Sat, Apr 18
|Southern California Genealogical Society
German Group: Jana Bickel
SCGS's German Interest Group hosts genealogist Jana Bickel, who will present "Ottilie Assing, a female German emigrant who collaborated with Frederick Douglass," on Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m. in a hybrid format.
Time & Details
Apr 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:50 PM PDT
Southern California Genealogical Society, 417 Irving Dr, Burbank, CA 91504, USA
About the Event
The Southern California Genealogical Society's German Interest Group hosts genealogist Jana Bickel on Saturday, April 18, at its hybrid meeting held online and at the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank. Jana will virtually present "Ottilie Assing: A Female German Emigrant Who Collaborated with Frederick Douglass." The meeting will be held from 1 to 3:50 p.m. PDT.
Who Was Ottilie Assing? Ottilie Assing was a German-born writer and activist who moved to the United States, where she became deeply involved in the abolitionist movement. She formed a long professional and personal partnership with Frederick Douglass, helping bring his ideas to European audiences through her writing and translations.
About the German Interest Group Meetings
The group meets at the SCGS Library on the third Saturday of each month (January through November) from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Meetings include presentations on a wide variety of research topics, highlights of German resources available in…