2025 JCGS Spring Seminar
Please join us on Saturday, March 22, 2025, to fellowship with other genealogists and hear four outstanding lectures by Cheri Hudson Passey.
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January 2025 Monthly Meeting
Our next Monthly Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10 AM in the Carmack Room at the Central Resource Library, and will feature the topic:
Meet Tom Pendergast
Speaker: Bill Nicks of History KC
Please join the Johnson County Genealogical Society on January 25 at 10:00 in the Central Resource Library to see and hear, TOM PENDERGAST, Kansas City's notorious Political Boss of the 1920s and 30s. TJ Pendergast will be portrayed by local historian Bill Nicks. Learn about Pendergast's youth, his rise in KC politics, his family, his corrupt vote padding, his many construction businesses, the patronage, the gambling, prostitution, narcotics, tax evasion, Harry Truman and much much more.
This JCGS meeting is free and open to the public.
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JCGS 2025 Annual Membership Dues Renewal Reminder
As we approach the new year, we’d like to remind you that it’s time to renew your membership with the Johnson County Genealogy Society.
We offer the following convenient renewal options:
- Online: We encourage you to renew quickly and securely on our website at jcgsks.org and pay using a credit card or PayPal. Here is a PDF with step-by-step instructions for renewing on this web page.
- In Person: Join us at the January Monthly Meeting on Saturday, January 25, where you can renew with a credit card, cash, or check.
- Mail a check to:
JCGS
PO Box 12666
Overland Park, KS 66282
Your continued support helps us further our mission of promoting genealogy and family history research in our community. Thank you for being a valued member!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info@jcgsks.org
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Memory Lab Updates
For the most current information on the Memory Lab, please click on the Memory Lab menu tab in the blue column on the left.
Need One-on-One Help?
JCGS volunteers are available Monday - Saturday from 9-5 at the Genealogy Desk at the Johnson County Central Resource Library for general questions. For those looking for a little extra help with either Basic Genealogy or DNA & Genetic Genealogy we also offer free one-on-one sessions that can be booked in advance.
If you would like to sign up for an appointment please use the appropriate button below to view the available appointment times and make a reservation. If you would prefer to not use SignUpGenius, you may also email libraryvols@jcgsks.org with your requested date and time.
Basic Genealogy sessions are available most Tuesday mornings. Sessions are in-person at the Central Resource Library unless Zoom is requested.
This is not for brick wall or advanced research help.
DNA & Genetic Genealogy sessions are available most Friday mornings.
