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Gas & Steam Engine Show
04/29/2023 to 04/29/2023
18400 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855Come to the 25th annual Gas and Steam Engine Show. See gas engines and tractors, antique cars, wood carvers. Great food for sale. Visit the animals. Craft show and more! Free admission and parking. Event held rain or shine. Visit FriendsoftheFarmPark.org for more information.
Gas & Steam Engine Show
04/30/2023 to 04/30/2023
18400 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855Come to the 25th annual Gas and Steam Engine Show. See gas engines and tractors, antique cars, wood carvers. Great food for sale. Visit the animals. Craft show and more! Free admission and parking. Event held rain or shine. Visit FriendsoftheFarmPark.org for more information.
Singing on Stage
04/30/2023 to 04/30/2023
2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157Music and theatre arts students at McDaniel from the “Singing on Stage” class taught by Kyle Engler, senior lecturer in music, perform selections from renowned operas and Broadway musicals. Peggy Brengle serves as accompanist. Held in Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre, located in WMC Alumni Hall.
No, You Don’t Really Have 7,900 Fourth Cousins: How to Make Sense of Your Jewish DNA Results
04/30/2023 to 04/30/2023
6301 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852DNA has the potential to be an essential and exciting genealogical tool. But many Eastern European Jewish testers find their DNA results completely overwhelming and unnavigable. In this talk, Jennifer Mendelsohn will help those with Ashkenazi heritage learn how to make sense of their DNA results. She’ll cover the basics of DNA testing, including why our match lists are so large, (hello, endogamy!) why all our matches seem to match each other (endogamy, again!), and how to spot the meaningful matches and separate them from the faux ones. Using real-life examples of DNA success, you’ll learn techniques that will help you work effectively with DNA to expand your Ashkenazi family tree. This one-hour program is free for members. This is one of the many activities that is a benefit of JGSGW membership. Instructions for joining the online meeting will be placed under Meeting Info & Links in the Members Only Files. (These files become visible on this website after members sign in.) Nonmembers may register through Guest Event Registration to attend for a fee of $5, or pay at the door if attending in person. Speaker: Jennifer Mendelsohn is a sought-after genealogist who specializes in helping Eastern European Jewish families shattered by the Holocaust reclaim their history. She has worked on scores of cases, solving complex family mysteries using a blend of traditional and genetic genealogy. Her sleuthing was featured in the 2019 bestseller Inheritance by Dani Shapiro. In 2022, she co-founded the DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History, which seeks to promote DNA testing as a tool for helping Holocaust survivors find family. Mendelsohn is also known for the innovative use of genealogy as a tool for activism. She created the viral hashtag #resistancegenealogy, which uses genealogical and historical records to fight disinformation and honor America’s immigrant past.
A Capella Ensemble
05/01/2023 to 05/01/2023
2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157The premier vocal ensemble at McDaniel College performs, under the guidance of senior lecturer in music Kyle Engler. The students are chosen from the membership of the McDaniel College Choir and perform exclusively unaccompanied vocal music, including a wide variety of world music and vocal jazz. Held in Baker Chapel.
McDaniel College Academic Symposium
05/01/2023 to 05/01/2023
McDaniel College 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157McDaniel faculty, staff, and students showcase their scholarship and academic experience through innovative and inspiring presentations and lectures. Visit www.mcdaniel.edu/academic-symposium for more information.
