Palatines to America - German Genealogy Society

Palatines to America - German Genealogy Society German genealogy society, researching our German speaking ancestors.

Michael Strauss returns for our final presentations of this outstanding PalAm national conference. His topic is “The Ger...
06/20/2026

Michael Strauss returns for our final presentations of this outstanding PalAm national conference. His topic is “The German Forty-Eighters and Their Fight for Freedom”

Our annual membership meeting successfully concluded, budget approved, leadership elected, and awards awarded, Jim Beidl...
06/20/2026

Our annual membership meeting successfully concluded, budget approved, leadership elected, and awards awarded, Jim Beidler & Katy Bodenhorn are discussing “Occupations of Pennsylvania Germans” - they weren’t all necessarily farmers!

Lori Samuelson is back! Her second presentation for our conference looks at our German immigrants in America’s war, “Fro...
06/20/2026

Lori Samuelson is back! Her second presentation for our conference looks at our German immigrants in America’s war, “From Soldiering to Civil Life.”

Our second day of conference began with a presentation from Christopher Malone, curator of Historic Trappe, which includ...
06/20/2026

Our second day of conference began with a presentation from Christopher Malone, curator of Historic Trappe, which includes, among other sites, the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies. He spoke about “Pennsylvania Germans and the War for Independence,” and shared their exhibitions celebrating USA 250.

We concluded our pre-banquet presentations with a detailed discussion from noted military historian, Michael Strauss: “D...
06/19/2026

We concluded our pre-banquet presentations with a detailed discussion from noted military historian, Michael Strauss: “Divided Loyalties, Pennsylvania Germans in the Revolutionary War.”

Fellow IGGP partner Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS), another valued sponsor, shared an overview of their group befo...
06/19/2026

Fellow IGGP partner Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS), another valued sponsor, shared an overview of their group before our final presentation of the day.

Swiss ancestry? Anabaptist heritage? Lois Ann Mast, of Masthof Press, gave an impressive history and important informati...
06/19/2026

Swiss ancestry? Anabaptist heritage? Lois Ann Mast, of Masthof Press, gave an impressive history and important information about “Mennonite and Amish Genealogy Research”

Wonderful presentations from our sponsors continue before our afternoon presentations. The Lutheran Archives and the Sou...
06/19/2026

Wonderful presentations from our sponsors continue before our afternoon presentations. The Lutheran Archives and the South Central PA Genealogical Society shared lots of information about their organizations. What a great opportunity for conference sponsors!

Our second presenter, Lori Leininger Samuelson gave a marvelous, and entertaining, talk about “Palatinate Pathways: From...
06/19/2026

Our second presenter, Lori Leininger Samuelson gave a marvelous, and entertaining, talk about “Palatinate Pathways: From One Homeland to Many American
Homes.”

Our first presenter this year was Jim Beidler who shared about the origins and development of what we now call Germany, ...
06/19/2026

Our first presenter this year was Jim Beidler who shared about the origins and development of what we now call Germany, focusing on the “First Wave Immigrants’ Germany.”

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