JGSGB-Announce Mailing List: <JGSGB-Announce> Sun, Feb 8 - Planning Your Family Reunion - Cong Beth El-Atereth, Newton - 1:30

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JGSGB Workshop

Planning Your Family Reunion

Sunday, February 8, 2015         1:30 - 3:30 pm


at Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton, MA

If you are planning a family reunion or even just thinking about the possibility, this workshop will provide ideas and suggestions to make the planning process easier and lead to an enjoyable reunion experience for all.  JGSGB members Beverley Olsberg and Sheila Green will share what they learned when they each planned a successful family reunion. Beverley will transport you to Zambia, her birthplace and the site of her family reunion. Sheila will share the processes and techniques she used for planning her family reunion in Chicago, including the use of more recently available technology.

Sheila Green grew up in Chicago, went to high school and college in California, and lived in Alaska before moving to the Boston area. As a result of her relocations, she lost contact with her extended family. After Sheila began her genealogical journey and found most of her first cousins who had also lost contact with one another, they asked her to organize a family reunion. The result was a three-day reunion in Chicago that was attended by over 80 relatives.

 

Beverley Olsberg was born and raised in Livingstone, Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) and has roots in Lithuania. She moved to London at age 18 and lived there for nearly 50 years until she came to Boston.  She remained in touch with most of her extended family who had dispersed across the globe due to unrest in Central Africa. In 1996, she organized a family reunion at the Victoria Falls in Zambia that included five generations, including 108 descendants attending from eight countries.

Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel
561 Ward Street
Newton Centre, MA

Admission is free for members, $5 for guests.   

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Jewish Genealogy Course - Register Now

Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research

Our award-winning, intensive, comprehensive course is starting at Hebrew College on February 18 and will meet on 8 Wednesday evenings. Perfect attendance is not required since  audio recordings of lectures, PowerPoint slides and class handouts will be available to students on the course website.

More info

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Upcoming Events    

Sunday, February 25 at Feldberg Meeting Room, Temple Emanuel, Newton, 2:00 - 4:30 pm

Research Sunday

Translate documents, consult with experienced researchers and review our extensive research collection. Bring copies of your Yiddish, Hungarian and Romanian documents for translation.

Sign up to let us know if you are planning to come so that we will have enough experienced researchers available.  You must sign-up to make an appointment with a translator.

JGSGB members only.  New members may join at the door.
More info

Sunday, February 22 at Temple Emanuel, Newton, 1:30 pm

Plucking Stories from the Family Tree

Suzette Martinez Standring

Scrivener Software, a Tool for Writing Your Family History

Julie Michutka

More info

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