JGSGB-Announce Mailing List: July 26: MassGen Council seminar / July 23: JGSGB Program on Ukraine at Hebrew College / IAJGS Conference

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Massachusetts Genealogical Council

Annual Seminar

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Mansfield Holiday Inn

Mansfield, MA

Register:  www.massgencouncil.org

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The day-long Annual Seminar 2014 features three tracks of genealogy lectures:
Fundamentals, Special Topics, and Advanced Topics.

The Seminar includes lunch with each table hosting a specific discussion topic (including sources and techniques).

Questions: program [at] massgencouncil.org

For more R&R, consider staying overnight at the Holiday Inn, Mansfield.

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JGSGB Special Summer Program at Hebrew College

Resources in the Ukrainian Archives
for Jewish Genealogical Research

Nadia and Oleksiy Lipes

Wednesday, July 23, 2014    7:00 pm

Ukrainian researchers Nadia and Oleksiy Lipes will discuss records in the Ukrainian archives that are relevant to Jewish family research, emphasizing archives in Kiev and eastern Ukraine, but Galician records will also be included. The different kinds of records, their unique features, and their availability will be discussed. Ukrainian archives include Metrical Books (parish registers); rabbinical records of births, deaths, and marriages; census tables 1795-1900; Jewish Population Census of 1875; Russian Empire Population Census of 1897; police records; lists of army recruits; Kahal and pogrom records, and WWI Jewish refugee lists in Kiev Nadia and Oleksiy (Elisha) Lipes will be visiting Boston on their way from Ukraine to Salt Lake City, where they will speak at the International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. In a special preview for the JGSGB, they will present one of the lectures they have prepared for the Conference. Based in Kiev, Nadia and Oleksiy provide Jewish genealogy research and tour services. Bring your questions! www.jewua.info Hebrew College 160 Herrick Road Newton Centre, MA Admission is free for members, $5 for guests ________________________________________________________________________

International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

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It’s not too late to sign-up for the 34th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in person or by subscribing to its live video streaming (and 90 day on-demand viewing) of  the top 60 lectures.

Conference registration form and FAQs

IAJGS LIVE! - 2 minute video

Secrets of Jewish Genealogy Research at the SLC Family History Library - 60 minute video

Salt Lake City  July 27 - August 1                     Program and Schedule

Special Get-together for New England Attendees

JGSGB is organizing a dinner-time gathering for New Englanders at the conference. Let us know if you are going and we’ll send you the time and place.
Send a note to NEdinner [at] jgsgb.org with information on how to contact you at the conference (e.g., email or cell phone).

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