Genealogy for Sale: Researching in Auction Houses
Every day, hundreds of historical treasures go on sale on websites like eBay, Bidspirit, and other online auction houses. While you may strike lucky and discover an artifact related to your own family history, you may also discover objects that bear tangible testimony to the context in which your ancestors lived: perhaps a pince nez like the one your great-grandfather dons in that old photo, or a copy of a poster that inspired your grandmother to join the war effort and work in a factory. In this lecture, Daniel will show you how to leverage auction houses for your genealogy research.
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Daniel Horowitz
Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for My Roots” in Venezuela for 15 years. He was a board member of The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) for 10 years, now is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.
