| Reminder: Sun NOV 4: Records from Eastern Europe at Beth El-Atereth, Newton Centre | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: JGSGB Notices List (jgsgb-notices jgsgb.org)
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| Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:46:50 -0700 (PDT) | |
Acquiring Records from Eastern Europe
Kahlile Mehr will review the best sources for Jewish genealogical research in eastern Europe and options for acquiring documents from those sources. Learn how to identify and use archival collections, understand the arrangement of records in an archive, and use the Internet to do research.
Kahlile Mehr
Sunday November 4, 2012 1:30 pm
Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel
561 Ward Street Newton Centre, MA
Sunday November 4, 2012 1:30 pm
Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel
561 Ward Street Newton Centre, MA
Kahlile Mehr will review the best sources for Jewish genealogical research in eastern Europe and options for acquiring documents from those sources. Learn how to identify and use archival collections, understand the arrangement of records in an archive, and use the Internet to do research.
Kahlile B. Mehr is Manager of Slavic Collection
Management and Cataloging at the LDS Family History Library in Salt
Lake City. Mehr has over thirty years experience at the FHL, where he
has developed the FHL collections for eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal,
and the Pacific and has visited archives in most of the countries of eastern Europe. He has published many articles on family history
topics and is a regular contributor to Avotaynu, reporting on
the FHL's acquisitions of Jewish records from eastern Europe. Mehr serves on the boards of the International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) and the Federation of East European Family
History Societies (FEEFHS).
Admission is free for members, $5 for guests.
Interested in a talk to your organization?
Experienced JGSGB genealogists are available for introductory programs at synagogues and community groups.
Do you know of a group to contact? Send a note to email [at] jgsgb.org
Do you know of a group to contact? Send a note to email [at] jgsgb.org
The 33rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
will be held in Boston next summer: August 4 - 9, 2013.
will be held in Boston next summer: August 4 - 9, 2013.
The JGSGB is dedicated to helping people discover and research their Jewish family history. We offer monthly education programs and a comprehensive beginners’ course, maintain an extensive collection of research materials, and publish the award-winning journal Mass-Pocha.
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