Content
Welcome
27s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 9s
Introduction
6m 4s
Preparation
6m 57s
On the Ocean
6m 8s
Narratives of the Voyages
11m 13s
Stereotypes
7m 46s
Communications
8m 11s
Announcements / prizes
2m 44s
Questions / answers
8m 29s
About this webinar
There are many stereotypes about the immigrants who came from German-speaking lands to America in the 1700s. This lecture uses the personal memoirs of the immigrants themselves to dispel the myths about why they came, what the voyage was like, and how they liked America.
About the speaker
James M. Beidler, former Interim Executive Director for the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania , is the author of four commercially published genealogy books as well as writing “ Roots & Branche...
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Comments (90)
Great summary of the typical voyage and route of the ancestor. Sounds like the story of a couple of my ancestors. One was indentured in Phila, PA.
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Informative. I liked the content on the diaries and journals, plus dispelling of the common "religious reasons" immigration. I would to have had more discussion on finding German records in late 17th century and early 18th century translated to English. Maybe you can lead me to another webinar about this.
Full of a lot of good information.
I got many good hints to follow to find information on my families from Germany, both the Gutt's, Guth's and Fritzinger's. l
James M. Beidler's webinar answered questions I didn't know to ask. Be sure to watch this webinar.
Love Jim Beidler's presentations! Very accessible and well done. Many of my ancestors came from Palatinate in the 18th century so the informaiton presented in his workshops is invaluable.
Excellent content and delivery, as always, from Jim! I appreciate the wonderful handout, too!