We are sending this announcement out on behalf of our friends at JGSLA (Jewish Genealogy Society of Los Angeles). For information on the session, please contact Pamela Weisberger - [email protected] 'It's Online: Internet Sleuthing for the Family Genealogist' a half-day computer genealogy workshop Sunday, March 9th from 1:00PM - 5:30PM. Skirball Cultural Center - Magnin Auditorium 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 Tel: (310) 440-4500 Have you wondered where your family members came from in 'the old country' or what their lives were like when they immigrated to the United States? Are you longing to reconstruct your family tree to pass on to your children, but think the process is too overwhelming or time-consuming to tackle on your own? This half-day seminar about searching online resources will give you the inspiration, motivation, and tools to begin your own research project. Ron Arons Online Odysseys: Exploring and Exploiting Internet Resources This presentation will discuss "best bet" websites beyond Steve Morse, Ellis Island and more, that allow one to find many other materials online, including historical documents, newspapers and articles, living people, incarcerated (black sheep) relatives, maps and photos, foreign language translators and aids to allow you to become a genealogy detective. Suzanne Russo Adams Advanced Ancestry: Searching Like a Pro! A genealogist's paradise-more than 3 billion names, 10 million U.S. Federal Census images and over 23,000 genealogical and historical databases make Ancestry.com one of the world's most-used genealogy website. Have you ever wanted to learn how to better use Ancestry's search technology to find your ancestors? Perhaps you're totally new to the process. Now is your chance to learn from an Ancestry expert. You'll learn valuable tips, tricks and techniques that will help you start getting the most out of Ancestry's search capabilities and take your genealogical skills to the next level. Beau Sharbrough Footnote.com: Bringing History to Life The new website, Footnote.com, has scored praise in the online world by bringing history to your fingertips by providing hands-on access to high-quality scans of previously inaccessible primary sources and National Archives records which users can search, download, and annotate. This real-time demonstration will show you how to navigate the portals of historical documentation to bring your family research alive. Film: Past Lives: The Stanley Diamond Story - 5:10PM - 5:30P The quest of Canadian genealogist Stan Diamond, to reconstruct his family in order to solve a genetic medical mystery led to the creation of the largest index in the world of specifically Jewish vital Records - Jewish Records Indexing Poland. This database has helped countless researchers discover their roots and had reunited families separated for decades because of the Holocaust. $25 fee, $15 Students You can register online for this class at: http://tinyurl.com/2ovk8u or go to http://www.skirball.org and click on "What's On" at the top, then click on Courses: Winter 2008. The first course to appear is the March 9 program. You can also register the day of the workshop in person. Any questions? Please email: Pamela Weisberger - [email protected]