The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society is sponsoring a conference Saturday, October 22, 2016. Titled Focusing on Our German Heritage, the conference will begin at 8:30 am and run until 4:30 pm. It will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, York, Pennsylvania 17404.
The following is from my friends at MAGS, and can be found at their website.
The MAGS presents our fall conference with the following topics and speakers.
German Gazetteers: Geographic Dictionaries to Your Rescue!
Dr. Fritz Juengling
This presentation will show how to use the following gazetteers in tandem to find virtually any village now or once in Germany: Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschenReichs; Gemeindelexikonfür das KönigreichPreußen; Kartenmeister.com; Map Guide to German Parish Registers.
Finding a German Heimat Online
James M. Beidler
Researching your ancestors deep into Germany simply doesn’t happen unless you know the name of the village of origin. This presentation will review the sources to tie your immigrant to a Heimat and then find the village and its records.
German Guilds and Their Records: Filling in the Gaps for Missing Church Registers
Dr. Fritz Juengling
This class will cover the purposes organization of guilds, various records types kept by guilds and how these can be used to fill gaps or extend research. Some discussion of occupations will also be given.
Practical and Social Decisions for Emigration to America: Beyond the Obvious Reasons
Dr. Fritz Juengling
Millions of Germans emigrated to other lands and their reasons for doing so are varied. Some reasons are obvious, others less so. In this presentation, using a case study, we will learn about a less well known sociological reason for emigration.
Speaker Biographies
Dr. Fritz Juengling
Dr. Juengling received his two Bachelor’s degrees in Secondary Education and International Studies German Emphasis, both with Honors, at Western Oregon University. He attended the University of Minnesota where he received his Master’s and Ph.D. in Germanic Philology with minors in both English and Linguistics.
Dr. Juengling has taught all levels of German, including Medieval German literature, and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) at the college level. He has also taught German, English, and Latin at the high school level. He is an Accredited Genealogist® for Germany and the Netherlands through The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. He is a European Research Specialist, specializing in German, Dutch, and Scandinavian research, at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
James M. Beidler
Jim Beidler is the editor of our own publication Der Kurier, the newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society. He has spoken at our conferences many times. Jim just published another new book – Trace Your German Roots Online, A Complete Guide to German Genealogy Websites.
