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JGS Conejo Valley and Ventura County March 1 Program: Janette Silverman Ancient Texts Lead to Genealogical Discoveries: The Lives Our Ancestors Led
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and
Ventura County(JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co-sponsored with Temple
Adat Elohim, on Sunday, March 1, 2015 1:30-3:30 PM at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest
Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA.
The Topic: Ancient Texts Lead to Genealogical
Discoveries: The Lives Our Ancestors Led
Program: The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York is
often off the radar screen for many genealogists but the library is home to
almost half a million volumes including manuscripts, rare books and
archives. The archives are a treasure
yet to be explored by so many of us and yet it is a rich repository of records
of Jewish communities, institutions and prominent individuals in the US and
Europe. We will take a digital trip and
explore some of the treasures that can be found at JTS. Included in these archives are transcriptions
of notes, memos and correspondence between the State Department and offices in
Vienna, St. Petersburg, Warsaw and Bucharest from 1863-1906 that concern the
legal position and persecution of Jews; and correspondence and notes about the
Jewish community in France from 1700's until after WWII. We will also explore a
variety of ketubot and mohel books and talk about the way all of these
materials help us in our research.
Speaker: Dr. Janette Silverman is the JewishGen Ukraine
SIG Coordinator. She was the president
of the Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Society for 5 years, and is active on the IAJGS
Membership Development Committee. Since
2007 she has served as a Moderator for the JewishGen Discussion Group. Her doctoral dissertation, "In Living
Memory" is about Jewish genealogical research. Janette has been researching family history
for almost 30 years. Janette is the Outreach Director for the William Davidson
Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological Seminary in New
York.
The Schmoozing Corner: which is held starting 1:10PM will
be facilitated by JGSCV founding member and board member, Warren Blatt The Schmoozing Corner is available if you
would like individual insights for your genealogical pursuits from an
experienced JGSCV member 20 minutes before each meeting.
We return with our 5-minute genealogical hint which is at
the beginning of the meeting. JGSCV
treasurer, Karen Lewy will be talking on Finding Interesting Information on
Death Certificates
Our traveling library will be available starting at
1:00PM. To see which books are in our traveling library see our website under
library- traveling (www.jgscv.org )
The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and
Ventura County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and
research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and family
history. There is no charge to attend
the meeting. Anyone may join JGSCV.
The 2015 Membership Drive is well on its way. Annual dues
paid now are good through December 2015. Forms are available at the meeting, on
the JGSCV website-under Membership- and in the JGSCV newsletter, Venturing Into
Our Past.
For more information, including directions, please see
the JGSCV website: www.jgscv.org
Jan Meisels Allen
President, JGSCV
RootsTech 2015 Streaming Videos Online
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen
If
you missed the selected live streaming videos from RootsTech they are now
online at: https://rootstech.org/video/4050134760001
Jan
Meisels Allen
Chairperson,
IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
(US) National Genealogical Society Appoints New Executive Director
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen
The National Genealogical Society (NGS) Board of
Directors announced today, February 19, 2015 that they have appointed an new
Executive Director, Ed Grandi. He will
focus on the NGS growing portfolio of specialized family history learning
resources. He had long experience in senior corporate roles specializing in
insurance and risk management for nonprofits and most recently served as an
Executive Director to a patient-interest association in Washington, D.C.
NGS, along with IAJGS and the Federation of Genealogical
Societies (FGS) are the sponsoring members of the Records Preservation and
Access Committee ( RPAC).
To read more go to:
Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring
Committee
Board for Certification of Genealogists Free Webinar on Complex Evidence: What it Is, How it Works, Why it Matters. February 24, 2015
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen
The
Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) is holding a free webinar on”
Complex Evidence: What It Is, How It Works, Why It Matters” with F. Warren
Bittner CG. It is open to all genealogists. It is scheduled for Tuesday,
February 24 8PM EST and will run about 90 minutes. Check http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
for the time conversion in your locale.
To register ( which is required) go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3412355591969569026
.
Each
of us have been challenged with our genealogical research putting together all
the pieces of evidence to reach a sound conclusion to tell a story from our
findings. The Genealogical Proof Standard is something all of us should be
using to assure that our information is correct. This presentation uses a case
study from multiple sources to solve a problem helping us learn the process
along the way. To read more go to: http://blog.bcgcertification.org/
The
speaker is a professional genealogist based in Utah and has been awarded first
place National Genealogical Society’s (NGS) 2012 Family History Writing
Contest, and has spoken at numerous genealogical conferences including the NGS,
FGS, Southern California Genealogical Jamboree, Association of Professional
Genealogists and more.
Jan
Meisels Allen
Chairperson,
IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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