Germanic Genealogy Society

03/22/2026

Do you know your ancestors came from Schleswig-Holstein, but the trail ends at the Atlantic? Join us for our next webinar Match 26. https://ggsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=38&tf=1

03/12/2026

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03/06/2026

Researching families in Schleswig-Holstein? This free webinar covers common challenges and practical research strategies. Registration https://www.ggsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=38&tf=1

02/25/2026

📢 WEBINAR PROGRAM UPDATE— Tomorrow (Same Time, Same Link)
Due to illness, “Archion: How to Use It and Why” has been postponed and will be rescheduled soon.

Join us instead for:

Gail Shaffer Blankenau — Top Tips in Reading German Parish Records
*Learn practical strategies and tools to help you read old German handwriting, work through challenging entries, and use parish records more effectively in your research.
*These skills will be especially helpful when the Archion webinar is rescheduled, as Archion provides digitized images of many German church records.

🕒 Time: Unchanged
🔗 Your original registration link still works
🎥 Recording available to members after the webinar

Feel free to share with anyone researching German ancestors.

02/25/2026

Tomorrow at 1 p.m. CT: FREE GGS Webinar on Archion.de for beginning German genealogy researchers.

Register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2711272980914133343

02/17/2026

Former GGS President Barbara Pieh, joining us from Trier, Germany, will show beginners how to get started on Archion.de in a FREE Webinar on Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. CT. Come learn how to use the largest online collection of German Protestant church records!

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2711272980914133343

02/03/2026

Researching German ancestors? Join our FREE GGS Webinar on Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. CT. Barbara Pieh will explain how & why to use Archion.de, the go-to source for German Protestant church records.

Register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2711272980914133343

Based in Minnesota, we help people research their German Heritage in all the Germanic areas in Europe and around the world. We are here to guide you in finding that data with books and links to online

01/30/2026

Join us for an engaging virtual presentation exploring one of the most significant moments in Luxembourg’s modern history, the abdication of the former Grand Duke, Henri and the accession of the new Grand Duke, Guillaume. This program will delve into the historical context, ceremonial traditions, ...

01/28/2026

Archion Newsletter Announcement: What was put online in recent weeks?

*Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern: Church record indexes (Kirchenbuchverkartungen) from Nuremberg and 300 additional church books
*Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Sachsens: Church books from 14 places in the Auerbach church district
*Bistumsarchiv Trier: A dditions from more than 200 places, including parish registers from the city of Trier

01/27/2026

A reminder that the webinar on researching Swiss ancestors is now accessible in our webinar archive -- a benefit of your membership! Go to

Based in Minnesota, we help people research their German Heritage in all the Germanic areas in Europe and around the world. We are here to guide you in finding that data with books and links to online

01/22/2026

Register at Germanic Genealogy Society website: https://ggsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=38&tf=1