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Creative Strategies in Exploring Family Stories: Sam Pollak’s Drowning at the Jersey Shore in the 1880s and his Surprising Family
Monday, Nov. 28, 7:00pm
GSBC Monthly Meeting, 7-8:30 Library Auditorium
Guest speaker Dr. Carol P. McCoy
Onsite and Virtual (virtual requires registration)
Investigating family stories can reveal family secrets, debunk myths, and provide intriguing details. Nanny, aka Connie Pollock McCoy, told me that my great-grandfather, Sam Pollock, a NYC merchant from Austria, drowned at the Jersey Shore before his family when she was a baby. Exploring this story helped uncover my surprising Jewish and Alabama roots, many family details, and a totally unexpected relative. Learn to unpack a family story/myth and tips to being a successful family detective.
Open to the public. Questions contact Sarah Kiefer at 201-670-5600 x135 or skiefer@ridgewoodlibrary.org
Sponsored by Genealogical Society of Bergen County.
Guest speaker Dr. Carol P. McCoy
Onsite and Virtual (virtual requires registration)
Investigating family stories can reveal family secrets, debunk myths, and provide intriguing details. Nanny, aka Connie Pollock McCoy, told me that my great-grandfather, Sam Pollock, a NYC merchant from Austria, drowned at the Jersey Shore before his family when she was a baby. Exploring this story helped uncover my surprising Jewish and Alabama roots, many family details, and a totally unexpected relative. Learn to unpack a family story/myth and tips to being a successful family detective.
Open to the public. Questions contact Sarah Kiefer at 201-670-5600 x135 or skiefer@ridgewoodlibrary.org
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