Our On-Demand package includes more than 50 pre-recorded lectures from around the world and will be available for viewing in July. André Hammann will talk about:
German Immigration in Brazil – Historical and Cultural Aspects
Brazil has the second largest German immigrants after the USA. Timeline, mainly after 1824 (200 years in 2024). Emigration from German States and immigration to Brazil. Hard beginning, hard work, education (language/ dialects) and religion.
André Hammann was born in 1983 in Três de Maio, Brazil; Mechanical Engineer, MBA, Project Manager in Ag industry; speaks Portuguese, English, German and Spanish. Genealogist by hobby, board member of GenealogiaRS and IGGP; joined IGGCs 2017 and 2019, lecturer, German and Austrian genealogy books co-author, has 84 German-speaking immigrants (1825-1897).
Our On-Demand package includes more than 50 pre-recorded lectures from around the world and will be available for viewing in July. Angela Weber, Ph.D. will talk about:
Following the Trail: Emigrant Letters of the 19th Century / Spurensuche: Auswandererbriefe aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
This course will look at the challenges and opportunities German immigrants experienced, and their impressions of the New World, through letters they wrote back to the homeland in the 19th century.
Angela Weber, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bonn. Her English translations of German immigrant letters are published in Claire Gebben’s memoir How We Survive Here. Angela has done extensive research on transatlantic migration and taught at the universities of Marburg and Bonn. She lives in Marburg, Germany.
Our On-Demand package includes more than 50 pre-recorded lectures from around the world and will be available for viewing in July. Zbigniew Stettner will talk about:
Resources for Researching German Colonists in Former Galicia
Learn how to use online resources and records available in Polish and Ukrainian archives for searching German colonists in Galicia (Austria in the 19th century, current South‐East Poland and Western Ukraine).
Mapping Your Ancestors. Using Free Online Services to Build Interactive Maps
You will learn how to join information from various sources with old and current maps to build beautiful and informative map applications for family history.
Zbigniew Stettner graduated from the University in Krakow. He has been researching for over 10 years in Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak and Belarusian archives, spoken at several conferences and conducted a few webinars about doing the research in Poland. He has used the pandemic break to write a handbook of research in Poland.
Our On-Demand package includes more than 50 pre-recorded lectures from around the world and will be available for viewing in July. Benjamin Hollister will talk about:
Germans in Asia and Oceania: Why You Should Care!
Germans lived and died in the world beyond the big migrant destinations. Language and access can make finding these records difficult.
Wir fahren nach Australien: Who Went Down Under, When and Why
German families did not always migrate together; in fact, some went to opposite ends of the earth. Find out how to track your cousins in Australia.
Ben Hollister has been a professional genealogist since 2007, and a historical researcher since 1997. He owns and operates a historical research business focusing on German-Australian research, runs historical tours, and offers a variety of support services to researchers, including mentoring and reviews, as well as undertaking his own research.
Our On-Demand package includes more than 50 pre-recorded lectures from around the world and will be available for viewing in July. Wade Olsen will talk about:
German‐Bohemian Immigration: Why They Left Their Homeland and Where They Settled in the United States
Learn about German‐Bohemian immigration from the Austro‐Hungarian Empire. The focus will include reasons why people left their homelands, including economic conditions, family size and inheritance, land availability, and military service requirements.
Wade Olsen is President of the German Bohemian Heritage Society based in New Ulm, Minnesota. He is a Historian, Speaker, Genealogist and Tour Director. Owner of Travel Wade, a tour company focused on tours to central Europe. His specialty is German Bohemian ancestry, designing tours and bringing people to explore the lands of their ancestors.
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