The Capital District Genealogical Society recently announced its speaker schedule for 2026.
Members can register for meetings the first of the month and non-members can register on the 16th of the month if there are still openings. Meetings take place on Saturdays beginning at 1 p.m.
Jan. 24 – Zoom Only – “Adding Y-DNA to Your Genealogy Toolbox” – Skip Duett
Feb. 28 – Zoom Only – “We Still Don’t Miss 1890, Much – Part II” – Sara Cochran
March 28 – Zoom Only – “What’s New at the Hart Cluett Museum of Historic Rensselaer County” – Kathy Sheehan
April 25 – In Person – Family History Help Day at the Guilderland Public Library
May 16 – Zoom Only – “Loyal or Doubtful: Loyalism in New York During the American Revolution” – Brendon Burns
June 27 – Hybrid – “The Tax Man Cometh: Using Tax Records to Dig Up Your Ancestors” – Carol Cook Darrow
July 25 – Hybrid – “Scottish Immigration” – Scott Norrick
Aug. 22 – Annual Picnic
Sept. 26 – Zoom Only – “Investigative Genetic Genealogy” – Jay Pellitier
Oct. 24 – Hybrid – “Mapping for Genealogists” – Kimball Carter
Nov. 14 – Hybrid – “Answers to Questions You Have Always Wanted to Ask” – Panel Discussion
No meeting in December.
For more information, go to: https://www.cdgsny.org/saturdays
