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Previous Programs 2011 December: JGSTB Social November: Debbe Hagner: Newspapers, Magazines, and Specialized Publications Can Help Genealogical Research October: Clint Elbow: Genealogy Research Using the Website JewishGen September: Gregg Hickman: Preservation and Storage of Photos and Digital Images June: David Ellis: Copyright and Intellectual Property May: Peter Summers: Documenting Sources April: Debbe Hagner: FamilySearch.org March: Barbara Smith: Ancestry.com February: Emil Isaacson: JGSTB Library January: Liz Coursen: Telling Your Story 2010 December: Year-end Social and Election of Officers November: Bill Israel: Genealogy Software Review October: John F. Germany Library Genealogy Resources Tour September: Bill Israel: American Passage: The History of Ellis Island June: JGSTB: Members' Genealogical Research Success Stories May: Clint Elbow: Use of Computers in Genealogical Research April: Rita Shapiro, Vicki Adelson, Barbara Smith, Lynn Arroyo: Graveyards Tell Genealogical Stories March: Emil Isaacson: JGSTB Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research, Part II February: Emil Isaacson: JGSTB Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research, Part I January: Bill Israel and Rita Shapiro - Jewish Surnames 2009 December: JGSTB - Show and Tell November: JGSTB - Hands on Workshop October: Drew Smith - Genealogy and DNA September: Deborah Shapiro Radstrom and Rita Kirstein Shapiro - Hamburg, The Main Embarkation Port For European Jews August: No Meeting (summer break) July: No Meeting (summer break) June: Largo Library - An Introduction to the Largo Library Genealogy Collection May: JGSTB - Ask the Mavens April: Lisl Schick - The Kindertransport March: Ann Peterson - An Introduction to the Family History Center Archives February: Bill Israel - Finding Your Jewish Roots January: Howard Margol - Latest Developments in Lithuanian Research
2008 December: Maxine Kronick: A Passport to Life - Destination Shanghai November: Pamela Treme: Producing a Family Newsletter October: Debbe Hagner: What's New with FamilySearch and Other Web Sites September: Bill Israel: Photo and Video Travel Journal of the Historic Synagogues of Budapest and Bucharest August: Summer Break - No Meeting July: Summer Break - No Meeting June 8: Hands-On Research Workshop Utilizing both Internet and Library Resources May 18: Bill Israel: The Anatomy of a Family Reunion (How to Have Fun and Frolic with Your Family) April 13: Hands-on Individual Research Session at the John F. Germany Public Library in Tampa March 9: Dr. Emil Isaacson: Part 2 of "Finding Your Grandma’s Immigration Record" February 10: Dr. Emil Isaacson: Part 1 of "Finding Your Grandma’s Immigration Record" January 20: Alex Friedlander: "Using Both On-line and Off-line Resources For a Resource Trail"
2007 December 9: Larry Domnitch: "The Cantonist: The Jewish Children's Army of the Tsar" November 4: George Morgan: "Getting the Most from Ancestry.com" October 14: Dr. Herman Koren: "Histories of the Jewish People of Pinellas County, Florida from 1883 to 2005". Presented at Temple B'nai Israel September 9: Highlights of the 2007 IAJGS Conference August: No Meeting (summer break) July: No Meeting (summer break) June 10: Ask the Experts. May 20: Debbe Hagner. Researching in Your Local Family History Library and Preparing to Research in Salt Lake City from Your Home Computer. April 14: Al Koenig. Roots Trip to Romania March 10: Emil Issacson. A 2007 Guide to Jewish Genealogy Using the Internet: Part 2 February 10: Emil Issacson. A 2007 Guide to Jewish Genealogy Using the Internet: Part 1 January: Al Koenig. "Roots Trip to Romania" CANCELLED
2006 December: Lunch and Learn Social: Year end social and election of officers. November: Debbe Hagner: "Where Do I Find Public Records and Vital Statistics and Census Reports" October: Bill Israel: "You Brought Your Ancestors Back to Life, Now Introduce Them to Their Living Family" September: Lunelle Siegel: "Researching Jewish Confederate Ancestors" August: Summer Break - No Meeting July: Summer Break - No Meeting June: "Show and Tell" May: Bill Israel: "Internet Genealogy Resources" April: Drew Smith: "Kicking the Tires of Popular Genealogy Programs: Which One to Get?" March: Emil Isaacson: "The JGSTB Library" February: Al Koenig: "Our Great Find Using the Yad Vashem Database" January: Howard Margol. "Latest Developments on Lithuanian Research"
2005 December: Sue Farley: A Holocaust Survival Story: A Relentless Flight for Freedom. November: Hank Koren: Presentation on the Jewish history of Pinellas county. October: George G. Morgan: Genealogy Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place. September: William Israel: Harnessing the Newly Expanded Powers of JewishGen. August: Summer Hands-on Workshop with Guided Assistance from JGSTB Members. July: Meeting cancelled. June: Emil Isaacson and Debbe Hagner: Working session titled "Brick Walls". May: Clint Elbow: Presentation on the genealogy website JewishGen. April: Donna Murray Allen: Triple Feature Presentation March: Emil Isaacson: Seminar on Naturalization Research Part 2 February: Emil Isaacson: Seminar on Naturalization Research Part 1 January: Emily Rose. "Discovering the life and times of your ancestors."
2004 December: Business meeting. November: Workshop session. October: Gregg Hickman (Lake Shore Camera Exchange): "Preserving and restoring old photographs." September: (no meetings) August: (no meeting) July: Bill Israel. June: (no meeting) May: Drew Smith and George Morgan. "How to do genealogy without guilt", and "The organized genealogist." April: Debbe Hagner. "How to use the Family History Catalog." March: Seminar Part 2: Guide to Jewish genealogy. February: Seminar Part 1: Guide to Jewish genealogy. January: Clint Elbow. "Using Google for genealogical research."
2003 December: Lisl Schick. "Experience in the kindertransport." (cancelled). November: Ms. Lindsay Colton, Investigator: "Using public records as an aid to genealogical research." October: Bettylou Rosen. "Roots tour of Lithuania, June 2003." September: IAJGS Conference in Wash., D.C.: report by attendees. August: George Morgan. "Introduction to immigration and naturalization research." July: Research sessions at John F. Germany Library, with Larry Blum and Debbe Hagner. June: Research sessions at John F. Germany Library, with Larry Blum and Debbe Hagner. May: Question and answer session conducted by Dr. Emil Isaacson and Debbe Hagner. March: Workshop (Intermediate level): Immigration and naturalization resources in the Tampa Bay area Part 2 February: (Intermediate level): Immigration and naturalization resources in the Tampa Bay area Part 1. January: Kay Turansky. "How to write your personal life history."
2002 December: Individual presentations. November: No meeting. October: Video: "Ellis Island" (part 3). September: Video: "Ellis Island" (parts 1 and 2). August: Informal sessions held at John F. Germany Library, with Larry Blum and Debbe Hagner. July: Informal sessions held at John F. Germany Library, with Larry Blum and Debbe Hagner. June: Computer instruction session. May: Mercedes Bleattler. "Genealogical resources at Largo Public Library, Largo, Florida." April: William Israel. "How to organize a family reunion." March: Beginners workshops conducted by Dr. Emil Isaacson. February: Beginners workshops conducted by Dr. Emil Isaacson. January: Debbe Hagner. "How to use your local Famly History Library effectively."
2001 December: George Morgan. "Bring ?em back to life; creating an ancestor profile." November: William Israel. "Research trip to Mormon Family History Library, Salt Lake City." October: Wallace West. "Two centuries of Polish history (1572-1764)." September: Drew Smith. "Effective Internet research techniques." August: Impromptu meeting in Tampa. No speaker. July: Video: "The Lost Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe." June: Bette J. Hostetler. "Courthouse records and how to use them." May: Debbe Hagner. "Organizing your research." April: Research session held at John F. Germany Library, conducted by Debbe Hagner and Larry Blum. March: Beginners workshops, conducted by Dr. Emil Isaacson. February: Beginners workshops, conducted by Dr. Emil Isaacson. January: Howard Margol. "Travel and research in Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus."
2000 December: Atty. Gerald R. Colen. "Jewish experience in the Civil War." November: Cantor William Hauben. "The history and meaning of Jewish music." September: Joy Katzen-Guthrie. "The entry of Jews into China." August: Bill Balter. "Anecdotal remembrances of my personal family research." May: Gladys Paulin. "Jewish genealogical myths." April: William Israel. "Finding your Jewish roots." March: Debbe Hagner. "Doing research in LDS Family History Centers." February: Review of ICJG Conference, New York City, Aug. 13-19, 1999, by Bill Israel, Linda Zolinsky and Larry Blum. January: Howard Margol. "Suggestions for promoting our new genealogical group."
1999 November: Manny Arocho. "Historical and genealogical resources in the John F. Germany Library, Tampa." October: Melvin B. Estroff. "Southern Jewish history." July: Howard T. Smith. "Basic and unusual sources of Jewish genealogical information." |
