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Jefferson County New York Genealogical Society (JCNYGS)
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Watertown, NY 13601


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 The JCNYGS site is a tool providing timely information to our members and guests. Via this site you can write us, send us genealogical queries, view our lecture schedule, learn of materials for sale, as well as accessing various links to other organizations. For our members in good standing, some 300 members in 35 states and Canada, you can use your log-in and password for unlimited access to all informers since 1994. The Informer is the society 24 page quarterly newsletter containing stories and photos on Jefferson County New York people and places thus providing research possibilities in each issue. This site is not specifically designed for research however we have partnered with Nancy "Nan" Dixon, coordinator of the Jefferson County New York GenWeb site, for some of your research needs. You can access her premier research pages through a direct link found on our homepage. Take a moment to notice all the links located at the bottom of the homepage. You may find something new by reviewing their pages.  Thank you for visiting us today and if not already a member, please consider joining us. The membership brochure link is also found on the homepage.

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The membership annual dues are $18.00 individuals, $20.00 family. This is no change from the year previous. All members will receive the login and password for the on-line version, if they choose to access it, and all members will receive the printed version. If a member does not want the printed version, we encourage sharing it with a friend, a local library, or place it in a location frequented by others who are could become interested in genealogy. Stray Informers have a way of soliciting new members.

Speaking of Informers, on this website are all the Informers since 1994. For members, these can be searched using Optical Character Recognition technology. Open an Informer for any given year (for convenience, we packaged them a year at a time), save the copy to your desktop, then open your search engine and type a word or name. If anywhere in that publication, the cursor will go to that page.

We are always seeking genealogy related articles for the newsletter. If you have a family article, or something in general, please contact a member of the presidency using the contact us tab. 

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            JCNYGS and this webpage is run by volunteers. As an organization, we are not able to offer personalized individual help with your family history research. However, we can point you to member organizations throughout the state that might be able to help you. Keep in mind that many times the first stop in researching New York State is to access NYGenWeb (see Nan Dixons link on main page of this site) and click on the appropriate county page for records and contact information. In addition, see the the bottom of the homepage for links to genealogy and history organizations.
 
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         The Jefferson County New York Genealogical Society is a membership organization open to anyone interested in Jefferson County New York genealogy. We encourage, and invite, members, non-members, and prospective members to any of our meetings. The doors are open.
 
Unless otherwise advertised, meetings are held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Ives Street. The church is located nearly across the street from Immaculate Heart Central School, 1316 Ives Street, Watertown, New York 13601.
 
Meetings are held nine months out of the year. There are no meetings held during December, January, and February.

The meetings are held the second Monday of the month. 6:00 meeting time.

After the pre-meeting social time, the meeting begins on time. The first 5 to 10 minutes are dedicated to society business, i.e. finance report, current events, upcoming events, etc. After business is finished, the guest lecturer is introduced and the remainder of the meeting is turned over to the presenter. Most, if not all, meetings are interactive meaning questions can be asked during the presentation.


 

 

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