Pennsylvania
SLIG 2023: Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwest, 1780–1850
30
May
Have you lost an ancestor who lived in New England or New York between 1780 and 1850? Don’t know where they might have gone? This course might help you “bridge the gap!” Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwest, 1780–1850, coordinated by D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS, FUGA, focuses on strategies and records for […]
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SLIG 2018 Course Highlight: The Pennsylvania German and Research in the Keystone State
02
May
Course 3: The Pennsylvania German and Research in the Keystone State Michael D. Lacopo, DVM Between 80,000 and 110,000 German-speaking immigrants arrived in the American colonies before the onset of the Revolution, with the port of Philadelphia being the favored port of disembarkation. Pennsylvanians of German ancestry accounted for 50 to 60 percent of Pennsylvania’s […]