JewishGen.org Discussion Group FAQs
What is the JewishGen.org Discussion Group?
The JewishGen.org Discussion Group unites thousands of Jewish genealogical researchers worldwide as they research their family history, search for relatives, and share information, ideas, methods, tips, techniques, and resources. The JewishGen.org Discussion Group makes it easy, quick, and fun, to connect with others around the world.
Is it Secure?
Yes. JewishGen is using a state of the art platform with the most contemporary security standards. JewishGen will never share member information with third parties.
How is the New JewishGen.org Discussion Group better than the old one?
Our old Discussion List platform was woefully antiquated. Among its many challenges: it was not secure, it required messages to be sent in Plain Text, did not support accented characters or languages other than English, could not display links or images, and had archives that were not mobile-friendly.
This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).
I am a JewishGen member, why do I have to create a separate account for the Discussion Group?
As we continue to modernize our platform, we are trying to ensure that everything meets contemporary security standards. In the future, we plan hope to have one single sign-in page.
I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
Yes. In terms of functionality, the group will operate the same for people who like to participate with email. People can still send a message to an email address (in this case, main@groups.JewishGen.org), and receive a daily digest of postings, or individual emails. In addition, Members can also receive a daily summary of topics, and then choose which topics they would like to read about it. However, in addition to email, there is the additional functionality of being able to read/post messages utilizing our online forum (https://groups.jewishgen.org).
Does this new system require plain-text?
No.
Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?
Yes.
Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?
Yes! Our new platform allows members to use “Hashtags.” Messages can then be sorted, and searched, based upon how they are categorized. Another advantage is that members can “mute” any conversations they are not interested in, by simply indicating they are not interested in a particular “hashtag.”
Will all posts be archived?
Yes.
Can I still search though old messages?
Yes. All the messages are accessible and searchable going back to 1998.
What if I have questions or need assistance using the new Group?
Send your questions to: support@JewishGen.org
How do I access the Group’s webpage?
Follow this link: https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main
So just to be sure - this new group will allow us to post from our mobile phones, includes images, accented characters, and non-latin characters, and does not require plain text?
Correct!
Will there be any ads or annoying pop-ups?
No.
Will the current guidelines change?
Yes. While posts will be moderated to ensure civility, and that there is nothing posted that is inappropriate (or completely unrelated to genealogy), we will be trying to create an online community of people who regulate themselves, much as they do (very successfully) on Jewish Genealogy Portal on Facebook.
What are the new guidelines?
There are just a few simple rules & guidelines to follow, which you can read here:https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/guidelines
Thank you in advance for contributing to this amazing online community!
If you have any questions, or suggestions, please email support@JewishGen.org.
Sincerely,
The JewishGen.org Team
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FW: Searching for relatives lost in Russia and elsewhere due to WW II
#belarus
anns5@...
Subject: Searching for relatives lost in Russia and elsewhere due to WW II
You may be interested in knowing that the American Red Cross has a special unit, based in Baltimore, called the Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center. Their sole purpose is to find and reunite relatives lost during the years 1933-1953, as a result of World War II and the Holocaust. You can begin a search by contacting your local Red Cross chapter in your hometown. To date, since the founding of this Center in l990, over 1200 families have been reunited. Ann Schoenberg Atlanta, GA
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Belarus SIG #Belarus FW: Searching for relatives lost in Russia and elsewhere due to WW II
#belarus
anns5@...
Subject: Searching for relatives lost in Russia and elsewhere due to WW II
You may be interested in knowing that the American Red Cross has a special unit, based in Baltimore, called the Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center. Their sole purpose is to find and reunite relatives lost during the years 1933-1953, as a result of World War II and the Holocaust. You can begin a search by contacting your local Red Cross chapter in your hometown. To date, since the founding of this Center in l990, over 1200 families have been reunited. Ann Schoenberg Atlanta, GA
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Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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JewishGen Board of Governors
#rabbinic
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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Rabbinic Genealogy SIG #Rabbinic JewishGen Board of Governors
#rabbinic
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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JewishGen Board of Governors
#dna
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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JewishGen Board of Governors
#latinamerica
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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ETSI, Sephardi genealogical and historical review : ISSUE 44
#sephardic
laurphil@...
We are glad to announce the publication of issue 44 of Etsi, the Sephardi
genealogical and historical review. This spring 2009 issue includes articles about Tangier (Morocco), the Deunmes and Algeria. "The graduates of the Alliance Israélite Universelle school of boys of Tangier >from 1864 to 1879", by Philip Abensur. Includes a list of 403 children who left the school of the Alliance of Tangier between 1864 and 1879, with a note of their town of residence, their occupation and their moral and economic situation. "The Deunmes", by Haim-Vidal Sephiha. Disciples of the false messiah Sabbatai Zevi, they had an important role during the Young Turks Revolution in 1908 and remain very active in Turkish society. "Vital records of Algeria on line", by Philip Abensur. Two thirds of the vital records of Algeria >from 1830 to 1904 are now available on line, with an index allowing to select a name, a town or a date. More information: www.geocities.com/etsi-sefarad Philip Abensur (Paris, France)
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DNA Research #DNA JewishGen Board of Governors
#dna
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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Latin America #LatinAmerica JewishGen Board of Governors
#latinamerica
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim ETSI, Sephardi genealogical and historical review : ISSUE 44
#sephardic
laurphil@...
We are glad to announce the publication of issue 44 of Etsi, the Sephardi
genealogical and historical review. This spring 2009 issue includes articles about Tangier (Morocco), the Deunmes and Algeria. "The graduates of the Alliance Israélite Universelle school of boys of Tangier >from 1864 to 1879", by Philip Abensur. Includes a list of 403 children who left the school of the Alliance of Tangier between 1864 and 1879, with a note of their town of residence, their occupation and their moral and economic situation. "The Deunmes", by Haim-Vidal Sephiha. Disciples of the false messiah Sabbatai Zevi, they had an important role during the Young Turks Revolution in 1908 and remain very active in Turkish society. "Vital records of Algeria on line", by Philip Abensur. Two thirds of the vital records of Algeria >from 1830 to 1904 are now available on line, with an index allowing to select a name, a town or a date. More information: www.geocities.com/etsi-sefarad Philip Abensur (Paris, France)
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JewishGen Board of Governors
#sephardic
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim JewishGen Board of Governors
#sephardic
Warren Blatt <wblatt@...>
JewishGen has re-energized its Board of Governors, whose major
responsibility is the long-term planning for the organization. Honorary Chair Harvey Krueger, and Co-chairs Karen S. Franklin and Gary Mokotoff will be joined by Board Members: Stanley Diamond, Saul Issroff, Phyllis Kramer, Anne Feder Lee, Hadassah Lipsius, Howard Margol, E. Randol Schoenberg, and Walter Weiner. Ex-Officio members include Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Dr. David G. Marwell, JewishGen Managing Director Warren Blatt, JewishGen Vice-President Michael Tobias, and JewishGen Administrator Avraham Groll. The Governors hail >from London, Montreal, Hawaii, Atlanta, Florida, Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. They bring with them many years of extensive knowledge about genealogy, philanthropy, and Jewish history. More information can be found here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/pr/Press_Release.2009.06.01.BoG.htm Warren Warren Blatt Managing Director, JewishGen <wblatt@jewishgen.org>
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Re: Lindo (E.H.) "The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal" - Download site
#sephardic
richard may
Thank you for this Google book link!
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Richard May Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
--- On Thu, 6/11/09, koosh <kooshb9341@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Also, it can be downloaded at Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/krf8n5 or http://books.google.com/books?id=FK0DoILykCoC&pg=PA1&dq=%22The+History+of+the+Jews++of+Spain+and+Portugal,%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&ei=fKYxSvoZg8jIBOW0ueQF
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Sephardic SIG #Sephardim Re: Lindo (E.H.) "The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal" - Download site
#sephardic
richard may
Thank you for this Google book link!
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Richard May Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
--- On Thu, 6/11/09, koosh <kooshb9341@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Also, it can be downloaded at Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/krf8n5 or http://books.google.com/books?id=FK0DoILykCoC&pg=PA1&dq=%22The+History+of+the+Jews++of+Spain+and+Portugal,%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&ei=fKYxSvoZg8jIBOW0ueQF
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Philly2009: Tours and Film Festival
#france
bounce-1847576-772957@...
We are very pleased to tell you that the tours being offered during
the conference and the films being shown for the Film Festival are now at the conference web site: www.Philly2009.org (1) Tours. You may now register for the wonderful tours being offered. If you have already registered, go to Registration Update (you will need your Log-in and password received with your registration confirmation). Click on "optional programs" and select the tour or tours you want to take. If you have not registered yet, please do so now so you can sign up for the tours, as well as all the other fee based options that are available. There are 3 walking tours, 4 bus tours, and 2 cemetery visits for research available. You can find information about these specific trips by going to the Program and searching in the "Session Topic" box for Sightseeing Tours or Cemetery Visits. Or, you can click on the left hand button on the home page for "Travel and Tours." Please carefully read our advice for those taking tours and/or going on the cemetery visits for research. The deadline for purchasing tickets for trips is Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time. Should you purchase a ticket and then wish to cancel your reservation, you must do so before Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time for a full refund. Cancellations after that date will not receive a refund. However, we urge you to make your reservation before June 30 because we must inform the bus company in early July as to the number of registrants. Low ticket purchases at that point will likely lead to cancellations. You may purchase trip tickets for guests who are not registered for the conference. Once you are at the conference, you can check at the registration desk to see if tickets are still available for purchase. (2) Film Festival. The complete schedule for the IAJGS Conference Film Festival is now online. You can view each film in the context of the entire day of programs by going directly to the link at: http://www.philly2009.org/program.cfm If you want to view just the films at a glance, go to "Session Topic" and click on "Film Festival" and then "Search." If you click on the film's title, the descriptive section with a synopsis and photos will pop up. Please note that some of the films are being shown more than once during the conference week to make it easier to catch them. Many of the films have speakers attending -- filmmakers, researchers, or participants in the creative process -- who will introduce their work and then discuss and/or take Q & A afterwards. The Film Festival is open to all conference registrants and attendance does not require any addition fee payments. We look forward to seeing everyone in Philly, Anne Feder Lee David Mink Philly2009 Co-Chairs Information@philly2009.org
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French SIG #France Philly2009: Tours and Film Festival
#france
bounce-1847576-772957@...
We are very pleased to tell you that the tours being offered during
the conference and the films being shown for the Film Festival are now at the conference web site: www.Philly2009.org (1) Tours. You may now register for the wonderful tours being offered. If you have already registered, go to Registration Update (you will need your Log-in and password received with your registration confirmation). Click on "optional programs" and select the tour or tours you want to take. If you have not registered yet, please do so now so you can sign up for the tours, as well as all the other fee based options that are available. There are 3 walking tours, 4 bus tours, and 2 cemetery visits for research available. You can find information about these specific trips by going to the Program and searching in the "Session Topic" box for Sightseeing Tours or Cemetery Visits. Or, you can click on the left hand button on the home page for "Travel and Tours." Please carefully read our advice for those taking tours and/or going on the cemetery visits for research. The deadline for purchasing tickets for trips is Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time. Should you purchase a ticket and then wish to cancel your reservation, you must do so before Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time for a full refund. Cancellations after that date will not receive a refund. However, we urge you to make your reservation before June 30 because we must inform the bus company in early July as to the number of registrants. Low ticket purchases at that point will likely lead to cancellations. You may purchase trip tickets for guests who are not registered for the conference. Once you are at the conference, you can check at the registration desk to see if tickets are still available for purchase. (2) Film Festival. The complete schedule for the IAJGS Conference Film Festival is now online. You can view each film in the context of the entire day of programs by going directly to the link at: http://www.philly2009.org/program.cfm If you want to view just the films at a glance, go to "Session Topic" and click on "Film Festival" and then "Search." If you click on the film's title, the descriptive section with a synopsis and photos will pop up. Please note that some of the films are being shown more than once during the conference week to make it easier to catch them. Many of the films have speakers attending -- filmmakers, researchers, or participants in the creative process -- who will introduce their work and then discuss and/or take Q & A afterwards. The Film Festival is open to all conference registrants and attendance does not require any addition fee payments. We look forward to seeing everyone in Philly, Anne Feder Lee David Mink Philly2009 Co-Chairs Information@philly2009.org
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Philly2009: Tours and Film Festival
#usa
David Mink
We are very pleased to tell you that the tours being offered during
the conference and the films being shown for the Film Festival are now at the conference web site: www.Philly2009.org (1) Tours. You may now register for the wonderful tours being offered. If you have already registered, go to Registration Update (you will need your Log-in and password received with your registration confirmation). Click on "optional programs" and select the tour or tours you want to take. If you have not registered yet, please do so now so you can sign up for the tours, as well as all the other fee based options that are available. There are 3 walking tours, 4 bus tours, and 2 cemetery visits for research available. You can find information about these specific trips by going to the Program and searching in the "Session Topic" box for Sightseeing Tours or Cemetery Visits. Or, you can click on the left hand button on the home page for "Travel and Tours." Please carefully read our advice for those taking tours and/or going on the cemetery visits for research. The deadline for purchasing tickets for trips is Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time. Should you purchase a ticket and then wish to cancel your reservation, you must do so before Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time for a full refund. Cancellations after that date will not receive a refund. However, we urge you to make your reservation before June 30 because we must inform the bus company in early July as to the number of registrants. Low ticket purchases at that point will likely lead to cancellations. You may purchase trip tickets for guests who are not registered for the conference. Once you are at the conference, you can check at the registration desk to see if tickets are still available for purchase. (2) Film Festival. The complete schedule for the IAJGS Conference Film Festival is now online. You can view each film in the context of the entire day of programs by going directly to the link at: http://www.philly2009.org/program.cfm If you want to view just the films at a glance, go to "Session Topic" and click on "Film Festival" and then "Search." If you click on the film's title, the descriptive section with a synopsis and photos will pop up. Please note that some of the films are being shown more than once during the conference week to make it easier to catch them. Many of the films have speakers attending -- filmmakers, researchers, or participants in the creative process -- who will introduce their work and then discuss and/or take Q & A afterwards. The Film Festival is open to all conference registrants and attendance does not require any addition fee payments. We look forward to seeing everyone in Philly, Anne Feder Lee David Mink Philly2009 Co-Chairs Information@philly2009.org
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Early American SIG #USA Philly2009: Tours and Film Festival
#usa
David Mink
We are very pleased to tell you that the tours being offered during
the conference and the films being shown for the Film Festival are now at the conference web site: www.Philly2009.org (1) Tours. You may now register for the wonderful tours being offered. If you have already registered, go to Registration Update (you will need your Log-in and password received with your registration confirmation). Click on "optional programs" and select the tour or tours you want to take. If you have not registered yet, please do so now so you can sign up for the tours, as well as all the other fee based options that are available. There are 3 walking tours, 4 bus tours, and 2 cemetery visits for research available. You can find information about these specific trips by going to the Program and searching in the "Session Topic" box for Sightseeing Tours or Cemetery Visits. Or, you can click on the left hand button on the home page for "Travel and Tours." Please carefully read our advice for those taking tours and/or going on the cemetery visits for research. The deadline for purchasing tickets for trips is Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time. Should you purchase a ticket and then wish to cancel your reservation, you must do so before Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 11:59 pm US central time for a full refund. Cancellations after that date will not receive a refund. However, we urge you to make your reservation before June 30 because we must inform the bus company in early July as to the number of registrants. Low ticket purchases at that point will likely lead to cancellations. You may purchase trip tickets for guests who are not registered for the conference. Once you are at the conference, you can check at the registration desk to see if tickets are still available for purchase. (2) Film Festival. The complete schedule for the IAJGS Conference Film Festival is now online. You can view each film in the context of the entire day of programs by going directly to the link at: http://www.philly2009.org/program.cfm If you want to view just the films at a glance, go to "Session Topic" and click on "Film Festival" and then "Search." If you click on the film's title, the descriptive section with a synopsis and photos will pop up. Please note that some of the films are being shown more than once during the conference week to make it easier to catch them. Many of the films have speakers attending -- filmmakers, researchers, or participants in the creative process -- who will introduce their work and then discuss and/or take Q & A afterwards. The Film Festival is open to all conference registrants and attendance does not require any addition fee payments. We look forward to seeing everyone in Philly, Anne Feder Lee David Mink Philly2009 Co-Chairs Information@philly2009.org
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