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Election of Officers & Program
Mon, October 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm MDT
Program: “German-Prussian Genealogy: Essential Resources“
Presented by Mark Rabideau
Please join us for our Society’s election of officers and monthly program: “German-Prussian Genealogy: Essential Resources” by Mark Rabideau. Whether you’re new to Prussian/German research or just looking for more information, Mark’s presentation will provide new sources of hope, inspiration, and information.
German Genealogy is NOT like American, African, or Asian. There are numerous reasons why. Records are NOT in English; they are in: German, Latin, Polish, Hebrew, Russian (Cyrillic), etc. Information/ data is almost always very scattered. There is extensive record loss due to war(s), ethnic cleansing, etc. On top of those facts, German record keeping is neither as cohesive nor similar to that in North America. And adding to the challenge, handwriting & print type faces are often illegible to North Americans.
In this presentation, you will receive clues on how to navigate these ‘waters”.
This month’s meeting is a live in-person / virtual meeting* at the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library, 3 Community Park Rd, Broomfield, CO 80020 starting at 6:00 pm (Mountain):
*Note: This meeting offers in-person as well as virtual options! If you’re a BGS member planning to attend virtually, keep an eye on your inbox for an email containing the Zoom link.
**For those who aren’t members but still want to join us virtually, it’s easy! Simply reach out to Cindy, our friendly Director of Membership, via email. She’ll be more than happy to send you a Zoom link invitation a few days before the meeting. We truly appreciate your interest.
And for those who love face-to-face interactions, we can’t wait to welcome you in person! Your presence is highly anticipated.
We are looking forward to connecting with you!
SPEAKER BIO: The background of Mark Rabideau of ManyRoads website, includes:
- 20+ years genealogical experience
- Author of hundreds of genealogy articles
- Created and maintains:
- One of the Internet’s single, largest individually owned and managed repositories of Prussian genealogy source documentation (biased towards West Prussia, East Prussia and Pomerania); the archives include maps, source documents, histories, guidance, and photographs
- One of the Internet’s most robust Prussian (Germany & Poland & Shoah) Research Support pages.
- Numerous Internet-based genealogical environments (including Castle Rock Colorado Genealogical Society, Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society)
- Developer of numerous Genealogical Meta-search Web Search Engines
- Mark’s full career bio is available on LinkedIn