Events

*This is a partner event. Take a guided exploration of how to access and use numerous free websites for your German family historyresearch. Presenter: Josiah Schmidt, research librarian, St. Louis […]

This is a partner event. Presenter: Scott Ludwig. An ahnentafel chart is the German version of a pedigree chart. It is a different approach than what we are used to. […]

This is a partner event. Presenter: James M. Beidler. The first mass migration of German-speaking people landed in upstate New York in 1710 and have been intensively studied by Hank […]

The Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia (GRIVA) continues its series on German emigration to colonial America. Details. Registration. Eastern time zone | online | English

What kind of documents are available for your German ancestors? What should you be looking for in your research? ​​​​​​​And most importantly, where can you find these documents? Learn the […]

Workshop with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty. Some of the most challenging texts to decipher in the old German Kurrent script are personal documents, such as letters. Readers must […]

This is a partner event. Early bird registration is now open for the 2026 Palatines to America National Conference "Our German Ancestors: Building America." The conference will be held in […]

This is a partner event. Presenter: Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. His topics: Historical Events: How they Affect Your Genealogical Research; Austro-Hungarian Empire Geography; A History of the Low German Language; and […]

This is a partner event. Speaker: Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. whose topics will be "Historical Events: How they Affect Your Genealogical Research," "Austro-Hungarian Empire Geography," "A History of the Low German […]

This is a partner event. LancasterHistory Librarian Jessica Barbera will guide us through historic highlights of Palatines in Lancaster County and share tips on searching for items in LancasterHistory’s collections. […]

This is a partner event. Seminar Familien- und Ortsforschung Stolper Lande, 24 bis 26. April in Willebadessen . Programm. Anmeldung. Central Europe time zone | in-person | German

Presenter: Sabine Akabayov. Jewish genealogical research in Germany differs significantly from researching protestants and Catholics due to the distinct legal, social, and religious status of Jews over the centuries, which […]