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Sunday May 3, 2026
Join Crista Cowan as she highlights two of the latest Holocaust record collections documenting the post-war registrations of Holocaust survivors and displaced persons from various camps in Germany and Europe. From lists created by Jewish aid organizations like the World Jewish Congress to government consulate records worldwide, these documents trace individuals’ journeys after liberation—revealing patterns of migration, community rebuilding, and the vital role of registration in reconnecting lives torn apart by war.
Crista Cowan has been employed by Ancestry.com since 2004; her involvement in family history, however, reaches all the way back to childhood. From being parked under a microfilm reader at the Family History Library in her baby carrier to her current career as a professional genealogist, Crista has spent thousands of hours discovering, documenting, and telling family stories. Known online as "The Barefoot Genealogist" she shows up on Ancestry Virtual Events and Facebook LIVE regularly to provide you with the skills and resources you need to be successful on your family history journey.