Introduction to Jewish Genealogy

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Researching your family is very possible and is a lot of fun. This talk will go into how to get started with research, describe the major types of records and the principal sources (both on line and in person) for finding them.

Carol Clingan has been researching her family for almost 30 years and has traced her main lines back to about 1800.  She is the chair of research projects at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston and does research for friends and family as well as for clients.  She also manages a project with the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts to rescue sacred objects from synagogues that are closing.