Our next meeting is coming up on April 16th, 6:30 pm, at the FamilySearch Library in classroom B. We’ll also be on Zoom.
Our speaker is Dr. Jabra Ghneim, Middle East North Africa Editor of the FamilySearch International Blog, speaking to us about his surprise DNA results.
Join us in person if you can, or via Zoom: https://ancestry.zoom.us/j/92306399996?pwd=dWhrOTZwYks1em5JSlJ1eFhHMndXZz09
This is your second reminder about our next meeting, February 27th, at 6:30pm at the FSL downtown, with speaker Daniel Horowitz and a brand new lecture. We’d like to see some people in person. We don’t know who all our members are anymore. Come and meet some of us.
But if you can’t be there, you can register via Zoom and we’ll be happy to have you join us that way:
https://myheritage.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdO6qqzMuHd0LurlQF-znFkk6Ldf-kXOm
Also, sorry that everyone got the previous notice three times. We have no idea how that have happened. Maybe a WordPress update threw off our emailing system. Or it was a weird fluke. Hopefully it was the latter and won’t happen with this one. If it does, we’ll look into it and try to fix it before out next notice.
The next meeting of Utah JGS is coming up soon. On Tuesday, February 27th, 6:30pm in the main floor classroom at the FamilySearch Library, we will have a presentation by Daniel Horowitz, the MyHeritage Genealogy Expert. Daniel is in town for RootsTech, which begins on the 29th.
Daniel will be presenting a brand new lecture: The Family History of Department Stores.
Macy’s, Sears, Bloomingdale’s — these and many more of the world’s most successful department stores are named after the families that founded them. Join Daniel as he explores the stories of the families fighting to survive who managed to transform their family business into a household name.
Please join us in person if you can. A Zoom link will be sent at a future time for those who cannot attend.
And don’t forget to attend RootsTech, February 29th to March 2nd. In-person registration is $109 for all three days, but virtual registration is free. Also the Expo Hall is free, so stop in and see what’s available, and say hello to Daniel at the MyHeritage booth.
NJOP (National Jewish Outreach Program) has just begun a series of webinars titled a Crash Course in Jewish History. Wednesday nights at 5:30pm Mountain time, you can join these 90 minute sessions for free, ending on July 19th. Unfortunately, the first session was last week, so sign up quickly to get the rest of the series. The first session covered from the birth of Abram until the time of King David, so essentially the Old Testament and Prophets times. The session was recorded, but we don’t know if the playback will be available. Sign up at their web site to attend the rest of the series: https://njop.org/judaism/crash-course-in-jewish-history-with-rabbi-ephraim-buchwald-on-zoom/
We also want to remind you that the FEEFHS conference (Federation of East European Family History Societies) has their conference coming up in Salt Lake City, from August 1 – 4. There will be a virtual option, if you’re going to IAJGS or are otherwise unable to attend, but in person, there will be additional classes, consultations with experts at the FamilySearch Library, social opportunities, and more. Early bird registration is still available until June 30th at their web site: https://feefhs.org/index.php/conference-2023-info
During our meeting, we also learned about a YouTube channel for Jewish history from Dr. Henry Abramson, a specialist in Jewish history. There are many videos about specific parts of Jewish history, information about Jewish holidays, and other Judaica topics. Visit his channel any time to watch what interests you: https://www.youtube.com/@HenryAbramsonPhD/videos
Scheduled just in time for those arriving early to RootsTech, we will have Daniel Horowitz, the Genealogy Expert of MyHeritage, speaking to us about Why is my Grandmother’s Record Private? on February 27th at 6pm in the Main Floor Classroom B at the FamilySearch Library (formerly known as the Family History Library). We will also be broadcasting via Zoom for those who can not be there in person.
About the presentation: Searching for family records can be frustrating, especially when you discover that the records that may hold the answers to all your questions are in an archive that won’t grant you access. Why are some records kept in the dark while others are freely available? In this lecture, Daniel will share his extensive personal experience tracking down restricted records and his knowledge of the various privacy regulations around the world. He’ll show you some strategies for accessing hard-to-get records… and why you may need to wait another 100 years to get your hands on the ones you are missing.
About Daniel: Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, he was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for My Roots” in Venezuela for 15 years. Daniel is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects and holds a board level position at the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006, Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.
Please note the earlier start time at 6pm, as the FSL hours are not late enough for our usual meeting time. If you’re in Utah, whether a local, a society member, or just visiting for RootsTech, we’d love for you to join us in person. Masks are requested.
Or you can register here to attend via Zoom. We will not be able to test the technology on location before the meeting, so we apologize in advance for any technical difficulties.
You probably already know this, but there are genealogy events happening online all the time, especially since 2020. Today we’re sharing a few that sounded quite interesting, but there are so many more. All of the events listed here are free. We have listed the advertised time and the Mountain time, just in case we got any of those wrong.
And some that are on YouTube; we’re not aware if any of these have a limited time to view them.
Don’t forget that RootsTech is right around the corner. Those in Utah can attend in person, but the virtual tickets are free – https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/
And finally, UJGS’s next meeting will take place just before RootsTech, in person (and virtual), at the FamilySearch Library, formerly known as the Family History Library, on Monday, 27 February. Our speaker will be Daniel Horowitz, Genealogy Expert at MyHeritage. We’ll probably be starting at 6pm, instead of our usual 7pm. More details to come.
The link to register for our July 18 meeting via Zoom:
https://ancestry.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-CpqjguHdfuym1e36JPEOk9jUhdAK7T
Please give yourself time before the meeting begins to complete the registration. Our meeting starts at 7pm, as usual. See you tonight.
The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) has some evening programs coming up that are free to the public to attend via Zoom thanks to several sponsoring organizations. These all take place at 5PM Mountain time.
Each presentation is hosted by the sponsoring society, and must be registered for via each society, but you may find some other presentations of interest on each one.
Presentations include:
Presentations are daily from June 20 – 23 and July 11 – 14.
Learn more at the GRIP web site, where you will also find the links to register for each presentation.
Join us for our next meeting on Monday, December 20th, at 6:30pm.
Todd Knowles will lead us on a virtual tour of the new layout at the Family History Library.
We’ll also be having our election of officers for the next two years.
Out next meeting is Tuesday, November 16th, 6:30pm.
Rabbi Avremi Zippel, Program Director at Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, will speak with us about the Utah Jewish community.
Register to join our zoom webinar.
See you there.
