How Finding Long-Lost Relatives Changed My Life
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Genealogy research can uncover a great deal of information about ourselves. Read all about how discovering long-lost relatives not only added to my knowledge about my family, but changed the way I saw myself.
Genealogy Databases -- Treasure Troves and Caveats
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Discover the immense benefits and considerable challenges of genealogy databases!
But What Does It SAY? How Three Historical Scripts Supercharged My Genealogy Research – Part 3
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Knowing so many languages, and developing the ability to read them in obscure historical handwritings, has been immensely helpful in my research—both personal and professional. Here are just a few examples of what I have been able to find in my research. For more details and further examples, feel free to browse other blog entries.
But What Does It SAY? How Three Historical Scripts Supercharged My Genealogy Research – Part 2
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Read about how I learned to read two more historical scripts -- and how you can too!
But What Does It SAY? How Three Historical Scripts Supercharged My Genealogy Research – Part 1
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Genealogy research involves analyzing handwritten documents, the vast majority of which will be in foreign languages. But reading historical documents in German, Russian, and Hebrew, vital to studying Ashkenazi Jewish genealogy, offer specific challenges far beyond those of most other languages. Click to learn more!
A Personal Connection to a Historic National Treasure
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Read about how I uncovered my client's family connection to the famous historic Tuoro Synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue building in the United States and a monument to religious toleration.
A Gift to Remember
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Read about how genealogy research allowed me to give my beloved grandfather Rolf Grayson (z"l) one of the best gifts of his life.
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A Conference and a Symposium
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Read about a symposium I presented at in Warsaw, Poland in August 2018 concurrently with the IGRA conference.
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