Germanic Genealogy Society

Welcome to our society’s home page!

GGS aims to assist descendants of German immigrants find and understand their ancestors. To reach this goal, GGS offers educational webinars, meetings and conferences, study groups, a library collection, a monthly E-News, and our GGS Journal which features research of members and the knowledge of professional genealogists. GGS was founded in 1979 in Minnesota.
 
GGS Membership includes a complimentary hour of research assistance, webinar handouts, online access to past Journals and E-News, and reduced rates at meetings.
 
GGS is a founding member of the International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP). This partnership includes the umbrella organization of many of the genealogical societies in Germany today, - the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft genealogischer Verbände (DAGV). Other IGGP member societies represent areas of German settlement in countries around the world.
 
We at GGS invite you to begin, or continue, your pursuit of your people. The map shows what they left.
 

The time period and jurisdictions of the Norddeutscher Bund / North German Confederation 1866 – 1871 
 
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
March 30
Kent Cutkomp "German Pronunciation for Genealogists"
Kent Cutkomp will present "German Pronunciation for Genealogists". Learn how to pronounce your German family names and home villages as well as common genealogy terms and words.   Register      
April 29
Straight from the Source? Analyzing and Weighing Proof Documents
Gail Blankenau will make two presentations each followed by a short workshop.   The Germanic Genealogy Society features Gail Shaffer Blankenau in a hands-on , interactive workshop to learn how to get the most out of the documents you collect and analyze! Gail will walk through a few of ...
November 11
GGS Annual Meeting
GGS Annual meeting with German lunch. Speaker and presentation to be announced