Explore emigration records created by our ancestors before they left on their journey overseas. Learn strategies for locating and interpreting these records, with a focus on sources from Germany, France, Italy, Scandinavia, Ireland, and beyond.

Navigating Ancestral Arrivals: A Genealogist's Treasure Map to Immigration Records

Discover how to trace your ancestors’ arrival in the U.S. using immigration records. Learn to decode manifests, interpret notations, and explore real case studies with practical tools and strategies to uncover their stories.

Moonshine & Coal Mines: Unraveling Stories & Secrets to Reconstruct a Family Through Oral History Documents and DNA

Uncover the origins of a 19th-century Polish immigrant family through DNA, records, and myth-busting research. Follow their journey from coal mines to hidden siblings and stills, while learning tools to trace complex immigrant histories.

Beginning in 1978, the Nebraska State Genealogical Society has held an annual genealogy conference every year with the exception of 2020 due to the pandemic. Nationally known speakers have given presentations on all kinds of genealogical resources, research techniques and organizational methods. Many local speakers have also contributed their expertise on a variety of subjects over the years. We strive to make each conference informative and helpful to anyone with their family history research.

NSGS holds it annual genealogy conference and annual membership meeting in late April or early May each year, moving it to different locations across Nebraska. Locations and speakers for past conferences are below.

Year	Place	Speaker(s)
1978	Lincoln	James, Colin
1979	Kearney	Harriss, Helen
1980	Norfolk	Parker, Jimmy B
1981	Kearney	Walker, James D
1982	North Platte	Wellauer, Maralyn A
1983	Omaha	Wright, Norman
1984	Kearney	Bloxham, Dr V Ben
1985	Grand Island	Clay, Robert Young
1986	Minden	Hotaling, Donna Reid
1987	Lincoln	Schweitzer, Dr George K
1988	Kearney
1989	Grand Island	Schweitzer, Dr George K
1990	Omaha	Leubking, Sandra & James, Colin
1991	Columbus	Bockstruck, Lloyd D
1992	Kearney	Jensen, Larry O
1993	Beatrice	Bockstruck, Lloyd D
1994	Grand Island	Eakle, Arlene
1995	York
1996	North Platte	Jones, Henry (Hank) Z
1997	Hastings	NSGS Presenters
1998	Columbus	Neill, Michael John
1999	Grand Island	DeBartolo Carmack, Sharon
2000	Kearney	Hosman, Lloyd & Quinn, Joye 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, Megan
2009	Scottsbluff	Miller, Julie
2010	Norfolk	Stuart-Warren, Paula
2011	Nebraska 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	Columbus	CANCELLED Due to COVID-19
2021	Virtual (online)	Jones, Tom
2022	Virtual (online)	Powell, Kimberly
2023	Kearney	Beaird, Tina
2024	Columbus	Bettinger, Blaine
2025	Virtual (online)	Melanie McComb & Brian Rhinehart
2026	Omaha	Lisa Vogele