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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 (Pfälz) and were called Palatines (Pfälzers). 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
The Pal Am Library has moved as a collection to the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML). The collection will be available for members and the public starting in early Spring 2009. PalAm Library volunteers’ research and copy services will be available also in early Spring 2009. The CML is located at 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215, (614)645-2275.

Pal Am maintains a website which provides ancestor information submitted by its members previously available only through the library. Pal Am publications include a quarterly journal and other publications on German genealogical research. Pal Am maintains a bookstore which specializes in Germanic history and genealogy. The items in this bookstore are available for sale online, in our newsletter and at our National Office in Columbus, Ohio.

2009 National Conference Information

June 18 - 20, 2009 - Palatines to America National Conference and Annual Meeting will be at the Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. Online registration will be available in January 2009 at National Conference Registration site. This conference is sponsored by the Ohio Chapter.

Chapter Calendar of Events

May 03, 2008 New York Chapter - Spring Chapter Meeting at the Badgley Annes, Old Stone Fort, Schoharie, NY Details
June 19 - 21, 2008 Ohio Chapter - Palatines to America National Conference and Annual Meeting at the Ramanda Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus, OH
October 25, 2008 Colorado Chapter - Facets of Palatine and German Emigration by Dr. Roland Paul at the Holiday Inn, Lakewood, CO Details
October 18, 2008 Pennsylvania Chapter - Fall Conference features Dr. Roland Paul of Kaiserlautern at the Yoders, New Holland, PA Details
October 25, 2008 West Virginia Chapter - WV Chapter Fall Conference with two morning presentations TBA. Lunch will be served at 12:15 following a brief business meeting. Contact Steve Arnold at 1283 Kings Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508 or (304) 284-9278 or email at sarnoldwv1@aol.com. Cost: $16 for single; $25 for two from same family at the Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants Library, Horner, WV Details

June 12, 2008 The Ancestor Chart Names Index for Volumes 1 and 2 is 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 14, 2008 The Palatine Patter - Issue 124 for Fall 2008 is now available in the Members Section. The German churches pictured on page 4 of this issue are in Bavaria and are mainly Roman Catholic.

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.

2009 - September 13 - 20 Research Trip - This trip will be lead by Mary Lou Delahunt to Salt Lake City LDS Family History Library. Please check back later for more information.

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

January 19, 2008 The Patter is now 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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