COPALAM Seminar

2024 Fall German Genealogical Seminar

Presented in-person and via Zoom
On Saturday, November 23, 2024
Featuring Warren Bittner.

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The seminar will be a hybrid event.
A recording will be made available for 30 days to those who register.
In-person attendees who register by 8 November will be eligible for lunch with Warren. There will be lots of door prizes for both in-person and virtual (ZOOM) attendees.

In-person:
First Universalist Church
4101 E. Hampden Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
REFUNDS ONLY IF SPEAKER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND

Virtual - via Zoom
An email with Zoom access details and handouts - which can be downloaded – will be sent 2-3 days before.
NO refunds will be permitted once the Zoom Link is sent

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Registration is $40.00 for PALAM/COPALAM members; $50.00 for non-members.

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2024 Fall Seminar Topics and Speaker's Bio

Topics:

1. German Published Sources
2. Meyers Gazetteer
3. Pity the Poor Pfuhl: Proving an Immigrant Identity
4. German Marriage Custom and Records

F. Warren Bittner's Bio

F. Warren Bittner, MS (History), is a genealogical researcher, educator, and author. He is a professional researcher accepting private clients and specializes in German and German Immigrant research. He is former owner of an independent research firm, and previously worked for the Family History Library as the German Collection Manager, Extraction Specialist, and Research Consultant.

Warren has coordinated German research courses for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). He is coordinating a course next summer (2025) titled “Advanced German Research” at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh.

He has lectured widely at national conferences and society events, and is published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. His article, “Without Land, Occupation, Rights, or Marriage Privilege: The Büttner Family from Bavaria to New York” received the National Genealogical Society Award for Excellence.

Warren is known for his extensive research in German and US archives and repositories, Swiss records, and his expertise in late nineteenth-century New York City research. He is a former trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists, served on the board of directors for the Utah Genealogical Association. Photo and Bio from Mr. Bittner