Lectures

Lectures and Webinars

If you’re looking for a keynote speaker on a genealogy-related topic, why not invite us? We are happy to present on one of the following subjects:

  • “Genealogy research – how do I start?“
  • “Ancestry research, historical names and professions“
  • “Emigration via Hamburg“
  • “Jewish genealogy in Germany“
  • “Tracing ancestors in Nazi-era Germany”
  • “Professional genealogy in Germany - the difference between a hobby and a profession”

Can’t find your favorite keynote topic listed? Just get in touch.

See below for a list of our past genealogy presentations and webinars held in German and/or English, in person or virtually:

Lecture: "Emigration from German ports in the 19th and 20th century – Causes, Conditions and Certificates", August 2023

Lecture at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, 02 August 2023.

Lecture: "Jewish Reasearch in Northern Germany", July 2023

Lecture at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, 31 July 2023.

Lecture: "Day Laborers and Farm Workers on a Mecklenburg Estate around 1895", June 2023

Lecture at the IGGP Conference, 10 June 2023.

Lecture: "How to Sucessfully Research at a German Archive", June 2023

Lecture at the IGGP Conference, 09 June 2023.

Webinar: "Different calendars in German genealogy", April 2023

Part of The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon on Legacy Family Tree Webinars, 14 April 2023.

You can watch the webinar Öffnet externen Link in neuem Fensterhere (free for one week, afterwards for a fee).

Lecture: "Archive research - preparation, conduct, follow-up", February 2023

Virtual lecture for the German festival Genealogica, held in German, 12 February 2023.

Lecture: "The life of day laborers and farm workers on a Mecklenburg estate", February 2023

Virtual lecture for the German festival Genealogica, held in German, 11 February 2023.

Webinar: "Jewish genealogy – Researching Jewish roots in Germany and Poland", December 2022

Webinar for THE Genealogy Show: Winter Event 2022, 02-04 December 2022.

Webinar: "German Emigration in the 19th Century", August 2022

Webinar for the Pomeranian Special Interest Group (PSIG), 06 August 2022.

Lecture: "Genealogical sources in the cosmopolitan city of Hamburg", April 2022

First slide of Andrea Bentschneider‘s presentation at the Genealogica 2022 on "Genealogical sources in the cosmopolitan city of Hamburg".

Virtual lecture for the German festival Genealogica, held in German, 03 March 2022.

Webinar: "German Genealogy & German Surnames - A Brief Introduction", April 2022

First slide of Andrea Bentschneider's presentation at THE Genalogy Show on "German Genealogy & German Surnames - A Brief Introduction".

THE Genealogy Show: Spring Event 2022, 01-03 April 2022.

Webinar: "Emigration from Hamburg and Bremen in the 19th & 20th Century", March 2022

First slide of Andrea Bentschneider‘s presentation at RootsTech on "Emigration from Hamburg and Bremen in the 19th & 20th Century".

RootsTech 2022, 03-05 March 2022.

You can watch the webinar here.

Webinar: "Genealogy sources and archive research in Germany", March 2022

First slide of Andrea Bentschneider‘s presentation at RootsTech on "Genealogy sources and archive research in Germany".

RootsTech 2022, 03-05 March 2022.

You can watch the webinar here.

Webinar: "Leaving a paper trail - Other German sources besides church books and civil records", April 2021

First slide of Andrea Bentschneider‘s presentation at the 24-Hour Webinar Marathon 2021 on „Leaving a paper trail - Other German sources besides church books and civil records“.

Part of The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon on Legacy Family Tree Webinars, 09 April 2021.

You can watch the webinar here (free in April 2021, afterwards for a fee).

Lecture: "Genealogy for a Living: From being an amateur researcher to becoming a professional genealogist", February 2021

First slide of Andrea Bentschneider‘s presentation at the Genealogica 2021 on „Ahnenforschung als Broterwerb: Vom Hobbyforscher zum Berufsgenealogen“ (“Genealogy for a living: From being a hobby researcher to becoming a professional genealogist“).

Virtual lecture for the German festival Genealogica, held in German, 14 February 2021.

MyHeritage Webinar: "Paths around the brick wall in genealogical research", December 2020

First slide of the presentation for the webinar on paths around the brick wall in genealogical research by Andrea Bentschneider

Held in German, 17 December 2020.

You can watch the webinar here.

MyHeritage Webinar: "Names and Calendars in Genealogical Research", August 2020

First slide of the presentation for the webinar on names and calendars in German family research by Andrea Bentschneider

Held in German, 26 August 2020.

You can watch the webinar here.

Webinar: "German genealogy & German surnames - a brief introduction", June 2020

First slide of Andrea Bentschneiders presentation for the Surname Society

Presentation for the Surname Society, 20 June 2020.

Webinar: "Emigration from Hamburg and Bremen in the 19th Century: Causes, Conditions, and Certificates", March 2020

title presentation „Emigration via Hamburg“

Part of The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon on Legacy Family Tree Webinars, 13 March 2020.

You can watch the webinar here (for a fee).

Lecture: "Emigration from Germany to the wide World - Causes, Circumstances and Certificates", February 2020

First slide of the presentation for the Oldenburgischen Gesellschaft für Familienkunde

Presentation in German for the Oldenburgische Gesellschaft für Familienkunde e.V. in Oldenburg, 19 February 2020.

MyHeritage Webinar: "Genealogy for Beginners - part 2", December 2019

First slide of the presentation for the webinar on genealogy for beginners - part 2 by Andrea Bentschneider

Held in German, 19 December 2019.

You can watch the webinar here.

Lecture: "Emigration in Genealogy: From Pomerania to the wide World", October 2019

First slide of the presentation for the Verein Ostpommern e.V.

Presentation in German at the 16th annual meeting of the association Ostpommern e.V. in Herford, 26 October 2019.

MyHeritage Webinar: "Genealogy for Beginners", September 2019

First slide of the presentation for the webinar on genealogy for beginners by Andrea Bentschneider

Held in German, 25 September 2019.

You can watch the webinar here.

Lecture: "Leaving a paper trail: Other German sources besides church books and civil records", June 2019

First slide of the presentation for the International German Genealogy Conference 2019

Presentation in English at the International German Genealogy Conference 2019, in Sacramento, California, USA, 15 - 17 June 2019.

Lecture: "Emigration from Hamburg and Bremen in the 19th century - Causes, Circumstances and Certificates", June 2019

First slide of the presentation for the International German Genealogy Conference 2019

Presentation in English at the International German Genealogy Conference 2019, in Sacramento, California, USA, 15 - 17 June 2019.

Lecture: "Finding living relatives of your emigrant ancestors from Germany today", June 2019

First slide of the presentation for the International German Genealogy Conference 2019

Presentation in English at the International German Genealogy Conference 2019, in Sacramento, California, USA, 15 - 17 June 2019.

Lecture: "Emigration from Mecklenburg into the World", Apr 2016

First slide of the presentation for the Vereins für mecklenburgische Familien- und Personengeschichte e.V. (MFP)

Presentation held in German at the spring meeting of the Vereins für mecklenburgische Familien- und Personengeschichte e.V. (MFP) (Society  for Familiy and Individual History of Mecklenburg).

Lecture: "Emigration in Genealogy: Causes, Circumstances and its evidences", Oct 2015

First slide of the presentation for the the North German Genealogy Day in Rickling

Presentation held in German at the North German Genealogy Day in Rickling, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Lecture: "Hamburg's Emigration Port - Looking into the Past and the Future", Jan 2007

Presentation held in German during the "seminar for family research" organized by the Pommerscher Greif e.V. (Society for Pomeranian family and place history).

Lecture: "Genealogy, onomastics, emigration", Sep 2004

Presentation held in German for the members of Professional Women's Forum (PWF) in Hamburg.