About this webinar
German-French or French-German? Genealogy in Alsace-Lorraine. Do you have ancestors listed in the U. S. census as German in one and French in another? They are likely from Alsace-Lorraine, with a complicated history that presents family researchers with opportunities and challenges. Learn about sources and methods that will help you to progress in your research.
About the speaker
Gail Shaffer Blankenau is a professional historian, genealogist, speaker, and author specializing in Germanic genealogy, Midwestern and New England roots, and American lineage research. Her passion fo...
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Comments (67)
I have been meaning to watch this webinar for over a year, and finally did so. The information is very useful and will help in researching some Alsatian Bas-Rhin close ancestors. Note that some of the links in the presentation and the syllabus are outdated. Several sites with the domain extension .fr have been changed to .eu.
My 2nd great grandmother was born in this topic's region but no specific village or town in 1819. I am looking forward to using some of your suggested websites to find her parents who were German speaking and Lutheran. Your webinar provided a great historical refresh and overview across several centuries. I am looking forward to readdressing what I and my mother have already gathered on the USA side since their landing here in 1876. Great webinar, Thank you!!
Dear Charlene: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. The website had a technical glitch that did not allow me to respond! I am so pleased you were inspired by my webinar and feel free to keep me posted. I love to hear success stories.
Great webinar. Thank you Gail.
You are welcome and best of luck with your research, Gail.
Speaker was excellent. She followed a great outline/flow of information. Her handout is a goldmine.
Very interesting and well done webinar! A rumor in my family stated relatives arrived in the states from Alsace Lorraine. Now I have an idea of where and how to start finding if this is true.
You are so welcome! I have a project in Baden (close to the border) right now that in the early 1700s turned out to involve Swiss migrating up there. It is always fun to find these important details! Best, Gail
Thank you. Good speaking skills! Excellent resources. Those small tips make all the difference. My family was Swiss invited to farm abandoned farms in the Alsace region after 1603. Hint was they only married other German speakers - ah ha!
Having recently verified my connection to Bas Rhine (sp) this webinar was extremely useful in pointing me towards future research. Interesting also was an awareness of how my ancestors migrated to nearby areas, perhaps due to military conflicts.
How exciting to have identified your region of origin and I am so happy this presentation will be useful. Best to you, Gail
I was pleasantly surprised to see a webinar on this area where both my wife and I (mainly me!) have several ancestors. I was not disappointed. This single webinar alone was worth the price of subscribing to Legacy webinars!