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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...