Events
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JGSGB CONNECT
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Share A Success Story
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Adina Newman – DNA Painter: Strategies to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
and Spotlight Talk: Alana Lipkin – DNA Surprises- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis program will be recorded and available for 3 months on the member’s page. DNA Painter provides several tools to help genealogical researchers visualize and enhance their traditional and genetic research. This presentation will provide an overview of the various tools available at the DNA Painter site, including the shared centimorgan (cM) tool, What Are … Continue reading Adina Newman – DNA Painter: Strategies to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
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JGSGB CONNECT
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Ideas for Breaking Brick Walls
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AI SIG Meeting
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Initial Organizational Meeting
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Ukraine SIG
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Website Demonstrations of Success Stories
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Thomas MacEntee – Creating Ancestor Sketches
- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis program will be recorded and available on the member’s page. Face it: most genealogists never get around to publishing that family history book based on their genealogy research. How about a different approach: producing short 3-5 page “sketches” about an ancestor? You’ll learn how to include a cover, photos, facts, family stories, source citations … Continue reading Thomas MacEntee – Creating Ancestor Sketches
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Jewish Genealogy: Discover Your Family History
- Zoom Meeting VirtualThe Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston teaches an award-winning course on how to research your Jewish family history. It is designed for beginners and for those who have already begun their family research. Class size is limited to 20 people to permit student participation and one-on-one mentoring sessions. Applicants need to know how to do basic … Continue reading Jewish Genealogy: Discover Your Family History
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German SIG Meeting
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JGSGB Connect
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Engaging Younger Family in Genealogy We will focus on ideas to start conversations of stories at family gatherings, such as at Passover. To complement our discussion, I have sent several short articles on the value of intergenerational storytelling and family narratives to members. As you will see, there has been academic research on this … Continue reading JGSGB Connect
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Heidi Urich Annual Lecture – Sponsored by
JGSGB and Hebrew College:
Pamela Nadell – Antisemitism, an American Tradition- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis program was recorded and available on the member’s page. Program Description:Antisemitism has confronted American Jewry since the first landing of Jews in New Amsterdam (today’s NYC) in 1654 when Governor Peter Stuyvesant tried to expel them. Over time, negative European stereotypes took root in American soil and resulted in restrictions on holding public office, … Continue reading
Heidi Urich Annual Lecture – Sponsored by
JGSGB and Hebrew College:
Pamela Nadell – Antisemitism, an American Tradition -
JGSGB Book Group
- Zoom Meeting VirtualWe will be reading Kantika by Elizabeth Graver. JGSGB members who wish to join this group may email BookGroup@jgsgb.org to be added to the mailing list.
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Belarus SIG: Update on Belarus Archives with Yuri Dorn
- Zoom Meeting VirtualSIG meetings are open to JGSGB members. If you are not already on this SIG's mailing list, please email Belarus@jgsgb.org to be added and to receive the Zoom link.
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JGSGB Connect
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Open Discussion
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AI SIG Meeting
- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis meeting will cover online videos about getting started with using AI in genealogy research. SIG meetings are open to JGSGB members. If you are not already on this SIG’s mailing list, please email ai-sig@jgsgb.org to be added and to receive the Zoom link.
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Lisa Louise Cooke – Make AI Your Personal Genealogy Assistant
and Mini-Spotlight Talks – JGSGB Members’ AI Experiences- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis program will be recorded and available for 30 days on the members' page. Program Description:Discover how Artificial Intelligence tools can act as your personal genealogy assistant. Learn the best strategies for using AI to help you with a variety of genealogy tasks, from organizing information to identifying new research avenues. This session also covers … Continue reading Lisa Louise Cooke – Make AI Your Personal Genealogy Assistant
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Robinn Magid – An Introduction to the Polish State Archives Website
- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis program will be recorded and available for 6 months on the member’s page. Join us as we explore how you can use the Polish State Archives (PSA) website to further your family history research. The PSA holds records for places in the current or former territories of Poland, including sections of Lithuania, Germany, Russia, … Continue reading Robinn Magid – An Introduction to the Polish State Archives Website
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JGSGB Connect
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Discuss Programs and Speakers for JGSGB
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Kona Morris and JGSGB Presenters – Generational Bridges: Strategic Storytelling and Games to Engage Younger Family Members
- Zoom Meeting VirtualThis event is for JGSGB members and their family guests only. There will be no charge for family guests of members.Members, please forward the Zoom link to your family. The Zoom link is on the Members' Page and will be in emails sent to you prior to the program. This event will be recorded Do … Continue reading Kona Morris and JGSGB Presenters – Generational Bridges: Strategic Storytelling and Games to Engage Younger Family Members
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AI for Genealogy SIG
- Zoom Meeting VirtualDescription: Roberta Jaffer will talk about the Full Text Search facility at FamilySearch.org. SIG meetings are open to JGSGB members. If you are not already on this SIG’s mailing list, please email ai-sig@jgsgb.org to be added and to receive the Zoom link.
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German SIG Meeting
- Zoom Meeting VirtualSIG meetings are open to JGSGB members. If you are not already on this SIG’s mailing list, please email german@jgsgb.org to be added and to receive the Zoom link.
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JGSGB Connect
- Zoom Meeting VirtualTopic: Organizing Your Research and Staying Focused