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Palatines to America - German Genealogy Society
Researching German Speaking Ancestors

Palatines to America (Pal Am) is a German genealogy society dedicated to the study of ancestors from all German speaking lands. The society takes its name from the fact that some of the earliest German-speaking immigrants to the American colonies came from a region in present-day Germany known as the Palatinate (Pfalz) and were called Palatines (Pfalzer). The founding members of Pal Am all had ancestors from this area of Germany. For more information about the Palatinate region and the Palatines Click here.



For MEMBERSHIP information about the Pal Am society and how to join, please Click here.

Pal Am Library Updated: 16 November 2009
The Pal Am Library has moved as a collection to the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML). The complete collection is now available to the public at the CML. PalAm Library volunteers research and copy services are available, see Research link above. The CML is located at 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215, (614)645-2275.

Pal Am maintains under the Members only portion of this web site, ancestor information submitted by its members. Pal Am publications include a quarterly journal and other publications on German genealogical research.

AOL and other Email Filters: 18 July 2009
If you are not getting at least quarterly emails from Pal Am, please check your email filters and add newsletter@palam.org to the white list of acceptable addresses.

June 18 - 19, 2010 - Palatines to America National Conference and Annual Meeting will be in Fishkill, NY. Click here for program information.

Chapter Calendar of Events

January 14, 2010 The Palatine Patter - Issue 129 for Winter 2010 is now available in the Members Only Section.

February 25, 2009 The Ancestor Chart Names Index for Volumes 1, 2, 12, 13 and most of 5 thru 10 are now available under the Members Only section. The searchable database may be searched by surname and/or first name of an ancestor; and by spouse's surname and/or first name; and by Member's Number. Search instructions are available on the search page. More volumes will be added online in the future.

October 9, 2008 The Immigrant Ancestor Register Index: The Decennial Indexes for the periods 1975 -1985 and 1985 - 1995 for the Immigrant Ancestor Register are available for searching on the The Immigrant Ancestor Register page.

2010 - September 12 - 19 Research Trip - The trip will be led by Mary Lou Delahunt to Salt Lake City LDS Family History Library. The registration form and information is available by clicking here.

2010 300th Anniversary Celebration of Palatine Immigration to America sponsored by the New York Chapter.

April 2010 Family History Conference: Mark your calendar for the 2010 Family History Conference, "Follow Your Ancestral Trail" held April 28 thru May 1, 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration for the 2010 National Genealogy Society Conference is now open and you may view the online program at the National Genealogical Society.

January 19, 2010 The Patter is available electronically. If you can't receive it electronically, confirm your mailing address by e-mailing the Membership Registrar or write to Membership at the address below.

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