German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society German Migration Patterns

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by Donna Phillips Did you have an ancestor whose occupation was a miner? Many were. And many immigrants with a mining background came to places in America where they pursued that same occupation. (Welsh coal miners to Pennsylvania.) I just discovered a cool website, Discover Mining History with the Mining History Association. Right on the home…
When: Friday, April 7, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yck8upj6 Topic: “Researching the Eastern European German Diaspora” This presentation focuses on the populations of Germans in Eastern Europe which reached more than 18 million people scattered in former German communities. Their settlement area was roughly bounded by the Oder-Neisse River (West), the Ural…
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When: Friday, November 3, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/2kzh8yd2 Topic: German Guilds and their Records: A possibility for filling gaps when church records are missing In this lecture, we learn about the history, structure, and purpose of guilds. Then, we look at some of the many record types that guilds created and how they…