Saturday, June 8th at 10:00am, the Clallam County Genealogical Society will welcome Claire Gebben, a noted genealogist. She will appear in person at the KSQM-FM Community Room at 609 West Washington Street, in the Sequim Village Shopping Center, Sequim, WA. Her topic will be German Immigration Patterns.
Since the 19th Century millions of German-speaking emigrants were leaving Europe for places far and wide, especially North America. Who were they and why did they leave? The answer is complicated. This talk explores waves of emigration in the historical context of wars, religious oppression, weather, economics, and other factors. Presentation also includes a look at the patterns of settlement of German migrants on arrival in North America.
Clair Gebben is a public speaker, teacher, and writer. She specializes in German genealogy, migration patterns and 19th century history. She has authored award winning novels and memoirs based upon the documented accounts of her ancestors. Her articles have appeared in numerous periodicals. Claire holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts.
Join us at our June 8th gathering, and meet Claire Gibben. Her books will be available for purchase at that time.
There is no cost to attending the meeting.
The presentation will also be available on Zoom. Call or e-mail the Society for the Zoom codes. (Please arrive or Zoom in at 9:45am.)
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