Tips for Advanced Genealogical Research

This program was originally scheduled for January 2015 but was postponed due t inclement weather.

 

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut presents Godfrey Memorial Library Director Beth Mariotti, who will speak on the multitude of resources available online and how to use them, on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 1:30 at Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street, Middletown, CT. 

 

Get tips for:

 

·         Discovering which documents are available online

 

·         Using databases

·         Successful Google searches

·         Free sources such as ICONN and Familysearch.org

·         Managing online documents

 

Free and open to the public.  For additional information, please visit our web page.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut Program, Sunday,10/19/14, 1:30 pm, Godfrey Library

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut invites you to “Holocaust Research - How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust” presented by Gary Mokotoff on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street, Middletown, at 1:30 pm.

 

Gary Mokotoff is an author, lecturer, and leader of Jewish genealogy.  He is the award-winning author of many genealogy books, his application of technology to genealogical data, publisher of Avotaynu, magazine of Jewish genealogy, and past president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. 

 

The program is free and open to the public.

 

For more about Gary Mokotoff, please see his website http://www.avotaynu.com/gmokotoff.html.

 

For more information about the Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut, visit our website.

 

Jewish Genealogical Soc. of CT Program, Sunday, April 21, 1:30 pm, Godfrey Library

JEWISHGEN DATABASES
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut presents Nolan Altman, former Vice President for Data Acquisition at Jewishgen, www.jewishgen.org, and current President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island, who will explain the many valuable databases hosted at Jewishgen, online affiliate of The Museum of Jewish Heritage. Altman worked with volunteers from around the world to build an extensive catalog of data for use by genealogists worldwide, including Holocaust data, vital records from the Russian Empire, and Jewishgen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR). Any person with an interest in Jewish genealogy will benefit from knowledge of these extensive records and how to use them to advance their personal research.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut Board Members have contributed over 7000 gravestone photos to JOWBR.

The meeting will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street

The meeting is free and open to all.

For additional information, please see HERE.