RIGS November Half Day Member Meeting
November 7 @ 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Free
Join us for our fall Hybrid Member Meeting featuring Dr. Adina Newman, EdD, at Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI 02864 and virtually on Zoom.
Registration is required. Please visit the event page sign up. https://www.rigensoc.org/event/rigs-half-day-member-meeting-2/
Zoom attendees will receive the Zoom link the day before the event.
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PLEASE NOTE: If you are attending IN-PERSON, please use the TICKET option
If you are attending on ZOOM, please use the ZOOM ATTENDEE RSVP option
Schedule:
• 12:00 PM – Social Time
• 12:30 PM – News & Announcements
• 12:45 PM – Featured Speaker: Dr. Adina Newman
Light refreshments will be on hand. As always, please feel free to bring any contributions to the refreshment table as you wish.
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 19th-Early 20th 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 19th-early 20th 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.
Directions:
From Providence to Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI: Take Rt. 146 North to Rte. 295. Take Route 295 North to Exit 22 (Route 114, Diamond Hill Rd.). Turn right onto Diamond Hill Rd. and drive about one mile south. On your right, you will see a big granite sign that reads “Cumberland Monastery.” This marks the entrance to the Monastery grounds where the library is located. Turn right at Monastery Drive. The library is set far back from the main road. About 1/2 hour from Providence.
From elsewhere: Set the mapping product of your choice to 1464 Diamond Hill Road (Route 114). The library is set far back from Route 114, on Monastery Road. Look for the stone sign for “Cumberland Monastery” which will be on the right if you’re heading south and on the left if you’re heading north on Diamond Hill Road.
The event will be held in the Hayden Center, to the left of the public library. Proceed all the way around Monastery Drive to the Hayden Center’s parking lot. There will be signage inside directing you to our meeting room.
The library will be open from 9am to 5pm on the 7th, so feel free to spend some time before or after our event exploring its collections or its wonderful grounds.
Hybrid and Virtual Meetings are recorded and available to RIGS members on our website. Join RIGS today to access recordings of past meetings!