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James Gross

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Advantages Of Joining A Genealogy Society, James Gross Jan 2014

Advantages Of Joining A Genealogy Society, James Gross

James Gross

Discussion of the many advantages gained by joining a genealogy society. One can share and learn useful research tips by engaging with one's peers. Genealogy meetings can be a way to socialize and network with fellow genealogists. Genealogy newsletters and meetings can be good sources of research and reference information.


Ancestry.Com Database: Ins Subject Index, James Gross Jan 2013

Ancestry.Com Database: Ins Subject Index, James Gross

James Gross

Brief review of a new database available from (Ancestry.com). The database, "INS Subject index," is now available to subscribers of (Ancestry.com). This is an index of records held by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services.


Three Presentations At The Boston Conference That Taught Me New Approaches, Immigration And Naturalization Service Citizen Records: Beyond The Basics, James Gross Jan 2013

Three Presentations At The Boston Conference That Taught Me New Approaches, Immigration And Naturalization Service Citizen Records: Beyond The Basics, James Gross

James Gross

Brief review of a talk by staff employee, Mr. Wilske, of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service. Lecture was held during the annual Jewish Genealogy Conference held in Boston, Mass.


Cloud Based Storage: A Brief Look At Dropbox, James Gross Jan 2013

Cloud Based Storage: A Brief Look At Dropbox, James Gross

James Gross

Brief review of dropbox, a cloud based service for digital file storage.


Research Techniques: Review Of Jewishgen's Ftjp Database, James Gross Nov 2012

Research Techniques: Review Of Jewishgen's Ftjp Database, James Gross

James Gross

Pre-publication copy of my article entitled "Research techniques: Review of Jewishgen's FTJP database."


Research Techniques: Review Of Jewishgen's Ftjp Database, James Gross Jan 2012

Research Techniques: Review Of Jewishgen's Ftjp Database, James Gross

James Gross

Brief review and discussion of Jewishgen's FTJP database. Article includes brief discussion on usage and search techniques.


T458: Old Ins Correspondence & Case Files At The National Archives, James Gross Jan 2011

T458: Old Ins Correspondence & Case Files At The National Archives, James Gross

James Gross

No abstract provided.


Facebook As A Resource For Locating Relatives, James Gross Jan 2011

Facebook As A Resource For Locating Relatives, James Gross

James Gross

Brief discussion of the usage of the "Facebook" social networking website as a tool to help locate relatives.


Geni Review, James Gross Apr 2010

Geni Review, James Gross

James Gross

Review of (www.geni.com) genealogy website.