Join our Culture Conversation with Mark Russ Federman about Food, the Family Business, and New York City

Join David Morrow for a "chew and a chat" with Mark Russ Federman, author of Russ & Daughters: The House That Herring Built, which made the NY Times extended best-seller list. Mark is NGS Executive Director Matt Menashes's first cousin once removed; Matt will join David and Mark for the event.

The conversation will explore the "Jewish food" experience in New York City, starting with Joel Russ, a Polish-Jewish immigrant selling pickled herring from a pushcart on the Lower East Side to the ubiquity of bagels in modern America. The conversation will cover New York City life, family business, and generational change over 100 years, with fun and a lesson on lox.

Mark's passion for food and family history, and the Russ family's connection to the immigrant experience in New York make for a memorable conversation, incredible stories, and a chance to learn more about the food and culture that add so much to the American experience.

7 August 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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The June 2024 Issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly is Now Online

The June 2024 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), Volume 112, No. 2, is now available online in the members-only section of the website.

The NGSQ is published four times per year in March, June, September, and December.

The NGSQ editors invite you to take the #iReadtheQ Quiz at the end of this article. It's like a scavenger hunt, and answers to the questions can be found as you read the articles in this issue. We'll email the answers to NGS members in August so you can see how you did and pat yourself on the back! Let us know your results on social media by posting with #iReadtheQ and in the #iReadtheQ and Genealogy Methods community for individual members of NGS on FORUM.

CONTENTS

FEATURE ARTICLES

• "Mitochondrial DNA and an Inferred Conclusion: Revisiting Eleanor (—?—) Tureman Crow Overton in Culpeper and Madison Counties, Virginia," by Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGG, FASG, FNGS, FUGA
• "A Family for Mike Fendricks of Hardin County, Tennessee," by Robyn N. Smith
• "Generations of Familial Ties Identify Parents for Nathaniel Atwell of New York," by Jenny Rizzo Irwin, CG
• "Parents for Ann Cosden of Calvert County, Maryland," by Gary L. Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG

EDITORS' CORNER

• The Need for Roots

SIDELIGHTS

• A Peculiar Deed
• Choices Matter in Love
• Heirs Commence Treasure Hunt
• Qualifications of a Mississippi Editor

REVIEWS

• Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Reviewed by Jill Morelli, CG, CGL
• Sayre, Pamela Boyer and Richard G. Sayer. District of Columbia. NGS Research in the States Series. Reviewed by Darcie Hind Posz, CG, FASG
• McDonald, Thomas O. Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors: James Hughes Callahan and the Day Family in the Guadalupe River Basin. Reviewed by Mary Wiley Campbell, CG
• Lenzen, Connie. Oregon. 3rd ed. NGS Research in the States Series. Reviewed by Barbara Northrop, CG
• Broglin, Jana Sloan, ed. Our Quaker Ancestors: Finding Them in Quaker Records. Reviewed by Katharine Korte Andrew, MS/LIS
• Hanson, Anne. Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida. Reviewed by Sara Gredler, CG, AG
• Clampitt, Bradley R. Lost Causes: Confederate Demobilization & the Making of Veteran Identity. Reviewed by David M. Morehouse, JD, BCL, MSc, CG
• Ullmann, Helen Schatvet, ed. Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. Vol. 5. Reviewed by Michael Brophy
• Dollarhide, William. American Migration Routes: Part I and Part II. Reviewed by Sheila Benedict
• Rowlands, John and Beryl Evans. Genealogy at a Glance: Welsh Genealogy Research. Reviewed by Deon Holley Bingham
• Andrews, Gregg. Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930. Reviewed by Amanda Clark
• Dollarhide, William. Federal, State & County Land Records & Maps, Names & Places. Reviewed by Bryna O'Sullivan
• Smith, Drew. Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy. Reviewed by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG

JUNE 2024 #iReadtheQ QUIZ

1. When was Eleanor, whose parentage is discussed in the article, likely born?
2. According to the prior publication about Eleanor, who were Eleanor's likely parents?
3. Which characteristic of mtDNA makes it useful for identifying unknown mothers?
4. Who was the informant on Mike Fendricks's death record, and what was notable about their relationship to him?
5. Where did Mike Fendricks and his family primarily reside after migrating from Alabama?
6. What area is included in the Black Belt?
7. Who were Nathaniel Atwell's parents according to the handwritten letter?
8. Who was Nathaniel Atwell's wife?
9. What war did Nathaniel Atwell serve in?
10. Who stood bond when Ann Cosden administered her husband's estate?
11. When did Ann (Brooke) Beanes die?
12. What source suggests that Ann Cosden's parents were Christopher Beanes and Elizabeth Higham?
13. How does Evidence Explained approach the use of templates in citation examples?
14. The District of Columbia holds records for which group of people?

Remember, we'll email answers to the quiz to NGS members in August. Please join us in the #iReadtheQ and Genealogy Methods community on FORUM. If you need assistance with FORUM, visit the Help/FAQs page.