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Annual Meeting May 3, 2015

May 3, 2015 at 3:30 PM at JCCJoin us for a delightful look at The Sports Scene, Trotters and the Delaware Jewish Community. From Hoops at the “Y to the Winner’s Circle at the Brandywine Raceway, we’ll look at the Delaware sports scene and people and places you remember.  Join us for a presentation featuring highlights from the track and special guest speaker, Jerry Barsha.

Siegel Jewish Community Center 101 Garden of Eden Road, Wilmington, DE 19803

Space is limited please reserve your seat at 302 655-6232 or click the button.Reserve a Seat Today

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There’s still time

WomensDiv62The year’s not over yet and there is still time to support the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware with a tax-deductible contribution. JHSD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your membership donations are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. Don’t miss a 2014 tax-deduction. Make a generous gift to JHSD today and help us continue to preserve the history of Delaware’s Jewish community.

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Rabbi Sarner in 1864

We were delighted to have Rabbi David Wucher present his first-person interpretation of Rabbi Ferdinand Leopold Sarner on November 13, 2014.

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Delaware Public Archives to hold Workshop on Organizing Genealogical Information

Leah YouseAre your digital genealogy files all over the place? Have you discovered a record for your ancestor, twice? Librarian Leah Youse will be presenting a program at the Delaware Public Archives on Saturday, November 1, 10:30 a.m. on developing methods of genealogical arrangement and organization. Whether you are just getting started or you have been conducting online research for years, this talk will provide ideas to take your organizational system to the next level. Youse will focus on managing files and folders, email, and research, including a brief discussion on easing the burden with software.

Leah Youse earned her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from The University of Alabama and currently provides reference services to patrons at the Elkton Central Library in Cecil County, Maryland. She has done archival work with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Cecil County. Youse’s primary interests include research methodology and genealogy blogging.

The program is free to the public and will last approximately one hour. No reservations are required. For more information, contact Tom Summers (302) 744-5047 or e-mail thomas.summers@state.de.us.