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Past Presentations
Date | Program | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
06/09/2025 | Rediscovering the Lost Jewish Communities of Eastern Europe | Sally Mizroch & Phyllis Grossman |
05/12/2025 | Using Synagogue Records to Reconstruct a Community | Tammy Hepps |
04/14/2025 | Szia Hungary! Discovering Your Hungarian Ancestors | Judi Gyory Missel |
03/10/2025 | Immigration Myths: Tracking Ashkenazi and Sephardi Ancestors Through Arrival Manifests | Janette Silverman |
02/10/2025 | A Look at Records that Lead Researchers Astray | Renee Stern Steinig |
01/13/2025 | Genealogy and the Restoration of Polish Jewish Cemeteries | Dan Oren |
12/09/2024 | Piecing Together History Using Maps and Directories - Eastern Europe | Michelle Chubenko |
11/10/2024 | The Treasures of Galician Vital Records | Shelley Kellerman Pollero & Mark Halpern |
10/13/2024 | How Did They Get There from Here | Emily Garber |
09/09/2024 | Navigating Metrical Books for the Non-Russian Speaker | Ellie Vance |
06/10/2024 | Crossing the Ocean: U.S. Records to Ancestral Towns | Susan Weinberg |
05/13/2024 | Jews in the Russian Empire | Ellie Vance |
04/08/2024 | L’Dor V’Dor: Using DNA to Reunite Holocaust Survivors | Dr. Adina Newman |
03/11/2024 | The Fluidity of Names | Susan Weinberg |
02/12/2024 | Help! I Got My DNA Results and I’m Confused, Part 2 | Gil Bardige |
01/08/2024 | We Are Not Strangers | Josh Tuininga
Josh Tuininga |
12/10/2023 | "Illegitimacy" in the Jewish Communities of Galicia | Janette Silverman |
11/12/2023 | Using Social Media for Genealogical Research | Robin Meltzer |
10/09/2023 | When Henry Silverstein Got Cold: Fraud in the 1920 Census | Tammy Hepps |
09/11/2023 | What's in a Name? Trouble! | Ron Arons |
06/12/2023 | In Search of Mishpocha | S. Lynn Diamond |
05/08/2023 | Three Minutes in Poland | Glenn Kurtz |
04/10/2023 | Grandma Said What? Gathering and Verifying Your Family's Oral History | Sara Cochran |
03/13/2023 | Synagogue Records as a Genealogical Resource | Ellen Kowitt |
02/13/2023 | How Not to Read a Jewish Tombstone | Robin Meltzer |
01/09/2023 | Jewish Ethnicity: History, Migration and DNA | Schelly Talalay Dardashti |
12/11/2022 | Researching Your Litvak Family | Judy Baston |
11/13/2022 | Putting Your Family in Context: The History of Jews in Ukraine | Tammy Hepps |
10/03/2022 | Bubbe Was from Gubernia! How to Find Your Eastern European Town of Origin | Jennifer Mendelsohn |
09/12/2022 | A Multiracial Jewish Family in Early America | Laura Arnold Liebman |
06/13/2022 | Using the "Forverts" (Jewish Daily Forward) for Family History | Michael Morgenstern |
05/09/2022 | JRI-Poland | Robinn Magid & Howard Zakai |
04/11/2022 | Getting Ready for the 1950 Census | Steve Morse |
03/14/2022 | An Epic Journey: Eastern Europe in 27 Days | Janette Silverman |
02/14/2022 | What We Can Learn from Naturalization Papers | Emily Garber |
01/10/2022 | Learning How to Make Sense of Your Ashkenazi Jewish DNA Results | Jennifer Mendelsohn |
12/12/2021 | GEDmatch.com - Should I Upload or Not? | Arthur Sissman |
11/08/2021 | Jewish Genealogy in the Germanies | Roger Lustig |
10/10/2021 | Researching New York City Resources Remotely | Jordan Auslander |
09/13/2021 | Online Resources for Jewish Genealogy | Janice Sellers |
06/14/2021 | Genetic Origins of the Jewish People & the Avotaynu DNA Project | Adam Brown |
05/10/2021 | How to Utilize the JewishGen Discussion Group | Phil Goldfarb |
04/12/2021 | Changing Borders of Eastern Europe | Hal Bookbinder |
03/22/2021 | The Alex Krakovksy Project (repeat) | Gary Pokrassa |
03/08/2021 | The Alex Krakovsky Project: Navigating the Wiki to Locate Town Records and Find Hidden Data | Gary Pokrassa |
02/08/2021 | How to Locate People Through Genealogy | Fred Blum |
01/11/2021 | A Post Holocaust Genealogical and Family History Journey | Esther Safran Foer |
12/13/2020 | Finding My Roots - Using the Entire Genealogy Tool Box | Coral Grant |
11/09/2020 | Help! I tested my DNA and I’m confused! | Gil Bardige |
10/11/2020 | What were the odds? Four stories of survival: A Grandson of Four Holocaust Survivors Calculates the Improbability of His Existence | Arik Cohen |
09/14/2020 | Bubbie, Who Are You? Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree | Janice Sellers |
06/08/2020 | Sex, Lives and Genealogical Tape | Ron Arons |
02/10/2020 | Success Stories and Finding Vital Records in New York City Using Online Resources | Members and Linda Deneroff |
12/09/2019 | DNA PAINTER: Five Tools to Help Visualize Your DNA Match Relationships | Cary Bright |
11/10/2019 | Digging Deep: Doing Historical Research | Mike Saunders |
10/07/2019 | Building a Genealogical Research Plan for DNA Testing | Janice Lovelace |
09/09/2019 | Jewish Genealogy: How is This Research Different from All Other Research? | Janice M. Sellers |
06/03/2019 | Using Multiple Data Sources to Find the Name of a Great-Grandfather Who Fled and Changed His Name | Sally Mizroch |
05/13/2019 | Ins and Outs of Indexes | Mary Kircher Roddy |
04/08/2019 | Breaking Down Brick Walls | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
03/04/2019 | Using MacKiev’s Family Tree Maker Software | Mark Olsen |
01/14/2019 | Step by Step: Researching & Writing a Family Memoir | Karen Treiger |
12/09/2018 | DNA Successes -- Despite Endogamy! | Lara Diamond |
11/11/2018 | Preserving Memories: How to Organize and Turn Your Family Memorabilia into a Personal Archival Project | Molly Bullard |
10/08/2018 | Jewish Migration Patterns in Two Parts | Avraham Groll |
09/17/2018 | Using Online Historical Jewish Newspapers for Genealogical Research | Janice M. Sellers |
06/11/2018 | When It Takes A Village: Applying Cluster Research Techniques | Emily Garber |
05/14/2018 | The ABCs of JewishGen and Beyond | Debra Kay Blatt |
04/09/2018 | Brick Wall Panel: Ask an Expert! | Nancy Adelson/Mary Kathryn Kozy |
03/12/2018 | The Hidden Ones: A Veil of Memories | Marcia Fine |
02/12/2018 | Maximizing the Treasures of the JRI-Poland Database: How one genealogist prepared for trips to Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus using the JRI-Poland.org Website | Robinn Magid |
01/08/2018 | Reclaim the Records: Genealogy Fought the Law and Won (How to Use State Freedom of Information Laws for Genealogy) | Brooke Schreier Ganz |
12/10/2017 | From Matches in a List to Family: Case Studies in DNA | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
10/09/2017 | Manifest Destiny: Names at Ellis Island | Joel Weintraub |
06/12/2017 | The American Joint Jewish Distribution Committee's (JDC) Archives and What We Have to Offer Jewish Genealogists | Linda Levi |
05/08/2017 | Beyond the Manifest: Methods for Confirming One's Ancestral Origins | Emily Garber |
04/03/2017 | Case Study: A Complete Genealogy Starting from Nothing AND The Julian Calendar and Its Importance to Genealogists | Steve Morse |
03/13/2017 | Ships of Our Ancestors | Hal Bookbinder |
02/13/2017 | I've Had My DNA Tested… Now What? | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
01/09/2017 | Tracing People Through Time & Space Using Timelines | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
12/11/2016 | Success Stories and Socializing | JGSWS Members |
11/13/2016 | Deciphering Jewish Tombstones | Madeleine Isenberg |
11/06/2016 | Essential Jewish Genealogy | Nancy Adelson |
10/10/2016 | Building a Digital Research Plan | Cyndi Ingle |
09/12/2016 | Beyond Online: Beginning Courthouse Research | Janice Lovelace |
06/06/2016 | Writing the Story When They Left No Stories | Mary Kircher Roddy |
05/09/2016 | The Journey of Albert Levy & The Beginnings of the Seattle Sephardic Community | Ashley Bobman & Isaac Azose |
04/11/2016 | Research in Hungary/Transylvania/Romania and Adjacent Areas of Ukraine | Vivian Kahn |
03/07/2016 | Genealogical Research In Israel: The Records and Databases of the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) | Garri Regev |
02/08/2016 | Evaluating Evidence: Asking a Mini-Minnie Question AND Handwriting Analysis for Genealogists | Ron Arons |
01/11/2016 | Unravelling Family Myths Using the Principles of Logic | Jill Morelli |
12/13/2015 | Out on the Town: Are You From Mine? A Social Event to Help Connect Cousins | Membership Sharing |
11/09/2015 | The History, Adoption, and Regulation of Jewish Surnames in the Russian Empire | Jeffrey Mark Paull |
10/18/2015 | Using USCIS Records to Research Jewish and Ethnic Roots | Marian Smith |
09/21/2015 | Intro to Jewish Genealogy/Intro to Online Genealogy | Nancy Adelson/Mary Kathryn Kozy |
06/01/2015 | Galicia, the Austrian Empire & Beyond: Mining Unusual Records in Archives & Online to Expand Your Research | Pamela Weisberger |
05/18/2015 | Using FamilySearch.org and the Todd Knowles Collection to Research Jewish and Ethnic Roots | Mary Kozy for Todd Knowles |
04/13/2015 | Google and Its Genealogy Tools | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
03/23/2015 | Get the Most Out of Ancestry.com and Jewish Research | Crista Cowan |
02/09/2015 | Doing Genealogical Research at the Puget Sound Branch Archives | Michael S. Saunders |
01/12/2015 | Locating People Through Genealogy | Fred Blum |
12/08/2014 | Family Stories: Scintillating, Scandalous or Sweet? | Membership Sharing |
11/09/2014 | Jewish Genealogy Research Essentials | Nancy Adelson |
10/12/2014 | From History to Family History | David Laskin |
09/08/2014 | Can You Help Me Find My Cousins? Understanding Autosomal DNA | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
06/09/2014 | Researching New York Resources Remotely | Jordan Auslander |
05/05/2014 | Crypto Jews in History and Today | Art Beneviste |
04/07/2014 | Play: From Door to Door | Seattle Jewish Theater Company |
03/10/2014 | German Jewish Research and the Internet Archive | Gary Zimmerman |
02/10/2014 | Free Genealogy Resources from King County Library System | Darcy Brixey |
01/13/2014 | The Human Family Tree Through DNA: A Film and Discussion | Steve Louis |
12/15/2013 | Revival of Contemporary Jewish Life in Poland: A Historical and Personal Perspective | Karina Sokolowska |
11/10/2013 | Online Jewish Genealogy Research Essentials | Nancy Adelson |
10/13/2013 | The Knowles Collection: Jewish Resources at FamilySearch.org | Todd Knowles |
09/23/2013 | One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Tools AND Online Genealogical Research with Minimal Information and Misspellings | Steve Morse |
06/10/2013 | On-Line Genealogy Research: Specializing in Sephardic Genealogy of the Ottoman Empire | Victor Alkana |
05/13/2013 | Who the Heck Is Ida Gerskill: Some Challenges of Researching Jewish Names AND My Grandfather Came From Poison: Resources and Strategies for Discovering and Deciphering Jewish Personal, Family, and Town Names | Meredith Hoffman |
04/08/2013 | Jewish History of Washington State | Howard Droker |
03/11/2013 | I've Had My DNA Tested… Now What? | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
02/11/2013 | We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust | Ellen Cassidy |
01/14/2013 | Using the Internet for Genealogical Research | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
12/09/2012 | How To Interview Aunt Myra | Stephen Adler |
11/11/2012 | Probate Records | Karen Sipe |
10/20/2012 | 2012 Jewish Genealogy Research Essentials Presentation & Workshop | Nancy Adelson |
10/08/2012 | Your Jewish Roots in Poland: JRI-Poland, the Records, and More | Mark Halpern |
09/10/2012 | A Holocaust Survivor's Story | Peter Metzelaar |
06/11/2012 | Genealogy Gadgets for the 21st Century | Mary Kathryn Kozy |
05/14/2012 | Kiev, Jewish metropolis: A History, 1859-1914 | Natan Meir |
04/23/2012 | Breaking Through Brick Walls AND Researching Israeli Resources from your Couch | Michael Goldstein & Daniel Horowitz |
03/12/2012 | Preparing for the 1940 Census | Steve Morse |
02/13/2012 | Researching Your Ancestors From Ukraine | Ron Doctor |
01/09/2012 | Jews in the Americas, 1620-1820 | Laura Leibman |
12/11/2011 | Changing Borders of Eastern Europe AND Why Would Our Ancestors Leave a Nice Place Like the Pale? | Hal Bookbinder |
11/13/2011 | Publishing Your Family History | Nancy Adelson |
10/22/2011 | Jewish Genealogy Research Essentials Presentation & Workshop | Nancy Adelson |
10/09/2011 | The Search for Holocaust Victims | Bob Herschkowitz |
09/19/2011 | Genetic Testing for Genealogy AND Interpreting your Results to Further your Genealogy Research | Bennett Greenspan |
06/13/2011 | Carved in Stone: Tips for Cemetery Research | Deb Freedman |
05/09/2011 | 150 Years of Jewish History in Washington State | Rabbi Jim Mirel |
04/11/2011 | Genetics, Jewish History, and the DNA Shoah Project | Matt Kaplan |
03/14/2011 | Using Ancestry.com to Locate Your Jewish Ancestors | Crista Cowan |
02/14/2011 | Locating Jewish Records on the NEW National Archives Websites | Carol Buswell |
01/10/2011 | Jews of China | Rabbi Anson Laytner |
12/12/2010 | The Leo Baeck Institute and Other On-line Resources | Gary Zimmerman |
11/08/2010 | Tips for Using the Footnote Website | Karl Kumm |
10/10/2010 | Discovering the Lost Jewish Town of Trochenbrod | Avrom Bendavid-Val |
09/13/2010 | What 1,500 Czarist Laws Can Tell Us About Jewish Genealogy | Michael Steinore |
06/14/2010 | Genealogy Workshop: Tips and Techniques from Four Experts | Michael Steinore/Deb Freedman/Susana Leniski/Sally Mizroch |
05/10/2010 | The Y Chromosome and Beyond: Tracing Your Genealogy with the “Other” DNA | Bennett Greenspan |
04/12/2010 | Hidden Treasures of the JGSWS Library | JGSWS Members |
03/15/2010 | Power of Stories: Yours, Mine, and Ours | Carol Starin |
02/08/2010 | Reading in Another Hand: Deciphering Cyrillic and Hebrew Archival
Documents from Eastern Europe | Natan Meir |
01/11/2010 | Mapping Madness: Historical Maps and Genealogical Research | Ron Arons |
12/13/2009 | Genealogy Resources in the Seattle Public Library | Darlene Hamilton |
11/09/2009 | East European Jewry up to the ‘Great Migration’ | Natan Meir |
09/14/2009 | Genealogical Discoveries from Cemeteries in the Old Country and the New World | Sally Mizroch/Nancy Adelson |
06/08/2009 | Lady Luck on the Hungarian Archives Roller Coaster | Ted Grossman |
05/11/2009 | History and Genealogy of the Jews of Rhodes and Their Diaspora | Leon Taranto |
04/13/2009 | Russian Jewish Genealogy | Michael Steinore |
03/16/2009 | Hidden Treasures of the JGSWS Library | JGSWS Members |
02/09/2009 | Genealogy Software: Today and Tomorrow | Dawn Bingaman |
01/12/2009 | Hidden Secrets of the National Archives | Carol Buswell |
12/08/2008 | Tips & Tricks on Digital Imagery for Genealogy | Sally Mizroch |
11/09/2008 | Putting the Flesh on the Bones: Adding the "Why" | Ron Arons |
10/22/2008 | Opening the Archives of the Holocaust International Tracing Service | Paul Shapiro |
09/08/2008 | Success Stories and Thorny Problems Workshop | Susana Leniski |
05/12/2008 | Sephardic Genealogy Resources | Jeffrey S. Malka |
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