JGSO: IAUGS Conference in Seattle

19 July 2016

JGSO: IAUGS Conference in Seattle

The local Jewish Genealogy Society in Portland recently sent me the following announcement about this year's gathering. Thanks Ron for sending this and Barbara for all the wonderful work you and everyone does to make this conference so great! They have some great programs if you are in the area.

The annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS) is in Seattle this year. This is a GREAT conference, packed with program sessions for every genealogy research skill level. The entire program listing, schedule and special events are online at:

http://www.iajgs2016.org/

That website also includes registration information.

Just in case you can't attend in person, you can sign up for the Conference's LIVE offering. It currently is being discounted 10%. Here is the message about it from Janette Silverman, Conference Co-Chair.

Dear Friends:

We are delighted to offer a 10% discount so that those of your members

who are unable to attend this summer's conference can attend virtually.

The code LIVEJGS will apply a 10% discount only to the $179 fee for

"LIVE! Full (Not attending the Conference in Seattle)," and the purchase

is non-refundable.

This code is being offered only to leaders of local JGS (and affiliated

organizations), who are asked to only relay it to their members. We ask

that when you distribute the code, to please ask your members not to

share it with nonmembers - this is a perk of membership.

To order, go to

https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/registration_form.cfm

    click New Registration;

    complete the personal information page and Continue;

    select item 5, " Full LIVE! only (not attending in Seattle)," and

    continue through to the payment page.

You may want to mention the page http://www.iajgs2016.org/live/

and the schedule, at

http://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/program_schedule.cfm

where your members can see which sessions will be streamed live and

later available on demand for 90 days following the conference.

Looking forward to seeing many of you in just a few short weeks in Seattle.

Your conference co-chairs,

Janette Silverman

Chuck Weinstein

Phyllis Grossman

If you plan to attend in person, please let us know. Send an e-mail message to Barbara

Hershey at  barbara.hershey@comcast.net

Many thanks to all of you who have responded to the Survey. If you have not yet filled out JGSO's Survey Form, please take a few minutes to fill it out NOW. The Survey is at this shortened URL

http://goo.gl/Hsi0qr It will take only 5 to 10 minutes to complete the Survey.

See you in Seattle.

Ron Doctor

Have fun everyone!

Emily

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Books About Childhood Memories and Family Stories

As most of you know I seldom read fiction, and as a result, I am interested in books that are historical in nature and/or tell the stories of people's lives. The following list is some books that I have read which are by people I know, people who are related to me, people I have met, and people with whom I've corresponded for a time. Proudly, I have each author's autograph, and I'm beginning to think of this as a new collection/hobby of mine! .

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