The symposium will explore the migration history and the experiences of Russian Germans in the Americas, their evolving traditions, and identities, as well as their and their descendants’ attitudes toward their two ancestral homelands. Topics include: Russian Germans in the global context past and present; material culture, with a focus on textiles and vernacular architecture; […]

*This is a partner event. Online-Vortrag mit dem Referenten und Buchautoren Friedhelm Redlich aus Greven. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online |German

The symposium will explore the migration history and the experiences of Russian Germans in the Americas, their evolving traditions, and identities, as well as their and their descendants’ attitudes toward their two ancestral homelands. Topics include: Russian Germans in the global context past and present; material culture, with a focus on textiles and vernacular architecture; […]

*This is a partner event. Indiana Chapter | Palatines to America fall meeting presents Ursula Krause on two topics. Download flyer for details. Off to America, learn about German records by following the life of the German dairy farmer Friedrich Stange who came to America in 1855. The Godparent Thing, your German ancestors constantly moved, […]

*This is a partner event. Presenters will discuss records available at Archives; resources available on-line; accessing copies of records via mail; early records available in Germany via email; copy service; translation service and more. Types of records include church records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, funerals, confirmations and communions. Also, diaries of ministers and missionaries, […]

*This is a partner event. Fragen, Tipps und Hilfen rund um die DNA-Genealogie. Information und Inspiration für alle! Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online |German

*This is a partner event. The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg was a territory established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, comprising the Duchy of Oldenburg, the Principality of Lübeck, and the Principality of Birkenfeld. The Grand Duchy was a member of the German Confederation. In the German War of 1866, it stood on the […]

*This is a partner event. In 1938, the Andrews Sisters’ Bei mir bist du schön (To Me You’re Beautiful) was a big radio hit. Though many believed it was a German song, it was a song written in Yiddish, a language spoken by Eastern European Jews. The record company changed the spelling of the word […]

Understanding American Lutheran divisions over doctrine cannot be disentangled from disagreements over slavery. In this presentation, Dr. Maria Erling will discuss a letter sent by C.F.W. Walther,  a leader of the conservative Missouri Synod, to Gustav Seyffarth, an antislavery Egyptologist who left St. Louis and came out against the Missouri Synod’s position on slavery. This […]

Learn the 10 top tips and tricks for deciphering the old German script! With tips on how to easily recognize certain letters, how to tell tricky letters apart, abbreviations, spelling variations, names, and more, you’ll be amazed at what you can do after only an hour of learning! Speaker: Katherine Schober, MA. Register. Eastern time […]

*This is a partner event. Erwartungen, Aufbau, Fehlervermeidung. 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