*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. Program Description: Join us on a rollicking genealogical journey tracing a group of relatives from Minsk to Pittsburgh who sold margarine as butter in defiance of one of the stranger laws ever passed.  Tammy Hepps' talk highlights some lesser-known historical and genealogical repositories … Continue reading Tammy Hepps – The Margarine Moonshiners from Minsk: A Journey Through Lesser Known Records
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JGSGB Members are invited to bring a friend for free to this program! Dr. Annie Polland discusses the transition from Eastern European shtetls and cities to the crowded streets of the Lower East Side with a focus on Jewish immigrant women’s pivotal roles in both shaping their homes and New York’s growing economy. Spotlight Talk: … Continue reading Annie Polland – Clairvoyant Housewives, Cookbook Mavens and Other Advice Givers: the Women of the Tenement →

JGSGB Members are invited to bring a friend for free to this program! Too often, we do ancestral research by relying on the usual sources such as Ancestry.com. Tammy Hepps brings a fresh perspective that takes advantage of the latest technology. She will show us how to plan our research based on what we want … Continue reading Tammy Hepps – The Ancestor Deep Dive: How to Find Out Everything There is to Possibly Know About Your Ancestors →