The Premier Event for All Seeking to Discover Jewish Roots Registration Open May 1 Seeking to discover your roots, connect with newfound relatives, and explore family history? Join more than a thousand Jewish “ancestor sleuths” from around the world in Philadelphia, August 18 through 22, for the 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy hosted by …
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It is the First Day of the Month: Back Up Your Genealogy Files
Today is the first day of the month. That is a good time to back up your genealogy files. Then test your backups! Your backups aren’t worth much unless you make a quick test by restoring a small file or two after the backup is completed. Actually, you can make backups at any time. However, …
Student Film Documents Failed Plan to Cut Books From Vermont State University Libraries
When Parwinder Grewal, then-president of Vermont State University, announced his plan in February 2023 to eliminate most of the physical books from the state college system’s libraries and switch to an all-digital library, students, faculty and staff described his decision in many ways, none of them flattering: “shocking,” “embarrassing,” “surreal,” “patriarchal” “ableist” and “a joke,” to …