Susan WeinbergMay 102 minA Puzzle in Ten Steps When my father died, I was the first one to tackle his office. My father loved information. If something interested him, it ended up in a...
Susan WeinbergApr 221 minA Place of Perilous Danger and HopeOver recent weeks, I’ve watched the unfolding events in Ukraine with horror. I traveled there in 2011 to the town that my maternal...
AdminMar 172 minHonoring the StoriesAs genealogists we uncover our family stories. An important part of this process is to retell and commemorate that history. A recent...
Susan WeinbergFeb 71 minThe DNA Rabbit HoleOne of the areas of genealogy that attracts many people is DNA. While I am deep down the rabbit hole of genealogy research, I hesitated...
Susan WeinbergOct 5, 20213 minGalveston GatewayGalveston Port 1912 This article was previously published in edited form in JHSUM Fall 2021 newsletter Between 1899 and 1914, 1.7 million...
Susan WeinbergJul 11, 20211 minThe Fluidity of NamesOn the changing nature of given names in an immigrant population I love solving puzzles. I often have a “spidey sense” about the answer...
Susan WeinbergMar 3, 20214 minTracing Their JourneyIn our prior article we introduced you to the Industrial Removal Office that aided Jewish immigrants in traveling to the interior of the...
Susan WeinbergMar 3, 20213 minFinding Their Way to MinnesotaI write you per your request to let you know how I am doing. . . I like the city very much. It reminds me very much of my old home in...
Susan WeinbergSep 18, 20201 minFinding the Tendrils of HistoryI was first drawn into genealogy when the immigration records went on-line. There was something about imagining that journey that...
AdminApr 5, 20201 minFive Things To Do While Stuck at HomeFrom the JewishGen newsletter: Most of us will be spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage you to use some...
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...
Susan WeinbergMay 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...