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Using Social Media for Genealogic Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Exceedingly Strange
Sunday, April 7
Using Social Media for Genealogic Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Exceedingly Strange  (Society Meetings)
1:30 pm
Bender JCC 6125 Montrose Ave, Rockville, MD and via Zoom
This program will introduce family researchers to many helpful genealogic resources available on social media platforms, and how to use these tools safely. The presentation includes examples of best practices for using social media in genealogical records research, how to find long-lost family members, and the benefits of location-focused research groups. Robin will also discuss case studies from two Facebook groups she co-administers: Tracing the Tribe: Jewish Genealogy on Facebook, and Jewish Community of the 15th Ward, Syracuse New York.
 
This is a Hybrid Meeting! Join us In Person or via Zoom at 1:30 PM EST. Be there in person for snacks and schmoozing or join on Zoom from wherever you are. This program is free to JGSGW members. Non-members may attend for $5 either in person or via Zoom.  Guests may register through the link marked GUEST Event Registration. The Zoom link will be posted in the Members Only Files under Meeting Info & Links. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.)

Speaker: Robin Meltzer, an attorney and genealogist, assists families in obtaining legal records, discovering non-traditional information sources and interpreting documentary evidence. She is an administrator of Tracing the Tribe: Jewish Genealogy on Facebook; co-founder of the Jewish Community of the 15th Ward, Syracuse, New York, Facebook group; associate producer of the documentary films “Stories from the Syracuse Jewish Community” and “People and Places of the Syracuse Jewish Community,” and a former vice president of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW).  Robin lectures internationally on topics in Jewish genealogy and research methodology and has appeared on the cable television program “Tracing Your Family Roots.” She has written articles on Jewish genealogy and local history for several publications, including Avotaynu, Mishpacha, The Galitzianer, and the Jewish Observer of Central New York.



Personalizing the Shoah: Finding your Broken Branches
Sunday, May 5
Personalizing the Shoah: Finding your Broken Branches  (Society Meetings)
1:30 pm
Zoom meeting, free for members of JGSGW. Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5.
This presentation in honor of Yom HaShoah will show you how to find your family (victims, survivors and heroes) to personalize the Shoah, as it relates to you as a member of the Jewish Community. We will explore research tools available from Yad Vashem, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Yizkor Books, and others online.
I. Michael Snyder’s four grandparents immigrated to the U.S. between 1900 and 1917, and at first he believed his family was not victimized by the Holocaust. During the Holocaust genocide, 40% of all Jews worldwide perished. As Jews, we ALL experienced loss, whether it is known or not. With very little effort, he found 20 family members who perished and began honoring them over 10 years ago. Over the last few years he was inspired to dive a little deeper and organize his list, now grown to 210 people aged 1 to 90, into family groups. His goal is to create a memorial book to share with his family and community.
 
This one-hour program, conducted over Zoom at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.) Nonmembers may register to attend for a fee of $5.
 
Speaker: I. Michael Snyder is a member of JGSGW. He has been working on his family history for over 20 years beginning with resources inherited from other family members. When he got started he knew of 14 ancestors going back only four generations. Now he’s confirmed over 90 ancestors going back nine generations, with a tree numbering over 3,800 individuals. He got started in genealogy thanks to his wife, Phyllis English, who wanted to validate her ancestry through the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Michael and his wife foster beagles through B.R.E.W. and have had over 300 dogs come through their home. Yes, they have done DNA analysis on a number of their fosters.