[CA-SCGS] Upcoming SoCal Genealogy Events - February/March 2016

February

1          Corona Genealogical Society - Meeting, Len Enlow presenting
                 
4          Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society - Meeting, Panel featuring members of So Cal APG
                 
6          Genealogical Society of Hispanic America - Southern California Meeting at the SCGS          
            Research Library
                 
6          Ventura County Genealogical Society - Genealogy Fair and  21st Century African American                             Genealogy Seminar, Kenyatta Berry presenting
                 
6          San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society - Meeting, Eva Ulz and Dan Krieger presenting

8          Temecula Valley Genealogical Society- Meeting, Jean Wilcox Hibben presenting

14        San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society - Meeting, Dr. Stephen Morse presenting
             
17        North Orange County Genealogical Society - Meeting, Jane Neff Rollins presenting  

20        South Orange County Genealogical Society - Meeting, Gena Philibert-Ortega presenting

21        Questing Heirs Genealogical Society - Meeting with Linda Serna and Connie Moretti
                            
25-27   Conference of California Historical Societies - Spring Symposium 2016, San Juan                                             Capistrano, CA

27        West Valley Genealogical Society - Annual Seminar, Rick and Pam Sayre presenting

March

3          Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles - Meeting with Roger Lustig

5          Orange County California Genealogical Society - Genealogy Bash & Book Faire with 
             Lisa Louise Cooke

5          San Louis Obispo Genealogical Society -  Genealogy Quest: Moving Forward into Our Past                                with J. Mark Lowe & Cafi Cohen presenting

5          Escondido Family History Fair

8          Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County - meeting
            with Megan Lewis, USHMM

12        Conejo Valley Genealogical Society - Spring Seminar with Thomas W. Jones,  Ph.D., CG,
            CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS

12        Discover Your Roots- 14th Annual African Amerian Family History Conference
            Los Angeles

12        Pomona Valley Genealogical Society - Meeting, Gena Philibert-Ortega presenting

16        North San Diego County Genealogical Society - Spring Seminar with CeCe Moore

17-19  California African Amercian Genealogy Society's 30th Annual Conference

19       Ventura County Genealogical Society - Meeting, Barbara Randall presenting

20       Questing Heirs Genealogical Society - Meeting, Marion Werle presenting

* Some Seminars and meetings may require registration and fees. Check the websites for more information, availability, and applicable prices. SCGS is not responsible for fees or the events listed above.

** This is not an inclusive list and was generated from internet searches. There are so many wonderful educational opportunities available, that it is just too hard to cover all of them! 

Do you have an event you would like featured in our SoCal Events posts? SCGS is happy to help out and let our readers know of opportunities to further their genealogical education. Send the date, conference or seminar title, featured speaker, and a live link to your website or flyer to socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com with the heading "SoCal Event".

Submissions must be received by March 18 for the April/May edition, by May 13 for June/July (SCGS and Social Meida will be involved with the final preparations for our Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy 2016 conferences in June- so we need to get this one set up in advance), and by July 15 for Aug/Sept.

[CA-SCGS] Upcoming Events at the SCGS Family Research Library

Kick-start your 2016 family research by participating in one of the many Special Interest Group meetings, Free Lectures, and Research Assistance opportunities happening at the SCGS Library in Burbank in January.

January 30             DNA Interest Group

January 31             Irish Interest Group

February 3             French-Canadian Research Assistance

February 6             GSHA-SC General Meeting

February 6             The Master Genealogist (TMG) User Group

February 8             Legacy User Group

February 10           French-Canadian Research Assistance

February 13           Lunch & Learn

February 13           African-American Interest Group

February 14               Writer's Group

February 14           Family Tree Maker (FTM) User Group

February 16           Hispanic Tuesday Research Assistance

February 17           French-Canadian Research Assistance

February 20           German Interest Group

February 21           RootsMagic User Group

February 24           French-Canadian Research Assistance


Schedules are subject to last minute changes, so be sure and double check our online calendar.

Please drop by to do independent research whenever the library is open. Find our hours and more information here.

Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street Glenoaks

(818) 843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com 

[CA-SCGS] The Master Genealogist™ (TMG) User Group – February 6, 2016

Post by Terri Carlson

SCGS TMG User Group Meeting
Saturday, February 6, 2016
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: 
Southern California Genealogical Society Family Research Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California
818-843-7247

The next meeting of the SCGS TMG User Group (TMG-UG) will focus on features of The Master Genealogist™ version 9.05 and its companion software, Second Site©. 

TMG-UG meets monthly on the afternoon of the first Saturday of the month except for holiday weekends and scheduled SCGS events. Meetings are held at the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank. The library is not open for research during the meeting.

TMG-UG meeting dates for 2016 are posted on the SCGS Computer Software User Groups web page and on the SCGS calendar.

Please direct any questions you may have about the meeting to: Patt Ricketts. To add your name to our meeting reminder list contact Cheri.

TMG-UG is a forum for users of The Master Genealogist™ (TMG) software to gather and discuss features, issues, and practical application of the “the gold standard in family history software” and its companion software, Second Site©. As an Interest Group of the Southern California Genealogical Society, our meetings are open to the general public. There is no fee for participation. Donations are gratefully accepted.

[CA-SCGS] 2016 SCGS Board of Directors Officers Elected

The Southern California Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the installation of the following officers elected at the January 21 Board meeting:

President - Dave Burde

1st Vice President - Jean Taeuffer

Recording Secretary - Kathy Holland

Treasurer - Louise Calaway

Financial Secretary - Peggy Schultz

Corresponding Secretary - Fran Bumann

Members of the 2016 Board include:

Diane Adamson

Charlotte Bocage

Mary Daly

Suzy Goulet

Lise Harding

Jay Holladay

Dick Humphrey

Barbara Randall

Walt Sturrock

Southern California Genealogical Society
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Quarterly SCGS Irish Workshop - Sunday, January 31, 2016

Do you have Irish roots? Are you interested in Celtic history?

If the answer to either question is yes, then you won’t want to miss the next quarterly SCGS Irish Workshop on Sunday, January 31st, 2016 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank. 

The meeting will begin at 10:00 am with a general question and answer session.  The group will break for lunch from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm. After lunch, a presentation about 17th Century Sources will begin. If time permits, a review of 18^th Century Sources will be conducted.

Since there is no 5^th Sunday in March, we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day early!  So wear your green or orange, and bring your favorite family memories, tales of your favorite Irish characters and maybe even some Irish family recipes to share. Favorite Irish goodies would be welcome too!

Feel free to bring your laptop, tablet or another device to join in and do some researching of your own. There will be time allotted for help with your personal research at the end of the discussion.

There is no fee for participating and you do not need to be an SCGS member to attend. For more information click here. The library will be closed for general research.

SCGS Irish Interest Group

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

5th Sunday of the Month

SCGS Family Research Library

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, California

[CA-SCGS] Preserve the Pensions Project Update

In 2015, SCGS took up the challenge issued by the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) to create a matching program for donations to the Preserve the Pensions project. The SCGS Board of Directors voted to match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the first $2,500 of donations made by SCGS members, Jamboree guests, and others in support of the monumental task of digitizing 7.2 million pages of pension records.

Your generous donations, along with the SCGS pledge, contributed over $6,700 to the FGS campaign, ensuring the digitization and preservation of thousands of pages of pension files. Thanks to your generosity, images of important genealogical and historical significance will be preserved for future generations. 

The Federation of Genealogical Societies recently announced the exciting news that the $2 million dollar mark was surpassed in 2015 with the generous support of donors like you. Please take a moment to read more about the project on the FGS Voice Blog.

With our sincere gratitude for your support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, California 91504

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] SCGS at Genealogy Roadshow

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Southern California Genealogical Society booth at Union Station on Saturday for the taping of Genealogy Roadshow. It was wonderful to meet new friends, greet members, and make new connections. We loved hearing your research stories, and helping to find new resources or avenues for research! 

It was so exciting to watch the production of the show and meet the people behind the scenes who work so hard to make both the show and the events surrounding it such a success. The show hosts Kenyatta D. Berry, Joshua Taylor, and Mary Tedesco were gracious and welcoming to all. It was a pleasure to watch them at work.

Clockwise from left: Signs posted in Union Station directing participants; show hosts Mary Tedesco, Joshua Taylor, Kenyatta D. Berry; SCGS members Jane Van Tour and Adrian Foushee; filming of a segment wth Joshua Taylor; SCGS member Lynne Parmenter discussing genealogy; SCGS My Heritage t-shirts on display!; SCGS members Adrian Foushee, Lynne Parmenter, Jane Van Tour, Lise Harding and The Family Curator & Jamboree friend, Denise Levenick. 

Thank you to all the SCGS members and members of the SCGS board of directors who helped make this event a success and who came to support Genealogy Roadshow. Special thanks to Joel Fritsche for photos and background assistance.

Genealogy Roadshow season 3 will air starting May 17, 2016.  For more information, please visit Genealogy Roadshow at www.pbs.org.

[CA-SCGS] DNA Interest Group Meeting: Saturday, January 30,2016

SCGS DNA Interest Group Meeting

The SCGS DNA Interest Group invites you to attend their next meeting on Saturday, January 30, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the SCGS Library

The program will consist of:

10:00-10:10    Announcements & Introductions

10:10-11:45    "Hunting DNA in China and the Louie Family" presented by Alice M. Fairhurst

11:45-12:45    Lunch

12:45-2:00      Individualized help. Please bring your DNA results and 

                        password if needed.

Individualized help will be available after the presentation for those that want to order DNA tests or who have received DNA results and need help managing their personal page or interpreting their results.

The public is welcome!

A $5.00 donation is suggested for attendance. Bring your lunch, or join us for pizza for an additional $5.00.  

SCGS DNA Interest Group 

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

SCGS Family Research Library

417 Irving Street

Burbank, CA 91504

Cross Street Glenoaks

The SCGS DNA Interest Group was formed in 2005 and held its first meeting in conjunction with the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOOG) in July 2005. The group focus is to provide education to assist genealogists to understand the DNA test process and interpret their test results.

For more information contact Bonny Cook, Alice Fairhurst or Kathy Johnston at dna@scgsgenealogy.com.

[CA-SCGS] Nikkei Genealogical Society Meeting at SCGS - Saturday, January 23, 2016

Posted by Melinda Crawford

Save The Date - Saturday, January 23, 2016, from 1-3 pm

Please join us at our next NikkeiGen meeting on Saturday, January 23rd at the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) Research Library, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA. Following a brief welcome, introductions, and update, we will be joined by professional archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe for an engaging presentation on how to manage your digital environment for effective genealogy research with simple and effective organizing ideas. Nancy has appeared on PBS’ American Experience, at RootsTech, and Jamboree. 

Note: Limited seat availability; please RSVP by sending an email to info@nikkeigenealogicalsociety.org. 

A $5-$10 donation per person is suggested for non-SCGS members and library patrons.

The Nikkei Genealogical Society (aka NikkeiGen) is a group that provides opportunities to collaborate, research, and network with others interested in discovering their Japanese roots. As an affiliate of the Southern California Genealogical Society, NikkeiGen meets at various locations including the SCGS Research Library. 

Southern California Genealogical Society 

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, California 

Cross street Glenoaks

(818) 843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com 

PBS Genealogy Roadshow in Los Angeles This Saturday! Join the Fun!

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Join us as we welcome PBS and the Genealogy Roadshow crews to Los Angeles, California. It's an opportunity to have fun, explore your family history, learn about local resources, and watch the making of one of your favorite TV shows!

When: Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

(Hint: get there early - lines start forming at 8:00 a.m.)

Where: Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

For driving directions and a map, click here.

A special note from SCGS member Jane Van Tour:

I have had the pleasure of attending other tapings of Season 3 of Genealogy Roadshow. This one is in our backyard - please come, you won't be disappointed! As you see the historic Union Station with its mixture of Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture, open your genealogical minds. You may hear the notes of a Glen Miller song or see the many troops who moved through the station during World War II.  Perhaps, like our Jamboree Chair Alice Fairhurst, one of them was your relative. Visit the SCGS table and those of the other groups who are there. Please make sure to stop by the PBS table and get a picture with one of their signs and thank them for their programming. You can also use your research skills to find other things to do in the area.

The Southern California Genealogical Society would like to thank PBS and Genealogy Roadshow for this wonderful event and for the excellent work they do to provide educational opportunities and to showcase the richness and diversity that family history and genealogy can help us discover about our ancestors, and ourselves. 

Things To Do Downtown

If you are so inspired by your visit to Genealogy Roadshow that you want to start investigating your family history immediately, you are in luck! The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) Central Library is located just a short distance away...and on the 16th, the SCGS is hosting a Genealogy Garage workshop "Is Your Family in the LAPL Family History Archives" from 11 am - 1 pm in the History & Genealogy Department, Lower Level 4.  To find out more, visit the SCGS website. 

Whether you take a stroll over to El Pueblo de Los Angeles on Olvera Street, head to Chinatown, wander in search of some fantastic food, or take in nearby sights, there are unique opportunities to learn about the rich cultural diversity and experience the history of the area. Click this link for more ideas!

Southern California Genealogical Society
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California 91504
818.843.7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Legacy User Group Meeting January 11, 2016 - CANCELLED

The Legacy User Group meeting scheduled for Monday, January 11, 2016, has been cancelled.

The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 8, 2016, from 7-9 pm.

For further information contact the Legacy User Group Leader, Barb Randall, at barbmran@aol.com.

Southern California Genealogical Society
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California
Cross street Glenoaks
818.843.7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] SCGS German Interest Group Meeting - Saturday, January 16, 2016

Interested in vintage automobiles and how you can date photographs by identifying them? Join the SCGS German Interest Group at their next meeting to be held from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, January 16, 2016 in the SCGS Library. Group member, Bill Zappen will be giving a presentation on "Vintage Automobile Photos: Here and Abroad"

Edward McKelvey will present more information on "Common German Words" and Walt Sturrock will continue his series on "Reading Old German Gothic Script." 

The group member of the month is Edie Ditmars

A proud "Schwob," Edie (aka Edelgard Helga Hofmann Kirchhoff Ditmars) joined SCGS under false pretenses. Born during an air raid in WWII Germany, she is more interested in discovering her family's place in that complex era than in her ancestral roots. To that end, she feels especially fortunate to count among her resources five 5-in. binders of family photos, rarities from an era when war destroyed such treasures; several binders of her mother's transcribed memories of life in Wuestenrot (near Heilbronn) and Ludwigsburg (near Stuttgart); a hand-drawn Stammbaum created for her great grandmother's 80th birthday in 1948; and many contemporaneous books and other artifacts. For a recent SCGS German Interest Group discussion of German cooking, Edie displayed many of the kitchen objects she is lucky to have received from her grandmother, as well as utensils that testify to the Schwobs' infamous frugality. Edie still hopes to discover relatives of her birth father who was born in Chemnitz, Saxony.

The goal of the SCGS German Interest Group is to provide a wide range of resources both inside and outside the SCGS Library to help trace German families. They often have a speaker on German research and the group is happy to offer assistance with your German research problems. New members and guests are always welcome.

For more information, please contact Allene Aubertin

SCGS German Interest Group
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Third Saturday of the month
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

(818) 843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com





 

[CA-SCGS] Family Tree Maker User Group meeting, January 10, 2016

Posted by Dick Humphrey

Preparing for Future Directions

Although sales of Family Tree Maker are now discontinued by Ancestry.com, the program itself along with TreeSync and Ancestry web clipping continue to function normally throughout the entire year 2016. There is absolutely no need to make any rash moves at this time. If changing to another genealogy software program will be the direction that you eventually take, do note that both Legacy and RootsMagic have already released updates to their offerings to improve the import of data from FTM. In fact, RootsMagic has done it twice in December! 

Whether or not you make a switch, now is an excellent time to examine your tree for problems and quality issues.

In our January 10, 2016, meeting we will focus on the following topics:

1. Clean up your tree. Procedures will be reviewed to check on people (facts and relationships), places, pictures (images) and sources - the principal data tables in FTM.
2. Backup your tree. The backup process for Family Tree Maker and the procedures for downloading and uploading online Ancestry trees will be demonstrated.
3. Transfer your tree. The mysterious GEDCOM is the standard for transferring data to other genealogy programs. An overview of GEDCOMs will be presented along with a demonstration of a sample migration of an FTM tree to other software.

Obviously this will be a ‘meaty’ session. So bring your thinking cap and get settled in for a fruitful time.

Dick will be at the library by 2:30pm to chat and provide FTM assistance.

Family Tree Maker User Group
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
December 13, 2015 
Second Sunday of the month
Southern California Genealogical Society Family Research Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

(818) 843-7247

Cross street Glenoaks

[CA-SCGS] Legacy Family Tree User Group Meeting January 11, 2016

Posted by Barbara Randall 

SCGS Legacy Family Tree
User Group
Monday, January 11, 2016
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

'Back To Basics with Legacy'

Whether you are a beginner or expert, the Legacy Family Tree User Group is a forum to learn the basics of using this software program, answer your questions to further your knowledge and efficiency and assist others with your expertise.

Legacy Family Tree is one of the most popular software programs used to develop and store your family tree. More than that, you can add pictures and documents to your ancestors; create a variety of reports; properly (and painlessly) cite sources; obtain research assistance and much more.

All are welcome to participate! You may want to bring your laptop or tablet to practice your skills and explore Legacy's capabilities.

For further information contact the Legacy User Group Leader, Barb Randall, at barbmran@aol.com.

Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, California

Cross street Glenoaks

818.843.7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] SCGS Writers Group Meeting - January 10, 2016

The SCGS Writers Group will hold their first meeting of the year on Sunday, January 10, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the SCGS Library.


Time is spent at each meeting "free-writing," writing and sharing what the members have written. Each month the group chooses a topic for writing and discussion at the following meeting.

The topic for the January meeting is to bring in a sample of writing responding to the question "What is your earliest childhood memory?"

The Group welcomes writers of all experience levels from beginner to expert. Come learn how to turn the dry statistics of your "Begats, Beweds, and Begones" into lively tales of family and situation.

For more information contact Jennifer Taylor 


SCGS Writers Group
Second Sunday of the month
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California

Cross street Glenoaks

(818) 843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com 

[CA-SCGS] Lunch and Learn - January 6, 2016: Introduction to the National Archives

Start your 2016 genealogy research engines, and come to the SCGS Library Saturday, January 9, 2016, for a Lunch and Learn presentation designed to help you discover the holdings at the National Archives.

Doors open at 12 noon. Bring your brown bag lunch to enjoy as you sit, chat, and share your genealogy stories with others who share your passion.

Beginning at 1 pm, Barbara Randall will present "Introduction to the National Archives." 

Lunch and Learn

12:00 noon to 3:00 pm

Second Saturday of the month

SCGS Family Research Library

417 Irving Drive

Burbank

Cross street Glenoaks

The library will not be open for research. 

For more information, contact Charlotte Bocage.

[CA-SCGS] Announcing The 2016 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Conferences

The Southern California Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the 47th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. The conference will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California, Friday through Sunday, June 3-5, 2016. Registration is now open and available on the Jamboree website. You can either complete your registration through the online shopping cart or download the registration form and mail it in.

Jamboree 2016 offers an exceptional educational opportunity for family historians and genealogists of all experience levels. The theme for Jamboree 2016 is "Giving to the Future by Preserving the Past." We welcome all attendees who are interested genealogy and preserving the past for future generations. Our heritage focus will be on German, Eastern European, and African-American research. Topics covered will include research methods, analysis and problem solving, organization techniques, family history writing, the use of technology, and more.

Jamboree 2016 will feature:

• Over 55 national, regional and local speakers 
• JamboFREE sessions Friday morning including Beginning Genealogy, Librarians' Boot Camp, Why and How to Become a Professional Genealogist, Using Social Media for Genealogy, and Genealogy & DNA Roundtables
• Five in-depth workshops (separate fee required)
• Research tours Thursday and Friday
• Free exhibit hall throughout the weekend
• Special events each day
• One-on-one research assistance provided by members of the Southern California Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists

Back by popular demand, SCGS will hold its fourth Genetic Genealogy Conference, "The Future of the Past: Genetic Genealogy 2016," on Thursday, June 2, 2016, also at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. This conference provides the opportunity to hear from some of the top leaders in the field of genetic genealogy, with topics suitable for all levels of experience with using DNA for genealogical research. 

Six intensive workshops will also be offered during this event that will provide an opportunity for in-depth study of genealogical research techniques of interest to a variety of experience levels (additional fee required). The Genetic Genealogy Conference is separate from Jamboree, and separate registration fees apply.

Early Bird registration ends April 23, 2016. Special pricing for 2016 offers a discount to those who register for both Jamboree and "The Future of the Past: Genetic Genealogy 2016" as well as discounts for SCGS members for each event. 

Don't forget to make your hotel reservations! The Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel room reservations are now open. Room rates range from $165 to $185 per night. To make your reservations online visit http://www.tinyurl.com/jambo2016Hotel/ or call directly at (800)736-9712. Be sure to mention the group "SCGS Conference" when making your reservation to get the Jamboree rate and to guarantee your room.

Keep your eyes on the Jamboree website for schedule details. We will let you know as soon as the information is available. To get all the news about Jamboree delivered right to your inbox, subscribe to the Jamboree Blog. 

Genetic Genealogy: Thursday, June 2, 2016
Southern California Genealogy Jamboree: Friday - Sunday, June 3 - 5, 2016
Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California

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