The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Presents a Day-Long Program on Cutting-Edge Genealogy, Saturday, September 24th
Learn from
Three of the Field’s Top Experts -- Dick Eastman, Ruth A. Carr, and David
Kleiman -- How to use New Technology and Thinking to Move your Research Forward
NEW YORK, NY, August 15, 2011 – On Saturday, September
24th, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will present Dick
Eastman, Ruth A. Carr, and David Kleiman in a full-day program designed to
enhance your online genealogical searches.
The program will take place in the South Court Auditorium of the New
York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue at 42nd
Street, New York, NY.
Dick Eastman
is the publisher of “Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter,” the daily
genealogy technology newsletter with more than 60,000 readers worldwide. He will deliver two lectures: Genealogy
Searches on Google: Extract the Most Genealogical Information Possible
from Everyone's Favorite Search Engine and The Latest Technology for
Genealogists: An In-Depth Look at Today's Technology.
Ruth A. Carr retired in 2008 as Chief of the Irma and
Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy,
New York Public Library where she worked for 20 years. She will present a talk on Other
Places Your Ancestors Might Be Hiding: “Non-Genealogy” Databases and Internet Resources to Explore.
A genealogist and family historian for over 35 years, David Kleiman co-founded and chairs
the New York Computers and Genealogy Special Interest Group and serves on the
executive council of the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. and on the Education
Committee of the NYG&B. He will
deliver two lectures: Rediscovering the Globe: Maps Online, GIS,
Google Earth and Technology
& Design: Looking Good in Print and on the Screen.
The program begins at 9:30 a.m. at the NYPL’s South Court
Auditorium and will end at 5:00 pm; there will be a break for lunch
on-your-own. Registration for NYG&B
members is $60, non-members is $90.
Register online at www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org. For additional information, contact Lauren
Maehrlein, Director of Education, at 212-755-8532, ext. 211, or by e-mailing education@nygbs.org.
About the
NYG&B
The New York Genealogical and
Biographical Society has been a primary resource for research on New York
families since 1869. The NYG&B seeks
to advance genealogical scholarship and enhance the capabilities of both new
and experienced researchers of family history through a rich schedule of programs, workshops, and repository tours;
through its quarterly scholarly journal The NYG&B Record and its quarterly review The New York Researcher; and through an E-Library of unique digital
material on its website www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org
