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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Find Family in Numbers: How to Find and Navigate German Census Records
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Gail Blankenau will discuss how to find and use German census records.
Researchers often rely on census records as a springboard for family research, but finding German census records presents unique challenges. In this comprehensive webinar, we will delve into the purpose of census records in the Germanic states, providing you with the knowledge to make the most of these valuable resources when you find them.
We'll explore regions like Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Schleswig, where census records are relatively accessible, and discuss the more challenging cases like Saxony, where many records are available on FamilySearch but require specific strategies to locate and use. Additionally, we will cover the census records from the Germanic areas of Alsace-Lorraine.
Join us to enhance your understanding of German census records and learn practical techniques for uncovering your family history.
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
GGS Library Workshop and Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day and Library Workshop - with a presentation by Diane Schmidt
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
Diane Schmidt will do a presentation about How-to books in the GGS Collection. Workshop will begin at 1 pm in the Founders Room or Mississippi Room.
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
German Document Translation Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
These meetings are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. At these meetings we help each other transcribe and translate the old German Script. We ask that documents be scanned and the images saved to a flash drive, which will be shown on a flat screen monitor on the wall. The public is welcome to attend.
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
German FAN Clubs of Olmsted County, Minnesota: Immigration to Assimilation
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Gary Heyn will discuss tracing German immigrants in a Minnesota County (Olmsted) including Rochester and surrounding areas. He used a process called the FAN (Family/Friends, Associates and Neighbors) approach to identify and make family connections.
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Saturday, July 20, 2024
GGS Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
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Saturday, July 20, 2024
German Document Translation Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
These meetings are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. At these meetings we help each other transcribe and translate the old German Script. We ask that documents be scanned and the images saved to a flash drive, which will be shown on a flat screen monitor on the wall. The public is welcome to attend.
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
GGS Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
German Document Translation Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
These meetings are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. At these meetings we help each other transcribe and translate the old German Script. We ask that documents be scanned and the images saved to a flash drive, which will be shown on a flat screen monitor on the wall. The public is welcome to attend.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
GGS Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
German Document Translation Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
These meetings are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. At these meetings we help each other transcribe and translate the old German Script. We ask that documents be scanned and the images saved to a flash drive, which will be shown on a flat screen monitor on the wall. The public is welcome to attend.
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Baerbel Johnson - “Our German Ancestors and Their Occupations”
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Baerbel Johnson who works at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City will share information about German occupations past and present. Baerbel is a very experienced researcher and presenter who has a wealth of knowledge to share. Don't miss this wonderful presentation.
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
GGS Library Workshop and Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day and Library Workshop - with presentation in the Founders Room
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
Kent Cutkomp will discuss some of the highlights of the GGS collection including Germans to America series, German-American Churchbook series by Roger Minert and Kevan Hansen's series about German parish locations.
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
German Document Translation Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
This month the meeting will be held in the Founders Room. These meetings are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. At these meetings we help each other transcribe and translate the old German Script. We ask that documents be scanned and the images saved to a flash drive, which will be shown on a flat screen monitor on the wall. The public is welcome to attend.
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Finding living relatives of your emigrant ancestors from Germany today
1:00 pm to 2:15 pm Central time online (English)
Andrea Bentschneider will present "Finding living relatives of your emigrant ancestors from Germany today".
The time is early, because Andrea lives in Hamburg, Germany. Andrea has been a professional genealogy researcher for 20 years and has been President of the Association of German-speaking Professional Genealogists since 2013. She has spoken at many conferences including the IGGP Partnership conferences. She lived 10 years in New York City.
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Saturday, March 9, 2024
MGS Education series: Germanic Genealogy for Beginners
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Center in Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Diane Schmidt, GGS President and GGS Library Committee Chair, will present an in-person session at the Minnesota Genealogical Center in Mendota Heights designed for people who are just getting started doing Germanic genealogy. There will be a discussion of the four main things you need to know before getting started and some tools the GGS library has that can help you. This is part of MGS’s Second Saturday program for new genealogists.
Registration required for this program. $30 for MGS and GGS members (and other MGS affiliate members). See the February MGS Education Newsletter for registration information.
MGS is located at 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Posen: Hidden Sources
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Gary Heyn, GGS Treasurer, will present the webinar "Posen: Hidden Sources". He visited Posen on a recent genealogy research trip. Author: Standing at the Grave: A Family’s Journey from the Grand Duchy of Posen to the Prairies of North Dakota https://www.amazon.com/author/garyheyn
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Saturday, February 17, 2024
GGS Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
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Saturday, February 17, 2024
German Document Translation Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
These meetings are usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. At these meetings we help each other transcribe and translate the old German Script. We ask that documents be scanned and the images saved to a flash drive, which will be shown on a flat screen monitor on the wall. The public is welcome to attend.
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Saturday, January 20, 2024
GGS Library Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
GGS Library Day
GGS volunteers will be available at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights from 1:00-4:00 to help researchers with their Germanic genealogy questions.
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
German Dialects and What They Mean for the Researcher
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Fritz Juengling from the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City will present this webinar.
Was your ancestor’s surname Piper or Pfeiffer? Zimmerman or Timmerman? Sometimes the spelling variations in your German surnames are based on differences in dialect and provide clues to the surname's geographic origin. Likewise, German records sometimes contain variants of common words that can impede our ability to decipher them. Join us as Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. in German philology, discusses German dialects and how they evolved so we can decode the linguistic mysteries that can help us enrich our family histories.
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
Delicious Traditions: Exploring German Christmas Cuisine
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Bring German Gemütlichkeit to your Christmas celebration.
This will be a journey through German Christmas traditions along with tasty recipes.
Do you have a German Christmas recipe that you would share with fellow GGS members? Please send it to programs@ggsmn.org
Thanks much!!
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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Alsace-Lorraine Research - Gail Blankenau
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central time online (English)
Learn how to find your ancestors who came from Alsace-Lorraine.
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Saturday, November 11, 2023
GGS Annual Meeting
11:00 am to 3:00 pm Lowell Inn Convention Center, Stillwater, MN
GGS Annual meeting with German lunch.
Kent Cutkomp will present (in-person only):
"German Genealogy Mysteries"
Answers to some challenging questions of who, what, why and where.
Some examples include:
Where exactly was Prussia?
Is it Habsburg or Hapsburg?
Why did King George I of England speak German?
Registration is now closed for the German lunch
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
Library workshop and “Help with your Research”
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Diane Schmidt "Mangled Place Names"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
Diane Schmidt is the GGS President and Library Chair. Deciphering misspelled German place names is a big challenge. Diane helps guide you through the process to find the correct place name.
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Meaning of German Surnames in German-speaking areas - Peter Reinkordt
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
The presentation will be about where a German surname may have occurred and what the meaning is.
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Thursday, May 18, 2023
German Names - their Origin and History - Peter Reinkordt
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
The Origin and History of German names: onomastics, the origins, history and use of Germanic names.Members who plan to attend are invited to send surnames to programs@ggsmn.org and our speaker will talk about their origin, perhaps including the likely region for the surname. He will try to include as many names as time permits.
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Saturday, April 29, 2023
Straight from the Source? Analyzing and Weighing Proof Documents
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Center in Mendota Heights
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 the most common genealogical proof documents to show you how to gather clues, verify, or disprove the information you gather. We will then practice the skills learned with samples provided.
Mississippi Room, MGC
Registration $25
Please indicate if you will attend in-person or virtually.
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Thursday, March 30, 2023
Kent Cutkomp "German Pronunciation for Genealogists"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
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.
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Saturday, March 18, 2023
GGS Library Open House
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Center in Mendota Heights
Mississippi Room, MGC
Now that the GGS library collection has moved to the Minnesota Genealogical Center in Mendota Heights, it’s time for an open house! Come to the German Document Translation Group meeting at 10 and stay for the Open House or come afterwards just for the Open House in the Mississippi Room. Light refreshments will be served, and you can get a short tour of our collection in its new space. See what else the MGS Library can offer you.
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Teresa Steinkamp McMillin “Strategies for Finding an Immigrant Ancestor’s Origins”
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
Description: Finding your immigrant ancestor’s town of origin is significant in genealogy. Without this piece of information, the family line cannot be extended across the ocean. This talk suggests many strategies that just might help you break down that brick wall.
Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, Certified Genealogist®, author of the Guide to Hanover Military
Records, 1514-1866 on Microfilm at the Family History Library, is the owner of Lind Street Research, a company dedicated to helping people discover their German ancestry. She has taught at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) Academy for Professionals. She created and recorded courses for Ancestry Academy and Legacy Family Tree Webinars. She is a popular speaker for national, regional, and local genealogical societies.
Reading German gothic script found in German records prior to the mid-1900s is second nature to her. Researching ancestors in Chicago and other areas of the Midwest is another of Teresa’s specialty areas. She is a multi-year attendee of IGHR and SLIG.
Teresa is a genealogy volunteer at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
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Saturday, February 18, 2023
German Pronunciation for Genealogists
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mendota Heights, MN
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. The presentation is followed with a pronunciation workshop to practice and reinforce your German pronunciation.
This presentation and workshop follows the morning German Document Translation group meeting (10 am to 12 noon).
This is a Live-only meeting, however, the presentation will be held as a webinar in March.
There is no cost to attend.
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Thursday, December 8, 2022
Gail Blankenau “Digging Deeper into German Parish Records – Part II”
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
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Saturday, November 19, 2022
GGS Annual Meeting - "German POW's in Wisconsin and Minnesota"
11:30 am to 3:00 pm Lowell Inn Conference Center, Stillwater, MN
Matt Carter will present "German POW's in Wisconsin and Minnesota".
During World War II, more than 400,000 prisoners of war were sent to the United States after being captured by Allied forces. These prisoners of war were sent across the country where they were placed in prisoner of war camps throughout the duration of the war. The U.S. had more than 12-million men and women serve the country, causing a labor shortage across the country. The prisoners of war were used to offset the labor shortage, working within the communities they were housed and eventually returning home after the war’s conclusion. This presentation will explore the history of the German POW camps that were prevalent throughout Wisconsin.
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Fritz Juengling presents "Latin Handwriting: an Introduction"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
This will include reading Latin in German records, Latin genealogical word list and how to decline Latin personal names.
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Thursday, October 27, 2022
Gail Blankenau “Using German Parish Records – Part I”
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
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Saturday, October 8, 2022
GGS Library Workshop
9:00 am Concordia Library, 1282 Concordia Ave., St. Paul, MN - room 213
Diane Schmidt will present "Dealing with Mangled Place Names"
There will be several volunteers to assist with using the large GGS Collection. No pre-registration is required. A $10 fee for room rental and presentations will be collected at the door.
Registration opens at 9:00 a.m.
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Becky Adamson: "How to Get Research Help at FamilySearch.org"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
"How to Get Research Help at FamilySearch.org".
Becky Adamson wrote an article of the same title for the Germanic Genealogy Journal which was published in the 2022 Spring-Summer issue.
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
Introduction to the Genealogy Sources at Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
An "Introduction to the Genealogy Sources at Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center - highlighting German and German-American Resources" presented by Genealogy Center librarian Allison Singleton.
The Allen County Public Library is located in Ft. Wayne, Indiana which will be the site of the 2023 International German Genealogy Partnership Conference (June 9 to June 11, 2023). Get a preview about the Genealogy Center and learn about the amazing resources found at this library which is the second largest genealogy library in the US.
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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Katherine Schober - "A Wealth of Websites: Deciphering the German Script Made Easy"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time online (English)
Katherine Schober, author of the "The Magic of German Church Records" and "Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting", is a German genealogy translator, author, and speaker.
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
How to Plan a Trip to Germany
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mendota Heights, MN + livestream
Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany will present in person about "Traveling to Germany".
- Best of Travel and Discoveries in Germany
- How to Visit Your Village and Make the Most of It
- Challenges: Archives, Logistics and Multiple Regions
We will also feature a panel discussion with others who have traveled to Germany who will share their experiences and answer questions.
You may attend this event in person or via livestream.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
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Monday, June 6, 2022
Societies, Clubs and Customs in Our Local Region by Hermann Welp
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mendota Heights, MN + livestream
June 6 (Monday) Hermann Welp “Vereine und Gebräuche” [Societies, Clubs and Customs in Our Local Region of Lower Saxony] live translation by Kent Cutkomp– at Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights; doors open at 6:30; presentation 7 pm; freewill donation. Registration will be available for the livestream webinar.
Hermann Welp lives in Nortrup, Lower Saxony and his friend Bernd Struckmann grew up in the same area. Many people from that village and nearby immigrated to Melrose, Minnesota. They are interested in reconnecting with descendants of emigrants from their region of Ankum, Lower Saxony who came to Melrose. They could help some people make connections to their ancestral villages in Germany.
They have identified some families that came from their region to Melrose. The surnames include: Middendorf, Klaphake, Loxterkamp, Hoffmann, Hagemann, Hallermann, Ostendorf, Uphoff and Weber.
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Friday, June 3, 2022
Societies, Clubs and Customs in Our Local Region by Hermann Welp
11:30 am to 2:00 pm Greenwald Pub in Greenwald near Melrose, MN
June 3 (Friday) Hermann Welp “Vereine und Gebräuche” [Societies, Clubs and Customs in Our Local Region of Lower Saxony] live translation by Kent Cutkomp – at Greenwald Pub in Greenwald near Melrose, MN – 11:30 am $15 for lunch; donation for presentation only. Register at the door – no pre-registration.
Hermann Welp lives in Nortrup, Lower Saxony and his friend Bernd Struckmann grew up in the same area. Many people from that village and nearby immigrated to Melrose, Minnesota. They are interested in reconnecting with descendants of emigrants from their region of Ankum, Lower Saxony who came to Melrose. They could help some people make connections to their ancestral villages in Germany.
They have identified some families that came from their region to Melrose. The surnames include: Middendorf, Klaphake, Loxterkamp, Hoffmann, Hagemann, Hallermann, Ostendorf, Uphoff and Weber.
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
Fritz Juengling - "Making the Most Out of Meyersgaz"
8:00 pm Central Time online (English)
Meyer’s Gazetteer is Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!
We are pleased to have Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG® as our GGS Webinar Speaker! He will be speaking about the very important website MeyersGaz.org and how it is has and will impact German researchers. A book that has been a critical German research resource, that is difficult for most to read and decipher, has been transformed into a website that makes information quick and at everyone's finger tips and adds some great features.
This is an updated presentation describing the latest features on Meyersgaz.org
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Saturday, March 12, 2022
Ute Brandenburg at the Minnesota Genealogy Center
8:30 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center [In-Person] or Livestream
Registration opens at 8:30 AM (masks required)
Genealogy of East and West Prussia and Using atDNA to Identify an Immigrant’s Place of Origin
Ute Brandenburg is bilingual. She was educated in Germany, and has lived and worked in the United States for over 20 years. This puts her in the unique position of having an intimate knowledge of German history, geography, as well as local customs and dialects, while at the same time being skilled at writing high quality translations and reports in English.
Genealogy of East and West Prussia
This presentation discusses the turbulent history of the formerly German states of West Prussia and East Prussia, now part of Poland and Russia, and introduces you to resources for your genealogical research in the region.
Using atDNA to Identify an Immigrant’s Place of Origin
Genetic genealogy can seem intimidating. However, it is not necessary to be an expert in the sometimes very technical aspects of genetic genealogy, to successfully use DNA in your research. Understanding basic principles of DNA research, in conjunction with a firm knowledge of traditional research methods and sources for your region of interest, can help you answer previously unsolvable questions! This presentation will show how autosomal DNA matching provided the breakthrough moment in three cases, opening the door to discovering rich family history in their homeland.
The Minnesota Genealogy Center is located at 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN. Registration is $30 In-person and $25 via livestream. Register below or using meeting flyer.
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Saturday, February 26, 2022
Books for Beginners by Diane Schmidt
9:00 am Concordia Library, 1282 Concordia Ave., St. Paul, MN - room 213
This library workshop will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Concordia Library, 1282 Concordia Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104. It is in room LTC 213 - right above the library. This workshop will have a presentation "Books for Beginners" by Diane Schmidt.
There will be several volunteers to assist with using the large GGS Collection. No pre-registration is required. A $10 fee for room rental and presentations will be collected at the door.
Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. (Masks are required)
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Michael Lacopo: Using Mitochondrial DNA in Solving a Pennsylvania German Case
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time Online (English)
Have you ever wondered how you can use mitochondrial DNA (maternal line) to answer research questions?
Michael will focus on the practical usage of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in advanced genealogical problem solving. His case study approach reveals the previously unknown surname of one of his female ancestors by utilizing cluster genealogical research (“FAN Club”) and identifying a potential cluster of sisters. This hypothesis is proven in a powerful demonstration of mtDNA’s possibilities when combined with genealogical research.
Although the basic biology will be covered, this is not “a DNA class.” It is about the practical and successful marriage of genetic genealogy and thorough conventional research. Meeting Flyer
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
Steve Morse "One Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Time | Online | English
The One-Step website started out as an aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census. Over the years, it has continued to evolve and today includes about 300 web-based tools divided into 16 separate categories, ranging from genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay.
Steve Morse has received many awards for his One-Step website. In his other life, Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering.
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Saturday, December 18, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Stasa Cvetkovic | Sauerkraut & Paprika: Finding Your Germanic Roots In Danube Swabianlands
1:00 pm to 2:15 pm Live Webinar Starting at 1pm Central Daylight Time
Stasa Cvetkovic (Owner of Synergy Genealogy Agency, Novi Sad, Serbia) will discuss how to research ethnic Germans who settled in some areas of today's Romania, Hungary and Serbia, which are known by their German names as Banat, Batschka, Schwäbische Türkei, Schildgebirge, Slavonien, Syrmien and Sathmar. (This program will be in English.) Register Now |
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Saturday, November 20, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen. All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
"Share and Share Alike"
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Daylight Time online [English]
Judy Russell will present her webinar “Share and Share Alike: The Rules of Genealogical Privacy”.
Doing family research doesn't mean giving up all personal privacy. Researchers need to follow the rules, both legal and ethical, when we share genealogical information. This includes things to consider when posting your family tree online.
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Saturday, November 13, 2021
GGS Annual Meeting
11:30 am to 2:30 pm Lowell Inn Conference Center, Stillwater, MN
This is our annual meeting with the president's message and election of 2 new members-at-large. Afterwards, director of Dakota County Historical Society Matt Carter will present, "The German-American Experience during World War I."
Registration begins at 11:30am. Meals required a reservation which is now closed. Business meeting begins at 12:40pm followed by the presentation by Matt Carter.
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
Diahan Southard - “Connecting Your DNA Matches”
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Central Daylight Time online (English)
Diahan Southard will present “Connecting Your DNA Matches”.
While it is possible for you to analyze your DNA matches one at a time to determine how you are related, there is much that can be accomplished by first identifying the connections between those on your match list, organizing those matches, and then working together to determine how you are related to each other. Learn the tips and tricks to this powerful method of match analysis.
Diahan Southard is a leading voice for consumer DNA testing from her position as Founder of Your DNA Guide. Diahan teaches internationally, consults with leading testing companies and forensics experts. Southard's company, Your DNA Guide (YourDNAGuide.com), deploys a team of scientists who provide one-on-one genetic genealogy education and research services. You will walk away from an interaction with her enlightened and motivated as she has a passion for genetic genealogy, a genuine love for people, and a gift for making the technical understandable.
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Saturday, October 9, 2021
German Language Study Group *Rescheduled from the 16th*
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, September 18, 2021 through Sunday, September 19, 2021
Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe Virtual Conference
Virtual
Watch the web site for updates and more details.
https://www.sggee.org/SGGEE2009/convention/convention_news.html |
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Saturday, August 21, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, July 10, 2021
German Language Study Group *Rescheduled from the 17th*
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
No Stone Left Unturned: Looking (Nearly) Everywhere for Johann Schmidt’s Birthplace
8:00 pm online GoToWebinar
Diane Schmidt "No Stone Left Unturned: Looking (Nearly) Everywhere for Johann Schmidt’s Birthplace"
Diane Schmidt is Library Chair for GGS and a frequent workshop and conference speaker.
Handout posted for GGS members. Please login and click on 'webinar handut & archive' to view and print handout.
Finding an emigrant ancestor’s birthplace is one of the most critical requirements for doing Germanic genealogy, but can be difficult to do. Building on her February 2021 Webinar, “Seeking Johann Schmidt”, Diane Schmidt uses her ancestor’s case to demonstrate ways to find a German birthplace, using both typical genealogical sources and some more unusual options. More than 20 potential sources will be covered.
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Saturday, June 19, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, June 12, 2021 through Sunday, June 13, 2021
Deutsche Tage
German American Institute 301 Summit Ave St. Paul MN 55102
Hours: Saturday, June 12, noon - 9 p.m. CDT and Sunday, June 13, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m CDT.
Note from GAI: This event no longer requires advance registration or time limitations, due to the Governor’s recent plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions on May 28. Maks are recommended when not eating or drinking.
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
How to Save Your Research from Destruction & Ensure Its Future Survival
8:00 pm online GoToWebinar
Lisa Louise Cooke "How to Save Your Research from Destruction & Ensure Its Future Survival"
Lisa Louise Cooke
Family History Keynote Speaker, & Media Producer
Author of The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, 3rd Edition
Don’t let your lifetime of genealogy research end up in the landfill! Lisa Louise Cooke will teach you the 7 key strategies to securing the future of your research including designating a “research keeper,” setting up a Genealogy Materials Directive, and making donations with a Deed of Gift. Don’t miss this class – your family research legacy depends on it!
This webinar will be live only and will NOT be recorded
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Saturday, May 15, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
The Genealogist’s Google Search Methodology for 2020
8:00 pm online GoToWebinar
Lisa Louise Cooke "The Genealogist’s Google Search Methodology for 2020"
Lisa Louise Cooke
Family History Keynote Speaker, & Media Producer
Author of The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, 3rd Edition
It’s a new decade, so if you think you know how to Google, think again! Technology changes rapidly and keeping our search skills updated and sharp is key to search success. Come learn the latest Google Search Methodology for Genealogy. You’ll hear about the latest and best search innovations, and learn the process that will dramatically improve your genealogical search results. These skills can be used with all associated Google tools.
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Saturday, May 8, 2021
How to Use Matricula to Find German Catholic & Other Church Records
1:15 pm to 3:15 pm Zoom
Carol Swinehart will discuss "How to Use Matricula to Find German Catholic & Other Church Records."
To register, contact info@oh-palam.org. **You must be a PALAM member to regsiter. Be certain to include the session topic you plan to attend in your message so that we can send you log in information.
Note: The program time is EDT and you will need to adjust that to your location. |
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
11 Tips to Help You Transcribe German Church Records
1:00 pm online GoToWebinar
Theresa Berns from Frankfurt, Germany "11 Tips to Help You Transcribe German Church Records"
Theresa Berns Translations, Germany
Facebook: Theresa Berns Translations
Professionally trained translator specializing in genealogy translation. As a native German speaker with years of experience working with the English language, she transcribes documents writtenin the old German script
and translates them into English for genealogy enthusiasts that have trouble reading the old script themselves.
Theresa provides suggestions about how to read and transcribe German church records with links to many valuable resources. Researchers of all levels will learn new tips.
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
German Language Study Group - Date Change
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Gail Blankenau - “What’s in a Name? Deciphering German Given Names and Nicknames”
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Gail Blankenau is a nationally known German genealogy speaker. She has spoken at 2 International German Genealogy Conferences.
As genealogists, we often focus first on surnames in our research. Yet, it does not take long to encounter same-name candidates for our family trees. Furthermore, many Germans had multiple given names—and may not use their first given name, instead use another one as a “Rufname” which means "name one goes by". Adding to the mix are nicknames and name variants. Gail Blankenau will explore these naming problems and how you can navigate them to ensure you are indeed, barking up the right tree!
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Kim Ashford - “FamilySearch.org – A Place of Learning”
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Kim Ashford is a past president of Germanic Genealogy Society (MN) and is one of the founders and a past board member of the International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP). Kim Ashford is a professional genealogist who recently moved to Texas, though she was born and raised in Minnesota. She has a degree in Family History from Brigham Young University.
Beyond records, there are education opportunities within the FamilySearch website and offerings. Discover more about the FamilySearch Wiki, tutorials, webinars, help features, and their YouTube channel and how each can assist you in learning how to achieve your research goals.
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Gail Blankenau - “Beyond the Bauer (Farmer): Your Farm Ancestor’s Place in the Social Structure”
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Gail Blankenau is a nationally known German genealogy speaker. She has spoken at 2 International German Genealogy Conferences.
It has been estimated that in 1800, about 62% of German workers were engaged in agriculture. But in the Germanic states, there were different social scales and terms for farmers with farms of various sizes and pursuits. We will explore the social hierarchies to which your farm ancestors belonged and discuss terminology that can help you understand their farming experience.
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Diane Schmidt: "Seeking Johann Schmidt: A Germanic Genealogy Case Study for a Common Name"
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Diane Schmidt is GGS Library Chair and she has spoken at 2 International German Genealogy Conferences. One of my emigrant ancestors was named Johann Schmidt, which is about the most generic German name possible. The ups and downs of researching his ancestry provide a good case study in how to use the advice that is often given to beginning genealogists.
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Saturday, February 20, 2021
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, January 16, 2021
*TBD *German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
*Yet to be determined* At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
Kim Ashford - "Bookmark Added! Doing German Research Online”
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Kim Ashford is a past president of Germanic Genealogy Society (MN) and is one of the founders and a past board member of the International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP). Kim Ashford is a professional genealogist who recently moved to Texas, though she was born and raised in Minnesota. She has a degree in Family History from Brigham Young University.
Where can you do your German research online? What if the site isn't in English? Come review what is available at familiar sites and at some that may be new to you including some German language sites.
There is a growing number of resources online for German researchers. Some of the websites will be subscription based and many will not. Learn how to view foreign language sites in English.
Websites will include society pages, Archives, and locations of digitized records. It will also include tips for "googling" terms that will yield better results. Leave with strategies to increase the number of German resources in your browser bookmarks.
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Saturday, December 19, 2020
2nd ONLINE POMMERN CONNECTION SESSION
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm online zoom
2nd ONLINE POMMERN CONNECTION SESSION
Saturday, 19 December 2020 from 12 noon am – 2 pm CT / 19.00 - 21.00 Uhr MEZ in English via Zoom
Danilo Beiersdorf will demonstrate through practical examples how to effectively use Quellensuche (Source Database) and GreifX (Greif-Index) for your research in Pomerania.
Both tools are freely available on the Pommerscher Greif website. Quellensuche is a database of available sources for local and family history research in Pomerania. GreifX is a central database containing indexes (not digital images) of Pomeranian civil and church records.
The Online Pommern Connection Session provides a casual opportunity to meet others who are researching in Pommern and offers an open forum for questions and discussion about any topics related to research in the region. Members of the Pommerscher Greif will be available to answer your questions about research methods and resources.
In preparation for the Online Pommern Connection Session, please email any questions and/or topics that you would especially like to cover during the meeting to info@ahnenforscherstammtisch.de
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Saturday, December 19, 2020
*Cancelled *German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
*Cancelled * At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
Ingeborg Carpenter "German Advent, Christmas, New Year's Traditions and Superstitions"
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Ingeborg Carpenter was born in Frankfurt, Germany, raised in Westphalia, and emigrated to America in 1972. She is the current SGGS president, and president of the International German genealogy Partnership (IGGP). She will share stories about German Advent, Christmas and New Year's traditions for the period from December 1, to Epiphany, with superstitions thrown in.
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Saturday, November 21, 2020
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, November 14, 2020
GGS Annual Meeting
9:30 am to 11:30 am virtual meeting
Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS)
Virtual GGS annual meeting
This year we will be holding GGS‘s annual meeting as a video conference using GoToWebinar.
GGS Annual Meeting Schedule - November 14
9:30 AM
German genealogy trivia contest
Annual business meeting (election of new board members, president's message and treasurer's reports, and 40th anniversary drawing for those who submitted articles to the journal this year)
Presentation - 10:30 AM
 speaker Liz Gomoll presenting “Fire, Water, and the 1890 U.S. Census, Researching Beyond the Ashes and Mold”
Handout available to members, please login and select the tab (under Member Login)
"Webinar Handout and Archive"
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Saturday, October 17, 2020
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help each other read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
GGS Webinar - Wolfgang Grams
1:00 pm online webinar - register to get link
Thursday, October 15 at 1 pm CT Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany
Speaker - Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany will present the last of his four webinars
Travel to Germany: the Joy of Discoveries
During the past 25 years Dr. Grams has prepared and conducted many private excursions all over Germany to ancestral homes for groups or individuals. He presents the best of what has happened. Dr. Grams gives advice on how to prepare for a trip to Germany.
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Saturday, September 26, 2020
Library Workshops
9:30 am to 1:00 pm Concordia University Library - upstairs in room 213
The workshop is held on Saturday. The workshop includes two brief presentations and there are volunteers to assist with using the GGS Collection and to answer your research questions.
No pre-registration is required.
A $10 fee for room rental and presentations will be collected at the door.
See Library page for directions.
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
GGS Webinar - Nancy Loe
8:00 pm online webinar - register to get link
Thursday, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:00 PM CDT Nancy Loe
Prussian Place Name Research
Discover leading and lesser-known online resources to pinpoint geographic locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia(Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West Prussia).
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Saturday, September 19, 2020
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, September 12, 2020
September Conference - rescheduled as a series of webinars
1:00 pm to 1:00 pm now a series of four webinars
Speaker - Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany
Presentations:
Hurra wir fahren nach Amerika. Travel Patterns from the Age of Sail to the Age of Steam
German Resources to trace your Roots I: Archives, Digitization and Initiatives in Germany
German Resources to trace your Roots II: Key Documents
Travel to Germany: the Joy of Discoveries
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
GGS Webinar - Wolfgang Grams
1:00 pm online webinar - register to get link
Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany
German Resources to trace your Roots II: Key Documents
We follow the life of a typical 19th century immigrant from his German hometown to America and see what evidence he has left behind.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
GGS Webinar - Wolfgang Grams "Hurra wir fahren nach Amerika"
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm online webinar - register to get link (repeat of August 27 due to poor audio)
Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany
Hurra wir fahren nach Amerika. Travel Patterns from the Age of Sail to the Age of Steam
Hurray, we are going to America. Experiences of emigrants during their travel from Germany to their new home in America.
This presentation is being repeated due to audio problems with the initial presentation on August 27. Thanks to everyone for your patience!
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Thursday, September 3, 2020
GGS Webinar - Wolfgang Grams
1:00 pm online webinar - register to get link
Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany
German Resources to trace your Roots I: Archives, Digitization and Initiatives in Germany
What is online? What may come in the future? How can these projects help you in your research?
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Thursday, August 27, 2020
GGS Webinar - Wolfgang Grams
1:00 pm online webinar - register to get link
Wolfgang Grams of Oldenburg, Germany
Hurra wir fahren nach Amerika. Travel Patterns from the Age of Sail to the Age of Steam
Hurray, we are going to America. Experiences of emigrants during their travel from Germany to their new home in America.
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Saturday, August 15, 2020
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC. For this meeting, we will be in the Founders Room.
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
German Language Study Group - This is happening this Saturday!
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, June 20, 2020
German Language Study Group - Cancelled
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Cancelled
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
GGS Webinar - Wolfgang Grams
1:00 pm online webinar - register to get link
“The Pursuit of Happiness and the Migration Experience: Faith, Land and Hope"
From the colonial days in the 18th century to the Displaced People after World War II immigrants to America millions were driven by individual motives on their journey to a new land. The American Declaration of Independence put in writing what was unknown in Germany’s feudal society, but nevertheless inspired the hope of millions: the pursuit of happiness.
The lecture presents a timeline of the German American migration experience and focuses on living conditions along with social, political and economic patterns in autobiographical studies: from Franz Daniel Pastorius and the passengers of the CONCORDE in Germantown PA in 1683 – also named the German MAYFLOWER - to the land-seekers in the 19th century to the German neighborhood delis, shops and work places in the 1920s and 50s.
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
German Language Study Group-Cancelled
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Due to continued Covid19 efforts, this meeting is cancelled.
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Warren Bittner “Pity the Poor Pfuhl”
8:00 pm
Thursday, May 14 at 8 pm CDT Warren Bittner
“Pity the Poor Pfuhl”
Follow two cases from the American Midwest to identify the place of origin in Germany using a variety of techniques
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
“Bads, Bergs, Burgs, and Bachs”
8:00 pm
Thursday, May 7 at 8 pm CDT Warren Bittner
“Bads, Bergs, Burgs, and Bachs”
Locations in Germany are frequently misspelled, no longer exist, or the names have changed. Gain tools to find difficult places.
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Saturday, May 2, 2020
GGS May Conference - Cancelled
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Cancelled
NOTE: Due to coronavirus concerns and our inability to provide adequate "social distancing," GGS has cancelled this May 2nd meeting. Watch here for updates about rescheduling and/or other events impacted. Webinars by Warren Bittner are being planned.
Warren Bittner – Speaker
Warren Bittner has been a full-time professional genealogist for over 35 years. At the Family History Library in Salt Lake he coordinated several projects and worked as a Reference Consultant. Also, he served as assistant director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. He has been the featured speaker at many conferences, including Roots Tech, the National Genealogical Society Convention, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and the Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research.
Presentations:
Bads, Bergs, Burgs, and Bachs
Locations in Germany are frequently misspelled, no longer exist, or the names have changed. Gain tools to find difficult places.
Pity the Poor Pfuhl
Follow two cases from the American Midwest to identify the place of origin in Germany using a variety of techniques
Village Family Books (Ortssippenbücher)
Learn about thousands of books that give family details for everyone in town
The Fisherman Who Wanted to Marry the Executioner’s Daughter: Stories You Missed from German Marriage Sources
Learn about German marriage records beyond church books. Hear stories found in documents from many areas of Germany.
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
GGS Webinar - Melissa Barker
8:00 pm online webinar
That’s in the Archives: Digging Deeper into Archived Records
Genealogists use archives every day to locate records about their ancestors. Are there records that you are not accessing because you don’t know they exist? Not all records are online, indexed or microfilmed. Digging deeper in the local archives to find unique and relatively unknown records just might be the next step in your genealogy research. This presentation can be viewed by any audience and is not geographic specific.
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Saturday, March 21, 2020
CANCELLED - German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGC, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
MGS has closed to all group meetings until April 18th. At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or screen.
All meetings are at MGC, but the room we use may vary.
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
CANCELLED - Sharpen Your German Genealogy Research Skills - CANCELLED
9:00 am to 3:00 pm Veterans Memorial Community Center, 8055 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights
NOTE: Due to coronavirus concerns and our inability to provide adequate "social distancing," GGS has cancelled this March 14th meeting. We apologize for the late notice, but we want to error on the side of caution for our members. Watch here for updates about rescheduling and/or other events impacted.
Community Room 3
The March GGS meeting will provide an opportunity for you to sharpen your genealogy research skills and provide you with a bit of German history.
8:30 registration
Three morning presentations:
- US Census – Kim Ashford
- Fire, Water, and the 1890 U.S. Census; Researching Beyond the Ashes and Mold - Liz Gomoll
- German history - Kent Cutkomp
1:30 to 3 German Genealogy Skills workshop
- FamilySearch Website question and answer
- US Records
- German Language assistance
Pre-register for the Meeting has ended.
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
GGS Webinar - Annette Lyttle
8:00 pm online webinar
How Advertising Brought Our Ancestors to the Midwest
Learn how massive advertising efforts by states, railroads, and others in the 19th and early 20th centuries enticed people to leave Europe and other U.S. states for the Midwest. Advertising sought to create “pull” factors to entice people to migrate.
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Saturday, February 15, 2020
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, February 8, 2020
Library Workshop
9:30 am to 1:00 pm Concordia University Library - upstairs in room 213
The workshop is held on Saturday. The workshop includes two brief presentations and there are volunteers to assist with using the GGS Collection and to answer your research questions.
No pre-registration is required.
A $10 fee for room rental and presentations will be collected at the door.
See Library page for directions.
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Saturday, December 14, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, November 16, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, November 9, 2019
Fall Meeting
11:30 am to 3:00 pm Speaker Doug Ohman, Lowell Inn Convention Center, Stillwater, MN
Doug Ohman, photographer will present: "Ethnic German Influence on Architecture and Landscape in MN".
Doug Ohman, author and storyteller, takes our society members for a photo tour with highlights from his six-book series Minnesota Byways, focusing on his favorite German historic sites in Minnesota. Nearly all of Minnesota's 87 counties have German influence in barns, churches, schools, courthouses, and state parks.
Registration is closed; lunch reservations are closed. You may attend this annual meeting to hear the presentation beginning at 12:45 for no cost.
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Saturday, October 19, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, September 28, 2019
Fall Meeting
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Northwestern Auditorium, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
All-day meeting with speaker Antje Petty of the Max Kade Institute.
8:30 am registration
1) "All I know is they were from Germany" (Finding and pinpointing your ancestor's hometown in Europe; exploring the ways your ancestors travelled to America)
2) Overview of German-language resources in America, including resources at the Max Kade Institute
(German-language resources in American are vastly underutilized in genealogical research)
3) Finding Documents in Germany/ Europe, Online and Off (Overview of archival, communal, and church based resources)
4) Working with historic (German) documents. (Strategies to efficiently interpret different types of historic German documents, even if you do not speak the language and cannot read the script)
Pre-Registration now closed. We invite you to attend as a walk-in registration (sorry, no lunches available)
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Saturday, September 21, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, August 17, 2019
Library Workshops
9:30 am Concordia University Library - upstairs in room 213
The workshop is held on Saturday. Each workshop includes a presentation and there are several volunteers to assist with using the GGS Collection.
No pre-registration is required.
A $10 fee for room rental and presentations will be collected at the door.
See Library page for directions. |
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Saturday, August 10, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Monday, July 29, 2019
Bonus GGS Meeting - no charge
7:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mendota Heights, MN
Speaker Hermann Welp from Nortrup, Lower Saxony, Germany (Kent Cutkomp will assist with translations)
presentation:
"That is How Our Ancestors Lived in Northwestern Germany in the 19th Century -
This is How They Live Today"
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
German Interest Group - Wisconsin, "Best Practices for Genealogy Research and Documentation"
8:00 am to 12:00 pm University of Wisconsin, Rock Campus, Janesville
The German Interest Group's annual genealogy workshop is fast approaching. It is a half day program featuring two experts in research and genealogy. It will be held on the morning of Saturday, 20 July at the Rock County campus of UW-Whitewater in Janesville. The cost is only $20 for GIG members and $25 for others.
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Sunday, June 30, 2019
Pommerntag
12:00 pm to 5:30 pm Rotary Park, 4100 Highland Rd., Mequon, WI
Pommerntag means Pomeranian Day and is a one-day celebration of all things Pomeranian. This year is the 44th annual celebration with free admission and parking. Entertainment includes Pomeranian dance groups and a Pomeranian band. The cultural building has displays, free access to the Pedigree Database of over 172,000 names, and genealogical research help. And of course there will be Pomeranian food and drink.
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Saturday, June 15, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, May 18, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector. |
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Saturday, April 20, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, March 23, 2019
Spring Meeting
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 7600 Cahill Avenue E., Inver Grove Heights
Join us for the exciting day!
Three speakers:
Lois Mackin will give presentations about Using DNA in your genealogy and getting the most out of your DNA test results.
Kim Ashford will talk about RootsMagic genealogy software and using Family Tree on Familysearch.org
Bob Rowe will give presentations on "Find A Grave" and Legacy Family Tree software
Early bird registration ended March 1. Pre-registration ended March 14 (last chance to order lunch).
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Saturday, March 16, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector. |
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Saturday, February 23, 2019
Library Workshop
9:30 am Concordia University Library - upstairs in room 213
The workshop is held on Saturday. Each workshop includes a presentation and there are several volunteers to assist with using the GGS Collection.
No pre-registration is required.
A $10 fee for room rental and presentation will be collected at the door.
See Library page for directions. |
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Saturday, February 16, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary.
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Saturday, February 2, 2019
Heart of Pommern
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Suite 100, Mississippi Room
Coming up is our Heart of Pommern Meeting, an annual event to show off the culture of Pomerania. |
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
The Palatine Immigrants: Tracing and Locating 18th Century German Immigrants Online -Luana Darby, AG
8:00 pm
Discover how to track your Palatine ancestors who traveled from Germany to the colonies in the 1700s, using techniques that will assist you in determining their place of origin. Use migration patterns of their family and friends to help you in your research. Learn more about online sources of original records for this area that you can research from home.
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
German Language Study Group
10:00 am MGS, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights
At this open group meeting, we try to help others read the old German Script, while sharpening our own skills. Please bring any images you'd like help with on a flash drive so we can project it on a TV or overhead projector.
All meetings are at MGS, but the rooms may vary. |
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
2019 International Conference
Sacramento, CA
EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION ENDS January 15th
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Saturday, December 15, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, December 1, 2018
PRG Monthly Meeting
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mississippi Room
December is the month when one thinks about gold, frankincense and myrrh. Derived from tree sap, or a milky white gum resin, frankincense is prized for its alluring fragrance. Germans often think of another resin treasure, amber, which washes up onto the Baltic shorelines. Come to the meeting to hear how this fossilized tree resin has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Janet Mitchell will tell us all about this gemstone in her presentation: "Amber - A Prehistoric Pine Tree's Gift to the World." She will bring her amber jewelry collection so people can see the various colors and inclusions in person. If you have one, wear your amber necklace to the meeting. |
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Saturday, November 17, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, November 10, 2018
Annual Meeting
11:30 am to 2:30 pm Lowell Inn Convention Center, Stillwater, MN
Join us for our annual membership meeting, election and presentation.
Attending the Meeting, Election and Presentation only = no charge.
11:30 Registration
12:00 German Lunch
12:45 Business Meeting and Election of Officers
1:00 Speaker Paula Stuart Warren – “How I Fell Into Writing and Can’t Climb Out”
Check the Flyer and GGS website for additional information.
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Saturday, November 3, 2018
PRG Monthly Meeting
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mississippi Room
Lois Edwards took a cruise. She was intrigued to learn about the important early commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe. This was called the Hanseatic League. Beginning in the late 1100s, the League came to dominate the Baltic maritime trade for three centuries along the coasts of Northern Europe. Her presentation will include photos and information about the Hanseatic League in these Baltic countries and in the cities of Bergen, Norway; Lübeck, Germany; Gdansk, Poland and Tallinn, Estonia. |
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Saturday, October 27, 2018
Hennepin County Library Family History Fair
9:00 am to 3:15 pm Minneapolis Central Library
Stay tuned for more infotmation on The Minneapolis Central Library ninth annual Hennepin County Library Family History Fair on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 9:00 am – 3:15 pm. |
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Saturday, October 20, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, October 13, 2018
Library Workshop
9:30 am to 1:00 pm Concordia University
Location: Concordia University Library & Technology Center 1282 Concordia Ave. St. Paul, MN Room 213
9:00 Registration Cost: $10
9:30 Presentation
"Beginning Germanic Genealogy at Concordia Library" by Diane Schmidt
The remaining time will be available for individual help from knowledgeable GGS members and an opportunity to
become familiar with the GGS library collection.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018
Wisconsin States Genealogical Society: Fall Seminar
Hotel Marshfield, Best Western Premier Collection, 2700 South Central Avenue, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Fine Tuning Your Genealogical Puzzle: Using Different Techniques & Strategies for Organizing & Researching
Featuring: Louise St Denis, PLCGS
Hosted by Marshfield Area Genealogy Group
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Saturday, October 6, 2018
PRG Monthly Meeting
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Concordia Library & Technology Center, 1282 Concordia Ave, St Paul, MN
The Germanic Genealogy Society has its collection of over 2200 books and periodicals relating to Germanic genealogy in the library at Concordia University. The PRG secretary, Diane Schmidt is also the Library Committee Chair for GGS. Diane will tell the PRG members about this collection. Either before or after the meeting, you will have time to look at the material located there. Diane will be at the library at 12:30 PM. The meeting and presentation will be at 1:30 PM in Room 213. The collection is found on the main floor of the Library. See the map at the bottom of the GGS Library Page. |
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Friday, October 5, 2018 through Sunday, October 7, 2018
Deutsche Genealogentag
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Friday, October 5, 2018 through Saturday, October 6, 2018
MN Genealogical Society 11th Annual North Star Conference
Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN
Enjoy two full days of conference sessions and activities including plenary sessions by nationally known featured speakers Thomas W. Jones and Karen Mauer Jones, 25 breakout sessions presented by 14 regional and national genealogy experts, the annual MGS Awards Banquet, vendors and exhibitors, door prizes and more! Get complete conference information on the North Star 2018 page. |
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
"Methods For Identifying The German Origins of American Immigrants." Michael D. Lacopo D.V.M.
8:00 pm Online.
If all you know from conventional records is “Germany” as a place of origin, then this lecture will help you mine other resources to locate WHERE in Germany your ancestor came from. (Intermediate to Advanced)
Handout is available to GGS members in the Member's Only section of the website. |
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Saturday, September 15, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, September 8, 2018
Fall Meeting
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Northwestern Hall auditorium in Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN
Full day meeting with presentations by Jim Beidler:
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German Internet Research: A Launching Place for your Research |
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“They Wrote It Down…” Pennsylvania German Documents |
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Newspapers and Genealogy |
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Secondary Uses for Primary Sources |
German lunch: Sauerbraten with red cabbage and German potato salad
dessert: Apple strudel
Pre-registration is now closed. |
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018 through Saturday, August 25, 2018
FGS Conference
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
How German History Makes a Difference in Your Family History Research
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Warren Bittner will be presenting 2 Hours of German History in an Hour! Hold onto your seats! Register Now! Handout is posted for GGS Members in the Members only section. |
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Saturday, July 28, 2018 through Monday, July 30, 2018
OGSA Conference
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Friday, July 27, 2018 through Sunday, July 29, 2018
Milwaukee German Fest
GERMAN FEST 2018
ON MILWAUKEE’S LAKEFRONT
Summerfest Grounds
Friday, July 27th – 3pm-Midnight
Saturday, July 28th – Noon-Midnight
Sunday, July 29th – Noon-9pm
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Saturday, July 21, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, July 7, 2018
McHenry County IL Genealogical Society - 2018 Summer Conference
8:00 am to 3:30 pm Mc Henry Community College, Crystal Lake IL
Speakers this year include:
Judy Russell
Lisa Alzo
David Rencher
Curt Witcher
Early member registration: $50
Early non-member registration: $60
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
"They Came by Way of Ontario" by Luana Darby, AG
Webinar
Many German immigrants chose Ontario, Canada as a stop on their journey to the U.S. Learn why they came, where they settled, and how to find them. Make those connections that will help you find their place of origin in the “old” country. |
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Saturday, June 16, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate.
**Note:New Time |
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Saturday, June 9, 2018 through Sunday, June 10, 2018
Deutsche Tage
German American institute, 301 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 through Thursday, June 7, 2018
Advanced German Genealogy, IGHR 2018
Athens, GA
F. Warren Bittner, CG, a renowned expert on German genealogical research, will be teaching Advanced German Genealogy at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Saturday, June 2 – Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Athens, Georgia at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. Additional instructors for this course include Daniel R. Jones, MS, AG and Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG. You can view the daily schedule for this course on the IGHR website |
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
"Letters & Umlauts & U-Bogen, Oh My!" by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG
8:00 pm Webinar
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Saturday, May 19, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm MN Genealogy Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate.
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 through Sunday, June 10, 2018
MN Genealogical Society's 11th Annual North Star Genealogy Conference
Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN
Enjoy two full days of conference sessions and activities including plenary sessions by nationally known featured speakers Thomas W. Jones and Karen Mauer Jones, 25 breakout sessions presented by 14 regional and national genealogy experts, the annual MGS Awards Banquet, vendors and exhibitors, door prizes and more! Get complete conference information on the North Star 2018 page.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018 through Saturday, May 5, 2018
NGS Conference
Grand Rapids, MI
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Saturday, April 28, 2018
MGS Back to Basics Workshop
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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Paula Stuart-Warren CG, FMGS, FUGS
8:00 pm
"They Joined, They Wrote, They Associated: Finding Records of Germanic Organizations and Other Collections." Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA will be our April presenter. U. S. libraries, historical societies, archives, and university library special collections sections hold the records from many organizations that our Germanic ancestors joined. The organization may have been a German heritage, charitable, religious, resettlement, political, social, or other organization.
Read more about this presentation, our other webinars and for registration on our Webinar page. |
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Saturday, April 21, 2018
Stearns History Museum Family History Conference
Stearns History Museum • 235-33rd Avenue South • St. Cloud, MN
Please save the date for a Family History Conference on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
The featured speaker is Paula Stuart-Warren, CG,FMGS,FUGA.
She will present the following:
- World War I Era U.S. Alien Registrations
- Your Anytime Library: Success in the Virtual Stacks
- The WPA Era: Free Records Boon from the Government
- Easy Ways to Begin Writing Your Family History
A World War I Exhibit will be provided at the Stearns History Museum as well as additional breakout sessions.
For more information please see the attached brochure or visit
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Friday, April 20, 2018 through Saturday, April 21, 2018
Spring Conference, Timo Kracke
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7600 Cahill Avenue E., Inver Grove Heights
Two full day presentations featuring key note speaker Timo Kracke from Ganderkesee, Germany.
Early Bird registration deadline extended to March 24!
Timo will do four presentations:
Friday:
Start Your Research for German Ancestors with genealogy.net
Research former German territories
Saturday:
Historical geo information system GOV and Historic address books
Ortsfamilienbücher, user family trees and Meta search of genealogy.net
There will also be four separate breakout sessions; two each on Friday and on Saturday.
Breakout sessions will include:
Friday:
Diane Schmidt - Sources for digitized books (Google Books, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust)
Kim Ashford – Newspaper Research - finding records beyond obituaries
Kim Ashford – Using FamilySearch for German Research. Dig Deep! (presented at 2017 IGGP Conference)
Margie Deutsch - Beginning German for new German Researchers
Saturday:
Connections Session - Share and Connect with those researching in the same areas
Panel discussion – “German travel tips”
German study group
Pre-Registration is now closed. You may still attend and pay at the door, but lunches will not be available.
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Friday, April 13, 2018 through Saturday, April 14, 2018
Wisconsin Gene-A-Rama
Oshkosh, WI
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Saturday, March 17, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
GGS Spring Meeting
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Hopkins High School - Little Theater, 2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305
Full day meeting with presentations by Gail Blankenau.
Same Day registration ($55 - no lunch) is available. We look forward to seeing you at Hopkins High School for this informative meeting!
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 through Saturday, March 3, 2018
RootsTech
Salt Lake City, UT
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Meyer’s Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! and the new FamilySearch Forums!
8:00 pm GoToWebinar
Join us for our first GGS Webinar!
Please register for Meyer’s Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! and New FamilySearch Forums! on Feb 22, 2018 8:00 PM CST at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6330544138854954754
We are pleased to welcome Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG® as our first GGS Webinar Speaker! He will be speaking about the very important website MeyerGaz.org and how it is has impacted German researchers. A book that has been a critical German research resource, that is difficult for most to read and decipher, has been transformed into a website that makes information quick and at everyone's figure tips and adds some great features.
Also join us in learning about the new FamilySearch forums - there are several that German language researchers will be interested in.
Handouts are provided on the GGS Website for GGS Members who have logged into the website under the Webinars tab. This webinar will be recorded and available in the same location on the website. If you have forgotten your log in information, instructions of how to retrieve it are on the website.
There will be limited attendance for this webinar, so be sure to sign in early to save your "seat."
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from GGS Webinars containing information about joining the webinar.
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Saturday, February 17, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
Concordia Library Workshop
9:30 am to 1:00 pm Concordia University
Location: Concordia University Library & Technology Center 1282 Concordia Ave. St. Paul, MN Room 213
9:00 Registration Cost: $10
9:30 Presentations
Library Topic by Diane Schmidt
Beginner Topic by Kim Ashford
The remaining time will be available for individual help from knowledgeable GGS members and an opportunity to
become familiar with the GGS library collection in its new location.
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Saturday, January 20, 2018
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents on flash drives to translate. |
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Saturday, January 13, 2018
Minnesota Genealogical Society Grand Opening
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Society, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100, Mendota Heights
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Saturday, December 16, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting-Cancelled
Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
We cancelled this meeting due to the holidays |
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Saturday, December 2, 2017 through Sunday, December 3, 2017
Germanic-American Institute Open Haus
Germanic-American Institute, 301 Summit Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55102
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Saturday, November 18, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Saturday, November 11, 2017
Annual Membership
11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Joni Sussman "Story of a Holocaust Survivor" - Lowell Inn Conference Center, 102 2nd St N, Stillwater, MN; conference center has a separate entrance from the Lowell Inn, parking ramp attached.
Special German Menu: Sauerbraten & Bratwurst, German Potato Salad, Red Cabbage, Spaetzle, Cucumber Salad,
Roll & Butter, Apple Crisp
11:30 Registration
12:00 German lunch
12:45 Business Meeting and Election of Officers
1:30 Speaker Joni Sussman "Story of a Holocaust Survivor"
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Saturday, October 28, 2017
Family History Fair at Minneapolis Central Library
9:00 am to 3:00 pm Minneapolis Downtown Central Library
Connect with experts, attend presentations and start your research with library resources. Also tour the library and visit resource tables.
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
SGSM Fall Conference
8:30 am to 4:30 pm Colonial Church of Edina, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina, MN
A microbiology graduate, Diahan Southard has spent 16 years in the genetic genealogy industry. In her current position as Your DNA Guide, she provides personalized, interactive experiences to assist individuals and families in interpreting their genetic results in the context of their genealogical information.
She is also the author of DNA Quick Guides, producer of a video tutorial series, as well as a featured author for Family Tree Magazine, regular contributor to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems, and recurring writer in Your Genealogy Today magazine.
You may arrive at her lecture with questions and uncertainty, but will leave enlightened and motivated as she has a passion for genetic genealogy, a genuine love for people, and a gift for making the technical understandable.
Speaker topics:
“Genetic Genealogy: A Get to Know You Guide”
“Can DNA Testing Tell Me Where My Ancestors Came From?”
“The Combined Power of YDNA and Autosomal DNA: A Case Study”
“Three Powerful Ways to Find Your Best Matches”
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
Library Workshop
9:30 am to 1:00 pm Concordia University Library and Technology Center, 1282 Concordia Ave, St. Paul, MN , Room 213
Registration will begin at 9:00 in Room 213 upstairs.
Cost is $10, no preregistration needed.
There will be two brief presentations and then we will have volunteers to assist you in researching in the Library with the GGS collection.
Library Topic: Diane Schmidt will be speaking about the library and how to find journal and magazine articles for Germanic Genealogy.
Beginner's Topic: Paul Sternberg will speak about useful internet sites for researchers both beginner and intermediate, including map analysis and sites for researchers east of the Oder River.
See the attached flyer for additional information |
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Saturday, October 7, 2017
Germanic-American Day Parade
11:00 am Glockenspiel, New Ulm, MN
The public is invited to march or watch. No reservations necessary. Sponsored by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society. |
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Deciphering Old German Script Workshop
10:00 am to 4:30 pm Marquette University, Milwaukee
For those interested in traveling to Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
Are you a historian trying to decipher old German handwritten documents? A genealogist researching your German-speaking ancestors? In this workshop, Mark Louden will introduce you to the basics of reading German handwritten materials, with a special focus on those from the 19th century. Antje Petty will give suggestions on how to work with German-language genealogical records. The workshop combines presentations with practical exercises. You are welcome to bring your own documents to work on. Though a reading knowledge of German is helpful, it is not required.
Mark Louden is the Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies and a Professor in the department of German, Nordic, Slavic at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Antje Petty is the Associate Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies.
The workshop is cosponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Marquette University.
Workshop Fee (includes lunch)
Regular: $39
Member of the Friends of MKI: $34
UW-Madison or Marquette student: $25
Fill out this registration form and mail with payment to
Friends of the Max Kade Institute
432 East Campus Mall
Madison, WI 53706 |
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
Fall Meeting
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm 1185 Concord St. N., South St. Paul, Minnesota, 4th Floor Board Room
We are pleased to have Shirleen Hoffman speak to us at our Fall Meeting. She is a GGS member and an active genealogist who participates in multiple organizations and societies.
Registration begins at 12:30 in the 4th Floor Board Room.
Her presentations begin at 1 pm. They are:
"Finding and Using Those Elusive Naturalization Records"
and
"Solving Problems with Cemetery Records"
Price is $10. There is no Pre-registration.
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting - CANCELLED for September
Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Due to scheduling conflict- GGS needed to plan their Fall Meeting on the 3rd Saturday.
We will meet again in October. |
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Saturday, August 19, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Saturday, July 15, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting (Cancelled)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
We decided to cancel this meeting to prepare for the Internation Conferece. |
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Saturday, July 8, 2017
MCIGS 2017 Summer Conference
8:00 am McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. 14, Crystal Lake, IL
Speakers include:
Mary Tedesco - Genealogy Roadshow host seasons 2 and 3. Founder of ORIGINS ITALY.
Thomas MacEntee - Creator of GeneaBlogger.com
Paul Milner - Specialist in British Isles and U.S. research
Michael Lacopo - Specialties include: Adoption, emmigration , German/American, and more.
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Saturday, June 17, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Saturday, May 20, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Monday, May 15, 2017 through Friday, May 19, 2017
Western European Family History Conference
Family History Library - Salt Lake City and as Webinars
The Family History Library and the research specialists of the European Reference team invite you to a free week-long conference focused exclusively on Western European research. The conference, which will be held May 15-19, 2017, is perfect for beginning and intermediate genealogists interested in learning about records of Western European localities, and Family History Library collections.
Come and spend a week at the world renowned Family History Library learning from our expert staff of genealogists as well as experienced guest genealogists. Learn how to effectively use historical records and how to do research in several European countries. Explore such topics as census, church, immigration, and vital records. Learn more about German, French, Swiss, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium research. Discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems.
All classes will be held in the main floor classrooms. Seating is limited, so be sure to register early to secure a spot.
To register for the free conference, visit the Eventbrite registration site at this link if you plan to personally attend in-house.
All of the classes will be broadcasted as webinars. Webinar attendance for classes is limited to 500 attendees. Register for Webinar
For additional information see their website. |
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Beginning German Genealogy
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Germanic American Institute, 301 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Join the Germanic American Institute for an afternoon workshop exploring the basic German needed when beginning research into your family’s genealogy. Led by long-time GAI, GGS and Pommern Regional Group (PRG) member, Margie Deutsch, the class will consist of a presentation followed by a hands-on workshop where you can begin translating your first document.
Topics for the course include:
- Types of German letters (old German writing) - Sütterlin, Fraktur, Gothic
- Glossary of frequently used words & terms and abbreviations
- Examples of common documents; birth certificate, marriage certificate, passage documents etc.
- Family Group Sheet & Pedigree Chart
- Review websites & tools such as Family Search and Ancestry
- How & where to find reliable information
Questions? Contact Language Services at 651.222.2979
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
Minnesota Genealogical Society’s 2017 Spring Conference
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Bunker Hills Activity Center - Andover, MN
One-day genealogy conference showcasing the branches, interest groups and affiliates of MGS. 5 session times with 2 options at each.
- Conjuring Up The Past: My Folk Doctor Ancestors from Norway - Jeffrey Huset or Pommern and Its History - James Neuenfeldt
- Danish Genealogical Research: Online Exploration - Edward J. “Ed” Steenberg or New England Town Records - Alice Eichholz
- Enjoy lunch (included with registration), visit the information tables and network with your fellow genealogists
- Romania: More Than Dracula! - Vicki Albu and Jean Logajan Day or Genealogy - Making a Difference - Jan Carlson
- German Roots? 4 Steps to Build Up Your Research Skills - Kim Ashford or Do You Have a Famous Ancestor? - Janell Norman
- DNA Discussion Panel - Alice Eichholz, Kristie Strum & John Vanek or Writer's Group Discussion Panel - Kathy Lund, Bill Holmquist, Sue Kratsch,Erv Chorn & Gayle Geber
MGS Members $50, Non-Members $60 (Membership - $35 year)
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Saturday, April 15, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Sunday, April 2, 2017
Sissi & Brunch
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm The Klub Haus, 1079 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN 55117
Are you a Sissi- or a Romy Schneider fan? Have you watched all three Sissi movies every Christmas while growing up? Maybe you haven't seen them, but would love to find out what the buzz is all about?
Romy Schneider in Sissi, Sissi: Die Junge Kaiserin & Sissi: Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin.
Join us on April 2nd at The Klub Haus as we prepare for the up-coming 43rd Annual Viennese Ball at the UW-EC, celebrate Old Vienna, and the Hungarian Independence (a little late, we know).
Schedule
12:00pm: Sissi
2:00pm: Sissi – Die Junge Kaiserin
4:00pm: Sissi – Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin
German with English Subtitles.
Free but registration required. RSVP by March 25. Brunch catered by Jeff the Chef. Donations in support of the St. Thomas German program welcomed.
April 2, 12pm to 6pm
12pm: Sissi
2pm: Die Junge Kaiserin
4pm: Schicksalsjahre...
Movies & Brunch
This event is hosted and sponsored by the:
- German-American Heritage Foundation, St. Paul, MN
- The Klub Haus, St. Paul
- University of St. Thomas Department of Modern & Classical Languages
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 through Sunday, April 2, 2017
Euro-Atlantic Conference; Legacy of 1848; Through Today
4:00 pm to 12:00 am St. John's Lutheran Church Conference Center in Northfield, MN
Don Tolzmann, Gitta & Yogi Reppmann and team are arranging this a multi-faceted conference that will cover a number of topics of interest to attendees ranging from the Legacy of 1848 to Untold Stories: The Holocaust Boxcar – a German History. Please see Euro-Atlantic Conference for more details. |
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Saturday, March 25, 2017
Spring Meeting
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Normandale College, Bloomington MN
There will be four presentations by Michael Lacopo.
- The German Immigrant Experience in the 18th Century
- I’ve Had My DNA Tested….Now What?
- Deconstructing Your Family Tree: Re-evaluating the “Evidence”
- How to Overcome Brick Wall Problems in Pennsylvania German Research
Pre-Registration is now closed
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Saturday, March 18, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Saturday, February 18, 2017
Library Workshop
9:30 am Concordia Library, St. Paul, MN
Registration begins at 9 am.
There will be two brief presentations and then some time in the Library with the GGS collection.
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
German Language Study Group Meeting
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Crystal Family History Center, 2801 N. Douglas Dr. in Crystal MN
Bring your German language documents to translate.
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Saturday, November 12, 2016
Annual Meeting
11:30 am to 2:30 pm Gasthof zur GemĂĽtlichkeit Restaurant 2300 University Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Registration begins at 11:30. German buffet lunch served at 12 noon. Business meeting includes election of GGS officers. Presentation on "Plattdeutsch - Low German" by Yogi Reppmann follows business meeting.
The flyer is still available for information purposes only. Registration is now closed
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Saturday, October 22, 2016
German Bohemian Fall Meeting
5:00 pm New Ulm Country Club, 1 Golf Dr, New Ulm, MN 56073
Featuring Gary Wiltscheck talking about, “What it means to be German-Bohemian”
Gary’s presentation will include entertaining audio, videos, photos, and information from his personal experiences and travels over the years.
5 pm Social Hour
6 pm – Dinner and Business Meeting
7 pm Program
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Saturday, October 15, 2016
Translate Old German Family Documents
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Germanic-American Institute, 301 Summit Ave., Saint Paul, MN
You are invited to bring in an old handwritten or Gothic-font document such as a church or civil record, baptism or confirmation certificate, letter, postcard, photo inscription, or other old record. Translators organized by the Germanic Genealogy Society will be available to help read it.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Library Workshop
9:30 am to 2:00 pm Concordia Library, St. Paul, MN
Come get help with the GGS Library Collection. Meet in room 214, upstairs for a presentation, "Using the German gazetteer Meyers Orts” by Kent Cutkomp.
Volunteers will be available to assist with using our collection. $10 fee, no pre-registration needed. Registration begins at 9:30, presentations begin at 10 AM.
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Friday, September 23, 2016 through Saturday, September 24, 2016
GGS Fall Conference with Roger Minert
Inver Hills Community College - Fine Arts Auditorium
We invite you to attend our fall conference with Roger Minert of Brigham Young as our speaker. We will be having a Friday evening event followed by a full day of programming on Saturday. Five topics will be presented.
Friday evening
A Day in the Life of Your German Ancestor
Saturday's presentations
Census Records in Germany, 1816 – 1916: A New Genealogical Source
Introduction to German Phonetics as it Applies to the Spelling of Personal Names (or: How can Tiefendörfer and Diependerper be the same family?)
Communicating With Agencies and Individuals in Europe
Status in German Society 1500 to 1800: Where Did Your Ancestors Fit in?
Registration has now ended.
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Saturday, July 30, 2016
Germanic Genealogy “Family” History Day – for beginners and to introduce children to family history
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS), 1185 Concord St. N, So. Saint Paul
GGS will hold a special meeting for Beginning Germanic Genealogy in the MGS Auditorium called “Family” History Day for beginners and to introduce your children or grandchildren to family history through stories plus an opportunity to get individual help from GGS experts.
All are welcome with or without children or grandchildren.
The program will be presented through stories, presentations, activities, and a special guest pioneer doctoress Abbie Benson. It will also include an opportunity to get individual help from GGS experts.
This is an event recommended for beginners who come alone and for children ages 8-18 and their adults to experience together.
Registration begins at 9:00; the program and activities will run from 9:30 am to 12 noon. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about how to research their German roots.
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Saturday, June 4, 2016
Joint PRG - GGS Meeting with presenter Yogi Reppman
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS), 1185 Concord St. N, So. Saint Paul
GGS will co-sponsor a meeting with the Pommern Regional Group (PRG) in the MGS 1st floor auditorium.
Historian Dr. Joachim “Yogi” Reppmann will present “German Revolutionary Movement known as the 48ers”. Yogi Reppmann has authored many books on German immigrants and is very knowledgeable about the 1848 democratic revolution which led to many Germans coming to America.
Registration begins at 1:30 pm; the program runs from 2 pm to 4 pm. There will be no pre-registration for this meeting. The meeting is open to GGS and PRG members as well as others at no charge.
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Friday, May 13, 2016 through Saturday, May 14, 2016
GGS Spring Conference with Baerbel Johnson
Inver Hills Community College - Fine Arts Auditorium
We are pleased to welcome back to Minnesota, Baerbel Johnson from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Friday May 13 2016, Inver Hills Community College, Fine Arts Building Auditorium
6:30 pm Registration
7:00 pm What’s New in German Research on the Internet?
Saturday May 14, 2016, Inver Hills Community College, Fine Arts Building Auditorium
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Announcements & Introductions
9:15 am Online Resources for German Research in Formerly Eastern Areas
10:50 am German Archives – Full of Hidden Treasures
12 noon German Lunch - Sauerbraten
1:30 pm Digital Libraries – a Goldmine for German Genealogists
3:00 pm Solving German Emigration Problems
You may pay online using PayPal or download and print Registration flyer below.
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
GGS Spring Meeting with Teresa Steinkamp-McMillin
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Normandale Community College, 9700 France Avenue South, Bloomington , MN
Meeting will be located in Normandale’s Fine Arts Building-Lorenz Auditorium, room number F1265.
We are pleased to welcome Teresa Steinkamp-McMillin to be our speaker. This meeting will be a full day event.
- Read the Tabloids: German Church Records
- Boost your Germanic Research: Understanding Jurisdictions
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of German Military Records
- Hunting For Henry: A Case Study Using Collaterals
Description of Presentations by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin
READ THE TABLOIDS: GERMAN CHURCH RECORDS
German church records are a key resource for determining our ancestors' family
relationships. Sometimes these records deliver extra information that was not
required. In these instances, they read similar to modem tabloids.
BOOST YOUR GERMANIC RESEARCH: UNDERSTAND HISTORICAL JURISDICTIONS
Meyer's Gazetteer helps determine jurisdictions as of 1912. Germany was
not a country until 1871. In the centuries prior to that, land areas were
constantly changing hands. One must understand who controlled a given
area to find all possible records.
LIFE. LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF GERMAN MILITARY RECORDS
Learn how to find if military records exist for your ancestors. Once relevant
jurisdictions are known for their town, strategies are discussed for finding
military records in the Family History Library and in German archives
are known, strategies are discussed for learning if military records
exist.
HUNTING FOR HENRY: A CASE STUDY USING COLLATERALS
Are you dealing with ancestors who seem to have been hatched? Did they land
in the middle of the United States with no obvious way of getting here?
Expanding your research to associates and neighbors can lead to their origins.
Pre-Registration has ended.
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
Library Workshop
9:30 am to 2:00 pm Concordia Library, St. Paul, MN
Come get help with the GGS Library Collection. Meet in room 217, upstairs for 2 short presentations. Volunteers will be available to assist with using our collection. $10 fee, no pre-registration needed. Registration begins at 9:30, presentations begin at 10 AM.
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
GGS Winter Meeting with Dirk Weissleder
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Normandale Community College, 9700 France Avenue South, Bloomington , MN
Meeting will be located in Normandale’s Fine Arts Building-Lorenz Auditorium, room number F1265.
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We are pleased to welcome Dirk Weissleder back to the United States. He has a series of presentations that will bring additional understanding to doing research in Germany.
Pre-registration is now closed. Walk-ins only, $60. Lunch is not available for walk-ins.
Presentation topics include:
- Research trip activities and examples in the ancestral home village
- Surnames can lead you through history
- Which questions to ask to best further your research
- Introduction to Heraldry and coats of arms
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Saturday, December 5, 2015 through Sunday, December 6, 2015
Holiday Open Haus
Germanic-American Institute 301 Summit Avenue • Saint Paul, MN 55102
GGS will host a booth at the Germanic-American Institute during both days of their Holiday Open Haus event. Come and say hello. It will also feature other local vendors. This event is free and open to the public. For more information see the GAI website. http://www.gai-mn.org |
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Saturday, November 14, 2015
Annual Meeting
11:30 am to 2:30 pm Gasthof zur GemĂĽtlichkeit Restaurant 2300 University Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Registration begins at 11:30. German buffet lunch served at 12 noon. Business meeting includes election of GGS officers. Presentation follows business meeting. Speaker Dr. Joachim “Yogi” Reppmann will present "German revolutionary movement known as the 1848ers". A last minute change in speaker. See attached flyer for the new speaker information.
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
25 Years Germany Unity "The Reunification of Germany, the United States, and the Power of Time"
6:00 pm University of St. Thomas, Anderson Student Center 2115 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN
Twenty-five years after the historic day in October 1990, the German Reunification remains a studied and relevant topic. You are invited to a special event at the University of St. Thomas to celebrate and commemorate the events that ended the post-war era and changed Germany and the world.
6 p.m. - Reception
7 p.m. - The Reunification of Germany, the United States, and the Power of Time
Speaker Jeffrey A. Engel, Ph.D., is an award-winning American history scholar and director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. He is an expert on the U.S. presidency and American diplomatic history. Engel has authored or edited six books, including "The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Revolutionary Legacy of 1989" (Oxford University Press, 2009). He is regularly featured as an expert on CNN, Fox News, CNBC and other major networks.
Cost: $20 Includes heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages.
This event is hosted and sponsored by the German program, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, at St. Thomas, in partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington, D.C.; the German-American Heritage Inc.; Germanic-American Institute; and the German-American Chamber of Commerce.
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Saturday, October 10, 2015
DNA and Genealogy
8:30 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS), 1185 Concord St. N, So. Saint Paul
Alice Eichholz will make two presentations about DNA and Genealogy in the MGS Auditorium. She will discuss the basics and what to do with the results. Presentation titles are "DNA Side of Genealogy" and "Took a DNA Test! Now, what?" $10 fee, no pre-registration needed. Registration begins at 8:30 AM.
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Sunday, September 13, 2015
Library Workshop
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concordia Library, St. Paul, MN
Come get help with the GGS Library Collection. Meet in room 214, upstairs for 2 short presentations (Warren Mitchell will present a library resource topic, Shirleen Hoffman one for beginners). Volunteers will be available to assist with using our collection. $10 fee, no pre-registration needed. Registration begins at 1:30, presentations begin at 2.
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Saturday, July 25, 2015
Beginning Germanic Genealogy
8:30 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS), 1185 Concord St. N, So. Saint Paul
GGS will hold a special meeting for Beginning Germanic Genealogy in the MGS Auditorium. There will be two beginner presentations plus an opportunity to get individual help from GGS experts. Registration begins at 8:30; the program runs from 9 am to 12 noon. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about how to research their German roots.
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Saturday, May 30, 2015
Two-Day Special Bonus Conference
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Inver Hills Community College
Join us for our 2015 Friday and Saturday Special Bonus Conference at Inver Hills Community College in the Fine Arts Building, room 110. Inver Hills is just off the 80th Street exit of Highway 52 south in Inver Grove Minnesota. Dirk Weissleder of Hannover, Germany will be our speaker. Click on the link to the flyer for the full schedule and registration details.
There is an early pre-registration discount with an early bird deadline of April 18.
Presentation topics:
- The Structure of Organized Genealogy in Germany
- German-American Genealogical Collaboration (panel discussion)
- Primary and Secondary Sources for Genealogy in Germany
- Archives, Libraries and Institutions for Genealogical Researchers in Germany
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Friday, May 29, 2015
Two-Day Special Bonus Conference
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Inver Hills Community College
Join us for our 2015 Friday and Saturday Special Bonus Conference at Inver Hills Community College in the Fine Arts Building, room 110. Inver Hills is just off the 80th Street exit of Highway 52 south in Inver Grove Minnesota. Dirk Weissleder of Hannover, Germany will be our speaker. Click on the link to the flyer for the full schedule and registration details.
There is an early pre-registration discount with an early bird deadline of April 18.
Presentation topic:
- Understanding Germany, Yesterday, and Today (History, Politics and Culture) (Friday evening)
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Saturday, May 16, 2015
Two-Day Spring Conference
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Inver Hills Community College
Join us for our 2015 Friday and Saturday Spring Conference at Inver Hills Community College in the Fine Arts Building, room 110. Inver Hills is just off the 80th Street exit of Highway 52 south in Inver Grove Minnesota. Fritz Juengling from the Family History Library will be our speaker. Click on the link to the flyer for the full schedule and registration details.
There is an early pre-registration discount with an early bird deadline of March 31.
Presentation topics for Saturday are as follows:
- German Names (1st of Saturday presentations)
- German Emigration Sources Online at Ancestry.com
- German Gazetteer Series: Non-Prussian Gazetteers and Prussian Gazetteers
- Ortssippenbücher and Ortsfamilienbücher [village genealogies]-Valuable Resources in German Genealogical Research
- The Genealogical Value of German Guild Records
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Friday, May 15, 2015
Two-Day Spring Conference
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Inver Hills Community College
Join us for our 2015 Friday and Saturday Spring Conference at Inver Hills Community College in the Fine Arts Building, room 110. Inver Hills is just off the 80th Street exit of Highway 52 south in Inver Grove Minnesota. Fritz Juengling from the Family History Library will be our speaker. Click on the link to the flyer for the full schedule and registration details.
There is an early pre-registration discount with an early bird deadline of March 31.
Presentation topic:
- German Church and Civil Records (Friday evening)
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
Reading German Language Obituaries
8:30 am to 12:00 pm Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS), 1185 Concord St. N, So. Saint Paul, 4th floor board room
This meeting will be about “Reading German Language Obituaries”, with a presentation by Kent Cutkomp and an in-depth workshop. Each participant will have hands-on practice reading German obituaries and identifying important content. You may bring a copy of a German language obituary to share; additional obituaries will be provided.
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
Library Workshop
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concordia University, Saint Paul, MN
Come get help with the GGS Library Collection. Meet in room 214, upstairs for 2 short presentations (first one on a library resource topic, second designed for beginners), . Volunteers will be available to assist with using our collection. $10 fee, no pre-registration needed. Registration begins at 1:30, presentations begin at 2.
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Saturday, November 8, 2014
GGS Annual Membership Meeting
11:30 am to 3:00 pm Gasthof zur GemĂĽtlichkeit
We are happy to announce our speaker will be Gary Brueggemann. He will present "Minnesota's Forgotten German Heritage." Gary is a history professor at Century College in White Bear Lake. He is also the author of "Minnesota's Oldest Murder Mystery: the case of Edward Phalen; St. Paul's Unsaintly Pioneer." He spoke recently at the Germanfest in St. Paul. Check out our PDF flyer for more details.
The Gasthof is located at 2300 University Ave NE, Minneapolis.
Registration will begin at 11:30. A German Buffet Lunch will be served at 12:00 followed at 12:45 by our annual GGS business meeting and election of officers. Our Speaker will begin about 1:30. There is no charge to attend only the business meeting and speaker's presentation.
Sorry, pre-registration is now closed
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
Library Workshop
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concordia Library, St. Paul, MN
Come get help with the GGS Library Collection. Meet in room 214, upstairs for 2 short presentations (first one on a library resource topic, second designed for beginners), . Volunteers will be available to assist with using our collection. $10 fee, no pre-registration needed. Registration begins at 1:30, presentations begin at 2.
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Saturday, September 20, 2014
GGS Fall Meeting
8:30 am to 4:00 pm Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
FamilySearch.org has a wealth of information. Come get reacquainted with all it has to offer. There will be a presentation on preserving your genealogy for the next generation.
Location: Luther Seminary, Northwestern Hall, 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul, MN. $35 preregistration due Sep 12. Registration opens at 8:30. Download the flyer with a tear-off registration.
You may use this PayPal button to purchase one or more admissions. The price includes lunch!
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
German Study Group
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Germanic-American Institute, St. Paul, MN
The next meeting of the German Study Group is at GAI, 301 Summit Ave. You can find all you need about the location at their website. |
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 through Sunday, June 22, 2014
German Fest MN
St. Paul, Minnesota
A free event designed for the whole family! Come visit the GGS Booth at the 1st German Fest MN. There is also a Friday Night VIP event for adults only. Come join in the fun! See the link for more details. http://www.germanfestmn.org/ |
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
Deutsche Tage - Pommern Dancers
1:00 pm to 7:00 pm
June 14-15, 2014 at the Germanic American Institute, 301 Summit Avenue, St. Paul. See website for details at www.gai-mn.org. |
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
Getting Started in Researching your German Ancestors
9:00 am to 12:00 pm MGS Auditorium
Come join us in learning about how to research German ancestors. No experience necessary, but everyone is welcome. Topics will include: 1) How to find your immigrant ancestor 2) How to find your immigrant village and 3) What to do after you find them.
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
Spring Meeting
9:00 am to 1:00 pm MGS Auditorium
Learn how to write your family history.
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