Next meeting of the
Southwest Florida Germanic
Genealogy Society

Saturday, September 11, 2010
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATE
Room C at the Mid-County Regional Library
2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte
(Please note change in meeting room.)
Join member Julia McIntyre for her program 
“My Most Unusual German Genealogy Find.”
Come and share your "unusual" discoveries in your German research.
Bring that bombshell document that you found,
or a surprising ancestor story,
don't forget that object you inherited
or tell us about special circumstances and events
that your ancestors lived through.




SAVE THE DATE

SWFLGG 2011 German Seminar with

John T Humphrey, CG

February 26, 2011
Watch for more information!


SWFLGG member Werner recommends you check this website:
Perhaps you are not aware of the new
German forum at
Germany Ancestry Research,
where you can attach photos, images and docs
for other members to view and comment on,
and if necessary, translate them for you into German.
 



Be sure to visit the Family Search Forums - Beta
for
Research Advice for the German Empire by Baerbel Johnson.


Facts
The Family History Library has microfilmed the church records.

Peak years of emigration from Westphalia to the U.S. were from 1833 to the 1850s and from 1880 to 1885.

The majority of the people were Lutheran.

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