| October 2010 Welcome to the monthly E-News of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado (JGSCO) including a calendar with upcoming lectures, workshops and other announcements. More information about JGSCO and a full calendar of programs is available online at www.JGSCO.org. 
Steve Morse Seminar
Deadline to Register Oct. 1st
If you've been waiting for the last minute to register for the Steve Morse Seminar, this is it!
This is a major opportunity to see an internationally-known genealogy expert here in Colorado. Spend a day learning and networking with fellow family history enthusiasts. If that isn't reason enough, we have the BEST door prizes in town including a world subscription to Ancestry.com, a $250 gift card to the Apple Store (as in computers), restaurant gift certificates, books, a free Family Tree DNA test and much more!
The RSVP form is attached to this email which you can mail in with a check OR use PAYPAL online at http://www.jgsco.org/become-a-member.html. Select the "Steve Morse Seminar Non-Member Rate $40" from the dropdown menu and write in a sandwich choice of either pastrami, turkey, tuna, egg salad or garden veggie.
Upcoming Jewish Genealogy Programs
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 9 am – 4 pm, Jewish Community Center, Dahlia, Denver
All Day Stephen Morse Seminar with Four Lectures
9 am Registration
9:30 am "Jewish Calendar Demystified"
10:45 am Break
11 am "From DNA to Genetic Genealogy:
Everything You Wanted to Know
but Were Afraid to Ask"
12:15 pm Kosher Lunch
1 pm "One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri
of Genealogical Search Tools"
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm "One-Step Webpages:
A Hodgepodge of
Lesser-Known Gems" Email treasurer@jgsco.org for more information.
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9 am – 11 am, Congregation Har HaShem,
3950 Baseline Road, Boulder
Mentoring Workshop – Open to the Public Free of Charge
An informal roundtable format for all levels of family history researchers. Come prepared with your surnames and towns of interest for feedback on where to find documentation about your family history. JGSCO members will help you get started.
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 10 am – 12 noon, Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape Street, Denver
Introduction to the Jewish Family Tree Initiative Workshop and Mentoring Series
The Jewish Family Tree Initiative Workshop and Mentoring Series enters its third year with a series of seven beginner topics. Participants can attend one or all seven lectures. The fee of $30 includes annual membership in JGSCO. Have you always thought about learning more about family history but didn't know where to begin?
This introductory session is for beginners and will provide an overview on what information can realistically be found by doing genealogy research, and then we'll craft an action plan that is unique for you. Learn where to start and what to ask relatives and fellow landsman; what are the Jewish archives and which resources should you pursue; how can you efficiently navigate Internet resources when you don't have a lot of time; what are the techniques to uncover when your family arrived in America, where they came from, what the original family name was, and how you spell it; as well as resolving mysteries about burial locations to find two-generation names on gravestones and more.
Each of the subsequent, six monthly sessions will provide stand alone topics for further discovery as well as access to experts from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado who can mentor you on your progress.
An added benefit to attending this JFTI session is that the Temple Emanuel Library houses a private collection of genealogical reference books to aid in your search anytime the library is open; these materials circulate for members of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado. Contact info@JGSCO.org for more information.
Calendar
The full JGSCO calendar through June 2011 is available online including lectures and workshops at www.jgsco.org/calendar.html.
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