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 Sunday, November 21: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles - "My Trip to Belarus in Search of My Roots" by JGSI Member-- Sam Dorevitch
- Sunday, December 5: 2:00pm Spertus Museum, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
- Special Event free to all current JGSI members:
60 minute tour of two special exhibits
- My Kind of Town: Immigration to Chicago in the 20th Century
- Beyond Counting of Years: Herman Spertus Curates
Also orientation to the holdings of the Asher Library.
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- Sunday, October 24: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- Frank Mills & Harriet Rudnit on "Introduction to Jewish Genealogy on the Internet"
Discussion & Voting on Revisions to JGSI Constitution and By-Laws
- Sunday, September 26: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "Ashkenazic Jewish History" by Dr. Ron Grossman
- Sunday, August 22: Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue,
Wilmette
- Preserving Your Family History on DVD
Alex Forsyte (Polish Holocaust escapee).
- Sunday, July 25: Park Ridge Public Library
- IAJGS Conference Report from Israel and
Discussion of Revisions to the JGSI
Constitution.
- Sunday, May 23: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "Sephardim after the Expulsion from Spain in 1492" by Rabbi Victor Mirelman
History of Spanish Jewry presented by the Rabbi of West Suburban Temple Har Zion.
- Sunday, April 25: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "My Trip to Slovakia in Search of My Roots" by David Heller
David Heller is a JGSI member and experienced researcher.
- Sunday, March 28: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "History of Jewish Chicago" by Dr. Irving Cutler.
Dr. Cutler is a noted historian, author & tour guide.
- Sunday, February 29: Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge.
- An introduction to and overview of the Arlington Heights Public Library's extensive genealogical resources.
President's Report.
- Sunday, January 18: Kaplan JCC,
5050 Church Street, Skokie.
- "Beginner's Workshop" by Judith Frazin
Workshop for individuals new to genealogy.
2003
Meetings
of
JGSI
- Sunday, November 23, 2003: Highland Park Library, 494 Laurel Ave., Highland Park .
- Authors Lori Grove and Laura Kamedulski will discuss their book: Chicago's Maxwell Street (A Pictorial History of old Maxwell St. area).
Book signing will be available.
- Sunday, November 9: Cong. B'nai Emunah, 9131 Niles Center Rd. Searching the Ellis Island Database w/Fewer Tears
- Speaker Stephen P. Morse has done it again. He has created a superior portal to yet
another Internet site that is useful for genealogy. The Morse site now
includes the ability to obtain a road map or aerial view of any place in the
world. It can be linked to from his home page
. He already provides portals to various census and immigration databases. (cosponsored by Dawn Schuman Institute) Advance registration will be necessary. Come back here or check the websites of the cosponsors for later information.
- Sunday, October 26: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton St. (at Waukegan Rd.).
- "Genealogical Resources of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)" by Suzanne Franklin.
The Society processed multitudes during the first part of the last century.
- Sunday, September 21: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton St. (at Waukegan Rd.)
How You Can Find Jewish Records at your local Mormon Family History Center by Judy Frazin
- This workshop will ensure that a trip to your local Mormon Family History
Center will be successful rather than frustrating. Find out how to use the
index to the holdings of the main Salt Lake City library to find microfilms
of both general and Jewish genealogical records. These films can then be
rented and sent to your local Family History Center where you will be able
to use them to help you with your genealogical research.
- Sunday, August 24: Park Ridge Public Library
- IAJGS Convention Report (Harriet Rudnit) and New Developments at Waldheim Cemetery (Ilene Blass).
- Sunday, June 29: Indian Trails Library, 355 S. Schoenbeck Rd (just south of Dundee Road),
Wheeling.
- Ask the Experts "One on One."
You have begun building your family tree. But you've got questions.
Ask a panel of Jewish genealogy experts for the answers your looking for.
- Sunday, June 22: Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue,
Wilmette
- Beginner's Workshop
- Sunday, May 18: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "How Can Special Interest Groups Help You?"
Highlights of Sepcial Interest Group (SIG) activities.
- Sunday, April 27: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "Chicago Landsmenshaften Update"
Sid Sorkin gives us an update on his book "Bridges to an American City: Guide to Chicago Landsmenshaften 1870-1990"
- Sunday, March 30: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
"Jewish Genetic Disorders & Documenting Family Medical Pedigrees"
- Cecilia Fairley, genetic counselor for the Chicago Center for
Jewish Genetic Disorders and Children's Memorial Hospital.
- Sunday, February 23: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
"Annual Meeting and election results"
- "Genealogical Treasures in Probate Records" - Gregg M. Simon, Attorney - Glick & Simon.
Let an estate lawyer show you how to take advantage of this easily available source. Your ancestors may have probate records even if they did not have money, own property, or have a will. Probate records often have much more information than the will contains. These records may include the deceased's death date and place, family members' names (including maiden names or married names), relationships, and residences, an inventory of the estate, locations of the deceased's property, and adoptions or guardianships for minor children, dependents, or incompetent adults. Don't overlook this important source of genealogical information.
- Sunday, January 26, 2003: Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles
- "Ask the Experts" - Try to stump our panel of experts and add some new
branches to your family tree! Share your family history research
problems to find possible solutions. Topics will include resources,
vital records, internet research, genealogy computer programs,
publishing, finding ancestral origins, ethical issues, and much more. Join our audience and share your own expertise to help other
genealogists.
- Sunday, January 19, 2003: Lincolnwood Place, 7000 McCormick Blvd.,
Lincolnwood (between Lincoln Town Mall and Grossinger car dealership)
- "Beginner's Workshop" - Judith Frazin, JGSI president
Start your journey into discovering your family history here! Learn
basic techniques to help in your search for information to build your
family tree. Even if you have been working on your tree for awhile,
this course may remind you of some overlooked areas in your research.
Bring a friend!
2002
Meetings
of
JGSI
- Sunday, December 15, 2002: Niles Public Library,
6960 Oakton Street, Niles "Genealogists' Higher Calling: Reaching Out to Family" -- presented by Mike Karsen, JGSI member.
- Today's genealogy is becoming high tech and impersonal. Mike Karsen
reminds us that genealogy should be about people and relationships.
Genealogy provides a perfect opportunity to serve the living by reaching
out to family.
- Sunday, November 24, 2002: Niles Public Library,
6960 Oakton Street, Niles "Genealogy on the Internet" -- presented by Harriet Rudnit, JGSI member.
- As time passes, more internet sites can help the genealogist begin,
organize, and further his/her search for family information. Relevant
search engines, programs to record information, and some "must see"
sites such as Cyndi's List, JewishGen, Ellis Island database,
translators, and Ancestry will be discussed.
- Sunday, October 27, 2002: Highland Park Public Library,
494 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park "Uncovering your Past in Land Records" -- presented by Grace DuMelle of Heartland Historical Research Service.
- This often overlooked resource can provide many clues to family history
research. Lecture will include understanding legal land descriptions,
the federal township and range systems, searching for deeds, mortgages,
leases, tax liens, foreclosures, and other related records, and
analyzing records for useful information. These records may reveal the
wife's maiden name, how the wife received the land (perhaps she
inherited from her parents), names and relationships of heirs, family
residences elsewhere (useful for locating people between censuses), and
more.
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