Presenters: 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 not only learn unfamiliar characters but also adapt to individual handwriting styles, archaic vocabulary, varying literacy levels and — when it comes to content — a […]
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 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from June 18-20. View the weekend schedule and presenters and then register. Early-bird registration ends April 15, 2026. Eastern time zone | in-person […]
This is a partner event. Vortragender: Erich LANG. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
This is a partner event. Presenter: Fritz Juengling. This presentation introduces FamilySearch resources for German research. These resources include: videos and webinars, the FamilySearch Wiki, handwriting helps, obtaining assistance with questions and translations, finding items in the catalog, and other German offerings, all available for free on FamilySearch. Registration. Central time zone | online | […]
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 Language," and "Extracting Information from German Church and Civil Records, German Handwriting. Register at https//www.copalam.us Mountain time zone | hybrid | English
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. She will also discuss the unique challenges related to researching German heritage items and offer suggestions on how to request access for digital and in-person […]
This is a partner event. Vortragende: Anke MICHELS. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
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
This is a partner event. Festlegung der Volljährigkeit, Rechte, Pflichten, Rituale. Vortragende: Angelika SCHMALBACH. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
This is a partner event. Presenter: Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz. Finding records from Poland for genealogical research is a critical step in exploring our Polish ancestry, but Poland's complex history and the language barrier can be confusing. After a brief overview of Poland's changing borders and their impact on the languages in which historical records were […]
Continuing in our series of discussion of German emigration to colonial America, in keeping with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, this month we'll be focusing on North & South Carolina Germans. Register. Eastern time zone | online | English
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 shaped the types of records created and preserved. This presentation introduces the Top 8 Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Germany, offering a roadmap to the […]