CGS is pleased to have such wide support for our ongoing virtual classes ever since the pandemic put in-person classes on hold. We have some wonderful classes coming up in October, all accessible from the comfort of your own home.
Saturday, October 2: Intro to Genealogy! Our monthly basics class. This month: Using the Census.
Jonathan Burgess
Tuesday, October 5: “BIPOC Genealogy and African American History in California’s Gold Rush” Jonathan Burgess offers a series of 3 classes on the history of California’s Black, Indigenous and people of color. On October 5, he discusses The Importance of Family Oral Narrative in BIPOC Genealogy. The following week, on October 12, he talks about the California African American Gold Rush Association. On November 9, he discusses Hidden Figures During the California Gold Rush. Don’t miss this special series!
Saturday, October 9: Monthly Board Meeting. All welcome. Please pre-register.
Stewart Traiman
October 16 & 19: “Excel for Genealogists.” Stewart Blandón Traimon reprises his popular course on using the Excel program to further your genealogy research and organization. Did you know October 17 is National Spreadsheets Day?
Saturday, October 16: “Spooky Family History: Ancestral Graveyards” (Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group). The SIG’s monthly meeting has a Halloween-oriented theme. We’ll also be discussing latest FTM updates, recent changes at Ancestry, and much more!
Alec Feretti
Saturday, October 23: “Italian Genealogy: Tracing your Immigrants in the US and in Italy.” Alec Ferretti leads this in-depth, day long seminar on researching Italian immigration to the US and records in the old country.
Ron Arons
Tuesday, October 26: “Finding Living People on the Internet.” It can be done! Ron Arons offers tips and techniques on using the Web to track down and contact long-lost cousins.
Saturday, October 30: “Rethinking Passenger Lists.” Karina Robinson explores some of the many types of passenger, immigration, and customs lists available to family history researchers.
You can find these and all our upcoming events listed on our website. Classes often fill quickly, so make your reservations now!
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