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Hopping the Pond: Researching in Germany: What You Need to

Know and Websites to Help - Part 1

Join us for a FREE virtual program on July 11th at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Join us as we explore resources and repositories for German research. The presentation will provide an introduction to the history of Germany and the essential knowledge required to initiate research in Germany and other German-speaking regions. Additionally, it explores prominent websites that serve as valuable sources of information. While acknowledging that many of these websites are in German, the discussion also highlights convenient methods for translating them into English. Presented by Carol Carman.

Carol Carman has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in classical archaeology and a master’s in library science from the University of Wales (Great Britain). She spent most of her career as the head cataloger and systems administrator for the library of the Maryland General Assembly. She has taught genealogy classes for Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland and has attended many national, state, and local genealogy conferences. She is vice president of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society and past president of the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society and facilities chair for the East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference. She is currently working part time for the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation.

Join us for Part 2 of this presentation on Tuesday, July 18th at 2:30 p.m. ET!

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