Day of Learning 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011 from 10am to 1pm, Holocaust Memorial Center.
Join us for a day of learning in honor of International Jewish Genealogy Month, observed every year during the Hebrew month of Cheshvan (October 29 – November 26, 2011). This month honors our Jewish ancestors through the pursuit of Jewish family history research.
10:00 – 10:50 AM (choose one of two sessions):
Diane Frielich—“Introduction to Genealogy”
Various avenues of genealogical research including: U.S. Naturalization, Ship Manifests, WWI Draft Registrations, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Census, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Funeral Records and Vital Records, Oral Interviews, overview of internet genealogy and more.
Ruth Rosenberg—“One person’s answer to organization of genealogical
materials”
Most of genealogists are struggling with organizing their genealogical information and collections. Ruthie will share her creative solutions for organizational issues.
11:00 – 11:50 AM (choose one of two sessions):
Diane Frielich—“Charting the City Directory – Variety of Uses”
The city directory, published annually since mid 1860’s are a treasure trove of information for the genealogist. From alphabetical residential listings, occupations and household names to business listings and historical data, they are a good source in tracing known and unknown family member branches.
Richard Jaeger—“Digging deeper – the truth in the idea of six degrees of separation”
Using some initial data and available genealogy programs to discover how we are almost certainly all related to each other.
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Marc Manson—“The Shtetl of Detroit”
About the creation and on-going work on The Shtetl of Detroit