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German Genealogy Special Interest Group

SIG Leader: Mark Lazaroff
Email: germansig@fxgs.org

Purpose: The mission of the German Genealogy Special Interest Group (SIG) is to promote historical and genealogical research into the lineage and lives of our German-speaking ancestors. Our area of interest covers all German-speaking countries in Europe, both in today’s Germany and areas formerly part of the 1871 German Empire. We emphasize how to track your German-speaking immigrant ancestor backward through American sources and repositories as well as in European archives. We encourage interactive discussion, especially the sharing of genealogy research problems and success stories.

Meetings: Our meetings are open to all — you do not have to be a member of the Fairfax Genealogical Society to attend. The group meets once a month from September through May. There are no meetings over the summer months. We generally meet on the 3rd Monday of the month (except when a Federal Holiday occurs on Monday, then we meet the next day — Tuesday — of that month). Meetings are normally held at the Fairfax County Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke, VA. from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The September meeting will be at the Main Fairfax Library. Participants range from beginners to experienced experts.

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Program Schedule: Generally our topics are driven by the interests of the group members. Topics range from open discussion to presentations by regular group members and invited outside speakers. The meeting schedule and current topics for the 2023-2024 year are below:

PROGRAM AND CONTENT LINKS

Here are links to content from our recent meetings:

German SIG September 2023 Summary

German SIG October 2023 Summary