Tracing Your German-Speaking Ancestors At the Heinz History Center

*This is a partner event. Join us on a tour de force of the rich genealogical research holdings at theHeinz History Center’s Detre Library & Archives. As one of the largest collections of historic materials related to Western Pennsylvania, the History Center contains a multitude of publications and original records that can be used to […]

Understanding the History of Pomerania and How to Research Your Pomeranian Ancestors

*This is a partner event. Presenter: Dr. Klaus Kohrt. Learn how to find where your ancestors lived, which records have survived and where to find them both in archives and online. This seminar will begin by summarizing the history of “1000 years of Pomerania”. In addition, it covers the tools provided via the website of the […]

Luther, Napoleon and the Kaiser – German History for Genealogists

Why is what happened in Augsburg on September 25, 1555 one of the most important historical events in German history and of utmost importance to researchers? And why do we need to know about the French emperor Napoleon? Why does it make such a big difference if a birth took place in 1874 or 1876? […]

Getting Started with German From Russian Genealogy

Join the American Society of Germans From Russia in this ZOOM program about getting started with German Russian family history, the resources they have in their library and archives, and the history of Germans from Russia! Registration. Eastern time zone | online | English Kenton County (Kentucky) Public Library

Die Matriken (KirchenbĂĽcher, Zivilmatriken)

*This is a partner event. Confessionen, Beginn, Sprachen, Inhalt. Vortragender: Günter Ofner. 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 | online | German

Speaker Series

*This is a partner event. Dr. James Kearney will speak on the upcoming publication of his translation of Heinrich von Struve’s memoir, Lebensbild (A Life Portrait) for the series sponsored by the German Texan Heritage Society, Dallas Goethe Center, and University of Texas at Arlington. As members of the nobility, the Struve family reflected the […]

19th and 20th Century Pomeranian Village Documents in Polish and German Archives

*This is a partner event. This program will feature archival materials from Polish and German archives that help trace daily life in East Pomerania, or Ostpommern, from the late 19th to the middle of the 20th century. Documents include official correspondence, private letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and memoirs. The presentation will also include tips on how to […]

A Survey of Online German Church Records

*This is a partner event. Presented by Bob Greiner, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society. Church records are a critical resource for researching our German ancestors, since there were no national records kept in Germany, such as we find with the United States census. This workshop will introduce you to several key websites where you can access digitized […]

Fall seminar with Ursula Krause and Jessica Taylor

*This is a partner event. Fee charged. Details and registration. (Early-bird discount until Oct. 16.) Registration includes a 30-day availability to recordings of presentations on the Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America private YouTube channel. There will be four sessions from the two presenters. Eastern time zone | online | English

Moravian settlements

Three-part webinar series presented by Paul Peucker. Settlement congregations were a distinctive feature of Moravian life in the 18th and 19th centuries. With the inscription of the “Moravian Church Settlements” as a transnational serial UNESCO World Heritage site, it is time to learn more about Moravian settlements! Register. (fee charged) The series begins Oct. 22 […]

Which Johann Christoph is Mine?

Researching in a native country is hard. Researching in Germany? Even harder. When every family in town shares a surname and all the sons are Johann Christoph or Gerhard, and all the daughters are Maria or Margarethe, how do we distinguish among them? What are the tools we can use to figure out which Johann […]