Presenter: Antje Petty, associate director of the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies. This workshop is intended for genealogists who are new to researching ancestors from German-speaking lands. Register by Nov. 12, 2025, to receive a Zoom link. Fee. Session I: Where did They Come From? To trace your German-speaking ancestors, it is essential […]
This is a partner event. GGS Annual Meeting with featured speaker Paula Stuart Warren. Anyone can write! Learn ways to get your family history in print without a lot of strain. It’s not as daunting a task as you might think. A baker’s dozen of ways to work on this over time and ideas to […]
This is a partner event. Speaker: Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, MLS. The Pennsylvania Archives is a set of 138 published volumes in 10 series that can be overwhelming to the genealogist who first sees them. However, searching in these volumes can help you locate information about what an ancestor was doing at a given time, and where […]
This is a partner event. Where does „Halloween“ come from and why do people still celebrate it? A little more than a month later, people celebrated Twelfth Night Rituals in the Habsburgian monarchy. December 25 to January 6 were the longest and coldest days during the Habsburg Empire with fascinating rituals and interpretations of the „dark.“ Presenter: Angelika Schmalbach. Registration. Pacific time […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Dr. Wolfgang MOSER, URANIA Steiermark. In Graz, Wien und anderen österreichischen Städten sind die Zählsysteme von Häusern, amtliche Regelungen und wechselnden Moden in der Straßenbenennung wichtige Quellen der Stadtgeschichte. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Presenter: Emily Sneff. July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Almost immediately after being adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the document was translated into German. Join Dr. Emily Sneff to learn about the first German-language broadsides and newspaper printings of the Declaration, the […]
This is a partner event. Tipps und Hilfen rund um die beliebte Genealogie-Software für Windows. Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German
Genealogist Stephen Wendt discusses how often-overlooked German emigration records may reveal your ancestral hometown. Details. Eastern time zone | online | English
This is a partner event. Information und Inspiration für alle Interessierten! Fragen, Tipps und Hilfen rund um die DNA-Genealogie! Mit Kurzvortrag von Sabine Akabayov: „GEDmatch, Episode 3: Der 3D-Chromosomenbrowser“. Einladung mit Teilnahmemöglichkeit. Central Europe time zone | online | German
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Mag.a Dr.in Solveig HARING, Biografieforscherin und Filmschaffende. Biografieforschung für alle: Richtig fragen und interpretieren. Was regt Menschen an, aus ihrem Leben und ihrer Familiengeschichte zu erzählen – und was kann anschließend aus diesen Erzählungen entstehen? Nach einer kurzen Einführung in die Biografieforschung steht das praktische Tun im Mittelpunkt. Wir […]
*This is a partner event. Presenter: Angelika SCHMALBACH. Überblick über die Forschungsquellen für die Donauschwaben und Ungarndeutschen. Die Schwerpunkte liegen auf dem Archiv des Hauses der Donauschwaben in Sindelfingen und dem Donauschwabenmuseum in Apatin. Bitte hier anmelden. Central Europe time zone | online | German
This is a partner event. Presenter: Thomas MacEntee. Many genealogists never get around to publishing that family history book based on their genealogy research. How about a different approach: producing short 3-5 page “sketches” about an ancestor? You’ll learn how to include a cover, photos, facts, family stories, source citations and more. Members only. Become […]