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NASHI PREDKY 2020 SPRING CONFERENCE
Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4, 2020
Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873
Featuring experts in Eastern European genealogy, including lectures, a film presentation, opportunities for one-on-one consultation with genealogy experts, and mutual sharing of knowledge in structured conversations.
Presentations
- Finding Ukrainian, Polish, Belarusian and Russian Records on FamilySearch
- The Genealogical Value of Royal, Government and Private Estate Inventories of Galicia
- Fraternal Organizations, 1890-1918
- Documentary Film: Our Ukrainian American Legacy
as well as
- **One on one consultations with the Nashi Predky team
- Knowledge Cafe: structured conversations for knowledge sharing
Registration is open. UHEC members receive a 10% discount!**
Register Online at https://www.ukrhec.org/nashi-predky-conference-2020
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GSBC 2020 Seminar: Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective®—A Three-Lecture Program
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 9:30 am–3:00 pm
Ridgewood Public Library Auditorium, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Join the GSBC as we welcome internationally known photo expert and speaker Maureen Taylor for a full day of talks about family photos: how to identify, understand, and preserve them. Whether you are organizing photos as part of your family research or enjoy old photos—this day and these talks are not to be missed!
- 9:30 am—Coffee and Welcome
- SESSION 1:Identifying and Dating Family Photographs An interactive lecture on discovering who’s who in family pictures. Learn 10 easy steps for naming those unidentified pictures tucked away in shoeboxes.
- SESSION 2:Buns, Beards, Bodices, and Bustles: Understanding Ancestors Through Clothing Ancestral fashions and the industry that produced them left behind a fascinating legacy of images and information.
- SESSION 3:Preserving Family Photographs—1839 to the Present From daguerreotypes to digital imaging dilemmas, this in-depth seminar covers everything a family photographer needs to know about caring for photographs. Topics include printing and sharing digital images, and how to safely label your grandparents’ pictures.
- Seminar includes beverages and light refreshments, an option to add a box lunch, chance to win one of our wonderful door prizes, and a Q&A session with Maureen Taylor!
COST: $40–$55; Hurry, early registration ends 18 March!
Registration is OPEN, see details at [https://www.njgsbc.org/event/gsbc-2020-seminar/]
Finding Your Family in Online Newspapers, One Character at a Time
May 7, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue, Whippany, NJ 07981
Janeen Bjork will present a program on Newspaper Research, introducing some of the most colorful characters in her family tree, and sharing the methodology others can use to find their family stories.
Setup time and refreshments and sharing table starting at 6 p.m. The event is free and all are welcome.
This Calendar is sponsored by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.
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