Speaker: Ute Brandenburg

Areas of focus or expertise:

  • German History
  • Complex German Genealogical Research Problems
  • Genetic Genealogy in Germany

Email contact: germanscriptexperts@icloud.com

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Home: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Native language: English and German

Presentation language(s): English and German

Preferred presentation type: virtual and in-person

Travel preferences: I’m willing to travel a distance if the costs are covered.

Biography

Ute Brandenburg is a bilingual German American, born in the US and educated in Germany. As a researcher, she combines her thorough understanding of German history, geography, and culture with a broad knowledge of US immigration history and sources.

Ute has a fascination with old documents. One of her favorite experiences as a researcher is to work with original records at German and Polish archives. She enjoys and excels at reading handwriting from five centuries.

In recent years, Ute has had remarkable success in using DNA to solve German origin questions as well as cases of unknown paternity in Germany. She lectures to international audiences on this topic.

Together with Ursula C. Krause, she is part of the German Genealogy Headquarters, the go-to place for German genealogy education and mentoring.

In which societies are you a member? APGen, Gesellschaft für Familienforschung in Franken, SGGEE

Speaking experience/references
  • IGGP Conferences 2019, 2021
  • Genealogica Frankfurt 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • Various local organizations throughout the US.
  • I teach German genealogy seminars at Germany Genealogy Headquarters. Varied topics include German history, research methodology, German DNA case studies.

Recording of previous presentation OR an IGGP partner you have presented for: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/genealogy-of-east-and-west-prussia/

Payment/expense arrangements

How do you approach payment for making a presentation? I charge a fixed fee shared to the potential client.

Other expenses you would like to have reimbursed if you travel? travel, lodging, per diem

Recordings/additional materials

Are you willing to prepare a handout? Yes

Would you be willing to develop a presentation on another topic? Maybe

Do you have any restrictions on recording, re-use of recordings, handouts, etc? Handouts are my property. There is an additional speaker fee if a lecture is recorded, and limits to who it can be shared with and for how long.

Are you willing to have the presentation translated or translate it yourself? I translate it myself.

Presentation topics

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