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JGSLI - Jewish Genealogy 101: Four Hours+ to Your Family Roots
Please join us for the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island's (JGSLI) 23rd 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. 3, 2013
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. 27: $45 ($15 for an additional family member. Fee includes 2014 annual membership.)
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Postmarked after Oct. 27 or at the door: $55 ($15 for an additional family member. Fee includes 2014 annual membership.)
Attendees receive a 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.
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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
For more information contact Bonnie Birns --workshop@jgsli.org or visit our website at www.jgsli.org