Dear Genealogy Friends,
You are invited to attend our upcoming free genealogy event, on
Monday evening, May 8, 2017.
We would also appreciate it if you could help us publicize these event using this email or our flyer, attached above, by emailing out, posting at your location or on your website, or handing out flyers to or sharing this email with those you think might be interested.
5-8-17 Emily Garber–Beyond the Manifest
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State is pleased to present our February meeting program
Beyond the Manifest: Methods for Confirming One’s Ancestral Origins
By Emily Garber, Genealogical Lecturer, Blogger, and Author
DATE: Monday, May 8, 2017
LDS Factoria Church Building
4200 124th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
(just off I-90 and I-405)
- Doors open at 6:30 m., for all to enjoy the extensive JGSWS Library’s genealogical resources!
- Free Wi-Fi Come early to network with other attendees!
- Presentation starts promptly at 7:15 m.
- Free admission and refreshments
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM: “Beyond the Manifest: Methods for Confirming One’s Ancestral Origins”
When several communities in Eastern Europe have similar names and their names have been changed over the years, it may be difficult to unambiguously identify a family’s shtetl of origin. Considering the investment in time and energy in researching one’s family shtetl, it is imperative that we apply rigor in identifying our family’s communities of origin, as required by the Genealogical Proof Standard. With its application and a well-designed research plan, we assure that our findings are robust and our conclusions not easily challenged. We will explore applied methodology and suggested genealogical sources and techniques. Resources will include landsmanshaft burial data, online archival material, and Shoah databases toward the goal of providing tools and methods for confirming the location of one’s family shtetl in Eastern Europe.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
An archaeologist by training (B.A. and M.A.), Emily H. Garber has been researching her Jewish ancestry since 2007 and holds a certificate from Boston University’s Genealogical Research program. She specializes in Jewish genealogical research and has worked with records for both German-Jewish and Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Her client work has included research into narrowly defined genealogical problems as well as development and writing of broadly based family history narratives. In June 2013, she toured family shtetlach in Ukraine and explored archives in Lviv, Khmelnitsky and Zhitomyr. She is chair of the Phoenix (Arizona) Jewish Genealogical Group, board member of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, owner of Extra Yad Genealogical Services, and she blogs at http://www.extrayad.blogspot.com. Emily has served for several years as one of the moderators of the JewishGen Discussion Group and is communications director of the Ukraine Special Interest Group.
Please visit our website at http://www.jgsws.org to join or to donate to JGSWS to help support the incredible speakers and workshops we bring to you, to view library listings, download handouts, or for more information. JGSWS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Membership dues and donations are tax deductible.
Thank you very much,
Karen vanHaagen Campbell
1st VP & Publicity, Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State
www.jgsws.org