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Sunday September 22 2024
Save the date for our next meeting!
Please join us virtually on Sunday September 22, 2024 at 1:30PM for Alec Ferretti's presentation, "Buried in the Federal Records Center: Uncovering XC Pension Files."

Zoom information will be sent out the week before the meeting to JGSMD members.

This talk will discuss how to obtain deceased 20th century veterans’ claims files, of which 1.1 million boxes are languishing in warehouses around the US. Much like the civil war pensions, these are potentially the most lengthy and genealogically rich files you’ll ever encounter.

Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who has worked for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high net worth clients. Alec specializes in the genealogy of 20th century immigrants to the United States. He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences. He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & Technology Group, serves actively on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and on the Board of Reclaim the Records, a nonprofit dedicated to wrangling public records from obstinate government agencies.
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News Tidbits

JGS Maryland has been reconstituted!
JGSMD had its initial meeting on Sunday August 18, 2013 to see if there was interest in the group's reconstituting. The turnout was overwhelming, with 31 people attending with only a few days' notice. Look forward to new programming over the next year!
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