The following is from the Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society, Inc.:
The Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society, Inc. will hold its annual seminar, Building Your German Research Skills, on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the 24 Twenty-One Event Center, 2421 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL.
Our speaker, Dr. Fritz Juengling, comes to us from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT, where he is a Research Specialist. He is an accredited genealogist for Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands.
Dr. Juengling’s topics will be “German Name Origins, Meanings and Distribution,” “Historical Events That Affect German Genealogical Research,” and “Beyond the Obvious Reasons: Practical and Social Decisions for Emigration to America.” A fourth session will be an Open Q&A for questions submitted in writing before and during the program.
The seminar fee is $35 for society members; $40 for non-members and includes lunch. Registration is required no later than Saturday, January 21, 2017. Registration forms and additional information are available on the website, www.SWFLGG.org.
