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Brick Walls

Here are two handouts for breaking down “brick walls” in your research.
They were created by Ginny Audet at the Newton Free Library.

1 Handout for Building Brick Walls

2. Handout for How do We Tear Down Brick Walls

Upcoming Events

Nov 9
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST

Adina Newman – DNA Painter: Strategies to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
and
Spotlight Talk: Alana Lipkin – DNA Surprises

Nov 18
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

JGSGB CONNECT

Dec 3
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EST

JGSGB Book Group

Dec 14
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST

Thomas McEntee – Creating Ancestor Sketches

Jan 18
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm EST

Heidi Urich Annual Lecture – Sponsored by
JGSGB and Hebrew College:
Pamela Nadell – Antisemitism, an American Tradition

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