New York: Suzan Wynne on Galicia, May 20

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will host researcher/author Suzan Wynne, who will be speaking about research in Galicia at 2 p.m. on May 20.

Wynne been involved with Jewish genealogy since 1977. A founding member of the JGS of Greater Washington, she also founded the Gesher Galicia special interest group and launched its newsletter, is a frequent Avotaynu contributor, and conducts genealogical workshops.

She is the author of "Finding Your Jewish Roots in Galicia: A resource Guide" and the forthcoming "The Galitzianers: The Jews of Galicia, 1772-1918."

The meeting is at the Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview, New York. From 1.30 p.m. on, the society's experts will take questions and will have resource books on hand.

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