Monday, November 4, 2024

Genealogy Websites

Check out these genealogy websites:

Old Job Titles From German Church Records 

http://baseportal.de/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/JGorsler/Berufs/Beruf&localparams=1

Alte Berufsbezeichnungen aus Kirchenbüchern is a list of 3,179 alphabetically listed entries of occupations along with their descriptions. There is a search feature (Suchen). The website doesn't have an English option but you can use the translate this website in Chrome once you find the occupation to get an English version of the explanation. 

Odessa A German-Russian Genealogical Library

http://www.odessa3.org/  

A digital library dedicated to the cultural and family history of the millions of Germans who emigrated from Russia in the 1800s and their descendants. The collection is primarily digitized books and records plus indexes of microfilms and research aids. The website is free and provided by Roger Ehrich. 

International German Genealogy Partnership Conference  

https://iggp.org/2025-iggp-conference/

"Celebrate Your German-Speaking Ancestor" conference will be held June 13-15, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. Registration opens December 1, 2024.

Applied Genealogical Institute Spring 2025

https://appliedgen.institute/

The Spring 2025 schedule is available for AppGen. They have courses on Irish Research, Southern States Research, Land Records in Public States, Genealogy & The Law, and Write As You Research. 

GRIP Genealogical Institute 2025

https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/

GRIP 2025 virtual class week will be 22-27 June 2025 and In-Person in Pittsburgh, PA will be 13-18 July 2025. Registration Opens February 4, 2025.

Digitize New York

https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/content/digitize-new-york

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society has two digitization centers that are working to preserve at-risk documents. A list of the completed projects is available on the website.  

Voting 

https://stlgs.blogspot.com/2024/11/voting-in-americaa-genealogical.html

The St. Louis Genealogical Society has an interesting blog post about the history of voting in America with links to resources.

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