12:30pm - 01:30pm  Lunch & Learn: Tutorial on JGSNY.ORG

 Executive Council Member and Webmaster Steve Stein will give a tour of the new website, including databases, resources, archives, and membership functions. 

02:00pm - 04:00pm  You’ve Found The Town Name - Now What?

Speaker: Phyllis Kramer Somewhere you found a town name. It may or may not be recognizable. What information should you look for and what is the best way to get it?  Phyllis Kramer will start by reviewing Eastern European historical geography and then cover researching a town using JewishGen’s town pages, maps and gazetteers, continuing to use Routes to Roots, Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, Google and other key web sites. Phyllis will address what kinds of information might exist and where it might be found. She will cover how to find others researching the same town or area. And finally, what information ...