Conference: 74th German Genealogy Day
The German Genealogy Day is organised annually by the German Association of Genealogical Associations (DAGV).
Here, genealogical and heraldic organisations and companies take the opportunity to present themselves and their services, advise interested parties and get them excited about family research. A comprehensive programme with interesting presentations rounds off the multi-day event.
For the first time, the German Genealogy Day is being held in cooperation with the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation. The motto is "Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation" and it is more topical than ever!
Programme
Friday, 25 October,
2 - 3.30 pm: Opening event with welcoming speeches and lecture
Saturday, 26 October
9 am - 6 pm: Lecture programme
Theme block A
9.30 - 10.30 am: Prof. Dr Egbert Johannes Seidel, MSc, Genealogy in the GDR
11 am - 12 noon : Astrid B. Müller, Dr Denise Ruisinger and Lisa Landes, Genealogical Research with the German Digital Library - Archive Portal-D and German Newspaper Portal: Freely Accessible, Free of Charge and Without Registration
Theme block B
9.30 - 10.30 am: Dr Dr Gerald Volkmer, The Germans in Eastern Europe and the Promotion of Their Cultural Heritage
11 am - 12.00 noon : Prof. Dr Matthias Asche, How Tolerant Were the Hohenzollerns? The Edict of Potsdam and the Huguenots in Brandenburg-Prussia
12 noon - 1 pm : Lunch break
Theme block A
1 – 2 pm: Alexander Alberts-Dakash, DNA Genealogy: Exploring a Tool for Genealogical Research With Case Studies
3 - 4 pm : John V. Jensen, Displaced Germans: The German Refugees in Denmark 1945-49 and the New Museum FLUGT
4.30 - 5.30 pm: Viktor Pordzik, A Mouse in the Archive - The Added Value of Cooperation Between Genealogical Societies and Archives Using the Example of Bremen
Theme block B
1.30 - 2.30 pm: Astrid Adler, The Emigration of South-West Thuringians in the 19th Century
3 - 4 pm : Marc Wübbenhorst, Sennestadt - A Planned City for Refugees
4:30 - 5.30 pm: Peter Ragnvaldsson, In Finland the Expellees Are Called Evacuees
Sunday, 27 October
9.30 am - 1.30 pm: Lecture programme
Theme block C
9.30 - 10.30 am: Danilo Beiersdorf, Securing Historical Traces: Securing and Indexing Genealogical Sources from German and Polish Archives
11 am - 12 noon: Tanja Bals, Genealogy - How Does It Work? An Introduction for Beginners
2 - 3.30 pm: Closing event
Language: German
An event of the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft genealogischer Verbände e. V. (DAGV) in cooperation with the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation