Nolan Altman is an IAJGS board member and JewishGen‘s VP for Data Acquisition. He coordinates JewishGen’s JOWBR (JewishGen’s Online Worldwide Burial Registry) Database, Memorial Plaques Database, and Holocaust Database.

Nolan has presented his “A Tale of Two Families. How to Document and Research Your Family History” seminar at the university level and to numerous adult education classes. He has also been a presenter at eight IAJGS conferences and published articles in several major genealogical journals.

Mr. Altman is the immediate past president of the JGS of Long Island and a member of JGSNY.

“JOWBR & the Genealogical Value of Burial Records” (Sun-104), 1:30-2:45 P.M.

Jewish headstone inscriptions and burial records can provide crucial information to genealogists. Hebrew name inscriptions, based on patronymics, can link together two generations of Hebrew names unlike any other source document. This can be especially helpful when trying to link first generation American ancestors to their European families.

Through photographic examples and case studies, you will see what information and symbols are found on stones and how the information can help to create your family tree.

Topics: Beginning genealogists, Cemetery research, Jewish history and culture, Organization and preservation