The borders of German-speaking lands in Europe followed a non-linear pattern that is at first difficult to unpack. Learn about the gamut of on- and off-line tools to overcome this difficulty.
James M. Beidler, former Interim Executive Director for the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, is the author of four commercially published genealogy books as well as writing “
A great webinar – worth watching many times. It’s a complicated history and Jim makes it easier to understand with his great webinars.
A very helpful webinar, thanks
always excellent. Jim knows his stuff!
clear focus, nicely organized with good resources
Excellent webinar, alot of really great information, can’t wait to try it all out.
Excellent! Many thanks to James Beidler for this presentation. I will definitely watch this again and will revisit his other webinars at Legacy Family Tree.
Excellent! Thanks!
Fantastic webinar with lots of great information to assist finding German Ancestors.
Full of information!
Gave me a few more tools for my toolbox.
Good examples of using a couple websites for specific search re: boundarais (historical vs. modern)
Great help in finding German town on a map.
Great information – well done!
Great information. Five of my 8 great grandparents were from Germany. The rest were from Ireland
Great webinar on German borders, maps and Gazetteers.
Great webinar that might help me finally find my villages of origin
He is so easy to listen, lots of map information and ideas on where to go for more information. Thanks
I always find Jim Beidler’s webinars extremely helpful since the majority of my relatives came from Germany. The glossary and websites in the syllabus are much appreciated!
I found this Webinar extremely informative & very useful
I love learning new ways on how to search and learn about foreign countries. Thank you.
I need to find my Germans! This will help a lot.
I will be challenged by all of the changes of the boundaries in Germany, but I’m happy to know they are there. James Beidler was very thorough, and I learned a lot that will help me with my German ancestors. Thank you.
It’s difficult to believe every superb webinar is followed by one just as superb; & sometimes even more so. Thanks for offering such great genealogical help.
I’ve got to buy his map book.
James Beidler’s webinars are always so informative!
Jim did an excellent job in giving us aids to exploring olde germany!
learned a few things. thank you.
Love it! Fabulous webinar!!! Very helpful. Thank you.
Love the German webinars! Very informative. Thank you! : )
Not sure yet if I have any German ancestors, however, DNA results have the area list. If I could just break down some brick walls, I might get proof before I die. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Outstanding presentation! The information will be so helpful to me researching my German ancestors! Thanks!
Outstanding! Thanks.
Pleased to get some new tools to research my Lancow & Bensemann families 🙂
sehr gut
So glad I could listen to this. Your webinars always help push me onward for learning more. Thank You.
So helpful I just wish you would give a free syllabus to those that cannot afford the subscription to the webinars. I would love to have it. But I am very thankful for what you do to help me better myself with genealogy!!!
Sorry I needed to leave early, would love to see more like this in the evenings.
Thanks!
Thanks! Very helpful!
There was not much new for me in this webinar. the tools were helpful to newcomers.
This man is terrific!
This webinar was very helpful. Dankeschön
Today was James Beidler on Borders, Maps and Gazetteers for German Genealogists. It was fascinating I enjoy hearing him with his Enthusiasm.
very helpful
Very helpful information. Thanks!
Very helpful, thank you!
Very informative and wonderful help.
Very informative, especially about the on-line Meyers Ort and other resources. Thanks!
Very informative.
Very informative. So thankful for this information which has been greatly needed in my German research.
very interesting
Very interesting. I learned a lot. Thanks for the information.
Very useful info. Thanks a lot.
Wonderful! Always learn something new.
Wow! Too much information to process all at once. At least for me. Will take my notes & the syllabus & watch the webinar again in the next few days. At the very end, when Jim & Geoff were talking after the webinar, they were speaking of Family Books by family or by village – I didn’t get all of it. Not sure how to spell. I hope I can pick it up from watching the webinar again or from the chat log. Thanks for the Webinar.
There are many stereotypes about the immigrants who came from German-speaking lands to America in the 1700s. This lecture uses the personal memoirs of the immigrants themselves to dispel the myths about why they came, what the voyage was like, and how they liked America.
There are many stereotypes about the immigrants who came from German-speaking lands to America in the 1700s. This lecture uses the personal memoirs of the immigrants themselves to dispel the myths about why they came, what the voyage was like, and how they liked America.
Because of the non-linear history of German-speaking lands, describing to what political entities a village belonged requires two or more iterations depending on the time periods involved. Learn the best practices for recording German place names.
Because of the non-linear history of German-speaking lands, describing to what political entities a village belonged requires two or more iterations depending on the time periods involved. Learn the best practices for recording German place names.
Online German Church Registers, Duplicates and Substitutes
No genealogist with German-speaking ancestors avoids using church records, and the good news is that many more of them are coming online in digital form.
No genealogist with German-speaking ancestors avoids using church records, and the good news is that many more of them are coming online in digital form.
Applying genealogical basics to the peculiarity of searching for the rich records relating to America’s first large ethnic minority population - Germans.
Applying genealogical basics to the peculiarity of searching for the rich records relating to America’s first large ethnic minority population - Germans.
While there's a galaxy of Internet sites that can help you with your German genealogy, some stars shine brighter than others & and it's not just Ancestry and FamilySearch, although those two 500-pound canaries both have huge assets for those seeking Deutsch ancestors.
While there's a galaxy of Internet sites that can help you with your German genealogy, some stars shine brighter than others & and it's not just Ancestry and FamilySearch, although those two 500-pound canaries both have huge assets for those seeking Deutsch ancestors.
The naming patterns and quirks that are found in German names range from needing to "look in the middle" for first names ... as well as dealing with families who used the identical name for surviving children. This presentation demystifies these and other potential problems.
The naming patterns and quirks that are found in German names range from needing to "look in the middle" for first names ... as well as dealing with families who used the identical name for surviving children. This presentation demystifies these and other potential problems.
You will learn about the methodology of using the baptismal, confirmation, marriage and burial records from German church registers most effectively. By utilizing the different bits of information found in each, researchers can zigzag their way to adding centuries to a pedigree.
You will learn about the methodology of using the baptismal, confirmation, marriage and burial records from German church registers most effectively. By utilizing the different bits of information found in each, researchers can zigzag their way to adding centuries to a pedigree.
German Internet Research: A Launching Place for Your Research
Internet research for German ancestors is not as fully developed as it is for North American or British ancestors, but don't let that stop you! There is a significant subscription site, along with some important indexes, original and compiled, records online. Fortunately, the number of actual records online is growing…
Internet research for German ancestors is not as fully developed as it is for North American or British ancestors, but don't let that stop you! There is a significant subscription site, along with some important indexes, original and compiled, records online. Fortunately, the number of actual records online is growing…
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A great webinar – worth watching many times. It’s a complicated history and Jim makes it easier to understand with his great webinars.
A very helpful webinar, thanks
always excellent. Jim knows his stuff!
clear focus, nicely organized with good resources
Excellent webinar, alot of really great information, can’t wait to try it all out.
Excellent! Many thanks to James Beidler for this presentation. I will definitely watch this again and will revisit his other webinars at Legacy Family Tree.
Excellent! Thanks!
Fantastic webinar with lots of great information to assist finding German Ancestors.
Full of information!
Gave me a few more tools for my toolbox.
Good examples of using a couple websites for specific search re: boundarais (historical vs. modern)
Great help in finding German town on a map.
Great information – well done!
Great information. Five of my 8 great grandparents were from Germany. The rest were from Ireland
Great webinar on German borders, maps and Gazetteers.
Great webinar that might help me finally find my villages of origin
He is so easy to listen, lots of map information and ideas on where to go for more information. Thanks
I always find Jim Beidler’s webinars extremely helpful since the majority of my relatives came from Germany. The glossary and websites in the syllabus are much appreciated!
I found this Webinar extremely informative & very useful
I love learning new ways on how to search and learn about foreign countries. Thank you.
I need to find my Germans! This will help a lot.
I will be challenged by all of the changes of the boundaries in Germany, but I’m happy to know they are there. James Beidler was very thorough, and I learned a lot that will help me with my German ancestors. Thank you.
It’s difficult to believe every superb webinar is followed by one just as superb; & sometimes even more so. Thanks for offering such great genealogical help.
I’ve got to buy his map book.
James Beidler’s webinars are always so informative!
Jim did an excellent job in giving us aids to exploring olde germany!
learned a few things. thank you.
Love it! Fabulous webinar!!! Very helpful. Thank you.
Love the German webinars! Very informative. Thank you! : )
Not sure yet if I have any German ancestors, however, DNA results have the area list. If I could just break down some brick walls, I might get proof before I die. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Outstanding presentation! The information will be so helpful to me researching my German ancestors! Thanks!
Outstanding! Thanks.
Pleased to get some new tools to research my Lancow & Bensemann families 🙂
sehr gut
So glad I could listen to this. Your webinars always help push me onward for learning more. Thank You.
So helpful I just wish you would give a free syllabus to those that cannot afford the subscription to the webinars. I would love to have it. But I am very thankful for what you do to help me better myself with genealogy!!!
Sorry I needed to leave early, would love to see more like this in the evenings.
Thanks!
Thanks! Very helpful!
There was not much new for me in this webinar. the tools were helpful to newcomers.
This man is terrific!
This webinar was very helpful. Dankeschön
Today was James Beidler on Borders, Maps and Gazetteers for German Genealogists. It was fascinating I enjoy hearing him with his Enthusiasm.
very helpful
Very helpful information. Thanks!
Very helpful, thank you!
Very informative and wonderful help.
Very informative, especially about the on-line Meyers Ort and other resources. Thanks!
Very informative.
Very informative. So thankful for this information which has been greatly needed in my German research.
very interesting
Very interesting. I learned a lot. Thanks for the information.
Very useful info. Thanks a lot.
Wonderful! Always learn something new.
Wow! Too much information to process all at once. At least for me. Will take my notes & the syllabus & watch the webinar again in the next few days. At the very end, when Jim & Geoff were talking after the webinar, they were speaking of Family Books by family or by village – I didn’t get all of it. Not sure how to spell. I hope I can pick it up from watching the webinar again or from the chat log. Thanks for the Webinar.