Handouts are available from JGSCO's seminar with Alec Ferretti on Sep 8, 2024, A Day with Alec Ferretti, Master Genealogist. After logging into jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most past events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of each event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's upcoming events: September 16 and 30 (Indexing JCRS Records at University of Denver in person). On October 20, Sunny Jane Morton will discuss "Directory Assistance: Finding Your Family History in City Directories" via Zoom. Sign up for these events at jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (lower left on Home page).

The recording of MyHeritage(TM) NEW Features Overview with Daniel Horowitz, presented 14 August 2024, is available. You can access the recording at https://vimeo.com/998921496/c66aca359d. No passcode is required. There were no handouts.

If you attended our annual meeting on June 2, you might have been impressed with the amazing website created by the team in Leadville, CO, that shows Jewish population and jobs per year. A link to the Leadville site has been added to jgsco.org. You can access the link by going to Research > Useful Links to Other Websites > Denver Metro and Colorado Links > Jewish Leadville - Population and Jobs by Year.

The recording and chat from Linda Ambrus Broenniman's April 7 presentation about “Canadian Resources for Jewish Genealogy” are available. After logging into jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most past events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of each event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's upcoming events: April 8 and May 6 (Indexing JCRS Records at University of Denver in person). On June 2, we will have our annual meeting at Temple Emanuel at 2 PM (not in the morning). There will be a pair of presentations about the history of two Colorado Synagogues, Temple Aaron of Trinidad and Temple Israel of Leadville.

Sign up for these events at jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (lower left on Home page).

The recording, handout, and chat from Gary Perlman's March 3 presentation about “Canadian Resources for Jewish Genealogy” are available. After logging into jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most past events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of each event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's upcoming events: March 11 and March 25 (Indexing JCRS Records at University of Denver in person) and March 20, The FamilySearch website and how to use it to further your research, in person.  On April 7, Linda Ambrus Broenniman will discuss "Unveiling a Hidden Legacy: The  Politzer Saga - a Jewish Hungarian Story." Sign up for these events at jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (lower left on Home page).

The recording and chat from Adam Mendelsohn's February 4 presentation about “What was it like to be a Jewish soldier in Lincoln’s Armies?” are available. After logging into jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most past events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of each event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's upcoming January events: February 26 (Indexing JCRS Records at University of Denver) and March 3, Canadian Resources for Jewish Genealogy. Sign up at jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (lower left on Home page).

The recording and chat from Adina Newman's presentation on January 7, "L’Dor V’Dor: Using DNA to Reunite Holocaust Survivors" are available. After logging into jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most past events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of each event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's upcoming January events: January 8 and 22 (Indexing JCRS Records at University of Denver) and January 17 (Visit to FamilySearch Library on S Monaco Pkwy). Sign up at jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (lower left on Home page).

The recording, handout, and chat from Barry Halpern's presentation on December 17, "Researching Your Lithuanian Roots," are available. After logging into jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most past events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of each event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's January events:

• "L’Dor V’Dor: Using DNA to Reunite Holocaust Survivors" on January 7

• "The FamilySearch website and how to use it to further your research" on January 17

• Volunteer to help index JCRS patient applications at the University of Denver on January 22

You can sign up for these on JGSCO's home page, jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (at lower left) or go directly to https://jgsco.org/JGSCO-Events.

Have a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2024!

Several site updates today:

1. Updated Colorado Research page to include a link to 'Colorado Names Index on JewishGen'
2. Fixed a broken link to "State and Local Repositories'
3. Updated verbiage on the JCRS Research page, 2ndto last paragraph

Thanks to Ellen Kowitt for the helpful inputs.

The recording and chat from Ellen Kowitt's presentation on October 29, "Inside America's Alligator Family: The David Crystal Story," are available. After logging in to jgsco.org, you can find a link to this event (and most older events) on the website's Events page by going to menu item JGSCO Events > Past Events' Handouts and Recordings, then scroll down to the Past Events section. (If you don't log in then you won't see past events.) Links are at the bottom of the event's information. Alternately, you can click here to go directly to this event.

Please mark your calendar for JGSCO's November events: Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (JCRS) records indexing at the University of Denver on November 13 and 27, and A Walking Tour of Jewish Auraria on November 16. You can sign up for these on JGSCO's home page, jgsco.org > Upcoming Events (at lower left).