Past Event Category: Workshops
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Feb 24Our German-Speaking Ancestors: Strategies and Resources for Genealogists
Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Southminster Presbyterian Church, 200 Richard Street, Waukesha, WI Co-sponsor(s): Waukesha County Genealogical Society
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Nov 7German-American Genealogy Workshop
Speaker(s): Antje Petty and Lori Bessler Location: Memorial Library, Room 126, 728 State St Madison, WI 53706 Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: Do you have ancestors from German-speaking Europe? Then you will enjoy this all-day workshop. Combining history and genealogical strategies, this program will help you research your German-speaking ancestors. It will also give tips …
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May 9Our German Ancestors and Their World: A Workshop for Genealogists
Speaker(s): Lori Bessler and Antje Petty Location: UW–Madison Memorial LIBRARY, Room 126 Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: This all-day workshop will be conducted by Lori Bessler, Reference Librarian for the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) Library Archives, and Antje Petty, Assistant Director of the Max Kade Institute. You will learn how to find your family’s place …
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Nov 9Reading Old German Script Workshop
Speaker(s): Karyl Rommelfanger Location: Memorial LIBRARY (Madison), Room 231 Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: Do you have correspondence from a German ancestor written in a script that you cannot read? Do you have trouble finding your ancestor’s name in an official document, because you can’t make out the letters? This workshop will acquaint participants with …
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Mar 24Reading Old German Script
Speaker(s): Karyl Rommelfanger Location: UW Memorial Library, Room 212 Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: Do you have correspondence from a German ancestor written in a script that you cannot read? Do you have trouble finding your ancestor’s name in an official document, because you can’t make out the letters? This workshop will acquaint participants with …
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Mar 18Tracing Your Jewish Roots from German-Speaking Europe
Speaker(s): Fran Loeb Luebke Location: UW Memorial Library, room 231 Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society, UW–Madison Mosse/ Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Description: This workshop will provide an overview of resources and research techniques that address the unique challenges faced by genealogists looking for their Jewish ancestors from German-speaking Europe. The workshop will cover sources that …
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Mar 3Genealogical Resources for German-American Ancestry, Online and Off
Memorial Library, Room 231
Speaker(s): Lori Bessler Location: UW Memorial Library, room 231 Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: This hands-on computer workshop will help the family researcher identify resources that are found on the Web as well as those that are not online. There are many collections that record the lives of our ancestors in Germany as well as …