Welcome - Association of German Speaking Professional Genealogists

Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen e.V.

Association of German-speaking Professional Genealogists

Are you searching for reliable expert scientific support for your own genealogical research?

You would like to find out about your family’s history but are hampered by the German script or you do not know how to go about doing such research effectively?

Have you reached a deadend in your genealogical research?

Then we — the specialists of the Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen e.V. — are the right address for you

Your enquiry

WE ARE

A professional association whose members are expert genealogists that deal with the geographic regions in which German is or was spoken.

THE ASSOCIATION

has represented its members since 1992

is involved in the qualification of professional genealogists

facilitates the cooperation and exchange of information between professional genealogists

provides potential clients with orientation and the certainty of being referred to a competent specialist

promotes a uniform occupational profile

collaborates with various archives and genealogical organizations

strengthens genealogy in its position as an ancillary historical discipline

has been a member of the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft genealogischer Verbände e.V. (DAGV, German Working Community of Genealogical Associations) since 2014

WE UNDERTAKE

to uphold our mandatory professional principles that comply with international standards
to process all assignments entrusted to us diligently
to produce verifiable reports with a list of references

WE PROVIDE

long-standing experience in genealogical research
research in all sorts of archives (church, city, parish, and state archives; noble family and private archives)
emigration / immigration research
support for your personal research projects (see ”enquiries”)
IT-supported processing and publication of research results (e.g. in the form of genealogical tables or family trees)
research in national and international data banks
transcription of old documents

OUR SERVICE

Each of our members is specialized in the genealogical research of a particular region and/or a specific, at times spatially independent, subject. Are you looking for specialist advice and do not know who to turn to? We offer the service of forwarding your queries to one or more genealogists specialized in your region of interest.
You can be assured that our members guarantee a high standard of professionality, integrity, and scientific excellence.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our association, please go to our membership page