1816 The Year Without a Summer and Its Impact on German Migration

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• Charlotte Noelle Champenois AG®, AGL™

  Locating German Immigrants in the United States

  • Presenter(s): Charlotte Noelle Champenois AG®, AGL™;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Learn to locate Germans in the U.S. using... Read More
• Gail Blankenau

  Find Family in Numbers How to Find and Navigate German Census Records

  • Presenter(s): Gail Blankenau;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Researching Basic German Records
• Daniel R. Jones MS, AG®

  Leaving Their Mark Finding Post-emigration Records in the Homeland

  • Presenter(s): Daniel R. Jones MS, AG®;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: When searching for immigrants, oftentimes the... Read More
• Michael D. Lacopo

  Telling Their Story Adding Character to Your Genealogical Narrative

  • Presenter(s): Michael D. Lacopo;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: The lives of our ancestors were far more... Read More
• Debra Hoffman

  Early German Settlements on the East Coast -- Their Impact and Records

  • Presenter(s): Debra Hoffman;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Germans have immigrated and settled in America... Read More
• Ursula C. Krause

  Ten Things to Know Before Starting Research in Germany

  • Presenter(s): Ursula C. Krause;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Looking to research your German ancestors but... Read More
• Timo Kracke

  Hidden Gems About Your Families in German Archives

  • Presenter(s): Timo Kracke;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Archives in Germany offer much more than civil... Read More
• Edie Adam

  Everything Old is New Again Break New Ground by Revisiting Older Resources

  • Presenter(s): Edie Adam;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: That new clue you long for might already be in... Read More
• Kenneth Heger

  Getting Started at the National Archives at Home

  • Presenter(s): Kenneth Heger;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: This lecture provides tips on how to use the... Read More
• James Beidler

  Matching Villages with Church Records A Methodical Approach

  • Presenter(s): James Beidler;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: The name of an ancestors village of origin might... Read More
• Sabine Akabayov

  Citizenship and Nationality Laws in German Lands

  • Presenter(s): Sabine Akabayov;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: In this presentation I will explain who was a... Read More
• Ute Brandenburg

  Finding Volkers Father A DNA Case Study

  • Presenter(s): Ute Brandenburg;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: This fascinating DNA case study illustrates how a... Read More
• Roger Minert

  What Else Can I find in American Church Records

  • Presenter(s): Roger Minert;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: American church records contain far more than... Read More
• Barbara Schmidt

  Thyssen, Daimler, Bosch Co. -- Its in the Corporate Archives

  • Presenter(s): Barbara Schmidt;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Corporate history is family history. Corporate... Read More
• Teresa McMillin

  German Village History Your Key to Researching Beyond Church Records

  • Presenter(s): Teresa McMillin;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: After completing thorough research in the church... Read More
• Katherine Schober

  Cracking the Code Fun with German Handwriting

  • Presenter(s): Katherine Schober;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025
  • Description: Old German handwriting overwhelming Not anymore... Read More
• Debra Hoffman

  Early U.S. German Religious History -- Learn About the Methodology and Sources

  • Presenter(s): Debra Hoffman;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: German immigrants brought their religious beliefs... Read More
• Wolfgang Grams PhD

  Small Emigration Museums and Sites in Germany

  • Presenter(s): Wolfgang Grams PhD;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Germany has an unexpected number of small and... Read More
• Timo Kracke

  Beyond Genealogy.net -- Discover the Online Records of German Genealogy Societies

  • Presenter(s): Timo Kracke;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: In addition to the large genealogy.net databases,... Read More
• Christina Kaul

  Moravia and Austrian-Silesia Exploring Digitized Sources beyond Church Books for Family Research

  • Presenter(s): Christina Kaul;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: The Czech National Archive and Moravian-Silesian... Read More
• Roger Minert

  Making Sense of the German Empire Properly designating Recording Place Names

  • Presenter(s): Roger Minert;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: The geopolitical organization of the German... Read More
• Angelika Schmalbach

  Understanding the Differences between the Habsburg and German Empires

  • Presenter(s): Angelika Schmalbach; Günter Ofner;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Beginning with Otto 1st (962-973 AD) compare and... Read More
• Gail Blankenau

  Artficial Intelligence in Action Unveiling the Potential and Pitfalls for German Genealogy

  • Presenter(s): Gail Blankenau;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Explore artificial intelligence tools for German... Read More
• Michael D. Lacopo

  The German-American Immigrant Experience in the 18th Century

  • Presenter(s): Michael D. Lacopo;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Many genealogists on both sides of the Atlantic... Read More
• Timo Kracke

  Historical Geo Information System GOV and Historical City Directories of genealogy.net

  • Presenter(s): Timo Kracke;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Learn how to make the most effective use of... Read More
• Andrea Bentschneider

  From Citizenship to Serfdom Understanding German Social Classes Before 1871

  • Presenter(s): Andrea Bentschneider;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Explores the complex system of social classes... Read More
• Katherine Schober

  AI and the Old German Handwriting Will it Work

  • Presenter(s): Katherine Schober;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: AI is everywhere nowadays ndash but does it work... Read More
• Warren Bittner

  Was ist Das Little-used German Resources of the FamilySearch Library

  • Presenter(s): Warren Bittner;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Major portions of the FamilySearch Library German... Read More
• James Beidler

  The Peculiarity of Pennsylvania Germans

  • Presenter(s): James Beidler;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Theres no corner of Pennsylvania that Germans... Read More
• Baerbel K. Johnson AG®

  Digital Libraries -- A Goldmine for German Genealogists

  • Presenter(s): Baerbel K. Johnson AG®;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: Learn how to access digitized resources such as... Read More
• Greg Nelson

  Denazification Proceedings Digitization And Keying -- A Wiesbaden/FamilySearch Project

  • Presenter(s): Greg Nelson;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 14, 2025
  • Description: This presentation examines the information found... Read More
• Teresa McMillin

  Nineteenth-century German Migration to Midwest United States

  • Presenter(s): Teresa McMillin;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: The nineteenth century brought many German... Read More
• James Beidler

  German Indentured Servants The Men, the Myths, the Records

  • Presenter(s): James Beidler; ;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Many Pennsylvania German descendants assume a gap... Read More
• Christina Kaul

  Emigration from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire to the U.S. An Overview in Time and Regions

  • Presenter(s): Christina Kaul;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: We will review the emigration history from the... Read More
• Katherine Schober

  Mastering German Church Records Extracting the Good Stuff

  • Presenter(s): Katherine Schober;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Overwhelmed by German church records Learn how to... Read More
• Michael D. Lacopo

  The Early Religious Experience of Germans in Colonial America The Theology Behind the Records

  • Presenter(s): Michael D. Lacopo;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Genealogists utilize German church records all... Read More
• Warren Bittner

  Village Family Books (Ortsfamilienbücher) What They Are, How to Use Them, and How to Find Them.

  • Presenter(s): Warren Bittner;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Village Family Books include birth, marriage, and... Read More
• Charlotte Noelle Champenois AG®, AGL™

  Locating and Decoding Swiss Censuses from the 1600s-1900s

  • Presenter(s): Charlotte Noelle Champenois AG®, AGL™;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Learn about census records in Switzerland,... Read More
• Daniel R. Jones MS, AG®

  Emigration Strategies Revealing Chain Migration

  • Presenter(s): Daniel R. Jones MS, AG®;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Movie tropes portray immigrants bravely arriving... Read More
• Ursula C. Krause

  Family Law According to the Prussian Civil Code 1794-1899

  • Presenter(s): Ursula C. Krause;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Prussian subjects lived under a strict,... Read More
• Andrea Bentschneider

  Tying the Knot and Cutting the Cord Weddings, Marriage Contracts Divorces in 19th Century Germany

  • Presenter(s): Andrea Bentschneider;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Explore 19th-century German marriage and divorce... Read More
• Sabine Akabayov

  It's All Hebrew to Me Reading Jewish Gravemarkers

  • Presenter(s): Sabine Akabayov;
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Date: Jun 15, 2025
  • Description: Cemeteries are an important source for Jewish... Read More