November 22nd German Genealogy

While visiting on Long Island in October we took a couple of days and drove back up the Hudson River to Kingston, New York. We took a short side trip to Saugerties to revisit West Camp and the Palatine monument and plaque beside the Lutheran Church. We then cut across country to visit the church at Katsbaan. We have seen these many times on our Loyalist bus tours and whenever we are in the area. The plaque lists most of the Palatine families from 1709/10 who settled in the area. Two of my Palatine ancestors from this area are George Andreas Eligh (Ehlig) and his wife Anna Rosina Bender.

The real reason for this side trip was to attend the Fall meeting of the Palatines to America New York Chapter (www.palam.org) which was being held across the Hudson from West Camp at Germantown (East Camp).

The speakers at his meeting were Rev. David Jay Webber who spoke on:
The Palatines of 1709-10: What They Left, What They Sought and What They Found and
Researching the Palatines of 1709-10: Miscellaneous Observations and Suggestions

The second speaker was Leslie Albrecht Huber on:
Jumping Hurdles in German Research.

The third speaker was Tonya Frickey on:
The Palatine DNA Project

The New York Chapter is hosting a Palatines to America Conference, probably at Newburgh, New York, June 18-20, 2010. More details to follow later.

Also when we were on Long Island we attended a meeting of the German Genealogy Group (www.theggg.org) which generally holds its meetings at Hicksville. We only do this when one of their meetings happens to co-inside with one of our visits to the area. They usually have at least 100 people attending each meeting. Leslie Huber spoke there as well. She has an interesting web page at http://www.understandingyourancestors.com/