Meyer’s Gazetteer for German Researchers with Karynne Moses

Meyer’s Gazetteer is an invaluable resource for German genealogy that allows you to see your ancestor’s hometown on a historic map and find the local churches, synagogues, and civil registries were located during the time of the German Empire (1871-1918). The place names and their jurisdictions, as found in this gazetteer have become the standard for German genealogy and allow records to be found in spite of the frequent boundary changes of the German-speaking lands throughout history. This lecture will explore the ins and outs of Meyers Gazetteer and help attendees to integrate this tool to enrich their research.

Karynne Moses bio

Family history provides the perfect outlet for Karynne’s love of languages. A German and Portuguese genealogist, she enjoys finding her clients’ ancestors and translating documents. While studying Family History/Genealogy at Brigham Young University, she worked under the direction of Dr. Roger Minert on the German Immigrants in American Church Records series. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2019.