Special Interest Groups

September 19, 2021

Special Interest Groups

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and networking forums allow members with particular interests to share knowledge, ideas and information. Our SIGs help you connect with other members of Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto’s (JGST) who have similar goals and challenges. At this time, eight SIGs […]
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September 19, 2021

Rotenberg Ledger

Rotenberg Ledger This valuable resource for Jewish genealogists with roots in Toronto was indexed by JGS Toronto. The Rotenberg Ledger provides passenger information for people, many of Jewish origin from Central and Eastern Europe, traveling to Toronto between 6 June 1911 and 19 January 1915. The information contained in the […]
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September 19, 2021

JGS Toronto Library Collection

JGS Toronto Library (Toronto Reference Library)   Our library contains many volumes of local Jewish family history, Who’s Who in Canadian Jewry, genealogical research guides, titles on Jewish surnames, numerous Yizkor books, and chronicles of the Holocaust. In addition, items relevant to Jewish communities in Canada, United States, and Europe enhance […]
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September 1, 2021

Sephardic Studies

  This is the link to the homepage of the Sephardic Genealogical Society   The Sephardic Genealogical Society has this website presence.
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December 3, 2019

US Citizen and Immigration Services

Naturalization Certificate Files (C-Files), September 27, 1906 to March 31, 1956   Alien Registration Forms (Form AR-2), August 1940 to March 1944   Visa Files, July 1, 1924 to March 31, 1944   Registry Files, March 1929 to March 31, 1944   A-Files, April 1, 1944 to May 1, 1951 […]
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September 13, 2018

The Genetic Genealogists -Adding DNA to the Genealogist’s Toolbox

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., is a professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence. He is the author of the long-running blog The Genetic Genealogist, and frequently gives presentations and webinars to educate others about the use of DNA to explore their ancestry.
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September 13, 2018

Lara Diamond: The In-Depth Genealogist

Lara Diamond has been researching her family for over 25 years.  She has traced all branches of her family back to Europe and most multiple generations back in Europe using Russian Empire-era and Austro-Hungarian Records.  Most of her research is in modern-day Ukraine with a smattering of Belarus and Poland.  […]
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September 5, 2018

Periodical Source Index

FindMyPast offers the “single best resource you may not be using”. The PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) enables you to easily locate key information about people and places. It contains over 2.5 million entries from thousands of historical, genealogical and ethnic publications, making it an invaluable, comprehensive family history resource. PERSI […]
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September 5, 2018

Jewish Genealogy Websites (Nov 2016)

Click on the link below (see Read More) to open up an extensive list of Jewish Genealogy related websites. Thanks are extended to David Price for compiling and updating this list. More Jewish Genealogy Websites by David Price Revised 22Nov2016 https://jgstoronto.ca/research_resources/additional-jewis…d-by-david-price/
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September 5, 2018

The Genealogical Value of Cemetery Records

IGRA celebrates International Jewish Genealogy Month! The first lecture in our series was on the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) by Nolan Altman. This webinar explores the importance of patronymics and how headstones are one of the best sources for this information. You’ll have a chance to get to […]
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August 20, 2018

Best Genealogy Websites for 2017

Here are Family Tree Magazine’s best genealogy websites that they identify as their “best” for 2017. https://www.familytreemagazine.com/best-genealogy-websites/
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