Ohio Chapter - Palatines to America - German Genealogy Society

10/04/2026

10/03/2026

Today the Ohio Chapter was at the Licking County Ohio Genealogy Society's Heritage Connections

05/05/2026

16 May 2026 Ohio PalAm German Community Forum Series - "Sifting Through Ohio Records."

PalAm-Ohio’s German Community Forum Series resumes on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET, as a FREE ZOOM only event. Our facilitator this month is Nancy Ottman, a retired Director of Human Resources and Loss Prevention for JCPenney Co. She has been involved in genealogy research and cemetery studies for more than 30 years. A member of PalAm since 2006, she is a former treasurer for our society and was instrumental in moving our collection to the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

Nancy is also a member of the Association of Gravestone Studies and the Ohio Genealogical Society. She has spoken to numerous genealogical and historical societies and fraternal organizations in Ohio and Pennsylvania on topics ranging from beginning Genealogy, tombstones and their meanings, the Immigration of Germans to America, and the migration of Germans throughout the United States. A current member of the Ohio chapter board, she has presented at numerous PalAm, national and Ohio genealogical conferences.

This talk is free, and we hope to see you online. To register, e-mail [email protected], and put “GFS” on the subject line. We get so many emails; please be sure to use that specific title so that you can be sure to get registered and receive your ZOOM link. Any Zoom questions or problems, please email Lori Poch at [email protected].

02/22/2026

German Community Forum Series (Free on ZOOM)
Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 10am to 12 Noon Bring your questions? We will try to help with your Brick Walls. Also bring interesting facts about your ancestors – funny, strange … anything interesting to others.

German Community Forum Series, Ohio Palam – at 10 am to around or before 12 noon – Our facilitator this month is Carol Swinehart, who holds a Master of Education and has been researching German roots in Hesse, Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Niedersachsen since 1975.

Registration:
To join this ZOOM only event Zoom, please Email [email protected] with “GFS” in the subject line. We receive a high volume of emails, so we might miss yours if it doesn’t include “GFS” in the subject line.