Venturing into our Past - 2011

Allan Linderman, Editor

Venturing into our Past is JGSCV's monthly newsletter distributed to all members. It is a great way to stay in touch with issues of importance to Jewish genealogy.

December 2011 (Volume 7, Issue 3):

WW I Nursing Records in the U.K.
Policy Change for Journal of the Israel Genealogical Society
Argentine Jewish Cowboys
Author Steve Luxenberg Podcast about "Annie's Ghost"
Five Minute Videos
New Israeli Genealogy Group
Finding Surnames on Facebook
JGSCV Updates
Biographies of Board of Director Nominees
Ancestry.com Adds 50+ Million Vital Records
Emma Lazarus Exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
The 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Civil War: Jews and the Civil War

November 2011 (Volume 7, Issue 2):

Dead Sea Scrolls Online
New Interactive Site for Mapping
Free Webinar to Start Your Genealogy
Who Do You Think You Are: 2012
Seven Million New Records Added to FamilySearch.Org
Library and Archives Canada adds to Home Children Database
JGSCV Updates
JGSCV Linked Again with Amazon.Com
Back to the Old Country -- Or Not?
International Jewish Genealogy Month

October 2011 (Volume 7, Issue 1):

International Conference on Holocaust Education
Free Access to 1930 Mexican Census
List of All U.S. Genealogical Libraries
New Process for Ordering FHL Films
New Online Data from South Africa
JGSCV Updates
Google News
Book Review: "Rediscovering Traces of Memory: The Jewish Heritage of Polish Galicia"
A Child's Perspective on Genealogy: "Why My Family History Project was Important to Me"

September 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 12):

JGSCV Updates
Highlights from the 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Free Access to 1940 U.S. Census on Ancestry.Com
How to Find Difficult Ancestors
Footnote is now Fold3
ISOGG Offers FAQs on DNA
JewishGen Update for 2011
FamilySearch Tip
Congratulations to JGSCV President Jan Meisels Allen
Future Meeting Dates
IAJGS Announces the International Jewish Genealogy Month Poster Winner

August 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 11):

Jewish Genealogy Yearbook Updated
Hispanic Program at LA Central Library
National Archives Genealogy Fair Handouts
FamilySearch Adds More Records
Vital Records for Slovakian Towns
Updated US Death Records, Cemeteries and Obituaries
Order Microfilm Online
Pre-Holocaust Jewish Property
Free Legacy FamilyTree Webinars
JGSCV Updates
What Did You Miss If You Didn't Attend Genealogy in the Round?
JGSCV Article on Achille Levy Story from 2010 Newsletter Helps Two Family Members
Prepare for the 1940 US Census Release

July 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 10):

AARP Genealogy Contest
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications
JewishGen All Hungarian Database
Online World War II Records
Sub-Carpathia Portal
Mass Graves Database Will Be Online
Genealogy in Fiction
Overlooked Jewish Heritage Sites
JGSCV Updates
Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
6 Interview Techniques to Avoid
Amazon.com Ends Associates Program in California
JGSCV Future Meeting Dates through August 2012
Ventura County Fair
The 31st International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Hosted by JGSGW
Remember Me? US Holocaust Memorial Museum Project
New Additions to the JGSCV Traveling Library

June 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 9):

Los Angeles Public Library Offers Help with Genealogy
Multiple FamilySearch Historical Records Updated
National Archives Updates from Genealogy Fair
Poster Competition
NYC Tombstones Indexed
Updated List of New York City Synagogues
Jewish Telegraph Agency Back Issues
June Genealogy Programs from the National Archives
Pension Files from War of 1812
JGSCV Updates
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Seeking Help
Volunteers Needed for the Ventura County Fair August 3-14
The 31st International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Hosted by JGSGW
The Library of Congress and Sony Music Announce the "National Jukebox"
Now Two Ways to Help JGSCV

May 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 8):

Beginning Genealogy Class at American Jewish University
Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
DC2011 Conference Announces Program
Fifty Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2011
New Records at FamilySearch
Printed Forms for Genealogists
Search Surnames on Multiple Sites with One Click
1911 Scotland Census Released
The Kindertransport -- Sources from the National Archives
JGSCV Updates
Family History Centers
JGSCV Members Visit "Traces of Memory" Exhibit at Pepperdine University
Remember to Help JGSCV

April 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 7):

Free Databases on Ancestry.Com
London Synagogue Records Available
Free Webinars Offered by Southern California Genealogical Society
Destroyed Jewish Community of Mattersburg (Mattersdorf)
Gesher Galicia Update
New Shtetl Data and Yizkor Book Projects for the Ukraine
New IIJG Papers Available
Family Tree Magazine's 'Best Blog' Winners
Photography Exhibit at Pepperdine
Genealogy and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
JGSCV Updates
The 31st International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Hosted by JGSGW
Lou's Tips for Tracing Your Roots

March 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 6):

Austro-Hungarian Database
Century Old Color Photos of Russia
Archived Croatian Newspapers
More Genealogy on TV
DC2011 Conference Announces Shabbat Scholar
Social Networks for Family History
Scotland Census of 1911
Discover Who You Are Sweepstakes
Preparing for JGSCV's Exclusive Research Afternoon at the Los Angeles Family History Library
JGSCV Updates
Now Two Ways to Help JGSCV
Trace Your Tribe
March is Women's History Month and May has Mother's Day

February 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 5):

Yad Vashem List Reaches 4 Million
NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" Announces 2nd Season Celebrities
LA Public Library History and Genealogy Department Closure
1890 British Report on Jewish Persecution in Russia
Antwerp (Galicia) Foreigner Indexes, 1840-1930
Free Webinar: Finding Female Ancestors
Sign up at Ralphs and Help JGSCV
Holbrooke's Jewish Past Shaped His Passion for the Displaced
JGSCV Updates
The Jewish Folk Style in the Wooden Wall Paintings of Eastern Europe
31st IAJGS Conference Registration Open

January 2011 (Volume 6, Issue 4):

Call for Boyle Heights Natives
UK Marriage Records 1837-2005
Sign up at Ralphs and Help JGSCV
Who Do You Think You Are? NBC Announces 2nd Season Celebrities
Help NARA with the 2010 Census
New Database for Lodz Cemetery
Synagogues of Egypt for Viewing
Centropa: An Eastern European Oral History Project
Jewish Cemetery in Riga Desecrated
FamilySearch Beta Site Moved
A DNA Success Story
JGSCV Updates
Hal Bookbinder Bio
31st IAJGS Conference Call for Papers and Blog
JGSCV Libraries