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JGSLI - Jewish Genealogy 101: Four Hours+ to Your Family Roots
Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island's (JGSLI) 24th annual family history workshop, Sunday November 2, 2014
Please join us for the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island’s (JGSLI) 24th annual family history workshop, “Jewish Genealogy 101: Four Hours+ to Your Family Roots.” The workshop is recommended both for beginners and for family historians who want to brush up or expand their skills.
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014
12:30 to 5 p.m.
Mid-Island Y-JCC
45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY
(two blocks north of Old Country Road)
http://www.miyjcc.org/AboutUs/Location-Directions.cfm
Seating is limited. To assure a reservation, please register as soon as possible.
Registrations postmarked by Sunday, Oct. 26: $45 ($15 for an additional family member. Fee includes 2015 annual membership.)
Postmarked after Oct. 26 or at the door: $55 ($15 for an additional family member. Fee includes 2015 annual membership.)
Attendees receive a flash drive with an electronic copy of the workshop manual (one workshop manual per family), “Jewish Genealogy 101.” A light lunch, bagels and spreads, coffee and cake, will be served.
The workshop will include expert instruction on the sources and strategies essential for effective Jewish genealogical research....
- interviewing relatives
- identifying ancestral towns
- Holocaust research
- using censuses, city directories, ship’s manifests, naturalizations, vital records, and other U.S. sources
- European records
- computer and Internet resources
To register, please send your name, address and email address
and mail it with your check (payable to JGSLI) to:
JGSLI Workshop
28 Madison Ave.
Jericho, NY 11753
For more information contact Bonnie Birns -- workshop@jgsli.org or visit our website at www.jgsli.org
