Join Legacy Family Tree Webinars and German research expert, James M. Beidler, for a webinar this Wednesday evening, "Zigzagging through German Church Records." You will learn about the methodology of using the baptismal, confirmation, marriage and burial records from German church registers most effectively. By utilizing the different bits of information found in each, researchers can zigzag their way to adding centuries to a pedigree.
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Webinar Subscribers <http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/memberships-c11.php> have unlimited access to all webinar recordings for the duration of their membership. *[image: German] <http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/.a/6a00d8341d219b53ef01b7c749a895970b-pi>Jim's Book: The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide - 24.99 19.95* *[image: Buybutton-144]* <http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/the-family-tree-german-genealogy-guide-by-james-beidler-p378.php> Explore Your German Ancestry! Follow your family tree back to its roots in Bavaria, Baden, Prussia, Hesse, Saxony, Wurttemburg and beyond. This in-depth genealogy guide will walk you step by step through the exciting journey of researching your German heritage, whether your ancestors came from lands now in modern-day Germany or other German-speaking areas of Europe, including Austria, Switzerland, and enclaves across Eastern Europe. In this book, you'll learn how to: - Retrace your German immigrant ancestors' voyage from Europe to America. - Pinpoint the precise place in Europe your ancestors came from. - Uncover birth, marriage, death, church, census, court, military, and other records documenting your ancestors' lives. - Access German records of your family from your own hometown. - Decipher German-language records, including unfamiliar German script. - Understand German names and naming patterns that offer research clues. You'll also find maps, timelines, sample records and resource lists throughout the book for quick and easy reference. Whether you're just beginning your family tree or a longtime genealogy researcher, the Family Tree German Genealogy Guide will help you conquer the unique challenges of German research and uncover your ancestors' stories. Paperback: 240 pages, 9" x 7" [image: Buybutton-144] <http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/the-family-tree-german-genealogy-guide-by-james-beidler-p378.php> *About the presenter* [image: Beidler-100] <http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/.a/6a00d8341d219b53ef01bb07ed4b52970d-pi>James M. Beidler is the author of *The Family Tree German Genealogy Book* as well as writes Roots & Branches <http://roots-branches.com/>, an award-winning weekly newspaper column on genealogy that is the only syndicated feature on that topic in Pennsylvania. He is also a columnist forGerman Life magazine <http://germanlife.com/> and is editor of *Der Kurier*, the quarterly journal of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society <http://www.magsgen.com/>. He was the President of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors <http://www.isfhwe.org/>from 2010 to 2012, and is the former Executive Director for the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania <http://genpa.org/>. He served as national co-chairman for the 2008 Federation of Genealogical Societies <http://www.fgs.org/> conference in Philadelphia. Beidler is also frequent contributor to other periodicals ranging from scholarly journals such as *The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine <http://genpa.org/publications/pennsylvania-genealogical-magazine>* to popular-interest magazines such as*Ancestry Magazine <http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/magazines/default.aspx>* and *Family Tree Magazine <http://www.familytreemagazine.com/>*. He also wrote the chapter on genealogy for*Pennsylvania: A History of the Commonwealth <http://www.amazon.com/Pennsylvania-Commonwealth-Randall-M-Miller/dp/0271022140>*, published jointly by the Penn State Press <http://www.psupress.org/>and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/phmc_home/1426>. As a lecturer, he was a part of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council’s <http://www.pahumanities.org/> acclaimed Commonwealth Speakers program from 2002 to 2009, and has been a presenter at numerous conferences. In addition to being a member of numerous genealogical, historical, and lineage societies, Beidler also sits on Pennsylvania’s State Historic Records Advisory Board <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_historical_records_advisory_board/14593> as well as the selection committee for the Pennsylvania Digital Newspaper Project <https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/content/PaNP/PaNP/>. He is a Senior Tax Advisor for an H&R Block <http://www.hrblock.com/> franchise and previously was a copy editor for 15 years for *The Patriot-News <http://www.patriotnews.com/>* newspaper in Harrisburg, PA. Beidler was born in Reading, PA, and raised in nearby Berks County <http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Pages/default.aspx>, where he currently resides and is an eighth-generation member of Bern Reformed United Church of Christ <http://bernreformeducc.org/>. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hofstra University <http://www.hofstra.edu/home/> in Long Island, NY, with a BA in Political Science in 1982. View Jim's other webinars here <http://familytreewebinars.com/presenter_details.php?presenter_id=77>. *Add it to your Google Calendar* With our Google Calendar button, you will never forget our upcoming webinars. Simply click the button to add it to your calendar. You can then optionally embed the webinar events (and even turn them on and off) into your own personal calendar. 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