Annual Spring Conference
Registration for our next annual conference will be available in January 2018. Our brochure will be available in January and will be in the "Downloadable Documents" section.
Please see the "Events" tab on the menu for more information.
NSGS holds it annual conference in late April or early May each year, moving it to different locations across Nebraska. Locations and speakers for past and upcoming conferences are below.
| Year |
Place |
Speaker(s) |
| 1998 |
Columbus |
Neill, Michael John |
| 1999 |
Grand Island |
DeBartolo Carmack, Sharon |
| 2000 |
Kearney |
Hosman, Lloyd & Quinn, Joyw Lette |
| 2001 |
Grand Island |
Eakle, Arlene & Witcher, Curt |
| 2002 |
Grand Island |
DeBartolo Carmack, Sharon |
| 2003 |
Hastings |
Howells, Cindi |
| 2004 |
Omaha |
Schweitzer, George |
| 2005 |
North Platte |
Coleman, Ruby |
| 2006 |
Beatrice |
Colletta, John Philip |
| 2007 |
Lexington |
DeBartolo Carmack, Sharon |
| 2008 |
Lincoln |
Smolenyak Smolenyak, Megan |
| 2009 |
Scottsbluff |
Miller, Julie |
| 2010 |
Norfolk |
Stuart-Warren, Paula |
| 2011 |
Nebr. City |
Blankenau, Gail |
| 2012 |
Grand Island |
Prescott, Laura |
| 2013 |
Grand Island |
Foulk, Beth (Watson) |
| 2014 |
Grand Island |
Various speakers on "Societies with Secrets" |
| 2015 |
Grand Island |
Morgan, George G. |
| 2016 |
Kearney |
Sayre, Rick & Pam |
| 2017 |
Lincoln |
Taylor, D. Joshua |
|
2018
|
Columbus |
Russell, Judy "Legal Genealogist"
|
| 2019 |
Grand Island |
Bettinger, Blaine (DNA) |
| 2020 |
Lincoln?? |
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2019 Conference: April 26-27, 2019 at Quality Inn & Conference Center, Grand Island, Nebraska
Our featured speaker will be Blaine Bettinger
Blaine's topics:
Using Autosomal DNA to Explore Your Ancestry
Working with Testing Company Results
Are You Doing Everything to Identify Your DNA Matches
Using GedMatch and DNA Painter to Analyze Your Autosomal DNA
DNA and the Aftermath of Uncovered Family Secrets
Nine Breakout sessions to choose from including:
Dating Photographs
Document Preservation
Homestead Records & Plat Maps
Early Life in Nebraska
Cemetery Symbolism & Cleaning
How to Make A Family History Book
MORE TBA
