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Are you interested in researching family history and looking for a local network of experts and enthusiasts? JGSSN is here to help by providing programs, support, and guidance to find and use resources located in Las Vegas and throughout the world. Please take a look through our website and contact us with any questions you have.
We encourage all levels of research from beginner to advanced to participate and share their knowledge. Take a look at our Meetings and Resources pages to see upcoming events and helpful links. Guests are always welcome to attend meetings. JGSSN, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers. Annual dues of $20 per individual or $30 per household support the administration of the group including speaker and venue fees. Join here. If you would like to be added to our mailing list and be the first to learn about future lectures and meetings, please send a request including your name and email address to [email protected]. |
Upcoming Meetings
Friday, February 27, 2026: Guest speaker Daniel Horowitz from MyHeritage will present two lectures! These will be: "What's My DNA Telling Me? Demystifying Genetic Genealogy" and "Old News, New Tricks: How AI Breathes Life Into Newspaper Historic Headlines."
Free for members and non-members.
See the Meetings page for more details.
Sunday, March 22, 2026: Guest speaker Steve Morse will present three lectures! These will be: 1) "One Step Webpages, A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools", 2) "One-Step Webpages: A Hodgepodge of Lesser-Known Gems", and 3) "Case Study: Genealogy of Renee Kaufman"
Free for members and non-members.
See the Meetings page for more details.
April 19, 2026: Guest speaker, Terri Conway, will present: "The National Archive and Record Administration: Invaluable Resources for Genealogists"
See the Meetings page for more details.
Sunday, May 17, 2026 Guest speaker, Susan Dubin, will present "No Way Out" & "Liberation and After"
See the Meetings page for more details.
Sunday, June 14, 2026: Guest speaker Peter Morgan will present, "How Jews came to Britain, fleeing Nazi persecution in the 1930s"
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This meeting is via Zoom.
Sunday, July 19, 2026; Guest speaker, Alex Prizgintas, will present " Borscht Belt Artifacts: Relics of the Catskill Resort Age."
See the Meetings page for more details.
This meeting is via Zoom.
Sunday, August 16, 2026: Guest speaker Hal Bookbinder will present, "Ships of Our Ancestors"
See the Meetings page for more details.
This meeting is via Zoom.
Sunday, September 27, 2026: Guest speaker Bekah Purcell will present - lecture description coming soon
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October 18, 2026: "A Day of Individual Help - from JGSSN mentors"
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November 15, 2026: Guest speaker Bert Reiner will talk about his recent trip to Israel and Egypt
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