This week, I have been in Orlando at the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS) for the organization's IAJGS 2017 conference. There were about 1,000 people here, both professionals and amateur genealogists just looking for answers to their own family tree mysteries. My head is spinning with new ideas and new directions to take my … Continue reading IAJGS 2017
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My Interest in Genealogy
Last night, Henry Louis Gates, the host of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS, spoke to the final dinner at the 2017 International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies conference. His love for genealogy started with finding out his own roots, before slavery. He loves, as all genealogists do, to see people's eyes light up when … Continue reading My Interest in Genealogy
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