Upcoming Monthly Meetings
Location: Sahara West Library, 9600 West Sahara Avenue - Multi-Purpose Room
Meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of every month
Time: 1:30 – 3:30
Meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of every month
Time: 1:30 – 3:30
March 15, 2020: Guest speaker, Lee Nishimoto, professional genealogist, will present "The Science of Genealogy."
"The Science of Genealogy"
Looking at genealogical research as a scientist would. The scientific approach must consider more than just a record. Research includes all factors impacting the situation, such as history of the time period, and locality, regional or ethnic customs, and much more. All efforts must be recorded whether successful or not, and they must be documented. When we approach family history as a science, the depth and accuracy of the research can be seen in the results. When done well, genealogy is a science!
About Lee Nishimoto
Lee is a professional genealogical researcher with more than 45 years of research and teaching experience. She received her B.S. degrees in Genealogical Research and Psychology from Brigham Young University.
She has lived in the U.S., Europe and Asia and developed and taught courses at several colleges and universities. She operated her own specialized research and publishing company and helped create and was host of a genealogy TV program broadcast in the greater Washington D.C. area. She has published books and materials related to genealogy.
She is a frequent presenter for many genealogy societies, conferences, and seminars. She and her husband were previously the Directors of the Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Library. Lee is currently doing professional research and seminars, and teaches classes at the FamilySearch Library.
March 15, 2020: Guest speaker, Lee Nishimoto, professional genealogist, will present "The Science of Genealogy."
"The Science of Genealogy"
Looking at genealogical research as a scientist would. The scientific approach must consider more than just a record. Research includes all factors impacting the situation, such as history of the time period, and locality, regional or ethnic customs, and much more. All efforts must be recorded whether successful or not, and they must be documented. When we approach family history as a science, the depth and accuracy of the research can be seen in the results. When done well, genealogy is a science!
About Lee Nishimoto
Lee is a professional genealogical researcher with more than 45 years of research and teaching experience. She received her B.S. degrees in Genealogical Research and Psychology from Brigham Young University.
She has lived in the U.S., Europe and Asia and developed and taught courses at several colleges and universities. She operated her own specialized research and publishing company and helped create and was host of a genealogy TV program broadcast in the greater Washington D.C. area. She has published books and materials related to genealogy.
She is a frequent presenter for many genealogy societies, conferences, and seminars. She and her husband were previously the Directors of the Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Library. Lee is currently doing professional research and seminars, and teaches classes at the FamilySearch Library.
April 19, 2020: Guest speaker, Robinn Magid, will present "Finding your Eastern European Jewish Family on JRI-Poland.org"
"Finding your Eastern European Jewish Family on JRI-Poland.org"
Join us for a presentation of some truly memorable stories from the JRI-Poland.org case file that highlight what this incredible database and website might do for your own research. For 25 years, JRI-Poland has served as the preferred finding aid for the Jewish records that survive in the archives of Poland today. This vast collection of 5.8 million records includes information about towns and families from Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Germany and the former territories of Galicia and Prussia. Through understanding the contents of the database and how to improve your search results to exploring preserved Holocaust-related records, this lecture will focus on the good things that can come out of a genealogical search. Come listen to stories of the people we’ve helped in the hope that you’ll get a useful new idea from our more surprising experiences.
About Robinn Magid
Robinn is a longtime board member of JRI-Poland.org and a frequent speaker and writer on Jewish genealogy topics. She has contributed to the JRI-Poland website design, FAQs and Step-by-Step Guide. As the Lublin Archives Project Coordinator, she is responsible for coordinating the indexing of Jewish vital records for 103 towns. Robinn’s genealogical work resulted in her being recognized by the City of Lublin, Poland – her grandmother’s hometown – with a medal from the mayor for inspiring the future and cultural identity of that city of 450,000 people on Lublin’s 700th birthday. Robinn has spoken at many IAJGS conferences on behalf of JRI-Poland and taught several computer workshops at previous conferences. She is a member of the San Francisco - Bay Area JGS and has spoken to her group and to other societies. Robinn lives near Berkeley, California with her husband and four children.