Upcoming Monthly Meetings
Available to JGSSN meeting attendees: private access to the resources of the FamilySearch Center!
The FamilySearch Center resources will be available for JGSSN use after the meeting until 4:00 p.m.! Those resources include free access to a variety of genealogy programs, such as Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, Newspapers.com, and many others. In addition, the library will make their document, photo, slide, audio and video scanners available. Bring in your family memories and convert them to digital files. See the attachment for a list of the resources. Library staff will be available to assist.
The FamilySearch Center resources will be available for JGSSN use after the meeting until 4:00 p.m.! Those resources include free access to a variety of genealogy programs, such as Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, Newspapers.com, and many others. In addition, the library will make their document, photo, slide, audio and video scanners available. Bring in your family memories and convert them to digital files. See the attachment for a list of the resources. Library staff will be available to assist.
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May 19, 2024: Guest speaker Susan Dubin will present "Not Like Sheep: Resistance During the Holocaust"
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89135
Members: To RSVP, click here (free for members)
Non-members: To pay the $5 admission, click here and then click here to register.
"Not Like Sheep: Resistance During the Holocaust"
Although facing a formidable enemy with the odds stacked against them, people DID fight the Nazis in any way they could. From joining the resistance and fighting with the Partisans to refusing to give up their customs and ceremonies to continuing to care for others and express their own desire for culture through art, music, and literature, resistance wore many faces. For the Jewish people, just surviving was an act of resistance. There were several German attempts to fight against the Nazis as well. In this presentation, we will explore the different ways people resisted and learn about some individuals who played significant roles.
About Susan Dubin:
Susan Dubin is the library and education consultant to the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center located in Las Vegas. This position led her to work with the World Federation of Jewish Child Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, Generations of the Shoah International, and Association of Holocaust Organizations in organizing their international conferences. As a library and education consultant, she provides classes for Clark County School District teachers and students in Holocaust education. In addition, she organizes community events that feature authors, artists, and musicians. Kol Isha: Poems in the Voices of Women from the Bible was her first book. She has five other titles which include Book of Ruth, A Passover Haggadah in Poems, Katzele and the Silver Candlesticks, Jewish Stories and Poems All Around the Year, and The Story of Esther. Susan was the recipient of the Dorothy Schroeder Award and Fanny Goldstein Award for contributions to the field of Judaica Librarianship as well as the Milken Family Foundation Distinguished Educator Award. In 2020, she was named Jewish Educator of the Year for the state of Nevada. She is listed in Who’s Who in Education and Who’s Who of American Women
May 19, 2024: Guest speaker Susan Dubin will present "Not Like Sheep: Resistance During the Holocaust"
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89135
Members: To RSVP, click here (free for members)
Non-members: To pay the $5 admission, click here and then click here to register.
"Not Like Sheep: Resistance During the Holocaust"
Although facing a formidable enemy with the odds stacked against them, people DID fight the Nazis in any way they could. From joining the resistance and fighting with the Partisans to refusing to give up their customs and ceremonies to continuing to care for others and express their own desire for culture through art, music, and literature, resistance wore many faces. For the Jewish people, just surviving was an act of resistance. There were several German attempts to fight against the Nazis as well. In this presentation, we will explore the different ways people resisted and learn about some individuals who played significant roles.
About Susan Dubin:
Susan Dubin is the library and education consultant to the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center located in Las Vegas. This position led her to work with the World Federation of Jewish Child Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, Generations of the Shoah International, and Association of Holocaust Organizations in organizing their international conferences. As a library and education consultant, she provides classes for Clark County School District teachers and students in Holocaust education. In addition, she organizes community events that feature authors, artists, and musicians. Kol Isha: Poems in the Voices of Women from the Bible was her first book. She has five other titles which include Book of Ruth, A Passover Haggadah in Poems, Katzele and the Silver Candlesticks, Jewish Stories and Poems All Around the Year, and The Story of Esther. Susan was the recipient of the Dorothy Schroeder Award and Fanny Goldstein Award for contributions to the field of Judaica Librarianship as well as the Milken Family Foundation Distinguished Educator Award. In 2020, she was named Jewish Educator of the Year for the state of Nevada. She is listed in Who’s Who in Education and Who’s Who of American Women
June 16, 2024: Guest speaker, Sam Giordano, will present "My Grandmother Was an Alien???"
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Las Vegas FamilySearch Center, 509 S 9th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Members: To RSVP, click here (free for members)
Non-members: To pay the $5 admission, click here and then click here to register.
"My Grandmother Was an Alien???"
Researching U.S. Federal censuses involves examining population counts and various schedules that have been conducted every ten years since 1790.
Searching the United States Federal Censuses can be an enriching journey, but it requires patience, strategy, and an understanding of the available data.
You can unlock a treasure trove of insights into the lives of past generations, piecing together information provided over the years in these Censuses. So, let's embark on this journey through time and discover the secrets hidden within the pages of the United States Federal Censuses.
About Sam Giordano:
Sam has be researching the past 20+ years in Illinois & Wisconsin, Croatia/Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Mexico, and Spain. She is a former member of the Las Vegas PC User Group and served as Chairperson of their Genealogy SIG.
Sh joined CCNGS in 2005 and has served in various positions on the Board and is currently the VP of Education.
Workshop after the meeting:
For anyone that wants to participate, there will be a short hands-on workshop that will cover:
- Using a free Ancestry.com account (aka "Registered Guest Account"), including creating your own tree
- Using the FamilySearch Tree + adding people to the FamilySearch tree
- FamilySearch Center resources
July 21, 2024: Guest speaker, Curt Witcher, will present: "Making the Genealogy Center in the Allen County Public Library Your Research Assistant With an Emphasis on Jewish Genealogical Research"
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom - the Zoom link will be sent to those registered on July 19
Members: To RSVP, click here (free for members)
Non-members: To pay the $5 admission, click here and then click here to register.
"Making the Genealogy Center in the Allen County Public Library Your Research Assistant With an Emphasis on Jewish Genealogical Research"
Learn how you can use the resources of this national family history repository for free from anywhere in the world while also discovering what research gems are available for those who can come to the Genealogy Center in person.
About Curt Witcher:
Curt Witcher is the Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library, managing the widely acclaimed Genealogy Center as well as the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research. He is a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society. Curt currently serves on the Indiana State Historical Records Advisory Board, the Indiana Historical Society’s publications committee, and the executive committee of the Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society board of directors as well as an advisor for the African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne.
Curt is distinguished as a fellow of both the Indiana Genealogical Society and the Utah Genealogical Association. Over the decades he led collaborative national efforts to preserve and make more accessible historical data. For those efforts he has received the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Humanitarian Award and the National Genealogical Society’s P. William Filby Award for outstanding, life-time contributions to genealogical librarianship. Curt’s passion for finding families’ stories and his belief in the power of those stories to change lives has been recognized by numerous organizations, most recently receiving the Indiana Historical Society’s 2019 Eli Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of history.
August - Enjoy your summer vacation - keep cool!
September 15, 2024: Guest speaker, Terri Conway, will present: "Beyond Borders, Beyond Names: Unearthing Your Immigrant Ancestors with FamilySearch.org"
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Las Vegas FamilySearch Center, 509 S 9th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Members: To RSVP, click here (free for members)
Non-members: To pay the $5 admission, click here and then click here to register.
"Beyond Borders, Beyond Names: Unearthing Your Immigrant Ancestors with FamilySearch.org"
Join us as we use FamilySearch.org to find your Polish, Galician, or Ukrainian ancestors. We'll delve into methods for adapting original town names to reflect modern Polish, Ukrainian, or even German spellings, depending on the historical period. This lecture will also focus on strategies for using the FamilySearch.org Wiki, Search, and Catalog, as well as techniques for researching non-indexed microfiche records."
About Terri Conway:
With ancestors from Galicia, Poland and Ukraine, Terri Conway has researched records located in the United States to determine the exact villages where her ancestors were born and/or raised.
After retiring from a career in international human resources, Terri earned her professional certificate in genealogy from Boston University. She volunteered at the FamilySearch Center from 2021-2023 and continues to help anyone looking for their ancestors from Eastern Europe, particularly Poland and Galicia.
Finding the Las Vegas FamilySearch Center and where to park:
Click here for directions.
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