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  • Extra! Extra! Finding Family Using Newspapers – German Emphasis
    with Dana Ann Palmer, CG®, CGL®

    MIGGS Zoom Meetings

    Newspapers can be a great resource for personal news, announcements, and social items. Learn how to locate newspapers online and find your family. Discussion will include a comparison of some of the most popular online newspaper websites (Newspapers.com, GenealogyBank, Newspaper Archive, Chronicling America, and more). Many tips on how to effectively use these websites will ... Read more

  • Germany’s Shifting Maps: What It Means to Your Research with Katherine Schober

    MIGGS Zoom Meetings

    Have you ever wondered how Prussia, Baden, Posen, and other historical regions fit into modern Germany? More importantly, do you know how these shifting borders affect where your ancestors’ records are stored—and how to find them once you do? Katherine Schober’s presentation “Germ’s Shifting Map: What It Means For Your Research” will unravel Germany’s border ... Read more

  • Dr Dave McDonald

    Read All About It! Newspapers, Periodicals!
    Rule Nothing Out! with Dr. Dave McDonald

    While newspapers were once a ubiquitous part of nearly every American household, digital delivery has supplanted the paper’s thunk on the front stoop. With digitization, everything old is new again, though, and it’s proved a boon for genealogists of all abilities and perspectives. Our gathering will consider ways in which search engines and algotrithms can ... Read more

  • Karynne Moses

    Meyer’s Gazetteer for German Researchers with Karynne Moses

    MIGGS Zoom Meetings

    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 ... Read more