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 Saturday, August 1
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
   BOF: Ostrow Mazowiecka Research Family  
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 
   $ Welcome Dinner and Get-Together  
9:05 PM - 11:00 PM 
   REGISTRATION  
 
 Sunday, August 2
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 
   Morning Minyan  
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   REGISTRATION  
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM 
S-2    What's New on Ancestry.com Cowan 
S-3    Finding Places in the Former Russian Empire Mehr 
S-4    Utilizing Archives Part II: Case Studies of Effective Research Franklin 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 
S-1    BEGINNER TRACK: Jewish Genealogical Research Beginner Strategies Part 1 Adelson 
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
   $ TOUR: Research in Cemeteries In Northeast Philadelphia  
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
S-5    WORKSHOP: Discovering the Treasures in 19th-Century Polish-Language Records Frazin 
S-6    $ Family Tree Builder 3.0 - Basic: Computer Workshop with Daniel Horowitz Horowitz 
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
   EXHIBITOR ROOM  
   RESOURCE ROOM  
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM 
S-10    MEETING: JRI-Poland Coordinators  
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM 
S-7    Mapping Madness Arons 
S-8    Internal Passport Records of the Russian Empire Brill 
S-9    Genealogical Research in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania Zavos 
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
S-11    BEGINNER TRACK: Getting the Most out of Your Philadelphia Research Koelble 
Schecter 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 
S-12    $ JRI-Poland Luncheon (All Kosher) - State of Cemetery and Property Restitution in Poland Today Krawczyk 
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM 
   FILM: From Philadelphia to the Front  
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
S-13    SPECIAL EVENT: Repository Fair  
1:30 PM - 2:05 PM 
   FILM: Abraham and Eugenia: Stories of Jewish Cuba  
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM 
S-14    New & Improved Jews in the News: Historical Newspaper Research Weisberger 
S-15    The Role of Philadelphia Jews in the Rise of Basketball into National Prominence Westcott 
S-16    Tips and Tricks on Digital Imagery for Genealogy Mizroch 
S-17    BOF: Belchatow, Poland  
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 
S-18    MEETING: JewishGen Board of Governors (by invitation only)  
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 
S-19    BEGINNER TRACK: Jewish Genealogical Research Beginner Strategies Part 2 Adelson 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
S-20    IAJGS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: Teaching Genealogy from Children to Elders Horowitz 
S-21    WORKSHOP: Hands-on Approach to Learning the Cyrillic Alphabet Bielawa 
S-22    $ JewishGen Databases: Computer Workshop with Nolan Altman Altman 
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM 
   FILM: The Holocaust Tourist  
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM 
   FILM: Obcy VI (Alien VI)  
2:50 PM - 4:20 PM 
   FILM: House of Life: The Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague - with filmmaker, Mark Podwal  
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM 
S-24    BOF: Boryslaw, Drohobycz, Sambor, Stary Sambor, and Vicinity  
S-25    Non-Traditional Family Relationships: Issues of Privacy and Confidentiality in Constructing a Genealogical Tree Weiner 
S-26    BOF: Philadelphia Neighborhoods of Marshall Street, Logan, River Wards  
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
S-23    One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools (revised for 2009) Morse 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM 
S-27    BEGINNER TRACK: Jewish Surnames Blatt 
4:20 PM - 6:15 PM 
   FILM: The Tree of Life (The Jews of Italy) - with filmmaker, Hava Volterra  
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM 
S-28    Jewish Genealogical Sources in Prussian Poland Lustig 
S-29    Getting the Most From Family Tree Maker 2010 Wilson 
S-30    BOF: South Philly Days - the Jewish Quarter  
S-31    MEETING: JewishGen Moderators  
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
S-32    IAJGS Reception for Member Society Presidents (by invitation only)  
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM 
   FILM: Toyland (Spielzeugland)  
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM 
S-33    SPECIAL EVENT: Conference Opening Session Desbois 
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM 
S-34    Opening Reception  
 
 Monday, August 3
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 
   Morning Minyan  
M-1    $ Breakfast With The Expert - Philadelphia Research with Steve Schecter Schecter 
M-2    $ Breakfast With The Experts - Ukraine Research with Miriam Weiner and Olga Muzychuk Weiner 
Muzychuk 
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   REGISTRATION  
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM 
M-10    BOF: Canadian Get Together  
M-3    Research Resources at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Arnold 
M-4, F-1    Understanding the "Jewish" in Jewish Genealogy Duker 
M-5    The Changing Borders of Eastern Europe Bookbinder 
M-6    Preserving Memory and History -The Volunteers who Take Care of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland Klauzinska 
M-7    Using DNA to Reconnect Victims of the Holocaust: The DNA Shoah Project Kaplan 
Mandelbaum 
M-8    A Day at the Museum: Navigating the Museum of Family History Lasky 
M-9    SIG PROGRAM: French SIG Meeting  
8:15 AM - 10:15 AM 
M-11    $ Introduction to JewishGen : Computer Workshop with Debra Kay-Blatt Kay-Blatt 
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM 
   FILM: Partisans of Vilna - Introduced by Howard Margol  
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
   $ TOUR: Research in Cemeteries in Delaware County, PA  
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
   EXHIBITOR ROOM  
   RESOURCE ROOM  
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 
M-12    From Europe to Philadelphia: Using the Map Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia Boardman 
M-13    Jewish Given Names Blatt 
M-14    Reading and Interpreting Cyrillic Documents Bielawa 
M-15    Restitution and Heritage Protection of Jewish Historical Sites in Poland Krawczyk 
M-16    Unwanted Jewish Aliens in France: A Guide through French Holocaust and Immigration Records Wyler 
M-17    Finding Your Jewish Ancestors on Ancestry.com Cowan 
M-18    Healthy Families in the 21st Century: How Genetics and Genealogy Can Work for You Schneider 
M-19    BOF: Kobrin Uyezd Jewish Research Group  
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM 
M-20    *SOLD OUT* $ Family Tree Maker for Beginners and Intermediate Users: Computer Workshop with Duff Wilson Wilson 
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM 
   FILM: Holocaust Era Jewish Mass Graves in Poland: Discovery, Documentation and Protection - with filmmaker, Ellen Friedland  
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM 
M-21    Genealogical Research at the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center Rochester 
M-22, F-16    History and Translation Guide for Tombstones Gans 
M-23    SIG PROGRAM: Belarus SIG Meeting  
M-24    The World that was Lost: East European Jewish Civilization before the Holocaust Steinlauf 
M-25    The Photos Hitler Never Wanted You to See-- The Photos and the Stories Behind Them Weiss 
M-26    One-Step Webpages: A Hodgepodge of Lesser-Known Gems Morse 
M-27    Where Did That Come From? Understanding the Inheritance Patterns of Common Genetic Traits and Diseases Shapiro, MS, CGC 
M-28