Sat, Apr 20
|Burbank
German Group: Milan Pohontsch
SCGS's German Interest Group hosts Milan Pohontsch, who presents " Old German Script - Writing Capital Letters & Umlauts."
Time & Details
Apr 20, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:50 PM PDT
Burbank, 411 Irving Dr, Burbank, CA 91504, USA
About the Event
Are you trying to translate or decipher German script in your ancestors' documents? Guest speaker Milan Pohontsch will present "Old German Script Writing: Capital Letters & Umlauts" at SCGS's April German Interest Group Meeting, which will be in hybrid format.
Milan Pohontsch is a full-time professional genealogist. As a native of Germany, he has excellent language and communication skills for conducting research in that part of Europe. While a young man, he discovered and fell in love with what is now his vocation — genealogy. Later, he became head of a genealogical research center in Germany. Milan also served as an expert for the International Reference Counter in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and has cataloged microfilms in the LDS Church Office Building.
Milan teaches old German handwriting to all who wish to learn it. He has written genealogical articles in three languages, teaches regularly at genealogical…