WORKSHOP – Friday, October 25, 2019
Using Map Resources to Locate German Ancestral Villages
Presented by Bob Greiner
What You Will Learn
This hands-on workshop will show you how to use a variety of online resources to locate places in Germany during the 19th century. Applications such as the Meyers Gazetteer and Kartenmeister enable you to search for a village name and identify its location on maps of that era. Nineteenth century online maps enable you to visualize the location relative to the rest of the German Empire at that time. Finally, research resources on the MAGS members-only pages can help you to understand the political and geographical boundaries in existence at a point in history. The results of your search can help you determine where to find other resources, such as church and civil records.
You will have the opportunity to try the applications and learn to use their available options. You will learn how to use maps to distinguish boundaries of the German states to understand the jurisdiction in which your ancestors lived.
The intent of this workshop is to help you become familiar with these online applications by using them in class. It is strongly suggested that each participant bring a laptop or tablet with Internet connectivity.
Who Should Attend
If you have German ancestors, this workshop will help you understand the many jurisdictions that existed before the German unification. Those unfamiliar with these online map applications will gain knowledge of how they work and what you can learn from them.
The Hilton Garden Inn in Martinsburg has given us a great room rate for the weekend of our conference. A king or queen room is only $134 per night, and it includes their buffet breakfast. You need to book your room by September 25th to get this rate. Our group code is MAG. Click here to go directly to the hotel booking page for MAGS.
