Sara Anne Scribner, CG, is a genealogical researcher and lecturer, working in North American and European records. The Board for Certification of Genealogists (Washington D.C.) awarded her certification confirming her work meets their strict standards.
She teaches critical thinking and research techniques at Olympic College and volunteers as an arbitrator for FamilySearch’s indexing projects.
Her master’s degree in Library Science is from Simmons College (Boston) and her B.A. from Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, New York).
After her own migration west, she makes her home, along with her Border Terrier Biscuit, in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
“BCG Certification Workshop: Meeting Standards” (Weds-140), 1:30-3:30 P.M.
[This presentation is included in LIVE!]
Certification by the Board for Certification of Genealogists is often the crowning achievement of a genealogist’s life work. This interactive two-hour workshop reviews the various pathways to genealogical certification and how to begin the process. Current associates explain the portfolio system, the rules, the judging rubrics and more, with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers.
[Presented with Just Russell and David McDonald]
Category: workshop
“Eastward Ho!: The Jews of Shanghai in World War II” (Fri-120), 10:00-11:15 A.M.
As Hitler rose to power and Jews searched for escape routes, most nations blocked their entry. Until it fell to the Japanese, Shanghai had no immigration restrictions.
Research in Shanghai Jewish studies has blossomed in recent years. This illustrated lecture updates and expands Peter Nash”s lecture at the IAJGS 2006 conference with newly published periodical and archival material, memoirs and research sites, as well as migration route and Shanghai historical material.
Examples of specific information about Shanghai Jewish families found using available records illustrate how research reveals the histories of those who got out by going East.
Topics: Ashkenazic research, Holocaust research, Immigration and migration over the ages, Jewish history and culture, Sephardic research