
The Ganze Mishpokhah (the whole family): Jewish Genealogy 101
Sun, Nov 13
|Pittsburgh
Get on board for a guided tour through your family’s complex history! Learn where to start and how to explore your relatives’ lives. Discover clues about your family in the records they left behind. Train in the best research practices. Track your findings as you go.


Time & Location
Nov 13, 2022, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pittsburgh, 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA
About the Event
Get on board for a guided tour through your family’s complex history! In this all-day seminar led by Emily Garber, you’ll learn where to start and how to explore your relatives’ lives.
Discover clues about your family in the records they left behind. Train in the best research practices. Track your findings as you go. This course will set you up for future success in your Jewish family history journey. Seminar includes an introductory session showing you how to find your Western Pennsylvania ancestors in the archives.
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Registration and Introductions
11 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Session 1 (Emily Garber) Preparation is key to successful Jewish family history research. We will:
start with a real research case and show step-by-step how genealogists work through research problems,
examine working backwards through time and linking information found in records,