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Current Programs
Non-members/Visitors
are welcome to attend programs for a $5.00 fee. If a guest joins the Society the fee
will be applied toward the membership dues. Programs generally start at 1:30 PM
- see exact time for each meeting, below. Doors open a half-hour earlier.
Meetings start with JGSGW business, introductions of new members, and then the
guest speaker.
Non-members may attend one meeting a year for free!
To encourage guests and potential new
members, we have created a one-time fee waiver certificate for those who
wish to attend our monthly meetings. Normally, we charge $5 for each guest,
but if an attendee brings this certificate to one meeting during the program
year, we'll waive the $5 fee.
Click here to print the certificate.
Workshops are open to JGSGW members only. Non-members may join on the day of the
workshop unless advance registration is required.
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Meeting calendar to Spring 2013:
Sunday, May 05, 2013
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Jewish Community Center of Northern
Virginia
Sunday, June 09, 2013 -
Potomac Community Center
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| May |
Sunday,
May 5, 2013 |
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Program: |
"Genealogical Travel: How to plan and get the most from your trip"
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Location:
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1:00 PM - Schmooze
1:30 PM - Short Business Meeting, Announcements,
and Program
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Speaker: see below |
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Have you ever dreamed about walking where your ancestors
may have walked? Most genealogists have experience that fantasy on an
occasion, but some lucky ones get to fulfill their dreams. Hear what
five of our JGSGW members have to tell us about various aspects of their
trips – the the planning through the execution.
This program will be a series of presentations by JGSGW
members. Each will focus on a specific location and each will address an
aspect of the planning and execution of that trip. Each of the
presentations will be accompanied by slides from the trip.
Jeff
Miller
Lithuania
Faith Klein Ukraine
Ben Terner Kishinev, Moldova
Jeff Malka Transcarpathia
John Hirschmann Germany
At the end of the program, there will be ample time to
ask questions of the panel. |
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June |
Sunday, June 9, 2013 |
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Program:
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Membership
Appreciation Luncheon
"Clued-In: Case Studies from Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist"
Note: This meeting is for members only. |
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Potomac Community
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12:00 PM - Meeting and Luncheon
(This is a pot-luck luncheon; members are requested to bring a dish to share
with 8 people. More information will be forthcoming.) |
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1:00 PM - Program
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Speaker: Ava Cohn, AKA Sherlock Cohn The
Photo Genealogist (bio) |
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Step
aside NCIS and CSI! There are no greater detectives than Jewish
genealogists when it comes to loving the hunt for information about our
ancestors, and no greater tool to find out about the people and the
personalities in our family trees than through our family photographs.
In this
fun and informative talk, Sherlock Cohn, the Jewish genealogy sleuth,
will introduce attendees to the discipline of Photo Genealogy. She’ll
explore how and why it is important to find the clues our ancestors left
for us in their photographic portraits. The program leads off with a
definition of Photo Genealogy and explodes commonly held myths about
dating Jewish photos. Participants will learn what clues an expert looks
for in photos, how to organize your approach to dating and interpreting
photos and how to match photo information with vital records to tell the
stories within the photos.
In the
second half of the presentation, Sherlock will present two of her
challenging cases, “The Case of the Mistaken Date” and “The Case of the
Immigration Snafu.” In the true cerebral style of a Basil Rathbone
character, she’ll offer examples of how accurate photo dating,
identification of individuals in our photos, knowledge of fashion and
decorative arts, and the process of matching photographs with vital
records can illuminate our relatives’ lives and the social context in
which their photos were taken.
After
the presentation, Sherlock will help attendees get started on exploring
the dates and answers to other questions they may have about their own
photographs. Attendees may bring their photo for evaluation. Limit is
one photo per person, unless a second photo is brought for purposes of
identifying the person in the first photo. Due to time constraints, not
all attendees will be able to have their photos evaluated. Selection of
attendees to have their photo evaluated will be by lottery. |
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