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Presentations at Upcoming Meetings

August 2026

DATE: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 12:00 noon (Mountain Time)
LOCATION: Idaho State Archives (Idaho History Center), 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise
SPEAKER: Ed Storey
TOPIC: Combining City Directories and Sanborn Maps

City Directories were produced and sold before telephone books became available. Sanborn maps were sold to insurance underwriters to help them better estimate the cost of insurance.  Best of all, using the two different documents together can provide a great deal of useful information.  Where to find city directories and Sanborn maps and how to use them will be covered.
Speaker Bio
Ed Storey has been a long-time writer of articles on the topic of genealogy for publications such as Your Genealogy Today and Internet Genealogy.  His specialty is locating hard-to-find records of ancestors.

September 2026

DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 12:00 noon (Mountain Time)
LOCATION: Idaho State Archives (Idaho History Center), 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise
SPEAKER: Susan C. Kim
TOPIC: Using Land Records to Fill The Gaps

Discover how land records can salve your genealogical brick walls by placing ancestors in a specific time and place.  This session explores the differences between State and Federal land states, demonstrates how to navigate the BLM GLO website, and reveals how to uncover hidden familial relationships within deed transfers. Learn to interpret the clues left behind in the soil to reconstruct your family's history. 

Speaker Bio
Susan Kim is a professional genealogist who honed her research and analytical skills while completing a masters degree in epidemiology and during a 30-year career as a pediatrician. In 2020, she transitioned her focus from  medicine to family history.  She holds a Certificate in Genealogy Research from Boston University and operates her own firm, Susan C. Kim Family Historian.

All monthly meeting presentations are free and open to the public, both in person and via Zoom. Society members receive meeting notifications that include the pertinent Zoom information. Nonmembers may request the Zoom link during the week each meeting is held by sending an email to IdahoGenSociety.com. Zoom requests must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on the day of the meeting. The Society's Board Meetings are held on the same day as its monthly meetings and are also open to anyone who would like to participate. These meetings begin at 10:30AM. If attending via Zoom, use the same Zoom information as for the monthly meeting presentation.