• 10 monthly meetings featuring expert speakers, tutorials and discussions with members sharing materials, research, methods and ideas, as well as research success and failures.
   
  
• Members-only assisted research afternoon at the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center
   
  
• Once a month you may ask new member board member education coordinator one of THE most knowledgeable Jewish genealogists in the world, one question on how best for you to do your research. He will not do your research but he will certainly give you suggestions to help you in your genealogy.
   
  
• Use of our new translations service for single documents, birth, marriage or death records or other single page documents.
   
  
• Borrowing our growing library of videos and CDs including our series of How to Begin Your Genealogy. 
   
• New member kit with resource lists on websites, suggested books and local resources, and information on genealogy programs
   
• Subscription to Venturing Into Our Past our monthly electronic newsletter with meeting notices, genealogical hints and items of interest
   
• Opportunity to network with other people interested in Jewish genealogy
   
• Information exchange with others who are researching families from the same towns as your ancestors
   
• Guidance from local experts to help you with your research

Editorial and feature articles for Venturing into our Past, as well as tips for pursuit of genealogical research are welcome.  Send such material as a file attachment or message via email to newslettereditor@jgscv.org

Although, there is no charge to attend the meetings, we need dues paying members for room rental, insurance, programs and purchases for our library ― genealogy books, journals and maps.

Dues are $25.00 for a single membership and $30.00 for a household unit.  If you are a new member, please complete and return the New Membership Application.  If you are an existing member, please complete and return the Renewal Membership Application.