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SUMMARY:Extra! Extra! Finding Family Using Newspapers - German Emphasiswith Dana Ann Palmer\, CG®\, CGL®
DESCRIPTION: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 be discussed \nDana Ann Palmer bio\nDana Palmer\, CG®\, CGL® specializes in Midwestern research\, lineage society applications\, and publishing family books. In addition to her client work\, she is part of the Mayflower Silver Books team\, and lectures at RootsTech and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conferences. Her book Ultimate Guide to Mastering FamilySearch released in print and digitally in November 2025.
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Shifting Maps: What It Means to Your Research with Katherine Schober
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered how Prussia\, Baden\, Posen\, and other historical regions fit into modern Germany? \nMore importantly\, do you know how these shifting borders affect where your ancestors’ records are stored—and how to find them once you do? \nKatherine Schober’s presentation “Germ’s Shifting Map: What It Means For Your Research” will unravel Germany’s border changes and show you exactly how they affect your genealogy research. You’ll discover: \n\nKey historical events that shaped Germany’s regions and your ancestors’ lives\nHow shifting boundaries changed record-keeping and where to search today\nA clear\, step-by-step strategy to find your German ancestors faster\n\nDon’t miss this chance to untangle the confusion and unlock new family history discoveries. Your family tree will thank you!
URL:https://miggs.org/event/germanys-shifting-maps-what-it-means-to-your-research-with-katherine-schober/
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SUMMARY:Read All About It! Newspapers\, Periodicals!Rule Nothing Out! with Dr. Dave McDonald
DESCRIPTION: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 be harnessed to identify your research targets in these publications which are so vital to our genealogy research. \nJoin Dave Mc Donald\, The Preacher Genealogist®\, for this session on using and finding the gems hidden between the want ads and the sports pages in the newspapers of our past. Beyond the vital records\, newspapers provide color and the texture related to our ancestors’ lives and livelihoods\, creating a richer narrative for genealogists. \nDr. Dave McDonald bio\nDave Mc Donald\, with more than 50 years’ research experience and nearly as many as an instructor\, is a past president of the Board for Certification of Genealogists [BCG] and Association of Professional Genealogists [APG]. He has lectured nationally and internationally on genealogy research and methods and has a genealogy practice in Madison\, Wisconsin. Dave’s new series on Legacy Family Tree Webinars\, “Essential Skills for New Genealogists\,” has proven a popular tool for folks starting out as researchers. With Billie Stone Fogarty\, he is co-founder of The Genealogy Symposium\, Inc.\, which presents programs on methodology\, resources and archival research for libraries\, archives\, historical and genealogical societies nationwide. In that role\, he edits the online journal\, Z: The Journal of Genealogy\, a resource for genealogy’s learning community. \nA veteran coordinator and instructor at multiple genealogy institutes and national conferences\, Dave has taught on government documents and libraries\, churches and religious communities\, advanced methodology\, land records\, researching in courthouses\, libraries and archives and research in British America. His lecture topics include migration and immigration\, churches and their records\, English research\, research in the states of the old Northwest Territory\, evidence analysis and correlation\, and strategies for beginning\, and continued\, learning about the joy to be had in genealogy. \nA retired Protestant minister\, Dave lives outside Madison with his wife of 40+ years (whose genealogy is much more interesting than his). They have three adult children\, in the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest.
URL:https://miggs.org/event/read-all-about-it-newspapers-periodicals-rule-nothing-out-with-dr-dave-mcdonald/
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SUMMARY:Meyer's Gazetteer for German Researchers with Karynne Moses
DESCRIPTION: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. \nKarynne Moses bio \nFamily 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.
URL:https://miggs.org/event/meyers-gazetteer-for-german-researchers-with-karynne-moses/
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