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I began
my journey with research into my own family and
was quickly captivated. Family history
research appeals to a unique personality type. It
requires patience, tenacity and a broad interest in
language, history and culture. With a multifaceted background, I realized that I have a unique set of skills for genealogy. Having made my career in finance, I am very comfortable using spreadsheets and technical skills to analyze relationships and solve puzzles. As an artist I reflect my findings through paintings and collages. Those skills have evolved into workshops and lectures on subjects as seemingly disparate as using spreadsheets to analyze your family history and using collage to tell your family story. I have created and maintain websites (Kehilalinks) for Jewish heritage in ancestral towns in Belarus and in Poland. My blog, Layers of the Onion, focuses on family history research, travel and artwork. Through my research I’ve located living family around the world as well as tracing ancestors back through many generations and languages. Over time I’ve expanded my research to assist others in their efforts. Located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, I can easily assist anyone with family from this region, but also have a particular familiarity with the resources around Jewish heritage in the Upper Midwest, New York and Eastern Europe. My research has taken me to Germany to research the Holocaust records of the International Tracing Service, to the Vilnius Yiddish Institute in Lithuania where I studied Yiddish, and to the shtetls and towns in Belarus and Poland where family came from. I’ve done research in Polish and Russian, making use of the archives in Lithuania and Poland. Determining how I can best assist you begins with a discussion of what you are seeking and what you know or can glean from living relatives. To the extent that you prefer to do some more labor-intensive research yourself, I can act in a coaching capacity. One of the added benefits that I offer my clients is a comprehensive master file that organizes all related records in an easy to access format. This file is composed of individual tabs for records on the various categories of information (immigration, census etc.) and all of the research that I complete on your behalf. I provide scans of all related documents. If you are a researcher yourself, you will have a clear record of everything I have located and sources which I searched. Perhaps the best way to get a flavor for what I may be able to do for you is to read some of the case studies and articles that describe discoveries for my own family and for others. |
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