Members only online discussion prior to JGSI's Feb. 22, 2026,  lecture:

Discussion topic: "Using JGSI's Subject Database to Identify Our Ancestor's Organization"

If your research leads you to the name of an organization that you want to learn more about, JGSI's Subject Database may have the answer. These organization names may appear on death certificates, cemetery sections, or obits. Your ancestors  may have belonged to a shul that you can't quite remember. For example, was it Anshe something .... ?

Mike Karsen will provide a short tour through our website to show where to find some answers.

If you have a specific mystery you are looking for, please email Mike ahead of time at Karsen.Mike@gmail.com.

Mike Karsen is past president of JGSI and is the architect of JGSI’s “Names” and “Subjects” Databases. He currently serves as JGSI Executive Vice President.

This 1 p.m. Central Time Zoom session is for JGSI members only.

Please register/RSVP by clicking the button at left. Note that today's online lecture requires a separate registration that you will find in the events listing below. 

This 1 p.m. online session  is a time for open discussion. Bring your genealogy questions and brick walls, and help answer questions of others.

This discussion session will adjourn at 1:50 p.m., 10 minutes before the presentation at 2 p.m. Central Time. You will need to leave this meeting and use your other Zoom link for the main meeting.

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