The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura
County* (JGSCV) (*and surrounding areas)  will hold a general meeting,
co–sponsored with Temple Adat Elohim, on Monday, September 12, 2011
7:00: p.m.-9:00 p.m at Temple  Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362.

The Program: US Immigration and Naturalization

One of the first things that the newly created United States of
America did was to establish laws covering naturalization. These laws,
however, were administered by the states with many variations. Over
the years, the laws were repeatedly changed. Finally, in 1906 the
Federal Government took control of the entire process. The
standardized documentation after 1906 has proven invaluable to
genealogical researchers. Similarly, laws controlling immigration have
also changed over time, generally becoming more restrictive. As
immigration and naturalization documentation can be key information in
tracing one’s roots, understanding how the process worked over time,
understanding how the information was recorded and where it might be
found is essential. This lecture will provide a short history of
immigration and naturalization laws and provide general guidance in
finding your ancestor’s documentation.

Speaker Hal Bookbinder has been researching eight family lines for
over 27 years, identifying 4,000 relatives and tracing two of these
lines into the mid 1700s. A founding member of JGSCV, and former
president of JGSLA and IAJGS, he created and continues to edit the
annual Jewish Genealogical Yearbook. In 2010, Hal received the IAJGS
Lifetime Achievement Award for his various contributions to Jewish
Genealogy. Hal was recently elected to the JewishGen Board of
Governors. He has spoken at numerous conferences, synagogues and
society meetings on topics from computing to geography to brick
walls.

The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura
County is dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques
and research tools with anyone interested in Jewish genealogy and
family history.  Website http://www.jgscv.org

There is no charge to attend the meeting. Anyone may join JGSCV.
Annual dues are $25 for an individual and $30 for a family.

For more information contact: informat...@jgscv.org or Jan Meisels
Allen@  818-889-6616