Palatines to America
German Genealogy Society

Upcoming events

    • 19 Nov 2024
    • 7:00 PM
    • PA Chapter 3rd Tuesday ZOOM virtual session

    What's Your Problem?
    Tell us about it!!!

    A session in the Pennsylvania Chapter Third Tuesday Zoom programs
    Tuesday November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT
    Free and open to all PalAm members. 

    Pennsylvania Chapter members are invited to submit their research problems for discussion. Perhaps you are seeking the maiden name of your 4th great grandfather’s mother. Or maybe family legend has Great Uncle Mathias emigrating from Hamburg in 1843 but he can’t be found in the Passenger lists! Or Cousin David’s family tree lists Herman Zeise’s village of origin as Schlesien but you can’t find any documentation on that. WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? Submit an overview of your research problem, and we will talk about it! We can’t solve your problem or do the research, but maybe the other attendees can offer ideas and suggestions for your next steps. Your overview should include all of the following elements:

    • What's the problem?
    • What do you already know?
    • What do you hope to find?
    • Who does it involve?
    • Where are you looking?
    • What is the time period?

    We invite PA Chapter members to submit their research problems by Monday, November 11, 2024, to pennsylvaniapalatines@gmail.com to have them included in this discussion.

    Download the flyer for details on registration. 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.

    • 23 Nov 2024
    • First Universalist Church Denver and ZOOM

    Colorado Chapter Fall Seminar

    Featuring Warren Bittner

    We are happy to announce that Warren Bittner has accepted our invitation to present our seminar on 23 November 2024.

    His topics will be:

    • German Published Sources
    • Meyers Gazetteer
    • Pity the Poor Pfuhl: Proving an Immigrant Identity
    • German Marriage Customs and Records

    Registration Info
    The seminar will be a hybrid event.
    A recording will be made available for 30 days to those who register.
    In-person attendees who register by 8 November will be entered into a drawing for lunch with Warren.
    There will be lots of door prizes for both in-person and virtual attendees.

    In-person:
    First Universalist Church
    4101 E. Hampden Ave.
    Denver., CO 80223

    Via Zoom:
    An email with Zoom access details and handouts will be sent.

    Register electronically using PayPal: go to https://www.copalam.us/ and click on the seminar registration link.

    Register by mail: download and complete the form and mail it with your check payable to COPalAm:
    CO-PAL-AM
    P.O. Box 51186
    Colorado Springs, CO 80949

    Registration is $40.00 for PALAM/CO-PAL-AM members; $50.00 for non-members.
    You will be sent an email confirmation when your registration form and payment are received.

    Questions on the seminar: contact Sandy Ronayne at vp@copalam.us; Questions on membership: Sandy Carter-Duff at sandy@carterduff.com.

    Thank you and hope to see you in-person or on zoom at the seminar.

    • 1 Feb 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • IN Chapter Collaborative Learning Session ZOOM only

    crowdsourcing to solve your german
    research problem

    Indiana Chapter Collaborative Learning Session
    Saturday, February 1 2025 ― 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Zoom Virtual Only
    Open to PalAm members of any chapter

    Ask questions about your German research problems in advance and attend to learn German research techniques from the resources indicated by the moderator. Attendees will also be asked to provide additional suggestions they have learned from their own research. Working together and collaborating can provide results for everyone--solving problems and learning from others as well.

    To submit questions to be addressed during the session, send an e-mail to indianapalam@gmail.com and indicate "Crowdsourcing Question" as a subject, followed by your

    question and name.

    To register to attend, send an e-mail to indianapalam@gmail.com indicate "Crowdsourcing" as a subject and indicate your name and chapter.

    Download flyer  for more details.


    • 26 Apr 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 4:20 PM
    • Eagle Branch Library & ZOOM

    in chapter spring meeting &
    Annual meeting

    Featured Speaker: Stephen Wendt

    Saturday April 26 2025
    Registration 10:15 AM-11:00 AM - Program 11:00 AM to 4:20 PM 
    Eagle Branch--Indianapolis Public Library
    3905 Moller Road, Indianapolis, IN & Zoom

    Three presentations by Stephen Wendt followed by the chapter's Annual Meeting and election of officers.

    • Navigating Shifting German Surnames
    • Making Sense of the Old Lutherans and their Migration Patterns
    • Catching Up with Katharina: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
    The Indiana Chapter Annual Membership Meeting and election of officers will conclude the program. 

    Download the flyer for more details.

    • 12 Jun 2025
    • 15 Jun 2025
    • Columbus, Ohio

    2025 International German Genealogy conference
    June 12-15, 2025
    Columbus, Ohio

    The 2025 IGGP Conference will be held in Columbus, Ohio, from June 12-15. The Conference coincides with IGGP’s 10th Anniversary and PalAm’s 50th Anniversary. The Conference theme will be Celebrate Your German-Speaking Ancestors. PalAm will be hosting the conference at the beautiful Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in north Columbus.
    For more details, see 
    https://iggp.org/2025-iggp-conference/

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