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Presented by Charlotte Noelle Champenois on Sept. 27, 2022 to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society.

Presented by Marian Burk Wood to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society on July 26, 2022.

Presented by Dr. Wolfgang Grams to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society on June 21, 2022.

An SGGS roundtable discussion event presented on May 17, 2022. There is no handout.

Presented by expert genealogical translator Theresa Berns to the Sacramento German Genealogical Society on Feb. 22, 2022.

Heiko Mühr presented to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society on Oct. 23, 2011 "The Long Shadow of the Habsburg Empire: A Hidden Collection of Austrian Maps Emerges" (including UC Berkeley’s collection of WWII German Captured Maps).

Előd Biszak presented to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society "Arcanum Maps: Historical Maps Online" (Georeferencing & Historical European Maps) on Oct. 23, 2021.

Brazil has the second largest number of German immigrants after the USA. André will discuss migration from German States and immigration to Brazil, the reasons for emigration, the immigrants difficult beginnings in the Southern regions of Brazil, and their subsequent prosperity accomplished through hard work and education. Bio: André Hammann, born 1983 in Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, married, 2 daughters; Mechanical Engineer, MBA in Business Management, working in the agricultural machinery industry as Project Manager; languages: Portuguese, English, German and Spanish. Genealogist by hobby, board member of GenealogiaRS and IGGP, member of DAGV and VFFOW; participant at IGGC Conferences in 2017 and 2019, lecturer, lectures interpreter and books co-author and revisor related to German and Austrian genealogy in Brazil, 84 immigrant ancestors coming from different German speaking places between 1825-1897.

A description of SGGS and its activities. SGGS is genealogy club specializing in German-related family history.

Presented by Eric Kopittke to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society on August 24, 2021.

Presented to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society by Edie Adam on June 22, 2021.

Wends is the historical name for the Slavs who migrated to Germany around 500-1000 AD. It refers not to a homogeneous people, but to various peoples, tribes or groups depending on where and when it was used. In the modern day, communities identifying as Wendish exist in not just Germany but in such places as Texas and Australia. Wendish genealogical research is a lot like German research, with just a few additional language-specific add-ons. This class will mainly concentrate on these add-ons. Listeners who already know the basics of German research will easily absorb the additional peculiarities of Wendish research. Wendish history, record sources, important genealogical publications, dealing with Wendish names and towns, and some grammar that will help to decipher a Wendish record correctly will be covered.

Presented by Uwe Kerntopf to the Sacramento German Genealogy Society on April 27, 2021. Stolp is the German name for a city and district in Poland and was historically an administrative district (Kreis) in Pomerania. The Society has been very actively collecting, preserving and researching this former German district and its neighboring district. Inhabitants from this area were expelled in 1945, often after having been expelled from regions even further east.. The descendants have collected much vital information since then, and recently made connections with current inhabitants of the region to work together in collecting and preserving more material. The society has rescued and collected church books, civil registration office records, tax records, and much more. Only a few records for this area are held by the Family History Library, but most are not. Mr. Kerntopf will present the findings of the society, and how to access their immense database.