Society for Family Research in Franconia
The Society for Family Research in Franconia e. V. (GFF) is a genealogical association for Franconia founded on November 8, 1921 , with its seat in Nuremberg .
The non-profit association is a member of the German Working Group on Genealogical Associations (DAGV) , the Association for Computer Genealogy , the Association of Bavarian History Associations and the General Association of German History and Antiquity Associations . The chairman of the association is Werner Wilhelm Schnabel .
tasks
The GFF has set itself the task of promoting and maintaining family research "in all of its branches on a scientific basis", with a particular focus on the areas of Middle Franconia , Upper Franconia and Lower Franconia as well as neighboring areas of Upper Palatinate (all in Northern Bavaria ) and Tauber Franconia ( in Baden-Württemberg ). In addition, emigrants , exiles and Huguenots research is carried out to a remarkable extent .
The association maintains an extensive library at its headquarters with around 26,000 media units that are electronically accessible. Lectures, guided tours and genealogical meetings are organized on a regular basis.
Members
The association has 1,350 personal and institutional members at home and abroad.
For the members an excursion is offered at irregular intervals , during which the regions of origin of the ancestors of the people living in Franconia today are visited, often including Austria ; Protestants were expelled from the countries of the Habsburgs to a considerable extent in the 16th and 17th centuries . a. found a new home in today's Franconia.
Publications
The GFF is one of the most productive genealogical societies in German-speaking countries, which has produced a wealth of publications over the course of almost 100 years. The GFF reports appear twice a year, and the Franconian Family Research Papers once a year . In addition, there are several book series, of which the Free Series of Scriptures meanwhile comprises 24 volumes, the sources and research on the Franconian family history 28 volumes.
Further series are the special volumes of the GFF (6 volumes), the Franconian ancestors (8 volumes) and the family history writings (7 volumes). As digital sources u. a. The Judenmatrikel 1813-1861 for Middle Franconia is published, and a new, expanded version of the GFF CD appears every year ( Index Personarum since 2011 ), which now contains personal and literature databases with almost six million entries.
In addition, the association has developed its own genealogy program with GFAhnen .
Web links
- Society for Family Research in Franconia eV
- Article in the Historical Lexicon of Bavaria
- Entry of the GFF at GenWiki
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c www.gf-franken.de ( Memento from April 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )