Willkommen in Australien! Researching German-Australian families
Benjamin Hollister
Content
Welcome
1m 33s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 31s
Introduction
9m 6s
Names
12m 29s
Records
7m 15s
Making the Jump
10m 4s
German Church Records
4m 27s
Announcements / prizes
5m 48s
Announcements / prizes
16m 30s
About this webinar
With German speakers being the largest non-British group of migrants to Australia in the nineteenth century, many Australians find a German line that needs researching. Issues such as name changes, language barriers and identifying place of origin, however, hold some researchers back, but more often than not records exist online to help break through. Identifying the records that will help reveal correct forms of names, and places of origins, and analysing the credibility of the various sources and variations is critical. An introduction to a range of sources and source types to help researchers trace their German-Australian families both in Australia and overseas.
\nAbout the speaker
Ben Hollister has been a professional genealogist since 2007, and a historical researcher since 1997. He currently owns and operates History Helper, a historical research business focussing on German-...
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Comments (1)
Always a great presenter and I am still trying to track down my 2nd great grandparents from Prussia.\n\nBen was a great speaker and told us so much. Lots of very helpful information when doing your family history and not just with German families. This is the first time I have attended one of your webinars and I will be back for more! Many thanks for a presenting this today. \n\neasy to listen too\n\nExcellent syllabus, looking forward to researching in some new sites that I hadn't heard of before :) Thank you for such an interesting webinar :)\n\nExcellent webinar. Thank you.\n\nFabulous! Get him back again definitely!\n\nGreat information & resources, good presentation.\n\nGreat material but a lot to absorb at one sitting. Glad that I can review later.\n\nhelpful\n\nHi very interesting\n\nI don't believe any of my German ancestors went to Australia; however I very much enjoyed Benjamin's webinar.\n\nI learnt a lot. Thanks very much.\n\ni'm sure it will give me help with the family members that came to Canada from Hamburg.\n\nIt was most informative and gave me encouragement as I continue with my research. \n\nIt was so informative- would be nice to have him back for another class just on the different German regions/dialects and travel patterns of Germans\n\nLot of information in the webinar and syllabus. Thank you.\n\nThank you for the info.\n\nThank you very much I now have a lot to learn and look forward to \n\nThis has inspired me to keep looking.\n\nUnfortunately due to work commitments I missed the start, what I did catch was very interesting & helpful.. Cheers\n\nVery clear and easy to follow thank you\n\nVery helpful resources and great organization!\n\nvery informative\n\nvery informative and interesting - many thanks. Excellent presentation.\n\nvery informative for a broad overview\n\nVery informative, but could have been a bit longer to gain even more benefit.\n\nVery interesting and informative!\n\nVery interesting. Excellent presentation.\n\nVery interesting....i have lots to learn will need to come back and re-watch again\n\nWonderful webinar researching German-Australian families.