2022 Meetings
January 22, 2022 - Online via Zoom
Family History & Genealogy - The Perfect Social Media
Presented by Claire Brisson-Banks
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2021 Meetings
January 23, 2021
Directory Assistance: How to use Historical Directories to learn more about your ancestors
Presented by Julie Crain Miguel
February 27, 2021
Federal Websites for Genealogists
Presented by Jennifer Audsley-Moore
March 27, 2021
There's More to U.S. Census Schedules Than You Think
Presented by Pam Miller
April 24, 2021
The Mysterious Death of Anna T. McPhillips
Presented by Thomas MacEntee
May 22, 2021
Indexes Are the Key to Unlocking the Records
Presented by Christine Johns Cohen
June 26, 2021
Trails West: Crossing the Continent 1840-1869
Presented by Mary Kircher Roddy
July 24, 2021
Unraveling the Mysteries of Your Female Ancestors
Presented by Mary Risseeuw
August 28, 2021
Beyond Ancestry - Overlooked and Underused Subscription Sites
Presented by Luana Darby
September 25, 2021
Researching Ancestors of Color
Presented by Renate Yarborough Sanders
October 23, 2021 - Online via Zoom
Writing Ancestral Stories Your Relatives Will Want to Read
Presented by Pam Vestal
November 27, 2021
Dropsy, Quinsy, Consumption ... What Was Wrong With My Ancestor?
Presented by Kimberly Nagy
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2020 Meetings
January 25, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
How to Date Old Photographs, Kim Alberg, Midwest Genealogy Center
February 22, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Broke But Not Out of Luck; Exploring Bankruptcy Records for Genealogy, Jennifer Audsley-Moore, National Archives Kansas City
March - No JCGS Meeting
April 25, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Currently Free Online Genealogy Resources, Angela Fields
May 23, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
In Search of My Brother's Mother - An Adoption Story, Beth Foulk
June 27, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
AncestARRRS! The Life and Records of the Atlantic Pirates, Daniel Earl
July 25, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Lineage Societies, John Manning
August 22, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Using Find a Grave.com, Deborah Heffley
September 26, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Using County Archives and Courthouse Records for Genealogy Research Cara Hunter, Johnson County Archives, Kathy Corbin, Johnson County Records Management Supervisor
October 24, 2020 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
JCGS Skill Building Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch on Your Own. Topics to be Determined.
(No Annual Seminar this year)
November 28, 2020 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Church Records for Genealogy, Char Mitts
December 2020 - No Meeting. Happy Holidays.
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2019 Meetings
January 28, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Death Doings: The Records when Someone Dies, Timothy Dollens, Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, Missouri
February 23, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Immigration Records: More than Just Ship Passenger Arrival Lists, Elizabeth Burns, National Archives, Kanas City, Missouri
March 23, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Family Oral Histories, Cheryl Lang, Midwest Genealogy Center
April 20, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Researching Your German Ancestors A-Z, Iveta Blahutova, Midwest Genealogy Center Note: This is the 3rd Saturday of the Month
May 25, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Beyond the Draft: Researching Your Great War Ancestor, Danni Altman-Newell, Talking Box Genealogy, APG/Heartland Chapter
June 22, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Jewish Genealogy and Jewish Gen.com, Dick Rosenstock, Jewish Genea-logical Society of Greater Kansas City
July 27, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
The History and Research of Orphans, Rick Praechter, Johnson County Genealogical Society
August 24, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Patent Case Files and Genealogy, Bob Beebe, Archivist, National Archives at Kansas City, MO
September 21, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Breaking through Your Genealogy Research Brick Walls, Char Mitts, Johnson County Genealogical Society Note: This is the 3rd Saturday of the Month
October 26, 2019 - Details TBA
JCGS Annual Seminar with Kathleen Brandt
November 23, 2019 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carmack Room Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St. Overland Park, KS
Postcards from the Past: Finding Clues to your Family History, Jeremy Drouin, Special Collection Manager, Kansas City Public Library
December 2019 - No meeting - Happy Holidays!
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2018 Meetings
