The first 15 minutes will bre members only so we can vote on the slate for the Board of Directors of JGSLI.

Starting at 2:15 PM

We will explore what is new in 4 areas of genealogy. There will be a general session for an overview of each topic followed by 2 sets of breakout sessions to dig deeper plus ask questions of our experts.

1. Historical Vital Records (Alec Ferretti)- Focusing on the NYC Municipal Archives' new website, with online access to images of over 10 million NYC birth, marriage and death certificates.

2. The 1950 U.S. census, (Bonnie Birns) which became available online in April 2022.offers many insights to life in the post-WWII era.

3. WebSurrogate (Alex Calzareth) - Indexes to probate cases in 51 of NY State's 62 counties, including Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland; plus many images of files created from Feb. 2014 on.

4. Latest Developments in DNA (TBD) –updates on the major commercial companies offering DNA testing plus new tools available on GEDMATCH.

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