Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto

Ashkenaz Festival - Celebrating Jewish Food
2018-08-29 - 2018-09-02 | Ontario
Ashkenaz Festival celebrates Jewish food with free events at HarbourFront Centre and unique dining experiences across Toronto.
From a Bagel Battle to an Immersive Global Shtetl,
This Year’s Festival Has Something for Every Taste!
August 15, 2018. – Toronto, Ontario – This year’s Ashkenaz Festival returns with a robust program spotlighting Jewish food and Jewish culinary culture. From herring, bagels and Montreal smoked meat sandwiches, to more exotic and unexpected fare from northern Italy and the Sephardic diaspora, Ashkenaz will offer a feast for both the mind and taste buds. Matching its diverse and eclectic programming in music, theatre, film, dance, visual arts and literature, Ashkenaz 2018’s food programming is an integral part of this world-renowned celebration of global Jewish performing arts and multiculturalism.
The 2018 Festival’s overall thematic focus on women in Jewish music and culture is well-represented in its food offerings, with an impressive slate of female restaurateurs, food historians and food writers. Over the course of the Labour Day weekend, guests will be treated to a variety of free events all taking place at Miss Lou’s Room at Harbourfront Centre. Learn about the unique foodways of Soviet/Russian Jews with Lea Zeltserman, taste 3 different varieties of pickled herring with Miriam Borden, learn how to make Sephardic desserts with Kat Romanow, pick up culinary tips and wisdom from Judy Perly of the Free Times Café, or participate in a Bagel Battle pitting Toronto, Montreal and NY bagels against each other in a taste-off decided by both audience preference and a celebrity panel. Who will be crowned the Bagel Boss?
While much of the Ashkenaz Festival takes place at Harbourfront Centre, its food program extends across the GTA this year for the first time, with a new program spotlighting Toronto’s reputation as a global music city and cosmopolitan hub where tourists can sample the cultures and foods of diverse communities from around the world. Ashkenaz’s new tourist-oriented experience, Global Shtetl (Global Village), is a series of curated excursions in which participants will enjoy a special meal in one of Toronto’s many unique neighbourhoods, sampling the cuisine of a particular ethno-cultural community whose music or culture will be highlighted within the Festival’s programming. During the meal, participants will be immersed in the sounds, tastes and stories of places around the world through lectures, talks and performances.The five excursions will take place between August 29th and September 2nd and tickets are sold both as a package and individually.
Global Shtetlers will experience “A Taste of Poland in Little Portugal,” with an evening of Polish-Jewish music and food at Lula Lounge (August 29). The following night, Ashkenaz serves up Montreal smoked meat sandwiches alongside its all-Canadian concert tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts (August 30). Friday night of the Festival (August 31) brings a sumptuous and eclectic, multi-course Shabbat evening meal, paired with a jazz-inflected set of music from the virtuosic Sela-Rosenblatt Quartet, based on the traditional sabbath service, “Mizmor Shir.”
The likely favourite for top highlight of the Global Shtetl program will be a unique Italian-Jewish lunch event on Saturday September 1 at Toronto’s newest European food hotspot, Drom Taberna in the Queen West neighbourhood. “Il Profumo Delle Case Buone (The Aroma of Things Good)” will feature a heartfelt performance by Italian singer, musician and playwright Enrico Fink, inspired by the flavors of old family recipes in the cookbook of Jenny Bassani, whose famous family features in Giorgio Bassani’s historical novel (and later feature film) “The Garden of the Finzi Continis.”Enrico Fink’s unique storytelling and music, painting a picture of Italian Jewish life in the city of Ferrara before WWII, provides the perfect appetizer before this delicious, authentic meal from northern Italy. Be prepared to stimulate all your senses!
Global Shtetl wraps up September 2 with a Sunday morning walking tour of Kensington Market, (Toronto’s original Jewish neighbourhood), followed by the “Bella, Did Ya Eat?” Jewish brunch at Free Times Café. With live music by Russian klezmer superstars Dobranotch, and over 40 food items on the buffet (blintzes, latkes, gefilte fish, smoked fish, eggs & onions, chalah french toast, salads galore, and much more), this will be the perfect heymishe(downhome) wrap to the Global Shtetl series.
For Global Shtetl ticket information, and to book your excursion, please visit http://www.ashkenaz.ca/global-shtetl/ or contact bridget@ashkenaz.ca. Full Ashkenaz Festival food program listings are viewable here http://www.ashkenaz.ca/2018-festival/food-2018/
About Ashkenaz Festival
The Ashkenaz Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious showcases of Jewish music and culture anywhere in the world. Since 1995, the festival has taken place biennially at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto’s premier venue for the presentation of world and folk culture and for the meeting of diverse communities through the arts. Originally founded as a showcase for Klezmer and Yiddish music and culture, the Ashkenaz Festival has evolved over the years into an eclectic showcase of global Jewish art and culture, encompassing not merely the traditions of Eastern Europe, but also Sephardic, Mizrachi, and Israeli culture, and all manner of cross-cultural fusion. The Festival is offered 90% free to the public and attracts a multicultural audience of over 60,000 people to 80+ events featuring 250+ individual artists, from across Canada and around the world.

Special Meeting Notice
2018-06-26 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Tuesday June 26 at Shaarei Shomayim

Starting at 7.30 p.m. prompt

A pre-conference meeting for those attending the IAJGS conference in Warsaw from August 5-10, 2018. We also welcome those who have attended previous IAJGS conferences, and are willing to share their experiences.

Please let us know of your attendance at the pre-conference get together by e-mailing lkelman@jgstoronto.ca.

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Special Meeting Notice
Tuesday June 26 at Shaarei Shomayim, starting at 7:30 pm
The IAJGS Conference in Warsaw

As you are probably aware, the IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) Conference will be held this year in Warsaw (August 5-10).
We are planning to hold an orientation session in Toronto. This meeting is open to conference participants, and to those still considering registering, as well as past conference attendees. If you have travelled to Poland or Ukraine or other Eastern European countries please join us to share your experiences.
It will be an opportunity to meet with others attending, and to ask questions about previous IAJGS Conferences.
We have not yet finalized an agenda for the session, but are considering the following:

Introduction by each participant
Share travel plans
Share information about side trips to your ancestral shtetl and other places
Comments from those who have attended a previous IAJGS conference
Comments from those who have previously travelled to Eastern Europe
Suggestions for having a great conference experience
etc. etc.

To ensure that we will have enough participants to make the session worthwhile, please RSVP to lkelman@jgstoronto.ca by Monday June 18.

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Central European SIG
2018-06-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
The next Central European SIG will be led by Henry Wellisch and will be at the the Shaarei Shomayim Congregation.

Time 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
June 25, 2018

The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia - Borochov Cultural Centre
2018-06-21 19:00 - 21:30 | Borochov Cultural Centre 272 Codsell Ave., Ontario, Canada
Thursday June 21st, 2018, 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Borochov Cultural Centre
The Screening of
One Woman’s Journey to explore a Community
Tracing its Secret History back to Biblical Times
Bal Ej The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia
For more info see
http://kulanucanada.org

The Ward Cabaret June 20 to June 22
2018-06-20 - 2018-06-22 | Berkeley St. Theatre 26 Berkeley St., 26 Berkeley St., Toronto, Ontario, M5A2W3, Canada
The Ward Cabaret reimagines the vibrant sound of Toronto’s first multi-cultural neighbourhood. JUNO Award-winning musician and composer David Buchbinder is joined by a collaborative team of musicians, singers, and actors for a musical event based on the songs and sounds of Toronto’s first cross-cultural community.
History is a verb. The passage of time is a constant. But what we seek to preserve from our past and what we choose to cast away has always been a selective process often informed by unexamined motives and biases.
— MICHAEL MCCLELLAND, THE WARD (CO-EDITOR)

The Ward was a Lower East Side-like enclave shared for over a century by Irish, African-Canadians, Italians, Eastern European Jews and Chinese. A dense corner of the city that officials saw as a crime-ridden slum in need of reform, The Ward was home to waves of immigrants who settled there, started businesses and religious institutions, learned English, hawked newspapers, ran speakeasies, restaurants and laundries, started theatres, and generally tried to fit in. When these newcomers came to Toronto, they left much behind, but brought with them great cultural treasures: stories, songs, music and traditions.
Inspired by The Ward (Coach House Books), Buchbinder first gathered a group of stellar Toronto artists to create The Ward Cabaret in 2016. After selling out at Soulpepper and Lula Lounge, the book’s editors, along with Buchbinder, Marjorie Chan, Andrew Craig, and Michael Occhipinti – three musicians and a playwright representing four of the five cultures of The Ward – are reimagining the songs, music and stories of The Ward in order to explore the cultural roots of what has become the most diverse city on the planet.

https://luminatofestival.com/2018/Events/The-Ward-Cabaret

The Ward Uncovered
2018-06-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Toronto Reference Library
Interesting archeological discoveries were made when the foundation for a new courthouse was excavated adjacent to Toronto City Hall. The findings included privies, the foundation of row houses built by former Afro American slaves during the 1800s, and other interesting objects left behind by the diverse inhabitants (Jews, Italians, Irish, Chinese) of the much maligned area once known as “The Ward”.
June 19, 2018
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Toronto Reference Library
Yonge St., just north of Bloor St.

DNA SIG Meeting
2018-06-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The DNA SIG will meet on June 14th at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive
Time: 7:30 pm

Brick Walls and Breakthroughs
2018-06-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
BRICK WALLS AND BREAKTHROUGHS
Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto
Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Doors open at 7:30 pm

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto offers the much anticipated Brick Walls and Breakthroughs for 2018!

Les Kelman (originally Kelmansky) knew about his grandfather (born 1870 in Ukraine – died Glasgow 1945). He even had a “name” for his great-grandfather. But that was the end of the road. Then he obtained the 1858 Revision List for Pogrebishche, Ukraine, with lots of Kelmanskys, but still no way of filling the gap between 1858 and 1870. Les will share how he discovered a link that enabled his research to go back in time to 1775.
Les has been an active member of JGS Toronto since the early 1990s and served as President of our Society (2013-2016) and as the Programme Committee Chair for many years.
Merle Langbord Levine’s grandparents were influential in her upbringing and encouraged her desire to go after her roots and heritage. Google and My Heritage autosomal DNA testing results led her to a distant cousin living in Florida. Merle was able to trace her family back to the mid-1700s and obtain new information as to where the family lived in Poland. She also discovered what happened to the family during the Holocaust, providing details never disclosed to her Langbord grandparents.
Merle has presented at JGS Toronto on several occasions. She is a professional educator who is in private practice tutoring students.
Neil Richler’s presentation is entitled “Using Family and Online Resources to Track a Distant Branch of Long Lost Family”. Neil’s success came about as a result of an interview with his great-grandfather and by using current online genealogical resources.
Neil has been a Society member since 1992 when he began his family research. He has presented various workshops for JGS Toronto and has served as a JGS Board member for over twenty years serving as the long-time Membership Coordinator.

The Rescue - The Story of Jose Arturo Castelanos “The Latin American Wallenburg”
2018-06-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Adath Israel Congregation, 37 Southbourne Ave., Toronto, 37 Southbourne Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Story of Jose Arturo Castelanos…..The Latin American Wallenberg

THE RESCUE: A LIVE FILM-CONCERTO
with a live soundtrack performed by a Latin American ensemble

As part of this outstanding film-concerto, Adath Israel will be displaying the exhibitBeyond Duty , sponsored by the Government of Israel. You are invited to view the exhibit between June 9 – June 25 in the lobby outside the Main Sanctuary.

The Beyond Duty exhibit is dedicated to the Righteous Among the Nations and to the Holocaust survivors whose courage and resilience continues to inspire us. The term “Righteous Among the Nations” refers to gentiles who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, has recognized more than twenty-six thousand individuals as Righteous Among the Nations, including thirty-six diplomats, one of whom was José Castellanos, the subject of the film The Rescue .

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Lithuania SIG
2018-06-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lithuania SIG meeting at the Family History Center, 24 Ferrand Drive, Don Mills.

Topic: Judy Kasman outlines how she achieved success in her Litvak research.
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Genetic History and Future of the Jewish People
2018-06-05 20:00 - 21:30 | Beth Avraham Congregation, 613 Clarke St. Thornhill Ontario, 613 Clarke St., Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Professor Karl Skorecki MD of Rambam University and the Technion Institute lectures on this fascinating topic.
June 5, 2018
8:00 pm
Beth Avraham Yaacov Congregation
613 Clarke St.
Thornhill

A Forgotten Land: Growing Up in the Jewish Pale
2018-05-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale
Speaker: Lisa Cooper
Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto
Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Doors open at 7:30 pm
Lisa Cooper will talk about shtetl life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a presentation relevant in particular to those with Ukrainian or Lithuanian ancestry, but also to those whose relatives came from Poland or elsewhere in Eastern Europe. She will discuss the major historical events that affected the Jewish community at that time: pogroms, World War I, the Russian Revolution, Civil War and famine, and, of course, emigration to Canada. She will also discuss the lengths that many people went to in order to ensure their family survived those terrible times.
Lisa’s book, A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale, is based on recorded conversations Lisa’s father had with his mother Pearl about her early life in the Russian Empire. So many Jewish immigrants refused to talk about the ‘old country’, choosing to forget the unhappy times, not to pass on their memories. Lisa is fortunate that her grandmother was a great storyteller. Her father, who grew up in Canada surrounded by these tales of shtetl life, later made recordings of these stories in the 1970s, before Pearl died. Lisa asked her father to translate the recordings (from the Yiddish) before he himself passed away, and turned them into a book so that we, today, can better understand how our ancestors lived – and how so many of them died.
Lisa Cooper is a British journalist, writer and artist visiting Toronto for a family celebration. She studied Russian at Edinburgh University, attracted by a passion for languages and a fascination with the country’s people and history. As a student, she spent a year in the southern Russian city of Voronezh during another of the country’s momentous turning points – the dismantling of the Soviet Union. Armed with an old address dating from the 1960s and a family tree, she made contact with cousins in Kiev, who introduced her to a web of relatives she knew nothing about. The experience helped breed an interest in both family history and Ukrainian Jewish history. See Lisa Cooperfor more information.
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Ontario Jewish Archives - TJFF Honours Morley Torgoff
2018-05-12 | Ontario
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In our excitement to tell you about this amazing program, we inadvertantly wrote March instead of May. Please note that the next Torgov screenings are happening on May 12, 2018.

TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL HONOURS MORLEY TORGOV

The OJA and the Toronto Jewish Film Festival are proud to co-present this exciting series honouring the work of humourist and novelist, Morley Torgov. Torgov has brought to life stories about the Canadian Jewish experience with humour, warmth and a critical eye. The OJA is also the home to Torgov’s vast collection of manuscripts and drawings, providing future generations with unrestricted access to Torgov’s large body of work.
The TJFF will be showing three films based on Torgov’s writings on May 5 and May 12: Today I Am a Fountain Pen; The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick; and The Making of a President.

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DNA SIG Meeting
2018-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The next DNA SIG meeting will occur on May 10 at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills.
DNA SIG meetings will occur on the second Thursday of every month unless otherwise specified.

Meetings begin at 7:30 pm.

Poland SIG Meeting
2018-05-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
The next meeting of the Poland SIG is on May 7th. It will be held at Shaarei Shomayim 470 Glencairn Avenue in the lower level social hall which is across from our regular meeting location in the sisterhood room.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Central European SIG
2018-04-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
President Emeritus, Henry Wellisch will once again deliver a lecture on Central European family history research.
Date: April 30
Place: Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
Time: 7:30 pm

Lithuania SIG
2018-04-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Lithuania SIG will meet at the Family History Centre on April 26 at 7:30 pm.
The FHC is located at 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills. (Eglinton Ave.E. east of Don Mills Rd.)

Case Studies: Helping You to Break Through Your Brick Wall
2018-04-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Speaker: James F.S. Thomson
Doors open: 10:00 am
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., North York
Sisterhood Hall
Our monthly genealogy presentations are open to all members and guests are also welcome, although we request non-members to contribute $5.00 towards our costs. We hope that you will enjoy the session and we invite our guests to consider joining our Society. The $5.00 guest fee would be counted towards the annual membership fee of $40.00. There are many benefits including access to the parts of our web site that are only available to members.
Important Note: Members are asked to arrive by 10:00 to attend the election of a new Executive and Board. This brief meeting, will include the financial report and will take place before our Speaker’s presentation.

Annual General Meeting
2018-04-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
The meeting will be held before the presentation

Ukraine SIG
2018-04-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Ukraine SIG will be meeting on April 19 at the Family History Centre (map) in the Upper Classroom—posted signs will guide you. Building entry is via the south (left-side) door as you face the front (east/Ferrand Dr. side) of the building. Ring the intercom buzzer for entry. Parking is available in lots on the south and west sides of the building.

DNA SIG
2018-04-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The DNA SIG will meet on April 12 at 7:30 pm at the Family History Centre in the Upper Classroom—posted signs will guide you. Building entry is via the south (left-side) door as you face the front (east/Ferrand Dr. side) of the building. Ring the intercom buzzer for entry. Parking is available in lots on the south and west sides of the building.

Documenting Holocaust Survival and Creating a Legacy for Future Generations
2018-03-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Speaker: Jerry Scherer
Doors Open at 7:30pm
Note: This Event will be held at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave.

Sisterhood Hall
Jerry Scherer, son of Holocaust survivors, was born in Siberia in 1945. After the war, he and his parents spent 3 years in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany before emigrating to Montreal in 1949. Jerry received degrees from McGill and the University of Toronto. He taught high school mathematics for 42 years, first for the Toronto Board of Education and then at Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. He retired in 2009. Jerry currently volunteers for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto as the Coordinator of the Memorial Plaques Project. Jerry enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, cheering on the Jays, Raptors and his granddaughter’s hockey team, and travelling with his wife.
Title
Creating A Legacy for Future Generations: Discovering the story of Holocaust survivors
Overview
Jerry created a book for his children and grandchildren that details his parents’ experiences during the war and their stay in the Hofgeismar DP camp in Germany. His parents rarely spoke of the horrors they endured or witnessed. As a result, Jerry had to be resourceful to piece their history together. Jerry will share how over the course of many years, he was able to learn his parents’ story from a few family pictures, online research and conversations with people from around the world. Jerry hopes that by sharing his story, others will use his techniques to research their family’s history, so that they too can provide a legacy for future generations.
Our monthly genealogy presentations are open to all and all are welcome, although we request non-members to contribute $5.00 towards our costs. We hope that you will enjoy the session and we invite you to join our Society. The $5.00 guest fee would be counted towards the annual membership fee of $40.00. We would welcome you as a member, as there are member benefits including parts of our web site that are only available to members.

DNA SIG Meeting
2018-03-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The next meeting of the DNA SIG will be held on Thursday March 8 at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

The Controversy of Jewish Genetic Disorders: Issues of Secular Ethics, Halachah and Practicality plus The Challenges in Creating a Family Health History
2018-02-18 10:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Speakers: Dr. Alan Rosenfeld and Naomi Rosenfeld
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation: 470 Glencairn Ave., North York
Doors Open: 10:00 am
Sisterhood Hall

Meeting Central European SIG
2018-02-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The first meeting of the Central European SIG will take place on Feb. 15, 2018
This SIG will be led by Henry Wellisch and focus on the area of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today this would encompass Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, parts of Serbia (Banat) and parts of Romania (Transylvania)
Location: Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive
Eglinton Ave. and Don Mills Rd.
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Ukraine SIG - Next Meeting
2018-02-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Ukraine Special Interest Group will meet on Feb. 8th at 7:30 pm.
Location: Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive (Eglinton Ave. just east of Don Mills Rd.).

DNA - Special Interest Group - Introductory Meeting
2018-02-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Ontario
Location: Family History Centre
24 Ferrand Drive
Toronto ON
Major Intersection: Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave.

Lithuania Special Interest Group - Meeting
2018-01-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The next meeting of the Lithuania Special Interest Group will be Jan. 25th at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Don Mills.
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Different DNA Tests; The Companies, and the Follow-up
2018-01-21 10:30 - 13:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Speaker: Linda Reid
Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Ave.Sisterhood Hall, Toronto
January 21st, 2018
Doors open 10:00 am
Experienced genealogist and DNA disentangler, Linda Reid, will discuss:
1. alternative DNA tests and companies, and
2. how to proceed after receiving initial DNA results, including your long list of possible connections
Is there a recommended approach to following up quickly and efficiently?
Are there certain results that should be discarded as being highly improbable?
Do you search first for family names that appear in your family tree?
How do you know when to add additional tests, and which ones, and when not to?
Linda Reid is a retired librarian who has been researching her British and Irish roots for 35 years. She took her first autosomal DNA test in 2011 and now manages over 50 kits at Family Tree DNA. She has also tested at AncestryDNA, 23andMe and MyHeritage. She manages 2 mitochondrial DNA tests and Y-chromosome kits for men of 8 different surnames. Linda is the facilitator of the Advanced Genetic Genealogy SIG of the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and is a volunteer at the Toronto Family History Centre (of the LDS Church).
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Poland Special Interest Group - Presentation and Genealogical Discussion
2018-01-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Location: Toronto Family History Centre
24 Ferrand Drive
Toronto, ON
Closest major intersection: Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton
There is lots of parking and is easily accessible by TTC
