RIGS November Half Day Member Meeting

 Schedule:
• 12:00 PM – Social Time
• 12:30 PM – News & Announcements
• 12:45 PM – Featured Speaker: Dr. Adina Newman

Dr. Adina Newman, EdD, the creator of My Family Genie, is a professional genealogist and educator. Her specialties include Jewish genealogy, genetic genealogy, social media, and New England, and she presents on these topics in a variety of venues, from major genealogy conferences to local genealogy societies. Her findings have received international media attention, such as mentions in The Daily Mail, Washington Post, AP News, TODAY, People, and The Times of Israel, and she has made appearances on several news outlets such as NPR and I24NEWS. She co-founded the Holocaust Reunion Project, a program to raise awareness about the potential of DNA testing within the Holocaust survivor community and provide survivors and their children with commercial DNA tests. She volunteers as a Team Lead for the DNA Doe Project, which uses investigative genetic genealogy to identify unidentified deceased persons and as a moderator for a popular Jewish genetic genealogy Facebook group. She was also a 2020 recipient of the AncestryProGenealogists scholarship.

Featured Presentations:

Join the FAN Club! Using Cluster Research to Break Down Your Brick Walls
Through case studies, this lecture discusses FAN Club (cluster research) methodology. FAN Club techniques expand research possibilities, encourage innovative thinking, and foster understanding of ancestors in time and place. The presentation will also briefly discuss the genealogical proof standard (GPS) and the incorporation of indirect evidence to resolve research problems.

Let’s Rock the Boat! Locating Your Late 19^th-Early 20^th Century Ancestor’s Ship ManifestThis workshop will provide tools to locate a ship manifest or border crossing to the U.S. (and some Canada) between the late 19^th-early 20^th centuries. Topics include a brief discussion about the significance of ship manifests, methodological overview, databases, and strategies for locating even the most elusive ancestor’s ship manifest.