Conference-2026
Online Classes on Demand - 2026
Available to 2026 Conference Registrants
Available from August 3 - December 31, 2026. In addition to the classes presented in person at the Conference, registrants have the bonus benefit of being able to watch the following additional online classes on demand. To access the classes, login to your FEEFHS account and watch as many as you'd like often as you’d like through the end of 2026.
FEEFHS 2026: Workshop Selection
2026 Workshops
Attend any of the workshops for one single fee. Two workshops are scheduled in the morning, two in the afternoon. (If you have already registered for the conference, you can add on registration for the Workshop Day by logging in to your registration online.)
Be sure the check out the Regular Conference Classes for 2026 as well.
2026 Conference Classes
Below are descriptions of the 2026 Conference classes taking place August 5 - 7. (The August 4 workshops offered this year may be found here.)
Presentation at Opening Reception (Wednesday evening)
Online Newspapers for Eastern Europe (by Milan Pohontsch)
2026 Conference Flyer
Set the date! The 2026 FEEFHS conference will be held on August 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City with pre-Conference workshops on August 4. Check back for more details.
2026 FEEFHS Annual Conference
FEEFHS is pleased to announce that its annual conference will be held in Salt Lake City. Please mark your calendars for August 4, when pre-conference workshops will be offered, followed by the main conference from August 5–7, 2026.
Call for Presentations – FEEFHS 2026 Conference
The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) invites presentation proposals for its 2026 Conference, August 4–7 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
We seek engaging topics on genealogy and family history with an emphasis on Eastern Europe, including the former Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and German Empires.
Featured areas:
• Baltic States (special focus)
• Jewish research
• Minority research
Registration Information for the 2026 Conference
The 2026 FEEFHS Conference registration is now open! This in-person only conference will take place in Salt Lake City from Wednesday, August 5 to Friday, August 7, with an optional day of workshops on Tuesday, August 4.
Hour-long classes run from 8:30am to 5:00pm with a 90-minute break for lunch. Featuring classes in several regional/topic tracks, the schedule will offer 3 class choices for each of 6 class time slots per day, i.e., 18 classes to choose from each day!
Conference Dining
We hope you’ll join us for Tuesday night’s Welcome Reception where there will be a buffet of finger foods…and also for the Closing Banquet on Friday night. But in the meantime, downtown Salt Lake City has a wide variety of dining venues. Many restaurants are within walking distance of the Crystal Inn (the conference hotel) and the Salt Palace Convention Center, where classes will be held.
Conference Travel
Salt Lake City, the “Crossroads of the West,” is known for being easily accessible by car, rail, bus, and air. And it is one of the easiest cities to get to and to navigate as a visitor.