For Release to the Oregon/Washington Genealogical Community It is with great pleasure that I can share with you the upcoming visit of Estelle Guzik, compiler and editor of Genealogical Resources in New York, who will speak at the annual brunch of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon, Sunday May 15, 2005 at 10:30am. This second edition is an exhaustive reference resource for researching genealogical information in the state of New York. Although the volume emphasizes the many Jewish resources, it also contains just about every major, as well as obscure, archive and data resource in the metropolitan area of New York City and the capitol Albany. Of the libraries, archives, and public agencies covered in the book, only 25% are specifically Jewish in character. Estelle has volunteered to bring copies of the book with her for sale at $40 (which is reduced $10 & no shipping!) if you let the JGSO know BEFORE her departure to Oregon. Estelle served as President of the Jewish Genealogical Society (of New York) from 1996 to 2001 and Vice-President from 1985-1990. She was one of the pioneers in the early beginnings of Jewish genealogical research and a member of the JGS since its inception in 1977. The 1989 first edition of Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area was selected by the New York Public Library, Research Libraries as the best reference book of that year. To make reservation for the May 15 Brunch (cost $5) or to pre-order one of the books, please contact Sandra Shapiro (503) 694-5646 or email at [email protected]