"NEW TOOLS FOR FINDING OLD STUFF"

JGSI 2012 Sunday MEETINGS

Sunday, November 18th:
JGSI monthly meeting at Temple Beth Israel
12:30: Library, genealogical questions and internet help.
2:00  Program: Expert genealogist Ginger Frere of the Newberry Library and ChicagoAncestors.org will speak on"New Tools for Finding Old Stuff."

( No meeting in December)

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois Meeting October 2012

The first committee meeting for the JGSI one-day conference to be held Sunday, June 9th will take place
Thursday, November 1st at 7:00 P.M. in Morton Grove.

Contact Debbie Kroopkin, debbiekroopkin@gmail.com, if you can attend the meeting and/or wish to volunteer for conference planning committees.

JGSI 2012 Sunday MEETINGS:
- Sunday, November 4th
JGSI monthly meeting at Temple Beth Israel 12:30: Library, genealogical questions, and Internet help.
2:00 Program:
 Ellen Cassedy, author, translator, and playwright will speak about her newest book, "We are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust." Cassedy, a former columnist for the "Philadelphia Daily News" and the author of two books for working women, has been exploring the world of the Lithuanian Holocaust for ten years. Her latest book began as a personal journey to connect with her Jewish forebears, but soon expanded into a larger quest, into how people in Lithuania -- Jews and non-Jews -- are engaging with theirNazi and Soviet pasts to move forward into the future.

Sunday, November 18th
JGSI monthly meeting at Temple Beth Israel, 12:30: Library, genealogical questions, and Internet help.
2:00 Program:
Expert genealogist Ginger Frere of the Newberry Library and ChicagoAncestors.org will speak on "New Tools for Finding Old Stuff."

- No December Meeting

Monthly Meetings are held at Temple Beth Israel (3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie).

JGSI has recently added many wonderful new books and maps to the library.

More information about these programs and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois can be found at www.jewishgen.org/jgsi .

JGSI MEETING AUGUST 2012

Sunday August 26, at Beth Israel in Skokie:

12:30: genealogical questions and help desk.
2:00 Program: Third Annual "Kvell and Tell"
"Ask the Experts"
If you have something to "Tell", please e-mail Program-Vice
President Abby Schmelling at abbyschmelling@gmail.com .

GENEALOGY VIDEOS AND WEBINARS

“Genealogy Videos and Webinars—Free Family History Education from the Comfort of Your Home” will be the topic of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois meeting Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 2 p.m., in Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie.

Abby Schmelling, JGSI vice president-program, will be present several fun examples of how to learn more about genealogy research techniques.

Many genealogical organizations offer short videos and webinars to help family historians learn about different areas of genealogical research. From JewishGen to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, family history researchers can find useful information and methods in their areas of interest.

The JGSI meeting facilities at Temple Beth Israel will open at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate members/guests who want to use genealogy library materials, get help with genealogy websites on the Internet, or ask genealogical questions before the main program begins. For more information phone (312) 666-0100.

JUNE 24: JGSI SPECIAL PROGRAM

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI)
Sunday, June 24th 2012

1:30 Refreshments (There will be no help desk at this meeting.)

2:00 Program:
Special Showing of Prisoner of Her Past at Temple Beth Israel.  Howard Reich will join us with his personal commentary.

Prisoner of Her Past tracks Howard's journey across the United States and Eastern Europe to discover why his mother believes - to this day - that the world has conspired to try to execute her.

The documentary Prisoner of Her Past will be screened at the Jewish Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Skokie. The film’s producer-writer-narrator, Howard Reich, the Chicago Tribune's jazz critic, will comment on the story of his mother, Sonia, a Jew from Poland, who survived the Holocaust as a child by running and hiding.

Decades later, believing that the world had conspired to execute her, Sonia Reich fled her house one night, suitcase in hand, insisting that someone was going to shoot her in the head. In the documentary film, Howard Reich explains how he returned to Dubno (now in Ukraine) to try to find answers to questions about his mother's past that ultimately led to her late-onset post-traumatic stress disorder.

The film ventures beyond Sonia Reich's story, to show what can be done to help traumatized children today. It looks in particular at young victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Howard Reich first wrote about his mother in a Chicago Tribune article in 2003 and then published a book about her and his research into her past, The First and Final Nightmare of Sonia Reich, in 2006. His documentary film came out in 2010.

SEX, MURDER, AND GENEALOGY

Sunday - May 20th: Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) monthly meeting at Anshe Emet Synagogue, 3751 North Broadway, Chicago.

12:30: genealogical questions and help desk.

2:00 Program: JGSI President, Mike Karsen brings us a Chicago Story of Sex, Murder and Genealogy:Dora Feldman McDonald, the daughter of German Jewish immigrants, made the front page of Chicago newspapers in 1907 when she shot her lover. Dora, who was married to one of the most powerful political bosses in Chicago at the time, used murder to end this affair and her lover's blackmail. But what ever happened to her after her dramatic acquittal the following year? Genealogist Mike Karsen uses every trick in his tool bag to set the record straight and follow her trail.

1940 Census; & Online Finding Aids

The 1940 Census

and

Online Finding Aids

Two lectures, presented by Joel Weintraub for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI).
Sunday, April 29th, Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie.


The Temple will open at 12:30 and JGSI members will be available to help answer genealogical questions, help with Internet searches or for those interested in using their resources.
Registration at 1:00, Program at 1:30
(Non-members will be charged $10, which can be applied to JGSI membership until June 1, 2012)

Dr. Weintraub is an Emeritus Biology Professor at California State University, Fullerton and has won awards for his science teaching. He became interested in genealogy about 12 years ago, and volunteered for 9 years at the National Archives and Records Administration in southern California. Joel started transcribing streets within census districts in 2001 to help researchers search the 1930 U.S. Census (released in 2002). He was joined in the venture by David Kehs and Stephen Morse in 2002, and together, they have produced a number of online census searching utilities for both the federal and the New York State censuses on the Morse One Step Website. Joel has been working on finder aids for the 1940 census since 2005, and has given talks on that census starting in 2006.

JGSI March Meeting

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) Sunday March 25 meeting at Temple Beth Israel (3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie).  Scheduled program begins at 2:00:

Marty Fischer will present a genealogical research case study: "The Most Famous Man in America You Never Heard Of".Marty will discuss his research on a relative whose name regularly appeared in newspapers all over the United States.  Today, that person is unknown to the general public, but through his research hopes to breathe life into his relative's memory.

The Temple will open at 12:30 and JGSI members will be available to help answer genealogical questions, help with internet searches or for those interested in using the library resources. JGSI has recently added many wonderful new books and maps to the library.

1940 Census: 2 Lectures

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois proudly presents Dr. Joel Weintraub:

"The 1940 Census and Online Finding Aids," Two Lectures.

Save the date! Sunday, April 29, 2012 -- 1 p.m. (check-in)

Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie, IL 60076.

rsvp@jgsi.org
www.jewishgen.org/jgsi

Dr. Weintraub is an emeritus biology professor at California State University, Fullerton, and has won awards for his science teaching. He became interested in genealogy about 12 years ago and volunteered for 9 years at the National Archives and Records Administration in southern California. Joel started transcribing streets within census districts in 2001 to help researchers search the 1930 U.S. Census (released in 2002). He was joined in the venture by David Kehs and Stephen Morse in 2002, and together, they have produced several online census searching utilities for both the federal and the New York State censuses on the Morse One Step website. Joel has been working on finder aids for the 1940 census since 2005, and has given talks on that census starting in 2006.

Lecture free to JGSI members Non-members $10 (will apply to JGSI membership when you join by June 1, 2012)

For more information and to reserve your seat, phone 312-666-0100 ore-mail

JGSI January Meeting

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) will meet on Sunday, January 29 at Temple Beth Israel (3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie).

The Temple will open at 12:30 and JGSI members will be available to help answer genealogical questions, help with Internet searches or for those interested in using library resources.

2:00 Program: JGSI member Skip Bieber will speak on Ancestry.com.

JGSI has recently added many wonderful new books and maps to the library.

Family Treasures on eBay

The October 30 regular meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) wwill feature JGSI member Norman Sandfield.

Norman will help you discover how to use eBay as a source for family memorabilia and history. “There is life beyond Jewish Gen! Finding and Buying My/Your Family’s History, Memorabilia, and Heirlooms on eBay."  There will be an additional segment on understanding and successfully using eBay, eSnipe, PayPal, FatFingers.com, NewspaperArchive.com, Amazon.com’s ‘Search Inside the Book,’ etc.”
Regular meetings are held at Temple Beth Israel (3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie) The temple will open at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate members who would like access to library materials, need help with genealogical internet Web sites, or have genealogical related questions. The scheduled programs begin at 2:00 p.m. and the Library will reopen after the programs until 4:00 p.m.

Beginning Genealogy Workshop

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will host a beginners' workshop on October 23, presented by Judith R. Frazin.

Refreshments will be served at 9:30 A.M.  The program starts at 10:00 A.M. at Anshe Emet, 3751 North Broadway, Chicago.

Walter Reed

Sunday - JULY 31st
Regular JGSI Meeting at Temple Beth Israel - 3601 W. Dempster in Skokie

12:30 p.m. The temple will open for those interested in using library materials, have genealogical questions or need help with website searches.
2:00 Program: JGSI member Walter Reed will speak.  Walter is a Holocaust survivor and one of the children of Chateau de La Hille, a group of kids rescued after World War II's Kristallnacht and taken to the South of France after the Germans invaded Brussels.

Medical Genetics in Genealogy

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will host a presentation about medical genetics at its next meeting. Everyone is welcome.


DATE:  Sunday JUNE 26th -Temple Beth Israel - 3601 W. Dempster in Skokie 12:30 p.m. The temple will open for those interested in using library materials, have genealogical questions or need help with website searches.

PROGRAM: 2:00: Medical Genetics.  Scott Weissman, MS and Certified Genetic Counselor at the Center for Medical Genetics at North Shore University Health System will give an update on the status of Jewish genetic issues.

Judith R. Frazin: Beginners' Workshop

Special meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois:

Sunday - MAY 15th
1:30 P.M. at Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane in Northbrook

Beginners' Workshop presented by Judith R. Frazin
This presentation will help you to get started researching your family. It will focus on the steps in doing a family history and will discuss the records which are available, where you can find them and what information they contain.

Dating Old Photographs

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois meeting at Temple Beth Israel. 3601 W. Dempster St. in Skokie.
Sunday, April 10
12:30: The temple will open for those interested in using library materials, have genealogical questions or need help with website searches.

2:00 Program - "Dating Old Photographs" presented by member Ava "Sherlock" Cohn.

Jewish Genealogical Society News

Sunday - January 30th:
Meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) at Temple Beth Israel
3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie.

The temple will open at 12:30 p.m. for those interested in using library materials, have genealogical questions, or need help with website searches. The program, Ask the Experts, will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Organizing Your Genealogy Records with Family Tree Maker

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) November meeting: Sunday, November 21, 2010, Temple Beth Israel - 3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie 2:00

Program presented by former JGSI member, Franklin Mills: Tips, Tricks and Tools to Organizing Your Genealogy Records with Family Tree Maker, a Genealogy Software Program.

12:30: The temple will open to members interested in library materials, needing help with genealogical sites on the internet or having genealogical related questions. Ask genealogical related questions regarding your research into your family's history.

Beginning Genealogy Workshop

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) P. O. Box 515, Northbrook, IL

60065

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BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP - led by Judith R. Frazin SUNDAY OCTOBER 17, 2010 1:30 P.M. Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue - Wilmette.

This workshop is not only for beginners. Some of the information presented can be useful to experienced researchers as well. Whatever your level of research expertise, join JGSI for this informative presentation!

JGSI OCTOBER MEETING, Sunday October 24, 2010, 12:30. Temple Beth Israel - 3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie 2:00 PROGRAM presented by Executive Vice President, Robin Seidenberg To Tell or Not to Tell: Should the Family Skeleton Stay in the Closet? How much should you reveal when publishing research on your family?

The temple will open to members interested in library materials, needing help with genealogical sites on the internet or having genealogical related questions. We invite you to ask genealogical related questions regarding your research into your family's history.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

Upcoming events of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI)

Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:00 p.m.*
Topic: Kvell with us on your genealogy breakthroughs.
This program will be an information sharing session where member researchers will have the opportunity to report on significant discoveries they have made in their family research and how they were able to achieve these successes, with input from our Ask the Experts panel as well. Bring a success story with you and briefly tell us about it.
Location: Temple Beth Israel
3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie

Sunday, October 17, 2009, 1:30 p.m.Topic: Beginner's Workshop
Presented by Judith R. Frazin
Location: Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 2 p.m.*
Topic: To Tell or Not to Tell: Should the Family Skeleton Stay in the Closet?
How much should you reveal when publishing research on your family? This program is presented by Robin Seidenberg, Executive Vice President of JGSI
Location: Temple Beth Israel
3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie

Sunday, November 21, 2010, 2 p.m.*Topic: TBA
Location: Temple Beth Israel
3601 W. Dempster Street, Skokie
*Note: For regular meetings at Temple Beth Israel, the facilities will be open at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate members who want to use our library materials, need help with genealogical Web sites on the Internet, or have genealogical related questions.