Germanic Genealogy Society

Welcome to our society’s home page!

GGS aims to assist descendants of German immigrants find and understand their ancestors. To reach this goal, GGS offers educational webinars, meetings and conferences, study groups, a library collection, a monthly E-News, and our GGS Journal which features research of members and the knowledge of professional genealogists. GGS was founded in 1979 in Minnesota.
 
GGS Membership includes a complimentary hour of research assistance, webinar handouts, online access to past Journals and E-News, and reduced rates at meetings.
 
GGS is a founding member of the International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP). This partnership includes the umbrella organization of many of the genealogical societies in Germany today, - the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft genealogischer Verbände (DAGV). Other IGGP member societies represent areas of German settlement in countries around the world.
 
We at GGS invite you to begin, or continue, your pursuit of your people. The map shows what they left.
 

The time period and jurisdictions of the Norddeutscher Bund / North German Confederation 1866 – 1871 
 
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
July 24
James Beidler "Rhineland-Palatinate"
The modern German Land named the Rhineland-Palatinate was the source of many immigrants to North America during both 18th and 19th century waves of immigration. Learn about the history of its German predecessor states and what records and repositories exist for it today. Also included will be a flavor for traveling in this area ...
August 21
Sabine Akabayov - Research in Westphalia
"Research in Westphalia"  Sabine Akabayov is an IGGP Board member who lives in Israel and is a partner representative for the Ahnenforscherstammtisch Unna. She is a professional genealogist with expertise in U.S., German and Israeli research as well as forensic genealogy.    Register