Romanian Genealogy Society

08/06/2025

August 6th begins the three-day 2025 FEEFHS Conference, with many topics of interest to researchers of Romanian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, German, and East European ancestors. Just some of the numerous 1-hour topics are "Beginning Romanian Genealogy," "Case Studies of Migration," "Geo-Political Changes in Banat," ""Hungarian Gazetteers," "Digital Archives of Eastern Europe," "Hungarian Church Registers & Civil Registration," "WWII Displaced Persons," "Why is Jewish Research Different from All Other Research?" and many, many more.

Classes during the 2025 FEEFHS Online ConferenceAll classes will be presented via Zoom.Register Now The 2025 conference covers the following tracks:■ Polish Track [10 classes]■ Russian Empire / USSR Track [10 classes]■ Germans from Eastern Europe [7 classes]■ German Track [12 classes].....

07/04/2025

Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS)
Click the link below to find out more information or register.
https://staging.feefhs.org/conference-2025/announcement1

07/04/2025

Romanian Weekend at The Wharf Returns for Its Fourth Year:
A Vibrant Showcase of Romanian Traditions in America |
Washington, D.C., July 11-13
Ambasada României în Statele Unite ale Americii / Romanian Embassy to US

This year, the spotlight shines on the Banat region and the city of Timișoara—the largest city in western Romania and a flourishing hub of diversity, innovation, and artistic vitality.

For more information click:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CS5jvLBYD/
OR
https://www.romanianfestivaldc.com/program-2025/

Enjoy live music, dance, cuisine and wine. The Romanian Weekend at The Wharf is a unique opportunity for people to get acquainted with both modern and traditional Romanian arts, crafts and live performances. Things to do in DC.

05/22/2025

Join us for our part 2 of 2 of our presentation. Part 1 was on May 17.

Demystifying Ethnic Groups in Romania Part 2
What's the difference between ancestors claiming to be Romanians vs those who claim to be from Romania?

Join us for an encore of Bogdan Filipescu's presentation from February 2021, given by Darlene Dimitrie.
7 p.m. CDT
8 p.m. EDT
5 p.m. PDT/MST
6 p.m. MDT
For members only, who will be sent a ZOOM link via email.

04/29/2025

Join us on Thursday, June 5 at 7 p.m. CT - this is a casual drop-in open house so that we can share our successes and try to break down our break walls.

Share with other genealogists tracing Romanian roots!

Normally this is for members only, but we are offering a limited number of slots for anyone who is interested in attending. Click https://simpli.events/e/rgs582beb to register.

04/29/2025

Join us for our online ZOOM quarterly meeting May 17, 2025.

Demystifying Ethnic Groups in Romania
What's the difference between ancestors claiming to be Romanians vs those who claim to be from Romania?

Join us for an encore of Bogdan Filipescu's presentation from February 2021, given by Darlene Dimitrie.
1 - 2:30 pm CT
2 - 3:30 pm ET
11 am - 12:30 pm PT
Noon - 1:30 pm MT

Normally for members only, who will be sent a ZOOM link via email.

If you are not a member and would like to attend to see the benefits that membership in RGS offers, please click https://simpli.events/e/RGS6521a5 for free registration.

03/30/2025

MyHeritage and Legacy Family Tree are excited to announce the 6th Annual 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon, hosted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage, is happening April 3–4, 2025.

The marathon begins Thursday, April 3 at 5 PM Eastern (U.S.) and runs straight through to Friday, April 4 at 5 PM Eastern — that’s 24 hours of nonstop learning, inspiration, and discovery.
We’re just back from an incredible time at RootsTech, but for a genealogist, the learning never ends — and this marathon is the perfect way to keep the momentum going!

Every session is completely free to attend live, but spots are limited per session — so be sure to register early to save your seat! Can’t make it live? No problem — all recordings will be available for free for one week after the event.

Explore the full schedule and register now at: familytreewebinars.com/24-marathon/

03/06/2025

FEEFHS (The Foundation for East European Family History Studies) is offering free family history research videos till March 15.

Take a look at their Eastern European Online Conference held from August 6-8, 2025 - Special RootsTech discount offer!

Two presentations by Romanian Genealogy Society Research Group's Vicki Albu - see the attached ad.

03/01/2025

Are you a member of the Romanian Genealogy Society? Or not?
Tell us what you are thinking.
Click https://forms.gle/cgte3zBmXa1ugXGR8 to respond to our survey. (uses Google Forms)
Links to see the benefits of membership:
https://romaniangenealogy.com/about-us/
https://romaniangenealogy.com/membership/

02/27/2025

Exclusive Screening: "Apă și Talpă" - Alin Ușeriu & Anna Székley in Chicago
With the RUF - Romanian United Foundation

02/27/2025

Event open to anyone.

For members, pre-registration is NOT required.
You will be sent a link to the meeting a few days prior.

For non-members, please register by sending an email to rgs.events2025@gmail.com and you will be sent the meeting link.
Join us and see what membership in RGS has to offer.

02/25/2025

Stasa Cvetkovic of Synergia is once again offering a Banat/Donauschwaben Ancestral Tour -- some of you have gone on his tours in the past.

This is an amazing opportunity to see ancestral villages and some of the wonderful cities of Europe!!

Contact Stasa at: synergia@gmail.com