To register for presentations you must be logged into your CDGS account.

Click on the blue button to log in.

We are a 501 (c)(3) Charity

Remember to renew your membership and we will see you in 2025.

Calendar of Upcoming Genealogy Related Events

Some events are sponsored by CDGS and are so identified. Other events are sponsored by other organizations. (Click on the Calendar Image)

How do I know if my membership is current or has expired?

Greetings!

The Jewish Genealogy Special Interest Group of the Capital District Genealogical Society will be holding an informal in-person meeting on Thursday, February 6th. It is scheduled for the Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library (517 Western Avenue) from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Bring your laptops, your questions, and/or your latest Jewish research projects. For those needing help, we can collectively discuss ways to help or make suggestions. Also, as we discussed at our first meeting last year, the Society is soliciting us to make suggestions for future programs (presentations) that we would like to see. Let us know, if you have ideas.

We hope to see some of you and catch up on our shared interest in researching Jewish ancestors!

Best.

David Barnet and Susan Kugler
Jewish SIG Co-Chairs

jewishsig@cdgsny.org

Not all meetings of the Jewish Special Interest Group are in-person and local. We also meet online using Zoom.  So don't let the fact that you don't live nearby. stop you from joining this group.

Newsletter Email

We have created an email account for newsletter submissions and questions. Please send articles to.    newsletter@cdgsny.org

Are You Moving?
If you are changing your address either temporarily or permanently please make sure you log in to your account and change your address there (update my profile in the drop down menu on the right. We send our emails and newsletters to the information we have on file for you, so if it changes you must put those changes in the system. Our newsletter, sent by bulk mail, will not be forwarded by the US Postal Service, so if your address changes you will not get the newsletters unless you submit your new address.

The loss of the 1890 Federal census is a source of great frustration for American Genealogists, but all hope is not lost! Learn strategies and gather tips for success in locating your family in other records between
the 1880 and 1900 Federal censuses.

Speaker

Sara is a full-time professional genealogist with thirty years of research experience. Her research has taken her to nearly every state in the USA and Ireland. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls,
discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy. Sara holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a Bachelor's Degree in Library Science, and is an alum of the ProGen Study Group. She is a member of DAR and other lineage societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Genealogical Speakers Guild.

You can find her online at TheSkeletonWhisperer.com. Registration opens February 1st, for members of CDGS. If there is space remaining non-members can register starting February 12th. Registration closes at 11pm, 2 days prior to the event.

If you are a dues paying member of CDGS you can access a recording of this presentation from your account, in the "Members Only" section, for at least 30 days.

February 22, 2025

1 PM on Zoom

Who Needed it Anyway? Getting Around the Missing 1890 Federal Census

Sara Cochran

This meeting is being postponed due to weather/travel concerns. Stay tuned for updates.