Exploring Genealogical Tools on the Stephen Morse Website with Terry Lasky

Sunday, February 7th, 9-11 AM
Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Road, Boulder
No charge. Guests welcome.

Terry Lasky is Vice President of Programming for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado. He presents each year on subjects about Internet resources and searching techniques. Terry is an active member of the JGSCO board and works on special events and indexing projects. He was employed for 35 years in the computer field and is an expert in database design and search techniques.

This lecture will consist of an explanation about what the Stephen Morse website has to offer. Terry will provide examples of how to use the site effectively to find relatives. Actual examples from the audience will be used to illustrate search techniques. These examples will include boat records, birth, death and marriage records, census enumeration district location, locating living people and several others. Come learn about this overlooked free web tool for more easily finding your family online!

Jewish Family Tree Initiative: Workshop and Mentoring Series

Getting Past Grandpa: Genealogical Records Outside the U.S.

Sunday, February 21st 9:30-11:45 AM
Temple Sinai, 3901 S. Glencoe Street, Denver
$18. Free to JGSCO members.

Learn how to successfully navigate Internet resources for tracing Jewish family history. Get pointed in the right direction and jump start your research. This lecture will focus on identifying repositories and websites for documenting ancestors who were born and lived outside of the United States.

This lecture and workshop are part of the eight-session Jewish Family Tree Initiative: Workshop and Mentoring Series supported by Rose Community Foundation. Led by members of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado, the program was developed to help you get started doing Jewish family history research. Each session includes an instructional lecture and a hands-on workshop to assist with the creation of family trees and historical research utilizing genealogical resources and techniques. Mentoring assistance outside of class will be available. Open to everyone. There is an $18 one-time fee for non-members to cover a book and materials. If you have already attended one session, the rest are free. Attendance is not required at all eight sessions to participate; jump in any time to get started!

Looking ahead to March - A Special Program You Won’t Want to Miss and Bring Your Friends!

The DNA Shoah Project Comes to Denver with Matt Kaplan

Thursday, March 11th, 6:30 PM
Congregation Emanuel, 51 Grape Street, Denver
No charge. Guests welcome.

Participate in the DNA Shoah Project to reunite families disrupted by the Shoah! The DNA Shoah Project is building a database of genetic material from Holocaust survivors and their relatives in hopes of reuniting families disrupted by the Shoah. The Project aims to match displaced relatives, provide Shoah orphans and lost children with information about their biological families and, eventually, assist in the forensic identification of Holocaust-era remains. For the purposes of this project, DNA may be obtained from pre-war immigrants, survivors, and second and third generation family members via a painless cheek swab.

This event is free and open to the public. More information about The DNA Shoah Project is online at www.dnashoah.org/.

Questions may be directed to Ellen Shindelman Kowitt at grapevynwest@comcast.net or by calling (720) 221-6858. More information about the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado is online at www.jgsco.org .

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers. Membership in the Society is $30 per single and $40 per household. An application form is online at www.jewishgen.org/jgs-colorado/joinus.html . Please support our organization by paying annual dues so that we can continue to provide high quality programming in Denver and Boulder.