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Palatines to America - German Genealogy Society
Researching German Speaking Ancestors

Palatines to America (Pal Am) is a German genealogy society dedicated to the study of ancestors from all German speaking lands. The society takes its name from the fact that some of the earliest German-speaking immigrants to the American colonies came from a region in present-day Germany known as the Palatinate (Pfälz) and were called Palatines (Pfälzers). The founding members of Pal Am all had ancestors from this area of Germany. For more information about the Palatinate region and the Palatines Click here.



For MEMBERSHIP information about the Pal Am society and how to join, please Click here.

Pal Am Library Updated: 29 May 2009
The Pal Am Library has moved as a collection to the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML). About half the collection is currently available to the public at the CML. PalAm Library volunteers’ research and copy services are now available (27 May 2009). The CML is located at 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215, (614)645-2275.

Pal Am maintains a website which provides ancestor information submitted by its members previously available only through the library. Pal Am publications include a quarterly journal and other publications on German genealogical research. Pal Am maintains a bookstore which specializes in Germanic history and genealogy. The items in this bookstore are available for sale online, in our newsletter and at our National Office in Columbus, Ohio.

2009 National Conference Information

June 18 - 20, 2009 - Palatines to America National Conference and Annual Meeting will be at the Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. Online registration is available at National Conference Registration site.

Chapter Calendar of Events

April 4, 2009 Colorado Chapter - Germanic Research Seminar at the Holiday Inn, Lakewood, CO Details
April 4, 2009 Pennsylvania Chapter - Cancelled Annual Spring Seminar at the Yoder's Restaurant, New Holland, PA Details
May 16, 2009 Illinois Chapter - Spring Chapter meeting at the Schaumburg Township Library, Schaumburg, IL Details
May 02, 2009 New York Chapter - Spring Chapter Meeting at the Fort Plain Museum, Fort Plain, NY Details
May 2, 2009 West Virginia Chapter - Spring Chapter Meeting at the Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Library at WVU, Morgantown, WV Details

January 15, 2009 The Palatine Patter - Issue 125 for Winter 2009 is now available in the Members Section.

February 25, 2009 The Ancestor Chart Names Index for Volumes 1, 2, 12, 13 and most of 5 thru 10 are now available under the Members Only section. The searchable database may be searched by surname and/or first name of an ancestor; and by spouse's surname and/or first name; and by Member's Number. Search instructions are available on the search page. More volumes will be added online in the future.

October 9, 2008 The Immigrant Ancestor Register Index: The Decennial Indexes for the periods 1975 -1985 and 1985 - 1995 for the Immigrant Ancestor Register are available for searching on the The Immigrant Ancestor Register page.

2009 - September 13 - 20 Research Trip - The trip will be led by Mary Lou Delahunt to Salt Lake City LDS Family History Library. The registration form and information is available by clicking here.

2010 300th Anniversary Celebration of Palatine Immigration to America sponsored by the New York Chapter.

January 19, 2008 The Patter is now available electronically. If you can't receive it electronically, confirm your mailing address by e-mailing the Membership Registrar or write to Membership at the address below.

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