Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America – German Genealogy Society

Membership Benefit

Ohio Chapter MEMBERS ONLY

A NEW membership benefit is available only to members who join or renew their membership in the Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America for 2025-2026. Send a digital summary of your German Genealogy research to ckfsmail@gmail.com. A review of your research will be conducted, and you will receive a complimentary listing of areas where you may have overlooked opportunities to find additional information on your family in Germany and North America. We are not offering to do your research, but we will provide you with hints on where you might find new information yourself. If you have just renewed or are a new member, please send proof of membership. I do not receive new members and renewals in real time.

The Ohio River is shown in the website header. Early settlers used it to populate the Northwest Territory. The river served as a means to transport their families, possessions, and crops. Settlements along the banks included Marietta, Steubenville, and Cincinnati.

German Community Forum Series (Free on ZOOM)

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10 am Eastern, ” Sifting through Ohio Records”

Our facilitator this month is Nancy Ottman, a retired Director of Human Resources and Loss Prevention for JCPenney Co. She has been involved in genealogy research and cemetery studies for 30+ years. I joined the Palatines to America in 2006. She is a former treasurer for Palam and was instrumental in the moving of our collection to the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

She has in the past spoken in various locations in the State of Ohio on beginning Genealogy, Immigration of Germans to America, migration of Germans throughout the United States, and the Palatines to America National and State of Ohio Genealogical Conferences. Nancy in addition to Palatines to America is a member of the Association of Gravestone Studies and The Ohio Genealogical Society. She has spoken to numerous Genealogical and Historical Societies, and fraternal organizations in Ohio and Pennsylvania on cemetery tombstones and their meanings. She has presented several educational presentations for the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Groveport Madison School District, Groveport Ohio, and fraternal organizations.

Registration:
To join this ZOOM only event , please Email ckfsmail@gmail.com with “GFS” in the subject line. We receive a high volume of emails, so we might miss yours if it doesn’t include “GFS” in the subject line.

Any Zoom questions or problems, please email Lori Poch at loripoch@yahoo.com

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About Oh Palam

The Ohio Chapter of Palatines To America (PAl-Am) is a regional German-American genealogical organization. It is part of The Palatines To America, a national German genealogical society of persons researching German-speaking ancestry, emphasizing European migration from the Germanic regions of Europe to North America (primarily the United States and Canada).

The Palatines To America German Genealogical Society was founded in 1975 with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. The PALAM National Library Collection is now housed in the Columbus Metropolitan Library on 96 S Grant Ave. in Columbus, Ohio 43215. To contact the Ohio Chapter, click the link here to our contact form (preferred method) or write to PO Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085.

Ohio Chapter Officers & Committee Members CLICK HERE.

Read the history of the Ohio Chapter PalAm CLICK HERE

Check out our National Organization CLICK HERE

Join Palatines to America Ohio Chapter

Learn from experienced researchers at our free workshops.
Walldorf, B-W
Participate in the German Community Forum Series (Free)
Attend German research seminars in the Spring and Fall (Special Rates for all PALAM members)
2023-2025 Review of Digital Summary of your German Research (Free for all Ohio members only)
Read our quarterly newsletter – Palatine Heritage
Buy Ohio Chapter German genealogy publications and merchandise.
Access our Members Only Section

our Mission = Advance Knowledge

To further interest and study German-speaking immigration in Ohio.
Encourage members to further their research of their family’s history in Ohio, the US, and German-speaking areas.
Promote information about the life, times, and social life of German-speaking emigrants and their descendants.

The Palatines to America’s collection of genealogy books is housed in the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

Please check with the library to confirm these times.
Hours: Mon-Thur: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Fri: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.