AdminNov 1, 20192 minExploring DNA MatchesDan Kastrul’s recent presentation focused on concrete steps people could take to help make more sense of their DNA matches. He recommended uploading one’s raw...
AdminMay 28, 20192 minWe Were Them by Susan Weinberg I’ve been doing talks around the country on immigration history, weaving in video clips from my interviews with Jewish elders. The interview...
AdminMay 15, 20191 minThe Whispering Past by Susan Weinberg One of the things that intrigues me about genealogy are the little glimpses of history. There are so many things we take for granted, never...
AdminApr 5, 20191 minTurning Folklore to Fact by Susan Weinberg “I often get thrown out of archives and museums at closing time,” I remarked. I was at the local Family History Library with a genealogy cl...
AdminFeb 18, 20194 minThe Holocaust Before the Holocaustby Jody Gorran 2019 marks the 100% anniversary of the forgotten 1919 pogroms in the Ukraine. This series of pogroms from 1917-1921 is referred to as “the Hol...
AdminDec 8, 20181 minIn Search of Family by Susan Weinberg I sometimes wish I had a bigger family. Now that is not because I am especially family-centered, but as a genealogist I am envious of those...
AdminNov 12, 20182 minThe Roster Project: Jewish Soldiers in the Civil WarDo you have family members who may have fought in the Civil War? Recently I heard from the Shapell Manuscript Foundation about their Roster Project, a compre...
AdminSep 7, 20181 minMy Days of Awe discovery: I have a half-sister by Sally Abrams We told her a bit about ourselves, then moved to the thing Jean most wanted to know. What was he like, the man who had fathered her and raise...
AdminMay 9, 20182 minAsking the EldersThis post is reproduced from the newsletter of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, written by Susan Weinberg - The starting point of any gene...
AdminJan 9, 20181 minGenealogy Software UpdateMany of us are affected by Ancestry.com discontinuing support of Family Tree Maker software. Read about Software MacKiev and RootsMagic, some alternatives th...
AdminMay 23, 20171 minLightness to Dark: A Member StoryA recent story in the press explored a story of members Ruth and Walter Elias that arose out of a roots exploration. It presents a beautiful way to honor a ...
AdminMar 23, 20172 minFinding David Blumenfeld: A Rediscovered Diary Reunites a Family with Its HistoryBy Frederick Hertz - My great-grandfather David Blumenfeld arrived as a 20-year-old tailor with his mother and siblings in 1884, traveling from Western Latvi...
AdminAug 16, 20164 minUsing Our Whole SelfThis post is reproduced from Layers of the Onion at sgweinberg.blogspot.com courtesy of Susan Weinberg - You know I’m intrigued by a speaker when I attend mo...
AdminAug 14, 20163 minTelling Our StoriesThis post is reproduced from Layers of the Onion at sgweinberg.blogspot.com courtesy of Susan Weinberg - I just returned from the International Association o...
AdminApr 20, 20165 minBreaking Down WallsBy Susan Weinberg - We recently met for our first Breaking Down Walls discussion. The purpose of this gathering was to look at some of the sticking points th...
AdminMar 4, 20163 minExploring the Jewish ArchivesBy Kate Dietrick, Assistant Archivist - Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives In late February I happily welcomed the Minnesota Jewish Gene...
AdminDec 20, 20151 min Helpful Tools: ViewmateBy Walter Elias - You discover an old postcard in the attic possibly written before WWII and sent from Europe. But it’s in Yiddish or maybe Hebrew and you’re...
AdminDec 13, 20155 minA Better Search: stevemorse.orgBy Susan Weinberg - One of the sites that often helps to crack open a genealogical puzzle is stevemorse.org. Steve Morse has a number of claims to fame. In ...
AdminOct 6, 20155 minWhat Exactly is Jewish Genealogy?By Susan Weinberg - What do we mean when we talk about Jewish genealogy? How is it different from plain old genealogy? The “plain old” variety encompasse...
AdminSep 25, 20152 minWelcome to the MNJGS!When I first began my search into my family history I was surprised to realize there was no Jewish Genealogical Society in the area. I began to build a comm...
