CAPITAL DISTRICT GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
501(c)(3) Charity
PO Box 2175 ESP Station Albany NY 12220 contactcdgs@cdgsny.org
PO Box 2175 ESP Station Albany NY 12220 contactcdgs@cdgsny.org
We are a 501 (c)(3) Charity
Some events are sponsored by CDGS and are so identified. Other events are sponsored by other organizations. (Click on the Calendar Image)
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Tip Of The Month
Check out "Special Interest Groups"
on our menu to find out about a very special in-person event at Siena College on Wednesday, June 4th, 7 pm at Siena College when Dr. Janet Shideler, Professor of French at Siena College will speak to us about:
Who were the French people who came to the New World and why did they come? Why years later, did so many Quebecois for "les Etats", beginning around 1840.
Also the next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy Group will meet Sunday, July 1st 1:30 to 3:30. Contact jewishsig@cdgsny.org if you are interested in attending and would like more information.
June 28, 2025
Tracing Your Story: The First Steps in Adoptee Research
Judy Russell
It's hard enough to find our way own all the winding paths of our family history when we can follow our direct bloodlines. When adoption muddies the trail, it gets even harder. But tracing your story as an adoptee isn't impossible, and taking the right first steps will make the task easier.
Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®, is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at https://www.legalgenealogist.com.
Registration opens June 1st, for members of CDGS. If there is space remaining, non-members can register starting June 17th. Registration closes at 11pm, 2 days prior to the event. See "How Do I?" on our menu to learn how to register for this event.
CDGS Members - In addition to our most recent presentation video (May meeting) we have posted a Bonus 30 minute Video about the Orphan trains in our members only section. We will soon be adding another Bonus Video about Asylums in New York.
