The Northern Waters Genealogical Society invites you to their next meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 6-7 pm, at the Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street. A brief business meeting will follow.
This month’s program is “Genealogy of East and West Prussia” with Guest Speaker, Ute Brandenburg by recorded webinar. This presentation discusses the turbulent history of the former German states of East Prussia and West Prussia, now part of Poland and Russia, and introduces resources for genealogical research in the region. The evolution of German culture in these two neighboring Prussian states was surprisingly divergent. Insight into the social and political history of these states is essential for successful research in the area.
Ute Brandenburg is a bilingual German American, born in the US and educated in Germany. As a researcher, she combines her thorough understanding of German history, geography, and culture with a broad knowledge of US immigration history and sources.
Ute has a fascination with old documents. One of her favorite experiences as a researcher is to work with original records at German and Polish archives. She enjoys and excels at reading handwriting from five centuries.
In recent years, Ute has had remarkable success in using DNA to solve German origin questions as well as cases of unknown paternity in Germany. She lectures to international audiences on this topic. In collaboration with Ursula C. Krause, she presents seminars at German Genealogy Headquarters, the go-to place for German genealogy education and mentoring.
This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 715-686-7339.
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