Your ancestors’ journey didn’t start in America. 🌍
Discover how Württemberg emigration records can help you trace your family back to Germany.
📅 Mar 31 | 2:30 PM ET
💻 FREE Virtual
👉 https://acpl.libnet.info/event/15853683
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GermanGenealogy #Ancestry
Exploring German roots? Join the German SIG!
📅 March 16, 2026
⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Pohick Regional Library, Burke, VA
Share sources and strategies for German family history research.
Questions? germansig@fxgs.org
Details: fxgs.org/events
#FxGS #GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory
🇩🇪 German Special Interest Group (SIG)
Researching German ancestors—or curious where to start? Join our monthly German SIG, open to all experience levels.
🗓 Meets Sept–May | 🕐 1–3 pm
📍 Pohick Regional Library
📣 February topic announced soon—check the FxGS website for details.
#GermanGenealogy
Latest Announcement from Archion, as it dramatically increases it's collection of German Church records -- including the Bistumsarchiv Trier - Catholic church records of my ancestors in the Saarland and in the Rheinland: www.archion.de/en/search
#GermanGenealogy
#BistumsarchivTrier
Researching German roots? Join the FxGS German SIG on Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 1–3 p.m. at Pohick Regional Library, Burke, VA. Open to all levels; membership not required. Info: germansig@fxgs.org
#GermanGenealogy #FxGS
Get ready to supercharge your research next year! We are thrilled to announce the 2026 event schedule for our German Special Interest Group (SIG). www.stlgs.org #StLGS #GermanGenealogy #Genealogy
#genealogy #GermanGenealogy In the 1800s, why were people recorded in both the catholic and lutheran baptism records.
🇩🇪 Germany/Poland SIG – November 18
Join us Tuesday, Nov 18, 9:30–11:30 AM in the Donaldson Room at the WVGS Library. Led by Del Kunz, this session explores records, history, and strategies for researching German and Polish ancestors.
#FamilyHistory #GermanGenealogy #PolishGenealogy
🇩🇪 Research Party: Germany starts in 45 minutes!
Focus on German genealogy research at 1pm EST. Bring your German ancestors!
Join here: www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Wi...
#WikiTreeWeek #GermanGenealogy
Join The Genealogy Center on Oct 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET for a free virtual program exploring how words reveal family history.
Register now 👉 https://acpl.libnet.info/event/14503801
#GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory #GenealogyCommunity #DiscoverYourRoots
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
Join us Mon, Oct 27, 2025 • 1–3 PM at Pohick Regional Library (Burke, VA)!
This month’s focus: Common German Genealogy Research Problems – Part 2 and Translating Large Files.
Open to all—no registration needed!
#FxGS #GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory #DiscoverYourRoots
Thank you so much for the Matricula website. I found German records there for my friend's ancestors that I couldn't find anywhere else.
#Genealogy
#GermanGenealogy
Has anyone ever heard of this German records site?
www.archion.de/de/
They require signing up for a free account before getting access to their German church book records. My friend wants to make sure this site is safe before giving out email.
#Genealogy
#GermanGenealogy
Finally got around to bookmarking the latest edition of „Evidence Explained”. The last edition was my bible for paper and book writing! #genealogy #writing #research #familyhistory #history #nonfiction #publishing #germangenealogy #polishgenealogy #lithuaniangenealogy #prussiangenealogy
We can't say danke schön loud enough to our incredible volunteers staffing the Society's table at #IGGP2025 in Columbus!
Pictured:
🇺🇸 Genie Graf (Midway, KY)
🇩🇪 Tom Gerke & Lisa Mason (Columbus, OH)
Ahnenforschung powered by teamwork! 🧬💪 #germangenealogy #genealogy
IGGP: https://iggp.org Kentucky Genealogical Society: https://kygs.org
Hallo from Columbus! 🇩🇪 Susan J. Court, co-president, is ready to help you uncover your Kentucky German roots at the IGGP conference, heute through Sonntag! Prost! 🍻 #GermanGenealogy #IGGP #Genealogy
🔎🇩🇪 Searching German ancestors? Ahnenforscher Stammtisch Unna & Palatines to America created a handy German Genealogy Resources Map. Explore here: www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
#genealogy
#germangenealogy #internationalgermangenealogypartnership
Let me know if you'll be there!
#genealogy #ancestry #germany #joy #germangenealogy
Our new Kentucky German Ancestors group has launched! 🍻🇩🇪 Join us monthly as we trace the stories, dialects & journeys of Kentucky's German-speaking ancestors. Open to members—sign up at www.kygs.org. Next mtg: June 21!
#genealogy #kentucky #germangenealogy #IGGP
Tracing German-speaking ancestors? The FxGS German SIG explores genealogy across modern Germany & former 1871 Empire regions.
📍Meetings: 1–3 PM at Pohick Regional Library, Burke, VA
🗓️ Check out our upcoming dates & topics! https://f.mtr.cool/wfaqzkppth
#GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory
What’s a SIG? In Genealogy Groups, It’s a Special Interest Group (SIG). How do you find them? Watch this video to see how I searched for German SIGs
youtu.be/lAxZj_H0eDY
#IIGS #GeneaStudies #genealogy #familyhistory #Germangenealogy #GermanSIG #onlineeducation
Image shows the first page of the latest issue of IGGP's Partner-Zeitung.
The latest issue of the Partner-Zeitung newsletter is now available from the International German Genealogy Partnership! Articles are now available with translations, making this valuable resource accessible to more researchers!
tinyurl.com/59nw3f55
#GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory
Join us at the #iggpconference in Columbus, OH this June!
Check out the agenda and speakers and get your tickets at iggp.org
We and the Ohio chapter of PalAm are looking forward to welcoming you!!
#germangenealogy
Grammie as a baby
Grammie and baby Dad
Grammie and Dad
Grammie
Thinking of my Grammie today and the truly warm and loving person she was. #Genealogy #NewYorkGenealogy #GermanGenealogy #Grandparents
The discovery of these #Kindertransport records is incredibly moving. For descendants tracing their family's path, these details provide rare documented proof of their relatives' last movements in Europe. 🌳
#GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Ahnenforschung
Excited for this symposium on 19th Century German emigration! 🇩🇪
Having attended two previous symposia, I highly recommend these. The deep dive format offers rich historical context you don't get in typical one-hour talks - a perfect blend of academic depth and practical genealogy!
#GermanGenealogy
Image show the landing page of the Zeitungsportal NRW portal which can be accessed at https://zeitpunkt.nrw/
Fantastic news! Another 570,000 OCR-processed and fully text searchable pages have been added to North Rhine-Westphalia's historical newspaper archive,
Search the archives at: zeitpunkt.nrw
#GermanGenealogy #FamilyHistory #HistoricalNewspapers #DigitalArchives
🔍 Searching for Pomeranian Ancestors?
FamilySearch has released a collection of Pomeranian records that might help break down your brick walls.
Check out the digitized records at: www.familysearch.org/search/colle...
#PomeranianResearch #FamilyHistory #GermanGenealogy
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