Starts Tomorrow: Exploring German Genealogy 🇩🇪

Exploring German Genealogy

from Family Tree University

September 12 - October 9

Meet Your Instructor:

was a research and compilation contributor to James M. Beidler’s books Trace Your German Roots Online, The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide, and The Family Tree Historical Atlas of Germany. He’s also the editor of Der Kurier, the 40-page quarterly of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society.

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Background on German history, geography, language, and names
• The patterns of German migration to the American colonies and the United States
• Records and strategies to use to identify your German immigrant ancestors
• Records and strategies to use to identify your ancestor’s village of origin in Germany
• Records and strategies to use to do research using German records
• The basics of doing in-person research at the Family History Library and in Germany itself
• Information about and records and strategies to use to research German-speaking ancestors who came from outside of modern-day Germany

Plus: You’ll have instructor Sean Kessler there to answer your questions and guide you through each step of the way.

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