JGSGW APRIL 2014 MEETING: Sunday, April 6, 2014 Program: GeneaologyIndexer Search Engine Speaker: Logan Kleinwaks Beginners Workshop following meeting; workshop preregistration required Beth El Hebrew Congregation, 3830 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304 (703) 370-9400. Directions available on the JGSGW website: jewishgen.org/jgsgw/directions.html#BethEl 1:00 Schmooze; 1:30 p.m. meeting with announcements and introduction of new members and visitors; 2:00 main program GenealogyIndexer.org is a free website offering full-text search of more than 400,000 pages of historical directories (business, address, telephone), yizkor books, Polish and Russian military documents, community and personal histories, Galician secondary school reports, and more. Containing millions of personal names – often with places of residence, street addresses, and occupations, and sometimes with vital dates or patronymics – this huge and growing collection is mostly comprised of data not searchable elsewhere. This talk will focus on recently added sources, new ways to search, and highlights from the past. Recipient of the IAJGS 2012 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via the Internet, Print or Electronic Product. Logan Joseph Kleinwaks is the creator of free genealogy websites including GenealogyIndexer.org, a full-text search engine of historical directories and other sources, and ShoahConnect.org, a tool for reuniting families separated by the Shoah through Page of Testimony research. His broader genealogical interests include the photographic documentation of Jewish cemeteries, improving Internet access to genealogical information, and privacy. A hobbyist genealogist living in Reston, he has a research background in physics and started the literacy charity Book Wish Foundation (bookwish.org), which aids refugees from the genocide in Darfur. BEGINNERs WORKSHOP April 6, 2014 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (after the JGSGW meeting) Beth El Congregation, Alexandria, VA If you are new to Jewish genealogy or looking for some fresh ideas and new sources or how to approach a brick wall, then register for our Beginners Workshop. The workshop is a members-only benefit. Attendees will receive a copy of the JGSGW publication Jump-Start Your Jewish Genealogy Research: A Beginners Guide. The Workshop will include an introduction to Jewish Genealogy, information about special member-only access to our JGSGW Library and resources available at the library, an invitation to use the Jack Klein Memorial Library, local and national resources for research, the internet and online resources, and how you can use DNA testing as part of your research toolkit. Participation in the workshop limited to 20. This is a members-only event. Send registration request to [email protected] or 301-330-3882. JGSGW Guest Attendance Policy: As of January 1, 2014, a non-member may attend the monthly JGSGW meeting as a Guest for a $5.00 fee payable at the sign-in table. The $5.00 Guest fee may be applied toward payment of annual JGSGW membership dues if dues are paid at the same meeting at which the guest fee was paid. JGSGW members requiring personal assistance at a meeting due to a health condition or disability may bring someone to assist them free of charge.
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