About Us

The purpose of the Michigan Germanic Genealogical Society shall be:

1. To promote the study of and interest in the immigration of people of Germanic heritage to America.
2. To exchange cultural information relating to the times, life, and society of Germanic immigrants and their descendants.
3. To encourage and provide the means for members to share their genealogical findings through meetings and newsletters and to promote the collection and preservation of such materials.

Our Board of Directors:

• Executive Board
  • President: Julia Hanneman-Schoenbach
  • Vice-President: Joan Cooper
  • Secretary: Tim Salatin
  • Treasurer: Ed Redmer
• Directors (3)
  • Director: Rodger Wolf
  • Director: Loretta Dunham
  • Director: Brenda Leyndyke

Complete bios are available at About Us -> Board Bios.

Committees
We all wear many hats, so the Board of Directors also does the following tasks and always seeks volunteers.

• Webmaster – Thomas Koselka
• Zoom Meeting Specialist – Rodger Wolf
• Facebook – Shannon Gordon
• X Formerly Twitter (@MichiganGGS) – open
• Resource Librarian – open
• Newsletter – Julia Hanneman-Schoenbach & Loretta Dunham
• Brochures/Publicity – Brenda Leyndyke
• Email List – Ed Redmer & Rodger Wolf
• Michigan Genealogical Council Delegates – Brenda Leyndyke & Tim Salatin
• International Germanic Genealogical Partners Rep – Ed Redmer & Loretta Dunham

If you would like to join our team in any of these capacities, please email information@miggs.org.

Any questions can be answered if you send an email to information@miggs.org, and it will be forwarded to the responsible party.