September 2016
Welcome to the start of our 2016 – 2017 program year. We will be offering monthly programs from September through June.
JGSGB PROGRAM
Getting the Most Out of FamilySearch
Speaker: Todd Knowles
September 25, 1:30 pm, Cong. Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton
All Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will meet
More info
September 25, 1:30 pm, Cong. Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton
All Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will meet
More info
PROGRAMS ELSEWHERE
The Persistence of Memory
Speaker: Leora Tec, JGSGB member
August 30, 7–9 pm
Newton Free Library, Newton
Newton Free Library, Newton
Hands On Genealogy
September 12, 6:30-8:30 pm, limited space, registration required
Newton Free Library, Newton
COURSES, WEBINARS & VIDEO
Discover Family History in Historical Newspapers Online and Off
Southern California Genealogical Society webinar, register in advance
September 3, 1 pm
September 3, 1 pm
Brick Walls or Dead End?
Substitutes for pre-1880 New York Vital Records: Using New York State and Federal Censuses
New England Historic Genealogical Society webinar, register in advance
September 22, 3 pm
September 22, 3 pm
CONFERENCES
Save the date! IAJGS 2017 International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
July 23-28, 2017, Orlando, FL
JGSGB NEWS
The Society will present a Beginners Workshop in Jewish Genealogy for newcomers and novices on Sunday, October 16, from 10-12 noon at Temple Emanuel in Newton. We will also continue to offer our annual 8-session comprehensive beginners course, Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research, at Hebrew College starting March 1, 2017. More information on both will be available on our website in the coming weeks.
