet. Dies sind die Vortragenden mit ihren Themen: Annette Scholl (Deutsche als Minderheit in Russland)Christa Lippold (Eine Kinderlose als Vorfahrin)Prof. Dominick Heckmann (Ă„lteste Stammbaumdarstellungen)Dr. Helmut Priewer (Pflanzliche Abortiva, Puerperalfieber und MĂĽttersterblichkeit aus […]
*This is a partner event. Genealogy day in Germany this year has the motto "Displacement, Expulsion, and Reconciliation" and will focus on these topics within German history, especially in the former provinces after World War II. The venue in central Berlin provides the context for the presentations. More information via www.genealogentag.de and the venue's website, […]
*This is a partner event. Genealogy day in Germany this year has the motto "Displacement, Expulsion, and Reconciliation" and will focus on these topics within German history, especially in the former provinces after World War II. The venue in central Berlin provides the context for the presentations. More information via www.genealogentag.de and the venue's website, […]
OrtsfamilienbĂĽcher 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. Part of the Family History Month Webinar Series: Unique European Resources at the Emerson History […]
*This is a partner event. Treffen Tuesday with Michael Brown, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wyoming and second-generation German Russian. Several years ago, he discovered a village in northern Kazakhstan named Karamyshevka that was started in 1906 by Germans. Karamyshevka was also the Russian name of Bauer, the village in the Volga region home […]
*This is a partner event. Die Entwicklung der Stadt, ihr AufblĂĽhen als Hauptstadt Ungarns und während der Zeit Maria Theresias. Vortragende: Alexandra Mueller MA.Bitte hier anmelden. Wir bieten weiterhin (virtuelle) Vorträge, Schulungen und Analyseabende an. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. Alle Forscher, unabhängig von einer Mitgliedschaft bei Familia Austria, sind eingeladen teilzunehmen. Central Europe time zone […]
*This is a partner event. Almost every Germanic genealogist has run into badly misspelled place names. This presentation suggests some strategies online and print tools that can help unravel the errors. Register at https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/meetings/ Presenter: Diane Schmidt, president of the Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS) of Minnesota, chair of its Library Committee, and a board member […]
Deutschsprachiger Online-Vortrag mit Dr. Katja Wüstenbecker, Lehrbeauftragte für Nordamerikanische Geschichte an der Universität Jena. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Learn the basics of German genealogical research and discover the resources available through the Emerson History & Genealogy Center at the St. Louis County Library. Registration required. Central time zone | online | English
With author Donald Smith. When the Cold War split the German capital of Berlin in half, between East and West, one neighborhood was trapped in the middle. SteinstĂĽcken was officially part of the American Sector in Berlin during the Cold War, but it was completely surrounded by Soviet Zone territory. The Americans couldn’t even send […]
*This is a partner event. Der Dorfschneider von Kerzlin. Familiengeschichte als biografischer Roman mit Volkhard Paris aus Unna. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central European time zone | online | German