February 1, 2017
Registration is now open for the 2017 International German Genealogy Partnership Conference to be held July 28-30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A new Flyer was released today with current information. Click on the Flyer image to view it in detail.
The new International German Genealogy Partnership Website (IGGP) is now online. It offers news on various presentations on German Genealogical topics being given at meetings of partner societies.
The partnership is a network to share ideas, contacts, research information and resources to help our members trace their Germanic heritage wherever it is found.
“Uniting German Genealogy Researchers Worldwide” is our goal.
The IGGP facilitates German genealogy research globally as the internationally recognized federation of German genealogy organizations. IGGP was formerly known as German-American Genealogical Partnership (GAGP). The Villages Genealogical Society, through its German Special Interest Group, is a Partner Society of the IGGP.
The IGGP Website features an entire section devoted to the 2017 International German Genealogy Conference being held in Minneapolis Minnesota August 28-30. Also listed are dozens of Speaker Biographies of the Conference presenters, many of them who are internationally known. Registration opens at 12:01 am tomorrow, February 1, 2017.
The 2017 IGGP Conference Brochure is now available. You can view and download it HERE. It includes the story of the International German Genealogy Partnership, an overview of the conference biographical information on the presenters and the Registration itself.
Hotel rooms at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel are fully booked in advance of the 2017 International Germanic Genealogy Conference, set for July 28-30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
News releasefrom the German-American Genealogical Partnership
Nov. 21, 2016 — For immediate release
Contact: Kent Cutkomp, (612) 920-8118, partnership@ggsmn.org
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—International German Genealogy Partnership is the new name adopted by members of a new and rapidly growing global organization known since its founding less than two years ago as the German-American Genealogical Partnership.
“New member societies are coming into the Partnership from around the world. There is a growing international participation in the Partnership, and our members decided on a new name that better describes the organization’s international presence,” said Kent Cutkomp, a Minneapolis resident and co-founder of the partnership.
The Partnership was founded in 2015 by genealogy society leaders in America and Germany. Today, the Partnership joins Germanic societies across America, Germany, Canada, England and other European countries.
“The purpose of the Partnership is to expand cooperation among societies nationally and internationally. It’s a great way individual societies can become more successful in serving their members, and that includes helping their members make personal connections worldwide. We’re delighted to see such interest coming from so many parts of the world,” Cutkomp said.
He said organizations joining the Partnership range from small to large. For instance, the Germany-based Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Genealogischer Verbände, a founding member of the Partnership, comprises more than 65 societies serving 22,000 individual members.
Several major initiatives are being undertaken by the Partnership, including the 2017 International Germanic Genealogy Conference, scheduled for July 28-30, Minneapolis, Minn., and themed “CONNECTIONS: International. Cultural. Personal.”
Other initiatives include sharing of knowledge and resources such as exchanging periodicals, sharing researcher and speaker lists, and creating a list of most valuable references, resources and websites. Communication and connections between Partnership organizations are important parts of the process.
For information about the Partnership, visit the website of the Minnesota-based Germanic Genealogy Society at www.GGSMN.org, click “German Partnership.” The Partnership’s official website is expected to launch soon.
On June 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of The Villages Genealogical Society voted to join the International German Genealogical Partnership (IGGP) through our large German Genealogy Special Interest Group. The German Genealogy SIG is co-led by Bernhard “Bernie” Guenther and Margaret Sgritta. Bernie brought forward the concept of joining the IGGP, and was the major impetus in bringing it to fruition. Bernie plans to attend the groups first Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota July 28-30 2017.