The Proven Path to Finding Ancestors

It’s so tempting when you begin genealogy research to immediately jump to European records. While that remains the goal, moving across the pond too soon can lead to wasted time, money, and lots of frustration. If you have yet to validate where in Europe your family was from or whether your family changed their name, then this session is for you. Learn which records are most likely to yield that elusive town name, see search strategies for finding passenger lists and experience how the Friends, Associates, and Neighbors (FAN) network can help your search.

Join us on September 15 at 1:00 pm CT when genealogist Risa Daitzman Heywood will be speaking about The Proven Path to Finding your Family’s Towns and Original Surnames.

Risa Daitzman Heywood is a professional genealogist specializing in Ashkenazi Jewish genealogy research. She loves helping her clients solve their genealogy puzzles, especially finding that elusive shtetl name. Risa has been involved with Jewish genealogy for over 25 years. She holds a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, is a past-president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado and served as co-chair of JewishGen’s original Belarus SIG. Risa currently splits her time between Arizona and Lisbon, Portugal.

The program will take place on-line via Zoom. Questions can be emailed to MNJGS at https://www.mnjgs.org/contact. The program is free for MNJGS members, $5 for non-members. Payments can be made at https://www.mnjgs.org/support-us.