You are invited to an OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Meet David D. Drake, Regional Administrator
Learn about our services to Federal agencies, Congressional offices, educators, historians, genealogists and the general public and how to take advantage of our staff’s expertise.
Location:
The National Archives and Records Administration 23123 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA 92570. Click here for directions.
Schedule:
- Sign-In, Meet and Greet, Refreshments
- Welcome by Regional Management
- Tours of the Regional Archives & Records Center
- Breakout sessions:
- Congressional and Federal agency staff
- Educators, historians, genealogists and the general public on our resources and conducting research at the National Archives and Records Administration
Please RSVP by September 1, by telephone to (951) 956-2000 or by email to riverside.archives@nara.gov
Please note that the National Archives regional office is no longer in Laguna Niguel! The new address is:
National Archives
Pacific Region
23123 Cajalco Road
Perris, CA 92570
(951) 956-2000
website: http://archives.gov/pacific/
email: riverside.archives@nara.gov
Barbara Algaze
JGSLA Librarian
The National Archives regional office, formerly in Laguna Niguel, has relocated to Riverside County, California. The address is:
National Archives
Pacific Region
23123 Cajalco Road
Perris, CA 92570
Additional contact info:
(951) 956-2000
website: http://archives.gov/pacific/
email: riverside.archives@nara.gov
There are two aspects to this facility:
- The National Archives at Riverside (Archival Holdings)
- Federal Records Center at Riverside (Services For Federal Agencies)
Archives Hours: Monday-Friday and the First Saturday of Each Month (Except Federal Holidays) 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Records Center Hours: Monday-Friday (Except Federal Holidays) 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. by appointment only.
To read their July 2009 newsletter, click here.
Barbara Algaze
JGSLA Librarian
JGSLA sends its heartfelt condolences to Nancy Biederman and her family on the passing of Nancy’s mother-in-law Jane Biederman.
May her memory be for a blessing.
American Jewish University
Barbara Algaze, Librarian of JGSLA, will be conducting a 3-session course in Beginning Jewish Genealogy at the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism). The course will be held on three Tuesday mornings: October 12th, 19th and 26th, 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. The classes will be held at the University campus. The cost for the class is $80 plus a $15 registration fee. (The $15 is a one-time per semester fee, therefore, if you are taking additional courses, only one $15 fee will be charged.)
You can see the information about the class by going to the University website. Next, roll your mouse over menu item “Continuing Education” and the drop-down list will show “Adult Jewish Studies” about halfway down. Click it. This will bring you to the course listings and “Beginning Jewish Genealogy” is toward the bottom. Finally, click the headline to get to the actual course detail page.
Even better, you can access the course description directly by clicking here. Registration can be completed by clicking the words “Available – Add course to online Registration” below the course title.
The course will explore what types of records exist, what they can tell you about your family members, and where these records can be found. Discussion will include research using books, an introduction to microfilms, and help with looking for your family on the Internet.
American Jewish University is located at 15600 Mulholland Dr. Bel-Air. California 90077 (very close to the 405 freeway). Click here for a map and directions.
For more information, contact Barbara directly at: Algaze3@gmail.com
Content Acquisition
A Content Acquisitionist is a consultative-sales and business development role working within the US Content Acquisition team to bring a steady stream of high-value historical records to Ancestry.com members in the US and around the world.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Supporting US content acquisition activities by developing and managing relationships with archives, libraries, government institutions and other content owners,
- Negotiating contract terms for record access and securing agreements with new partners and content owners, and
- Coordinating with relevant teams throughout the business to ensure effective launches of newly acquired record collections.
Responsible to deliver results that meet quarterly/annual targets in an assigned geographic territory. This position is based in Provo, Utah with exceptions for highly-qualified candidates to work remotely elsewhere in the United States.
For more details go here: http://corporate.ancestry.com/careers/
JGSLA is extremely pleased to share with all our members the happy news that Roots-Key, our Society journal, was awarded
the Outstanding Publication recognition by IAJGS at the conference banquet on July 15, 2010. The award was accepted by Roots-Key’s editors, David B. Hoffman and Sonia Hoffman. The editors also want to acknowledge the tremendous contributions to Roots-Key by its previous editor, Nancy Holden, who is also award-winning in our eyes and hearts!
The language of the award is as follows:
Outstanding Publication Award
Presented to the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles
This award, for the second time, recognizes that for many years, Roots-Key, the Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, has been consistent in providing original articles and book reviews with high quality insight into world-wide and functional aspects of Jewish genealogy, not only to genealogists in Los Angeles but also to the broader Jewish genealogical community.
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
Michael Goldstein, President
July 2010
We can all agree that this award was well-deserved! Heartiest congratulations to the editors and all who have worked with them to publish this outstanding journal!
Sandy Malek
President, JGSLA
