JewishGen Talks: The Dash: Finding the Person in the Paper

The Dash: Finding the Person in the Papers

A gravestone records two distinct dates, but the story of a life exists entirely within the "dash" between them. How do we find the living, breathing person behind the cold facts of a census or a death certificate? How do we move beyond a simple biography to discover a personality?

Join Chief Genealogist Caitlin Hollander Waas for a look at the strategies used to find the human spirit hidden in the archives. This webinar explores how to identify the "little details" of a person that traditional research often overlooks. From the shifting nuances of a signature to the physical clues that reveal a person's reality, these details change how we see our family history.

By looking at naming choices, self-reinvention, and the physical characteristics found in unusual documents, you’ll learn how to bridge the gap between data and identity.