Category Archives: Monthly Newsletters

November 2024

JGSGB PROGRAMS

Germany SIG
Initial Meeting
The Changing Map of Germany
November 7, 8 pm
Zoom only
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You are Invited to a Meeting with the KGB
Miriam Weiner
Presented by Massachusetts Genealogical Council
Co-sponsored by JGSGB
Attend in-person or via Zoom. Advance registration is required for both.
In-person space is limited.
Weston Public Library, 87 School Street Weston, MA
November 10, 2 pm
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JGSGB Book Group
Little Liar by Mitch Albom
email: BookGroup@jgsgb.org to be added to the mailing list
November 12, 7:30 pm
Zoom only
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AI and Genealogy
Special Evening Program
In memory of JGSGB member, Harris Faigel
Thomas MacEntee
November 13, 7:30 pm
Zoom only
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Unlocking Notation Codes on Alien Passenger Lists
Elizabeth Williams Gomoll
In-Person and on Zoom
November 17, 1:30 pm
Beech Street Center, 266 Beech Street, Belmont, MA
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Followed immediately by:
Ukraine and Belarus SIGs joint meeting
New Record Collections on Routes to Roots Website
November 17, 3:15 pm
More info for Ukraine SIG
More info for Belarus SIG

JGSGB Connect
Share a Success Story or Strategy
November 19, 7 pm
Zoom only
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ONLINE COURSES, EVENTS & WEBINARS

All program times listed are East Coast time.

Finding your Eastern European Family on JRI-Poland.org
Robinn Magid
Heinz History Center
November 3, 1 pm
$5
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Landing The Ancestors: Federal and State Land Records
Judy G. Russell
Boston Public Library
November 6, 6 pm
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Jews in Modern Europe Seminar: Who Lived, Who Died? – A Book Discussion
Peter Gourevitch
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
November 13, 4pm
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge
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Ten Steps to Writing & Publishing Your Family History
Sharon Buzzell Inglis
American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society
November 14, 3 pm
$5
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From Torah Arks to Yahrzeit Plaques: Preserving Our Sacred Spaces and Community History
Samuel D. Gruber
And a presentation honoring JGSGB member Carol Clingan
American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center
Newbridge on the Charles, 5000 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham
Space is limited, and advance registration is required.
November 20, 5 pm
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Family History Today: How Germany’s Jews Got their Surnames
Roger Lustig,
Center for Jewish History
November 20, 5 pm
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MEMBERSHIP

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