Blog | California Genealogical Society

by Jennifer Dix (11/7/2020)

Our Events

November 7: “Intro to Genealogy” our FREE popular monthly basics class. This month: Vital Records (Birth, Marriage & Death)

Conferences and Seminars:

November 9: “Back to Your Past: For Students 8-12” (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society)

November 12-14: Fall Research Stay-at-Home Conference (American Ancestors)

November 13-15: “Remembering Your Heritage” (Texas State Genealogical Society)

November 14: Virtual Seminar Featuring Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective (Genealogical Society of Bergen County)

November 14: FHF Virtual Really Useful Family History Show (Family History Federation)

November 14: DNA Explorers: Presentations on Genetic Genealogy (Kokomo-Howard County Public Library)

November 14: “Identifying and Preserving Family Photographs from the 1800s” (Ohio History Connection Webinar)

Classes:
Numerous associations offer online genealogy events every week. Most are free. To register for one of the events below, click on the name of the host organization.

American Ancestors

November 12: “Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War” by Nathaniel Philbrick

BYU Family History Library

November 11: “Finding Your Ancestors and Relatives with Military Records” with James Tanner

Family History Library
November 9-15: Latin Handwriting Seminar

Legacy Family Tree

November 10: “Why I Love-And How to Use-The Newspaper Collections at MyHeritage” by Sunny Morton

November 11: “Deeds Not Words: Finding Your Merchant Marine Ancestors” by Michael L. Strauss

Conference Keeper has a large calendar of events (too many to list) hosted by various genealogical organizations. New events are added often, so check the calendar frequently.

Here are a few of the coming week’s highlights:

November 10:

Beginning Genealogy Webinar with Hal Horrocks (Orange County CA Genealogical Society)

“Locating Ancestors on the Dawes Rolls” by Kathy Huber (Dallas Public Library)

“Was Grandma a Gun Moll?” (Louisville KY Genealogical Society)

“The California State Archives” by Marianne Meth (North San Diego County Genealogical Society)

November 11

“Lincoln and Thanksgiving” (Fountaindale IL Public Library)

November 12

“Pathways to Spicy Stories: An Overview of Court Records” (Fox Valley Genealogical Society)

November 14

“Researching with Heirlooms” by Claire McKarns (San Diego Genealogical Society)

November 15

“No Language Barrier: Immigrant Clues in Photographs” Maureen Taylor (Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society)

“Crossing the Plains: Researching Your Overland Trail Ancestor” (Omaha Public Library by Kassie Nelson)

See our post “Genealogy Learning in the Time of Coronavirus” for links to classes archived online at Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsTech, and more. Be well, stay safe, and happy learning!

Our Annual Appeal

by Jennifer Dix (11/4/2020)

To our members:

Every year about this time, CGS kicks off an appeal for donations. Letters have already been sent to all CGS members. We appreciate your support.

If you can’t find your letter, or if a non-member wishes to make a donation, it can be done using our website. Go to CaliforniaAncestors.org, click on “members” on the tool bar, and from the dropdown menu, click on “Support CGS/Donate.” At the bottom of that page is a form to be filled out for making a donation. You can print the form and mail it to us with a check, or you can use Paypal.

Thank you,

James Sorenson, President

Online genealogy, week of November 2-8

by Jennifer Dix (11/1/2020)

Our Events

November 7: “Intro to Genealogy” our FREE popular monthly basics class. This month: Vital Records (Birth, Marriage & Death)

Conferences and Seminars:
November 7: “The Bookends of Liberty: 300 Years of the Growth of Freedom in North America” featuring David Allen Lambert and Gena Philibert-Ortega (Bucks County Ancestry Fair)

Classes:
Numerous associations offer online genealogy events every week. Most are free. To register for one of the events below, click on the name of the host organization.

American Ancestors

November 5: “Stories from the Archives: Objects of Mourning” by Judy Lucey

BYU Family History Library

November 4: “‘Extra! Extra! Read All About It’: Finding Your Family History in Newspapers” with Kathryn Grant

November 5: The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X with author Tamara Payne

Family History Library
November 2: “Using the Family Search Catalog”

November 3: “Using the Family Search Mobile Apps”

November 5: “Swedish Genealogy Files: Mystery of the Unknown Father in 1800”

Legacy Family Tree

November 3 & 4: “Australian Census Substitutes” by Helen V. Smith

November 4: “How to Connect with Your Pilgrim Ancestors to Join the Mayflower Society” by Kate Eakman

Southern California Genealogical Society

November 7: “Researching Your French Canadian Ancestors” by Johanne Gervais

Conference Keeper has a large calendar of events (too many to list; visit the website for hidden gems) hosted by various genealogical organizations. New events are added often, so check back frequently.
Here are a few of the coming week’s highlights:

November 3

“From Webinar to Degree: Exploring Genealogy Education Options for You” (Utah Genealogical Association)

“Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye” (Manatee Genealogical Society)

“The Forgotten and the Maligned: Using Government Documents for Genealogical Research” (Allen County Public Library)

November 5

“Genealogy for Misers” (Omaha Public Library)

“Past is Present: Using Digital Resources to Find Your Family’s First World War History” (Quebec Family History Society)

November 7

“Finding Your Mexican Ancestors: An Introduction to Mexican Genealogy” (Santa Rosa Junior College)

“Advanced Polish Research” (Northwest Suburban Genealogy Society)

“Native American Family Research” (Tennessee Genealogical Society)

“Digging Deeper: Researching Women’s History” (Seattle Genealogical Society)

“Researching Military History and Records and the Making of We Are American Soldiers” (Chinese Family History Group of Southern California)

See our post “Genealogy Learning in the Time of Coronavirus” for links to classes archived online at Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsTech, and more. Be well, stay safe, and happy learning!