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JGSGB EE SIG/Sussex RG - 21 Feb 2021 2pm – with Michael Shade – “Pedlars’ Progress 3: A quiet, inoffensive man"

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is both from the JGSGB Eastern European Special Interest Group (EE SIG) and from the Sussex Regional Group (RG) by Zoom.

• Date: Sunday 21 Feb 2021
• Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem
• Title: Pedlars’ Progress 3: A quiet, inoffensive man
• Speaker: Michael Shade
• Description: When Elias Barnett died in Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1873, the local newspaper referred to him as a longstanding local shopkeeper, Jewish, and a “quiet, inoffensive man”. I was actually on a Frankenstein hunt (see Pedlars’ Progress #1), but this soon turned into a Joel hunt (Pedlars’ Progress #2), and, inescapably, a Barnett hunt, which is where we are now. As befits a story that starts in Poland and moves to England in the first half of the nineteenth century, our quest is beset by records that are confusing, missing or non-existent, and on more than one occasion we are guided by that time-honoured principle of genealogical research – “Look who’s living – or buried – next door!”.

After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion on the talk.

About Michael Shade
Michael’s grandparents all emigrated from eastern Europe to London; his parents were born there and he was too. Formerly a teacher of Spanish language and culture, he was also involved in developing the use of online learning in language education. Now he is trying to find his ancestors. He is a member of the JGSGB, and convenor of the Sussex Regional Group; also a Board Member of the Gombiner Society, involved in various shtetl visits. He has spoken at four IAJGS Conferences, at the London Conference and other events of the JGSGB, and at the Lubliner Reunion in 2017.
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Leigh Dworkin is inviting you to register for a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: JGSGB EE SIG: "Pedlars’ Progress 3: A quiet, inoffensive man" by Michael Shade
When: Feb 21, 2021 02:00 PM London

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Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB

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