U.S. Synagogue Records as a Genealogical Resource
Ellen Kowitt
Content
Welcome
1m 33s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 0s
Introduction
9m 24s
Earliest Congregations
3m 59s
Synagogue Records
8m 12s
Examples
19m 28s
Where are the records?
15m 3s
The Search for Records
11m 20s
Get Involved
9m 57s
Announcements / prizes
3m 9s
Questions / answers
4m 7s
About this webinar
A primer on how to find synagogue records, what genealogical material they include, and what they look like. Finding synagogue records can be problematic and time consuming as there are errors in catalogs and a variety of ways materials are described. JewishGen’s Shul Records America, a finding aid pointing to the location of American synagogue records includes more than 650 collections held at over 60 repositories or websites, with about 20% including URLS for digitized materials. Not only a historical resource but important as modern-day synagogues merge or close, Shul Records America encourages congregations to preserve records with genealogical value.
About the speaker
Ellen is JewishGen USA Research Division Director and is a former Director-at-Large of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. She currently serves as Daughters of the American...
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Provided excellent information on Ellen's research work and gave me many things to think about, especially how to help find lost or forgotten documentation.
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