The Litzenberger Litzenberg Association

The Litzenberger-Litzenberg Association was founded on 20 August 1991. There are currently 87 Voting Members and one Associate Member. The main purposes of the Association are:

Preservation, organization, and dissemination of our family histories, biographies, and collateral information on subjects pertaining to our heritage. We welcome your submissions in any format: Gedcom, HTML text, plain text, or written on the back of a napkin. We have published information about the origins of the names and some 20,000 individuals in a 1,023 page hardcover book. We also publish a quarterly newsletter containing announcements, feature stories, and new biographical material, fully indexed.

Sponsorship and participation in social activities relating to genealogy. The Association sponsors four annual reunions in the U.S. and Europe. We gladly give presentations for local history groups, schools, senior citizen centers, and nursing homes. Some of our members regularly attend local genealogy meetings, regional, and national conferences.

Membership

Eligible individuals age 21 or over may obtain voting membership by requesting it in writing or filling out the electronic application form. Membership is open to any adult who is descended from a person bearing any recognized variation of The Family Name, regardless of when, where, how, or by whom the name was first adopted; to any adult spouse, widow or widower of such an individual; and, upon reaching age 21, to any person adopted by such an individual. Voting membership imposes no fees or dues and only one obligation: to uphold the good reputation of The Family Name.

Any person not qualified for voting membership, but having a reasonable, noncommercial interest in the Association's programs, may apply to the Board of Directors for associate membership. The Board shall decide in its sole discretion whether to approve the application and may impose such conditions and limitations as it deems appropriate.

Officers

President: Homer L. Litzenberg, III, San Jose, California
Vice President for European Affairs: Harald Litzenberger, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Vice President for Research (de facto): Dorothy Mercy
Secretary: Betty L. Boston
Treasurer: Laurie M. Isdell

Chairperson of the Russia-Kazakhstan Chapter: Olga Litzenberger Moshkova, Saratov, Russia

Financial

The Litzenberger-Litzenberg Association is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit social club under 501(c)(7) of the Tax Code. We appreciate donations to help offset our costs of operation. We are not, however, a charity and individuals cannot deduct purchases or donations from their personal tax returns. We file a Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, annually. A copy of any or all related documents can be purchased for an administrative fee of ten cents per page plus postage. The total package including articles of association, bylaws, and financial statements currently totals 98 pages.

Contacts

The Association or its President, Mr. Homer L. Litzenberg III, (author of the Litzenberger and Litzenberg book), can be reached at the following address:

3233 Simberlan Drive, San Jose CA 95148-3128
Telephone: (408) 270-7227
E-mail to LitzAssoc@Litzenberg.org

Vice President for European Affairs:
Herrn Harald Litzenberger
Heldersgasschen 14, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Telephone: 6781-42173 (from the United States dial 011-49 first)

Chairperson of the Russia-Kazakhstan Chapter:
Olga Litzenberger Moshkova,
Vysokaya 10-58, Saratov 410010, Russia
NOTE: Letters to Russia must be addressed both in English and in Russian. Preprinted labels will be furnished on request by the Association.

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Membership: Eligible individuals age 21 or over may obtain voting membership by requesting it in writing or filling out the form below. Membership is open to any individual who is descended from a person bearing any recognized variation of The Family Name, regardless of when, where, how, or by whom the name was first adopted; to any spouse, widow or widower of such an individual; and to any person adopted by such an individual. Membership imposes no fees or dues and only one obligation: to uphold the good reputation of The Family Name.

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Please tell us a little about yourself. The names of your parents would be helpful in determining whether or not we have information about your ancestors. We also welcome comments, questions, or suggestions about this web site.

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