JewishGen should be one of your "go-to" websites to research your Jewish ancestors. This class shows you how to use JewishGen's databases and communication tools with a focus on guiding your personal research and lusing JewishGen resources.
Course Outline
Structure of JewishGen Website
JewishGen's Research Divisions
JewishGen's partner websites
This class focuses on using JewishGen's databases and resources, including partner websites, to further your personal research into the lives of your Jewish ancestors
Discover what JewishGen has to offer!
Skills you will learn
to navigate JewishGen's website and databases
to locate and research your ancestral town
to communicate with fellow researchers using JewishGen communication tools
to explore JewishGen Research Divisions
to access JewishGen hosted organizations via JewishGen's website ((JRI-P, Litvak SIG, Gesher Galicia, Yad Vashem & Steve Morse)
to explore Jewish history, Geography and Naming practices
to research a single surname of your family using JewishGen tools and databases (if desired)
Format
Personal mentoring. This class includes 7 lessons for download.
Our classes have flexible, hours, allowing you to participate 24/7, regardless of your location or time zone. The instructor may host Zoom meetings to provide guidance on how to use the private forum, help you analyze your data, develop effective search strategies.
Requirements
In this class you will be using JewishGen exclusively and no paid genealogy sites.
Tuition
Part of the Fundamentals Series. Each class $150 / VAS $132.
