In this session, James Beidler will explain the methodology of using the baptismal, confirmation, marriage, and burial records from German church registers. By utilizing the different bits of information found in each, researchers can zigzag their way to adding centuries to a pedigree.
James M. Beidler, known internationally as one of the top people in the field of German genealogy, has authored four commercially published books, including three on German family history. He’s been executive director for Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania on two occasions, and was a reports editor for the globe-spanning research-for-hire firm Legacy Tree Genealogists for three years. Beidler also writes “Roots & Branches,” a weekly newspaper column and blog (at www.roots-branches.com), is a German Life magazine columnist, and editor emeritus of Der Kurier, the quarterly journal of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society.
| Mon, Feb 23 | 1:00PM to 5:00PM |
| (Delayed opening due to weather) | |
| Tue, Feb 24 | 12:00AM to 11:45PM |
| Wed, Feb 25 | 12:00AM to 11:45PM |
| Thu, Feb 26 | 12:00AM to 11:45PM |
| Fri, Feb 27 | 12:00AM to 11:45PM |
| Sat, Feb 28 | 12:00AM to 11:45PM |
| Sun, Mar 01 | 12:00AM to 11:45PM |
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