The Special Interest Group for Galicia
Gesher Galicia is the SIG for those with Jewish roots
in the former Austrian province of Galicia
Gesher Galicia, Inc. is an organization that promotes Jewish genealogical and historical research in Galicia, a province of the former Austrian Empire. Its goals are to promote a forum for researchers to share information and to promote individual and group research of Galicia.
This web site contains information about Gesher Galicia, Inc. along with databases, links, and other helpful research information for Jewish-Galician genealogists.
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Gesher Galicia Cadastral Map &
Landowner Records Project
New! Phase 3 - June 2009 - now in progress!
Click the link for a description, details, and how to contribute to this ongoing project.
Searchable Database of Inventoried Towns
Click here to go directly to the database to see if there is a completed inventory of maps and record acquisitions for your town. Use the correct Polish or Ukrainian spelling of the town, or click here and enter the town name in JewishGen's Search for a Town to get the official spelling. If you can't find it, contact our Research Coordinator - Pamela Weisberger
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Gesher Galicia
Half Day of SIG Activities
Monday, August 3, 2009 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Click on links for details.
Gesher Galicia Luncheon
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Speaker – Michael Karpin, author of
Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Galician Jewish Dynasty
Luncheon registration is not yet available, but will be announced shortly.
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Gesher Galicia SIG Meeting
2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
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The Writing of a Galician Jewish Saga: Research & Methodology – Michael Karpin
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
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Gesher Galicia Market Square: BOF & Ask-the-Experts
5:00 – 6:15 p.m.
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Additional Galician-themed conference lectures throughout the week:
Dates and Times To Be Announced
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Additional Town and Regional Group BOFs
To Be Announced
JRI-Poland / Gesher Galicia LDS Inventories Project
Newly revised inventory of LDS films of Jewish Vital Records from the Lviv Archive. Lviv Metrical Records and updated detailed LDS Inventories
Gesher Galicia - Jewish DNA Project
14 Years of the Galitzianer - CD
Collected issues 1993-2007
The Jews of Galicia in 1839 - Book or CD
GG NYC Regional Meeting – Fall 2008
Gesher Galicia at the 2008 IAJGS Conference in Chicago
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