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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 maintains a rapidly growing library that is available to all who are researching German ancestry. The society 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.

2008 National Conference Information

June 19 - 21, 2008 - Palatines to America National Conference and Annual Meeting will be at Ramanda Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus, OH. The theme for this year's conference is "Tune Up Your German Speaking Research". Online registration is 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
May 3, 2008 Pennsylvania Chapter - Outside Germany at the Yoders, New Holland, PA 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

April 14, 2008 The Palatine Patter - Issue 122 for Spring 2008 is now available in the Members Section.

2008 - October 26 - November 2 Research Trip - This trip will be lead by Mary Lou Delahunt to Salt Lake City LDS Family History Library. Early Bird Registration by June 30, 2008. See attached information sheet for details.

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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