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Dedicated to helping people discover, document, and share their Jewish family history. Learn more and join us at www.jgsgw.org

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JGSGW Upcoming Events Email from Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington Mark Your Calendar β€Š UPCOMING EVENTS β€Š Sunday, October 19 at 1:30 PM Location: ZOOM For the Protection of Girls and Women – The Crisis of Jewi

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With NARA funding cuts, access to America’s memory is on the chopping block The White House and Congress are proposing to fund record-keeping like it’s still 1999.

JGSGW Member Renee Carl recently authored this post on the HARPP Substack

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Generations Newsletter Volume 18, No. 9, October 2025

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Using Derivate & Imaged Sources - By Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CG, FASG Modern genealogists are blessed to have billions of records easily availableβ€”in print, in some derivative format, and as images online.

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How to Use Local Archives Online β€” Heritage Discovered Learn how to use local archives online so you can find more information about your family and ancestors without leaving your home.

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FREE CHEAT SHEET! National Dear Diary Day: The only time snooping in someone’s personal life makes you a historian instead of a creep.

Did you know that September 22 is #nationaldeardiaryday ?

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IAJGS Remembers Gary Mokotoff - IAJGS

Gary Mokotoff, founding president of IAJGS, passed away on August 31.

Gary was a computer software pioneer who led to the creation of many genealogical innovations, such as JewishGen’s Family Finder and the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex system.

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Friendly reminder - CENSUS SEARCH - when you're certain where a family should be living, and they're just not coming up, swap the surname and forename. Just tracked down a family in the 1911 Irish Census using their address which matched 1909 and 1912 birth records. Sure enough, bingo! #Genealogy

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The World’s Largest Y-DNA Haplotree FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA haplotree includes over 95,000 branches and 788,000 variants β€” the most detailed paternal ancestry map in the world. Each month, we update this post with the latest growth stats,...

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Ukrainan Online Records - Use the Duck! Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Are you researching ancestors who lived in what's now Ukraine? There may be records scanned and online, just waiting for you to find them. Here's info abt a new site that may help you locate scanned and online records:
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Use AI to Speed Up Genealogy Research Report Writing Without Sacrificing Quality Leverage AI to rapidly write genealogy reports and transform your research writing process. Learn to create AI genealogy reports efficiently without losing quality.

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What Are Guardianship Records and How Can They Help Trace Family Lines?? - MyHeritage Blog Guardianship records are the legal documents that relate to the appointment of an adult as a guardian responsible for caring for someone unable to do so

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1790 Census Mystery: How to Decode Ancestor Clues in Heads of Families Books - Genealogy Bargains 1790 Census Mystery: When it comes to using the 1790 census, genealogists have a hidden gem at their disposalβ€”the Heads of Families series published by the

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What Are Patronyms and How Are They Connected to Genealogy? - MyHeritage Blog Ever come across surnames like Johnson, MacDonald, or Ivanov and wondered how they tie into your family history? If so, you’ve already considered the idea

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They Came Through Ellis Island…Right?

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How to Create Your Own Genealogy Tracker β€” Heritage Discovered Learn how to create your own genealogy tracker, or research log, so you can organize all of your family history research.

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Generations Newsletter Volume 18, No. 8, September 2025

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Marry a Genealogist (with Irene Hantman) | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 55
YouTube video by Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist Marry a Genealogist (with Irene Hantman) | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 55

Just learned that longtime JGSGW member, Irene Hantman, was featured on the Apr 17, 2025, edition of the podcast Stories That Live In Us!

Watch the episode.

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My progress-tracking spreadsheet - Organize Your Family History I wrote this post, which is one of the most-read posts on this blog (more than 31,000 views!), way back in 2013. It got a great response, so I thought I’d run it again for newer readers. For me, being...

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Who else is in Fort Wayne for IAJGS? Looking forward to tonight's keynote featuring #CeCeMoore

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Weekly Newsletter from The Ancestor Hunt

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A Surge in Ukrainian Ancestral Records Means Finding Long-Lost Family After two decades of going down multiple rabbit holes looking for answers, I. Michael Snyder found his ancestors’ records from Ukraine.

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Our Executive Vice President, I. Michael Snyder, discusses his search for his Ukrainian ancestors.

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Generations Newsletter Volume 18, No. 7, August 2025

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The Hidden Meaning of Grave Marker Symbols Explained Grave marker symbols can provide a fascinating look at your ancestors' lives. This guide will help you decipher what they mean.

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The Weekly News Nosh – July 27, 2025 - L’Dor V’Dor Foundation (LDVDF)

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New Resource to Find Holocaust Survivors--Often With Family Information Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

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Resolve Your Immigrant's Missing Ship Record?  Certificate of Arrival, Certificate of Registry
YouTube video by JDW Talks Resolve Your Immigrant's Missing Ship Record? Certificate of Arrival, Certificate of Registry

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The Paper Neighboorhood's Before and After - Genealogy Tip of the Day No matter how you arrived at a document, look at the pages before and after that document. When using actual bound books, the before and after pages often beg to be viewed. The researcher often views ...

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7 Family History Activities for When You Can't Focus Some easy, enjoyable, and meaningful family history activities for those times when you find yourself unable to focus.

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Finding Your Roots: Eastern European Jewish Ancestors Get tickets online for Finding Your Roots: Eastern European Jewish Ancestors here.

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