How Volunteer Genealogy Improved my Research Skills, Strengthened My Family Relations, and Created New Tools

Gary Perlman, Webmaven for JGS-Montreal.org

  1. Volunteer Genealogy
  2. Bio
  3. Plan for the Talk
  4. My Family Tree Research
  5. Volunteer Genealogy Sessions
  6. Volunteer Genealogy Products
  7. Family Tree Chart
  8. Family Tree Chart - Annotated for Me
  9. Family Origin Google Map
  10. Marriage Record - Drouin
  11. Canadian Jewish Review Article
  12. Timelines with Documents at Geni.com
  13. Geni.com Printed Family Tree
  14. Volunteer Genealogy Lessons Learned
  15. Volunteer Genealogy Highlights
  16. Volunteer Genealogy Amusements
  17. Harder Volunteer Genealogy Lessons
  18. Volunteer Genealogy Stats
  19. Volunteer Genealogy Workflow
  20. Genealogy Dashboard
  21. Startup Genealogy Dashboard
  22. Genealogy Dashboard - Filled, Census
  23. Genealogy Dashboard - Naturalization
  24. Genealogy Dashboard - Quebec & Montreal
  25. Genealogy Dashboard - Death & Burial
  26. Genealogy Dashboard - Jewish
  27. Genealogy Dashboard - General
  28. Genealogy Dashboard - Family Trees
  29. Genealogy Dashboard - Complete
  30. Genealogy Dashboard - Example
  31. Dashboard Example - Montreal Circuit Court Naturalizations
  32. Dashboard Example - Nothing Found
  33. Dashboard Example - Read the Pop-up Help, Truncate Search
  34. Dashboard Example - Eureka!? Cross-check with 1911 Census
  35. Dashboard Example - The Whole Mishpocha at 5 Vallee
  36. Dashboard Example - What was the address for Abram Perelman?
  37. My Cousins' Genealogy
  38. Family Group with Immigration Story
  39. Schmulick or Shmulik
  40. Next Generation Tools - Dashboard for Group
  41. Next Generation Tools - Tabular Checklist
  42. A Story of Synergy in Cote Saint-Luc, QC
  43. Synergy - Wagar Reunion in 2004
  44. Synergy - Beth Zion Congregation Cemetery
  45. Synergy - Wagar High School Yearbooks
  46. Synergy - Relatives at Wagar
  47. Acknowledgements

1. Volunteer Genealogy

I've done volunteer genealogy at a geriatric centre for a dozen residents and their families. The research goes in different directions for each person, according to their life stories, interests, and abilities, all of which can be amazing. I'll discuss how I gather information from them, what they generally like, and how their families get involved.

During the process, I improved my research skills. After a year of building family trees with many source documents, I decided to grow my own family tree. I researched the immigration stories of all my cousins' grandparents, bringing us all closer. I even developed some tools to make my research more productive, but with less effort, which I'll share with you.

2. Bio

Gary Perlman grew up in Cote Saint-Luc, where he attended Wagar High School, across the street from the Maimonides Geriatric Centre, where he now does volunteer genealogy research for its residents. His ancestors all immigrated to Montreal and naturalized over a century ago. Gary left Montreal to go to university in the United States, and he lived there and worked in information technology for 30 years. In 2003, he moved back to Montreal with his wife and two sons. He continued to work on web-based search services until his retirement in 2013.

3. Plan for the Talk

5. Volunteer Genealogy Sessions

6. Volunteer Genealogy Products

7. Family Tree Chart

8. Family Tree Chart - Annotated for Me

9. Family Origin Google Map

10. Marriage Record - Drouin

11. Canadian Jewish Review Article

12. Timelines with Documents at Geni.com

14. Volunteer Genealogy Lessons Learned

15. Volunteer Genealogy Highlights

16. Volunteer Genealogy Amusements

17. Harder Volunteer Genealogy Lessons

18. Volunteer Genealogy Stats

19. Volunteer Genealogy Workflow

20. Genealogy Dashboard

21. Startup Genealogy Dashboard

22. Genealogy Dashboard - Filled, Census

23. Genealogy Dashboard - Naturalization

24. Genealogy Dashboard - Quebec & Montreal

25. Genealogy Dashboard - Death & Burial

26. Genealogy Dashboard - Jewish

27. Genealogy Dashboard - General

28. Genealogy Dashboard - Family Trees

29. Genealogy Dashboard - Complete

30. Genealogy Dashboard - Example

31. Dashboard Example - Montreal Circuit Court Naturalizations

32. Dashboard Example - Nothing Found

33. Dashboard Example - Read the Pop-up Help, Truncate Search

34. Dashboard Example - Eureka!? Cross-check with 1911 Census

35. Dashboard Example - The Whole Mishpocha at 5 Vallee

36. Dashboard Example - What was the address for Abram Perelman?

37. My Cousins' Genealogy

38. Family Group with Immigration Story

39. Schmulick or Shmulik

41. Next Generation Tools - Tabular Checklist

42. A Story of Synergy in Cote Saint-Luc, QC

43. Synergy - Wagar Reunion in 2004

44. Synergy - Beth Zion Congregation Cemetery

45. Synergy - Wagar High School Yearbooks

46. Synergy - Relatives at Wagar

. Acknowledgements

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