The Palatines to America German Genealogy Society 2018 National Conference will be held in Buffalo, NY from June 13 to 16, 2018.
It has been said that during the height of the Erie Canal era (1830-1865) more immigrants passed through Buffalo’s Erie Canal district than ever passed through Ellis Island. How fitting the Palatines to America German Genealogy Society will have their 2018 conference in that canal district. My own German great-grandparents didn’t make it to Buffalo, as they stopped and settled in the Rochester area – and lived out their lives in West Brighton.
Learn more about the conference online.
The following speakers will be at the event:
- John Phillip Colletta, Ph.D.
- Baerbel K Johnson, AG
- Garry Finkell
- Carolyn Heald
- Joseph Lieby
- Bruce Romanchak
- Donald Schwert
- Christopher White
Registration is $145 for members. Register online at www.PalAm.org. Pre-conference events are also planned.
Make your hotel reservations at the Adams Mark Hotel and Events Center Buffalo, 120 Chruch Street, Buffalo, NY 14202. See http://www.adamsmark.com. The hotel rate is $139 per night + tax and fees for reservation made prior to May 15, 2018. You may make reservations by calling the hotel at 716-845-5100 and indications you are with the Palatines to America Society or online at https://tinyurl.com/ya79yrxh. They will allow this conference rate for the duration of the conference and 3 days prior to or after the conference, based on available, for those who would like to extend their stay. Guests staying at the hotel will receive a parking pass when you check in at the front desk. The discounted parking rate is $5 per day.
