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When: June
23, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Where: Neveh Shalom Synagogue, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR (503-246-8831) Enter through the main entrance and turn right. |
Using
our Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon Library Resources This is a research
session where we will be able to explore and use the resources we
have in our Neveh Shalom Synagogue Library. We have so many wonderul
books and supplies here, and rarely get around to using them. Come
explore what we have and what will suit your own genealogy searches.
JGSO purchases materials relevant to genealogical research and houses them
in this library. Here's your opportunity to get assistance from
others doing research. For more
information contact Barbara Hershey, Program Chair at at Barbara.hershey@comcast.net
or 503-249-1976 , |
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Date: Sunday May 31, 2009 Time: 10:30 am to 2:00 pm Place: Ahavath Achim, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland Cost: $7 for members, $9 for non-members. New members are invited to join at sign-in. Please RSVP for this Annual Brunch Program so that we can be prepared for all attendees. To RSVP, or for more information, send an email to Barbara.Hershey@comcast.net with your name and the number of attendees or call with the same info at 503-249-1976. |
Annual Brunch Program with special guest speaker, Pamela Weisberger Two Presentations Jews in the News & When Leopold Met Lena: Marriage, Divorce and Deception in the 1890s Jews in the News: Some of the most exciting resources for genealogists are the online databases and microfilms of old newspapers and journals. Following this oft-neglected “paper trail” will enhance your genealogical knowledge. From obituaries, birth, engagement and marriage announcements, to curiosities such as “Yesterday’s Fires,” “News of the Courts,” and articles covering Eastern European towns and businesses, you will be astonished by the unexpected appearances immigrant ancestors make in the pages of these tabloids and broadsheets. Learn techniques for locating people and events meaningful to you. When Leopold Met Lena: First came love, then came marriage—but after the baby in the baby carriage came adultery and two trials in New York’s Court of Common Pleas. A divorce decree in the 1890s New York Times “News of the Courts” leads to scandal-ridden NYC court transcripts and revelations of a family secret. From Czestochowa, Poland and Cracow, Austria to Manhattan’s Lower East Side and Little Rock, Arkansas--the tumultuous, romantic and litigious world of our ancestors is brought to life in court records, newspaper articles, census and vital records. Learn how present-day research can be used to solve 19th century mysteries. Pamela Weisberger is program chair for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, President and Research Coordinator for Gesher Galicia, and a co-chair for the 2010 IAJGS Los Angeles Conference. Her first job in the film industry was working for Otto Preminger who never took no for an answer. This was the perfect training for becoming a genealogist. Documenting her family’s history for over twenty years, she has visited and researched her ancestral towns and villages conducting research in Polish, Ukrainian and Hungarian archives. Her special interest is late 19th to early 20th century city directories, newspapers and court records. She has produced two genealogy-related documentaries. |
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When: April 21, 2009 Where: Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR
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Family History Research: What is my question; how do I research it and what do I do with all the information I gather along the way? As part of JGSO's "Back to Basics" series, Debbi Korman will answer the question, "What do I want to know?" In answering the question, you will learn her tips on how to frame the research issues, develop a research plan, keep track of your sources and organize the genealogical information you amass in the course of trying to answer your questions. Debbi has been researching her family tree for 20 years and is prepared to reveal all of her mistakes in order to help you to be a more successful researcher. |
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Where: Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR
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Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon and
Genealogical Forum of Oregon
Marty Krauter has been the Chair of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon’s Computer Interest Group for 12 years. He has been actively doing genealogy for 14 years. He has a strong interest in Irish Genealogy where he has traced two of his wife’s family lines to their ancestral village. Marty is an accountant who loves the analytical nature of genealogy. |
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Ahavath Achim 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR |
Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Leading up to the Great Migration Our speaker, Dr. Natan Meir, will describe what life was like for our ancestors in Eastern Europe prior to the mass migrations at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Speaker: Natan Meir, Lorry I. Lokey Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies, Portland State University Natan Meir received his Ph.D. in Jewish history from Columbia University, taught at the University of Southampton (U.K.), and was a Yad Hanadiv postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His scholarly interest is modern Jewish history focusing on the social and cultural history of East European Jewry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His first book, Kiev: Jewish Metropolis, 1861-1914, is forthcoming from Indiana University Press. For more information please contact Barbara Hershey, Program Chair at Barbara.hershey@comcast.net or 503-249-1976 |
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Jan 20, 2009 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (As always we try to allow time for discussion of your research issues.)
Ahavath Achim
3225 SW Barbur Blvd.
Portland
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Using Family History Centers presented
by Susan LeBlanc, BGS/FH Learn
about the local Family History Centers and what they offer to help you in
researching your family history. Susan will discuss where they are
located, who works in them and what makes them unique. Susan
LeBlanc is a native
of Oregon and started doing genealogical research 35 years ago. She is an
avid reader and a determined researcher. Research specialities include
Western, Midwestern, and New England states, Europe and Scandinavia. Works
in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese records. 2005 BYU graduate,
BGS degree, Family History, 1985 BYU AS degree, Spanish. Work includes ten
years at the Milwaukie Stake Family History Center, instructor, lecturer.
Coordinator of Ruth C. Bishop Volunteer Awards with the Federation of
Genealogical Societies. A member of APG, Genealogical Council of Oregon,
Genealogical Forum of Oregon and DAR. Speaker for BYU Genealogy
Conference, Portland Area PAF Users Group, Milwaukie, McMinnville, and
Corvallis Family History Center Fairs in Oregon, Oregon Genealogical
Society, Genealogical Forum of Oregon, and The Genealogical Society of
Washington County. |
| November
18, 2008
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd. Portland, OR
free for members $2 non-members
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Tips
and Tricks for Using JewishGen: An Interactive Presentation Speaker: Ronald
Doctor, PhD, is the Membership Chair of JGSO. Dr. Doctor was an
Associate Professor at the University of Alabama's Graduate School of
Library and Information Studies until retirement in 1997. Since
moving to Portland, this former engineering PhD from UCLA has been
involved with the JGSO in many capacities, currently as Membership Chair.
He is a former president of the organization. He serves on the
Advisory Board of JewishGen's Ukraine Special Interest Group and as the
Coordinator of the Kremenets-District Research Group (KDRG). He is
involved with collecting, translating (Russian, Polish, Yiddish and
Hebrew) and making publicly available, documents about the Jews of the
Kremenets District in western Ukraine, including Yizkor Books, Vital
Records, Census Records and other documents dating back to the 1500's.
Ron has given numerous genealogy presentations in Oregon and at annual
conferences of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical
Societies (IAJGS). His publications include "Getting Started in
Jewish Genealogy: A Handbook for Beginners, with Supplementary Information
for Advanced Research", Vital Records of Kremenets, and the JGSO
CD-Rom. For more
information contact Barbara Hershey, Program Chair at at Barbara.hershey@comcast.net. |
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Mittleman JCC Chapel
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Paul Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies Opening the Archives of the
International Tracing Service Mr.
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| Ahavath Achim
Synagogue,3225 SW Barbur Blvd,
Portland
Sept. 26, 2008 free for members $2 non-members |
SOS – Share our Successes One
of the many things that we like about genealogy as a hobby is the
opportunity to interact with others to pursue our goals. We all have
stories about how we pursued some item of information and the results we
achieved. We have learned much from people who are researching
geographical areas far from our homelands, and surnames totally unrelated
to ours. Learning from each other will helps to break through those brick
walls. Please
join us at 7 PM at Ahavath Achim
Synagogue, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland. For more information contact
Barbara Hershey, Program Chair, at Barbara.hershey@comcast.net
or 503-249-1976 |
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