We have two seminars during the year, in the spring and the fall.
Spring Seminar
Spring Seminars typically feature society member presentations focusing on case studies, memoirs, and other genealogical subjects.
Our 2025 Spring Seminar will be held on April 26. To see a description of the Spring Seminar go here.
Fall Seminar
Fall Seminars feature a full day of presentations by nationally known speakers, recognized as experts on various historical and genealogical subjects. If you would like to suggest a speaker or a topic for one of our seminars, please send an email to our Seminars Chair.
Our 2024 Fall Seminar was held on October 26. For more information go here.
Past Seminar Topics
- Enhance Your Genealogy Research With DNA presented by Mia Bennett
- Treasures from the Attic: How My Search Began – Case Studies by NSDCGS Members
- Solving Your Mysteries: Techniques & Strategies presented by Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG®, CGL®, FASG, FNGS, FUGA
- Names, Places, Dates: Beyond the Obvious presented by Dr. Fritz Juengling, AG®️
- Evidence Essentials presented by Judy G. Russell
- A Day of DNA presented by Blaine Bettinger and Kitty Munson Cooper
- Forensic Genealogy presented by Colleen Fitzpatrick
- Climbing Your DNA Tree – Case Studies presented by Michelle Trostler, Jean Moss, CeCe Moore, and Kathleen Cooper
- Genealogy in Legal Records presented by Judy G. Russell
- Those Darned Brick Walls! – Case Studies presented by Judy Brooks, Teri Callahan, Margaret Read, and Mary Van Orsdol
- The Power of DNA presented by CeCe Moore
- Pacifica: Genealogy Research West of the Rockies – Case Studies presented by Marianne Meth, Carolyn Hoard, Sandy Follmer, and Sandy Parsons
- Road Map to Your Elusive Ancestors presented by James Tanner
- Jumping the Pond: Genealogy Research Outside of the United States – Case Studies presented by Jeanette Shiel, Tese Gorszwick, Donna Toro, and Mary Van Orsdol