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Indiana Chapter Spring meetingSaturday, April 20, 2024
Michigan Road Branch, Indianapolis Public Library 6201 Michigan Road, Indianapolis and via ZOOM Registration 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM; Program 10:45 AM – 3:30 PM
"Indiana State Archives"Featured Speaker: Vicki Casteel
Vicki Casteel is the Director of Patron and outreach Services at the Indiana State Archives. She will present the following topics:
There will also be a Group interaction session for in-person and virtual attendees to have an open discussion about a variety of aspects of German genealogy.
At the end of the program, we will hold the Indiana Chapter Annual Business Meeting from 3:15-3-45 p.m.
Download the flyer for more details and the registration form.
at the First Universalist Church of Denver 4101 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80222-7262 and ZOOM
Dana will be speaking on several topics:
Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL(SM) specializes in lineage society applications, publishing family books, and Midwestern research – specifically Ohio. In addition to her client work, she is part of the Mayflower Silver Books team, and lectures at RootsTech and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conferences.
You can attend this seminar in person or virtually. Registration will open around April 1st. You can register on our website at https://www.copalam.us/. Let us know you are coming and what you are excited to learn about.
Please join us Thursday, May 9 at 8:00 pm EDST for a free webinar on “Ancestors, AI and Prompt Engineering.” The lecture is for people who have not already used AI tools but want to learn about them and how to start, AND for those who are already using the tools to share ideas about how to be more effective and expand their use. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already been used in the realm of genealogy, with major success in indexing records as well as colorizing and animating photographs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be your personal guide and your partner during your research. Learn from Dr. Margaret M. McMahon, a computer science, engineering, and cybersecurity professor, how AI products can assist you in your genealogical endeavors. Find out how to use AI in your research and writing, as well as its limitations. Products covered are: OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI tools. For all levels.
This timely topic is presented by the Membership Services Committee.Register in advance for this program! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcuqgpjIqGtz1ITTJDIUd8CiOlWiVvICr After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the program.
Palatines to America is a Partner in the International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP) which is sponsoring a research trip to Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Those you who traveled to Fort Wayne for the IGGP 2023 conference probably spent time at the Allen County Public Library in its renowned genealogy collection.
If you wish you had had more time to work in the library, you can join the IGGP research trip May 18-22, 2024 for a return to Fort Wayne and dig deeper into what the library and its staff have to offer.
The ACPL Genealogy Center welcomes you to explore their unique and state-of-the-art resource for family history research. They have the largest publicly-available research collection in the country and make available, at no cost, records from around the world to aid in your discovery.
Schedule your own research time; you can contact the library staff ahead of your visit to get ready. The IGGP has arranged for a discount on rooms at the Hampton and Courtyard hotels, and you can book online. If you wish to arrive earlier or stay later, contact the hotel directly to extend your stay.
Staying as a group means you'll meet others with similar interests. And you know yourself that putting two family researchers in the same library means it won't be too long before you're sharing a meal and exchanging war stories!
Details along with links for hotel booking are posted on the IGGP website.
The last chance to reserve a room for the IGGP Research Trip to Ft Wayne, Indiana (May 18-22). The room block expires this Thursday, April 18.
A session in the Pennsylvania Chapter Third Tuesday Zoom programs Tuesday May 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT Free and open to all PalAm members.
This program will present extensive original documents and photos of archaeological discoveries to il-lustrate the history and preservation of Camp Security, an encampment established in York County, Pennsylvania, in 1781 to hold British soldiers captured at the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown. It is the only remaining site of a Revolutionary War prison camp in the United States not obliterated by development. Co-presenters Jonathan Stayer and June Burk Lloyd will give particular attention to documentary sources pertaining to both the guards – including the York County militia – and the prisoners.
Retiring after 35 years as reference archivist at the PA State Archives, Jonathan Stayer is president of the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogy Society in York. He has been documenting and speaking about Camp Security for over forty years.
June Burk Lloyd, Librarian Emerita at York County Histo-ry Center, pursued her degrees in History and American Studies because of her deep local roots and love of area history, which she shared through her York Sunday News column and Universal York blog.
Register to join us for this discussion. If you have a question that you want to ask, feel free to email it to us in advance at info@pennpalam.org or pennsylvaniapalatines@gmail.com.
The next Annual Membership Meeting for Palatines to America will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, starting at 1:00 pm EDT. In past years, the meeting was held in person or as part of a PalAm National Conference or IGGP Conference. In 2023, we tried to make participation in the meeting available to as many members of the Society as possible. However, because the cost of audio/visual transmissions has risen so much in recent years, the Governing Board has decided to reduce cost by holding the Annual Membership Meeting separate from other conferences. To make participation in the meeting available to as many members as possible, the 2024 Annual Membership Meeting will be held virtually. A Zoom link will be provided to the membership so many members can take part in the business and awards sessions during the meeting. As required by PalAm’s Bylaws, the membership will be informed of the business (such as election of officers and budget) prior to the meeting.
Three important issues will be acted on at the June 1, 2024, Annual Membership Meeting:
1.Approve Budget for 2024-2025 (proposed budget will be sent to all members after the end of the current fiscal year, March 31) 2.Election of Officers 3.Honors and Awards
PALAM 2024 NATIONAL CONFERENCE June 6-9, 2024
The Albany Hilton at 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY. The link for booking hotel rooms at the Albany Hilton is: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/palatines-to-america-2024/
PHILIP L. OTTERNESS, PhD. Distinguished historian Philip Otterness will be the keynote speaker at the 2024 Palatines to America National Conference.
Dr. Otterness, known best for Becoming German: The 1709 Palatine Migration to New York, will be speaking on the New Bern, North Carolina Palatines, their interactions with local Tuscarora Indians, and a comparative study of that tribe’s interactions with Palatines in New York’s Mohawk Valley after they sought refuge there. He will also lecture about his adventures in various archives around the world in search of the Palatines’ story. Conference attendees will also have an extended opportunity to ask Dr. Otterness any questions they may have regarding the Palatine migration.
2024 PalAm National Conference speakers:
Jon Marie Pearson, The Simple Living GenealogistDaniel Horowitz, Genealogy Expert, My HeritageJames M. Beidler, Executive Director, Genealogical Society of PennsylvaniaWilliam P. Tatum III, Dutchess County HistorianPhilip Otterness, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of History, Warren Wilson College
View a Video Recording of the 2024 Conference Preview Session Passcode: 0ajYqG@n
Download PDF of the Conference Schedule
Your organization is invited to be a vendor or exhibitor at the conference!
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Please consider being a sponsor!
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See https://palam.org/conference-2024 for an Overview of the Conference.Please send registration questions to palamnewyorkpresident@gmail.com
Come join us on the 2024 PalAm FamilySearch Library research trip!
Hotel accommodations at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel—a 2-minute walk to the Library
Download the flyer for more information and registration form.
Questions? Contact Kent Robinson, group leader, at nekero@aol.com
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