Enhancing genealogy research reports is lecture topic for Oct. 25, 2026, JGSI hybrid meeting
“Research Reports: A Tool to Create More than Names, Dates and Places” will be the lecture topic of genealogist Debbie Trotsky Soren for the Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois hybrid meeting. Her talk will begin at 2 p.m. Central Time at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois, and online via Zoom. She will be speaking in person at Temple Beth-El.
The JGSI meeting facilities at Temple Beth-El will open at 12:30 p.m. CDT for those who want to use genealogy library materials, get help with family history websites or ask genealogical questions before the main program begins at 2 p.m.
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Do you often think that your genealogical research and ancestors are more than the names, dates and places in your tree? Do you wonder how you can organize and share the results of your research beyond the tree? In this presentation, Debbie Soren will discuss the usefulness and importance of using research reports to organize and convey your work. She will also explore a few ideas, such as timelines, to include in reports that also help in the research process itself.
Debbie Soren began researching her own family over 25 years ago. After working as a CPA, raising a family and serving on various community boards she earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, and now provides genealogical services for others. In June 2013, she toured family shtetls (towns) and visited archives in Lithuania and Belarus. Debbie is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the National Genealogical Society.
She is an archive services case worker for The Together Plan (a UK based charity dedicated to the rehabilitation, repair and revival of Belarusian Jewish communities, including reconnecting those in the diaspora to their ancestry and the homes they left behind). She has been on the board of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois for the past nine years and is currently serving as treasurer.
Be sure to come to our pre-meeting on Oct. 25, 2026, from 12:30 through 1:45 p.m. CDT: Free consultations for JGSI members and non-members alike! Wondering how to begin your family tree search? Have a brickwall? Need assistance with a DNA test—which company to test with or need help interpreting results? Need help navigating a website such as Jewishgen? Need assistance in writing your family history? Several of our experts will be on hand to assist you.
Let us help. Prior to our scheduled 2 p.m. Sunday program at Temple Beth-El, we will meet from 12:30 until 1:45 to devote our attention to you and your situation. Located in the social hall, lower level.
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