The Colorado Chapter of Palatines to America is pleased to announce that Gail Shaffer Blankenau, a professional genealogist, historian, speaker, and author who holds an MA degree in history from the University of Nebraska–Kearney and who received the 2023 James L. Sellers prize has accepted our invitation to be the speaker at our Fall Seminar October 3, 2026.

Blanenau’s Topics:

1. Power Combination: German Church Records and Farm Histories
2. Finding your family in Numbers: How to Find and Navigate German Census Records
3. Finding your Germanic Home Village and Parish
4. Mountain Peaks and Trails: Your Swiss Ancestral Journey