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12/03/17 - Jewish Genealogical society of Georgia Meeting

Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia: Meeting
Dec 03 2017 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia: Meeting

Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia Meeting Details

Gary Palgon, the Family Tree Expert, was born in Miami, Florida, and has lived in Atlanta, Georgia since 1990 working in the computer industry. In 1981, he began researching his family’s history, tracing over 6,000 relatives back to the 1600s on six continents.

His research has taken him throughout the United States, Eastern Europe and the Middle-East, visiting the towns where his ancestors lived. He has published seven books about his family history as well as others pertaining to genealogy.

Gary Palgon will be presenting at this meeting his presentation originally titled, "A 25-year Grass Roots Effort to Access and Index Records for Lyakhovichi, Belarus."

Free for Members. Non-Members, participation in this event is included in the cost of general museum admission.

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