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• PA Chapter Third Tuesday for May 2026

  • When
    19 May 2026
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM

  PA chapter Third Tuesday Zoom PROgram

  The Pennsylvania Chapter’s series of Third Tuesday Zoom programs continues. Presented at 7:00 PM ET, they are free and open to all. Join us for our May program:

  Researching German Ancestors in Chester County, PA
  Tuesday, May 19, 2026

  
  

  Large numbers of German settlers emigrated to Pennsylvania in the colonial era and during early statehood. Learn  how these trends influenced settlement patterns by way of research tools at the Chester County History Center and Chester County Archives, dating to the early 1700s. This talk encompasses the original geography of Chester County and its current shape. It also addresses other repositories that should be included when researching the 1600s.

  

   Ellen Endslow is the Director of   Collections/Curator at the Chester County   History Center, West Chester, PA. She is   responsible for the museum collection and   oversees the library and photo archives. Ellen   works extensively with the community on   exhibition, oral history, and program   development. Ellen supervises collections   management activities with community volunteers and student interns. She grew up in Lancaster County, has numerous German ancestors, and is a big fan of scrapple!

  Register here to join us for this program. If you have a question that you want to ask, feel free to email us in advance at info@pennpalam.org or pennsylvaniapalatines@gmail.com.

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• 2026 Pal Am National Conference

  • Start
    18 Jun 2026
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  • End
    20 Jun 2026
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  • Location
    DoubleTree Resort Hotel Lancaster, Pennsylvania

  

  Our German Ancestors: Building America

  The Palatines to America 2026 National Conference will be held
  

  June 18-20, 2026 at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel in Lancaster, PA.
  Join us in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country near where many early Palatines settled.  Learn from local experts and nationally recognized speakers.  Celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday just a few miles from where it all started. Registration opens January 2, 2026.

  Planning to attend?  Save the dates!
  Coming up June 18-20, 2026: the Palatines to America 2026 National Conference - presented by us - the Pennsylvania Chapter!

  We're deep in the planning phase at the moment but here's what's real so far:

  • The conference will take place at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel in Lancaster, PA. Registration will open January 2, 2026. (When you register for the Conference, we'll be sending instructions with your conference registration confirmation about how to get "Conference Pricing" if you choose to stay at the DoubleTree.)
  • There will be two days packed with (as yet unconfirmed) speakers / presenters on a variety of topics for anyone who is interested in their German Heritage.
  • We are planning for a variety of exhibitors and vendors with materials to support or enhance your German genealogy.
  • The schedule of events will be published here, so bookmark the page and check back often. Also, keep an eye out for more information in upcoming issues of the PennPal and Palatine Patter newsletters.
  • When confirmed, the speakers, exhibitors, vendors and activities will be published on this page.

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