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JewishGen's ALL NEW Genealogy for Gen X, Y and Z #announcements #education #general #guidelines From: Nancy Holden Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:09:36 EDT The JewishGen Youthsite for kids, parents and teachers is open as a BETA trial.   Did you know that JewishGen has an all free site as one of the 2021 new special services?   We offer a wide range of free guides and tutorials for genealogy beginners. If you are a teacher planning a genealogy segment of your curriculum or if you are a parent whose child has a family history assignment, this is a great site to explore.    https://www.jewishgen.org/education/edu-youth.html  Please send your beta critique to  JewishGen-Education Admin education@jewishgen.org -- Nancy Holden Director of Education

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Free British Newspaper Archives Announcement from Jan Meisels

 

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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:16:44 -0700
Subject: [IAJGS Leadership] Findmypast, British Library and British Newspaper Archives Provide One Million Pages from Historical Newspapers for Free

 

 

Findmypast with the British Library and British Newspaper Archive are making one million pages from historical newspapers online  to search and view with free access. They promise 2.7 million additional free pages more to come—over the next four years .

 

Their ever-growing digital catalogue covers every corner of the British Isles as well as a number of former British territories including Canada, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Barbados and Jamaica.

 

Currently, there are 158 free newspapers online offer dating from 1720 to 1880. To search the newspapers see:

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers

 

To read more about the free access to selected newspapers see: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/free-newspapers

 

I have no affiliation with Findmypast, British Newspapers or British Library and am posting this solely for the information of the reader.

 

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

Finding Your Roots Announcement from Jan Meisels

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:27:27 -0700
Subject: [IAJGS Leadership] Season 8 of Finding Your Roots to Start in January on the Public Broadcasting System

 

 

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates will premier in January with ten new episodes. It will show in the United States and Canada on Tuesdays at 8/7central. It is best to check with your local Public Broadcasting System for date and time.

 

Among the guests learning about their roots are:

 

Amy Carlson (“Blue Bloods”), Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Tony Danza, Raúl Esparza (“Law & Order: SVU”), Kathryn Hahn (“Wandavision”), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) and Melissa Villaseñor (“Saturday Night Live”); multi-hyphenates Pamela Adlon, Lena Waithe and Regina King; filmmakers Lee Daniels (“Empire,” Precious) and Damon Lindelof (“Watchmen,” “Lost”); fashion legend André Leon Talley; journalist Erin Burnett; talk show and radio host Mario Lopez; restaurateur David Chang; and activists Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill.

 

It will show on the Public Broadcasting System. Best to check your local PBS Station as to the start date and time.

 

To read more:

CLICK HERE

 

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee