Fwd: [JGSGB-Announce] Do a Mitzvah with JGSGB: Massachusetts Cemetery Project

[Joanne Saltman]

We are fortunate in Western Mass. that our cemeteries have all been indexed and many of them photographed. If any of you have an interest in a cemetery in another area of Massachusetts you might want to participate in this project.

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Date: Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Subject: [JGSGB-Announce] Do a Mitzvah with JGSGB: Massachusetts Cemetery Project
To: Joanne Saltman <js24s...@gmail.com>

Cemetery Project
Do A Mitzvah with JGSGB

In advance of our hosting the 2013 international conference, JGSGB has set the ambitious goal of recording and posting on Jewishgen (JOWBR - the Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry) all Jewish graves in Massachusetts.  This will allow attendees to the conference to find and visit graves of their relatives here.

There are two major tasks:  1) taking photographs of graves at assigned cemeteries and 2) transcribing the gravestones from the photos in JOWBR's format.  We will provide simple instructions for both tasks.

If you can help with one or both of these tasks, you will be doing a mitzvah with lasting results.  Please contact Doug Cohen, the cemetery coordinator, at ceme...@jgsgb.org  Email quickly, while your favorite cemetery is still available!!

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International Conference on Jewish Genealogy 
August 4 - 9 , 2013
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
www.iajgs2013.org

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston (JGSGB) is is dedicated to helping people discover and research their Jewish family history.  We conduct monthly programs with speakers on a wide range of topics. We provide access to extensive research materials and publish an award-winning journal, Mass-Pocha.

866-611-5698                       in...@jgsgb.org                  www.jgsgb.org

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Joanne

On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 12:31 PM, JGSGB Announcements List <jgsgb-a...@jgsgb.org> wrote:

Cemetery Project
Do A Mitzvah with JGSGB

In advance of our hosting the 2013 international conference, JGSGB has set the ambitious goal of recording and posting on Jewishgen (JOWBR - the Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry) all Jewish graves in Massachusetts.  This will allow attendees to the conference to find and visit graves of their relatives here.

There are two major tasks:  1) taking photographs of graves at assigned cemeteries and 2) transcribing the gravestones from the photos in JOWBR's format.  We will provide simple instructions for both tasks.

If you can help with one or both of these tasks, you will be doing a mitzvah with lasting results.  Please contact Doug Cohen, the cemetery coordinator, at ceme...@jgsgb.org  Email quickly, while your favorite cemetery is still available!!

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

International Conference on Jewish Genealogy 
August 4 - 9 , 2013
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
www.iajgs2013.org

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston (JGSGB) is is dedicated to helping people discover and research their Jewish family history.  We conduct monthly programs with speakers on a wide range of topics. We provide access to extensive research materials and publish an award-winning journal, Mass-Pocha.

866-611-5698                       in...@jgsgb.org                  www.jgsgb.org

Join JGSGB on Facebook   .

To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
http://lists.jgsgb.org/mailman/options/jgsgb-announce/js24saltman%40gmail.com

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Joanne