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Ten Things I Learned about My Family
from My Couch

Tammy Hepps

Sunday, October 26, 2014, 1:30 pm

Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA

New to genealogy and short on time?  You can make amazing discoveries using online resources!  These true research examples, all taken from Jewish immigrant families, demonstrate the breadth of materials available, especially Jewish-focused web sites, and suggest next steps for when you have time to go deeper.  A number of Jewish-specific research techniques will be discussed to help you overcome the unique challenges of our ancestry. 

Tammy A. Hepps is the founder of Treelines.com, a family story-sharing website and winner of the RootsTech 2013 Developer Challenge.  With a degree in Computer Science from Harvard, more than fourteen years experience in digital media, and more than two decades in genealogy, she brings a fresh perspective on sharing family history in engaging ways that take advantage of the latest technology.

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A Spotlight Talk will follow the main speaker

By the Rivers of Babylon:
The Story of the Jews of Baghdad

Sam Shamoon

Sam Shamoon was born in Bombay to a family of Iraqi Jews. He will discuss the history of the Jews of Baghdad and their lives in 20th century Baghdad and Bombay.

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Individual Research Assistance 

12:30 pm - come early to join the following discussion groups: 

Ask the Experts - for help with U.S. research

Bessarabia Special Interest Group

Litvak-Baltic Special Interest Group (covers Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia)

Poland Special Interest Group

4:00 pm - Belarus Special Interest Group

Temple Emanuel
333 Ward Stree
Newton Centre, MA

Admission is free for members, $5 for guests

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Upcoming Events    

Sunday, November 2 at Hebrew College, Newton, 3:00 pm    

8th Annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy co-sponsored by Hebrew College
The Genetic History of the Jewish People
Speaker: Dr. Harry Ostrer
Free and open to the public.  More info and Reservations

Sunday, November 16 at Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton

Two lectures by Ron Arons

11:00 am    What’s in a Name? Trouble!
  1:30 pm    Nifty Technologies for Genealogical Research Analysis

Optional lunch

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