I am thrilled to announce that in less than a month I will be presenting "Getting Started Researching Your Jewish Ancestors" in my hometown! Yes, that's right, I will be driving up to South Bend, Indiana to share what I have learned about researching Jewish ancestors. The South Bend Area Genealogical Society and the Jewish … Continue reading Getting Started Researching Your Jewish Ancestors Coming Soon to South Bend Indiana
Finding Joy in 2017
Life is too short to do the things you don't enjoy! I am going to take each thing on my plate and think about the JOY that I get out of them. If I'm not getting any obvious joy, perhaps it should not be on my plate anymore?
An In-Brief Guide to Pennsylvania Genealogy
Over the past few months, I have been working with Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, to develop a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy. Elissa has quite the resume of knowledge when it comes to Pennsylvania genealogy and I was thrilled to get the opportunity to work with her. The format of the in-brief guides for … Continue reading An In-Brief Guide to Pennsylvania Genealogy
Getting Started with Jewish Genealogy Workshop
Imagine my surprise and excitement when I learned that there was an interest in getting me to speak about Jewish Genealogy at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. When I was first getting my feet wet as a genealogist I attended several classes there that were offered in conjunction with the Franklin County (Ohio) … Continue reading Getting Started with Jewish Genealogy Workshop
FamilySearch Hosts Free 5-Day Western European Family History Conference
Just a few days ago I received an email about the FamilySearch Free 5-Day Western European Family History Conference. If you haven't tried to do this before, I highly recommend it! Bookmark the information and then on the day of the conference click on the link for Webinar. If you haven't used Adobe Connect before for … Continue reading FamilySearch Hosts Free 5-Day Western European Family History Conference
Jen Alford 