[CA-SCGS] SCGS Annual Meeting, Saturday, December 10, 2022, from 11 am to 3 pm, at the SCGS Library--HYBRID MEETING

   

HYBRID MEETING

 

Join us for the SCGS Annual Meeting from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The minutes from the 2021 meeting will be reviewed for your approval.  The newly elected Board Members will be announced. Members of the Board will give you an update on what has happened during the year as well as plans for next year. 

For those attending in person: bring your favorite holiday potluck item to share. SCGS is your Society and just wouldn't work without you, our volunteers. So come and share our annual celebration with your genealogy friends.

The business meeting will start at 11:00 a.m. so if you can’t attend in person, join us online through:

 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5655862952176729693

You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (571) 317-3122

Access Code: 755-243-045

Mark your calendars and plan to join us. 

E-mail scgs@scgsgenealogy.com for more details.

 

Southern California Genealogical Society & Family History Library

417 Irving Dr. 

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818-843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA--SCGS] Amazon.com wants to Smile for SCGS!

 Amazon.com wants to Smile for SCGS!

Do you shop at Amazon? 

If so, Amazon will donate to SCGS with every purchase!

All you have to do is to simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. 

On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, select  Southern California Genealogy Society Inc (Burbank, CA) to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. 

Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation to SCGS. Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation and the AmazonSmile program, will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases made to SCGS.  It really is that easy to support SCGS and it doesn't cost you anything.

SCGS is a  501(c)3 charitable organization and qualifies for this program. 

For more information about the Amazonsmile program, click here: Amazon Smile Information Page

Thank again for your continuing support for SCGS!!

The Southern California Genealogy Society and Library

SCGS Board of Directors

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818-843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

Email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] German Interest Group--No Meeting in December 2020

German Interest Group

Holiday Greetings to each and everyone of you from our German Interest Group…

There is no meeting in December 2020. Happy Holidays!

Researching your family tree and finding new, exciting, and sometimes surprising family connections? The German Interest Group meets on the third Saturday of every month except December.

Join the SCGS German Interest Group at their next meeting to be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the SCGS Family Research Library.

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. 

Questions? Contact us at germaninterest@scgsgenealogy.com
SCGS German Interest Group
Third Saturday of the month
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The library will be open for research 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.



SCGS German Interest Group
Third Saturday of the month
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The library will be open for research 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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

Cross street Glenoaks
(818) 843-7247

germaninterest@scgsgenealogy.comwww.scgsgenealogy.com 

[CA-SCGS] Writer's Group Meeting, Sunday, December 13, 2020, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

The SCGS Writer's Group will meet on Sunday, December 13, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Meets: 2nd Sunday of each month

Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/117550997

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 117-550-997

New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting
starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/117550997

 

Hours: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Contact: Jennifer Taylor, JenmichelleTaylor@icloud.com

Location: 
Southern California Genealogy Society Library

417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504  

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd. 

(818) 843-7247 

www.scgsgenealogy.com

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] No Lunch & Learn on December 12th--Come to the SCGS Annual Membership Meeting at 11:00 am.

No Lunch & Learn in December. Instead, please join us at SCGS at our Annual Membership Meeting on December 12, 2020 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Looking for a place to learn more about genealogy and how to do family research? Lunch & Learn is simply the best place to do just that. Free and open to the public, it is one of the SCGS's most popular educational programs.

 For more information and the flyer please visit the Lunch and Learn webpage.

Doors open at 12:00 noon. Bring a brown bag lunch and sit, chat, and share your genealogy stories with fellow family historians while you eat. The program of lectures will begin at 1:00 p.m.

For more information please contact Charlotte Bocage at rubymoon01@yahoo.com

Lunch and Learn
12:00 noon to 3:30 pm
Second Saturday of most months

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

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] African American Interest Group Meeting, Saturday, December 12, 2020 CANCELLED

The African American Interest Group will not meet on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

As the library is closed, any meeting will be held online by appointment. Interested parties should contact either Adrian or Charlotte.
Adrian Foushee at amfoushee@usa.net or
Charlotte Bocage at rubymoon01@yahoo.com

The African American Interest Group meets on the second Saturday following the free SCGS monthly Lunch and Learn Education program.  Individual research assistance is available. Please try to arrive by 4:00 pm.

SCGS members have free in-Library online access to Ancestry Library Edition, American Ancestors (NEHGS), AccessNewspaper ARCHIVE, World Vital Records, and MyHeritage Library Edition. The library is not open for any other research during the meeting.

Contact: Charlotte Bocage at rubymoon01@yahoo.com

Southern California Genealogy Society & Library
417 Irving Dr.
Burbank, CA 91504
scgs@scgsgenealogy.com
www.scgsgenealogy.com
818.843.7262

[CA-SCGS] GHSA Interest Group Meeting, Saturday, December 5, 2020, CANCELLED

The GSHA Interest Group will NOT meet on Saturday, December 5, 2020. We apologized for the incovenience.

Hispanic Tuesdays meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month (except December) from 10-4 pm. Leonard Trujillo will be available for research assistance.

Email Leonard at lennytrujillo51@aol.com for reservations.

The mission of the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California (GSHA) is to promote Hispanic genealogical and historical research, and to expand awareness and knowledge of Hispanic culture, historical contributions, and traditions. The GSHA-SC is a large and active group that meets at the SCGS Library four times a year, usually on the first Saturday in the months of February, May, August & December, from 10-4 pm. 

Meetings feature speakers and/or workshops, a break for a no host, family style lunch, and opportunities to network and research after lunch. Meetings are free and open to the public. Guests are always welcome and invited to join the group. 

Contact: Cathy Romero at cath.romero@sbcglobal.net

http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/affiliates/gsha.html 

Southern California Genealogy Society & Library

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504

Cross street: Glenoaks

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com
www.scgsgenealogy.com

818.843-7262

[CA-SCGS] Irish Interest Group Workshop, Sunday, November 29, 2020 10:00 to 4:00 pm

                      

                        

    Researching your Irish roots? 

        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, November 29, 2020, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

The topic will be "Finding Irish records before 1850".

                                      GO TO MEETING for IRISH WORKSHOP Link:

 

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/170016421                             

 

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.

Check out the SCGS Irish Online Research Sites page!

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
www.scgsgenealogy.com
818.843.7247

[CA-SCGS] German Interest Group, Saturday, November 21 2020, 1:00 to 3:00 pm

German Interest Group

Guest Speaker: Fritz Juengling from 

the Family History Center in Salt Lake City!

Researching your family tree and finding new, exciting, and sometimes surprising family connections? The German Interest Group meets on the third Saturday of every month except December.

Join the SCGS German Interest Group at their next meeting to be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 21, 2020.

We meet online at Virtual GIG meetings using GoToMeeting.

Use this link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/282290373
Phone:  (646) 749-3122
Access code: 282-290-373


1 hour on-line program

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. 

Questions? Contact us at germaninterest@scgsgenealogy.com

SCGS German Interest Group
Third Saturday of the month
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The library will be open for research 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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

Cross street Glenoaks
(818) 843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com 

[CA-SCGS] Italian Interest Group Meeting, Saturday, November 21 2020, CANCELLED

The SCGS Italian Interest Group meeting is cancelled for November. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/288343709

You can also dial in using your phone.

(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.)

United States: +1 (571) 317-3112

- One-touch: tel:+15713173112,,288343709#

Access Code: 288-343-709

New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/288343709

The SCGS Italian Interest Group meets six times per year and provides a forum for supporting genealogical research using both Italian and American records. The meetings have organized programs on specific topics, and also provide opportunities for networking and helping each other.   The group focuses primarily on sources, techniques, and methods of tracing Italian heritage, such as how to find and read Italian birth, marriage, and death records. We also learn about Italian history, which provides a context and background for our individual family histories. The group has something to offer everyone, from beginners to experts and the meetings are open to anyone interested in Italian genealogy.

For a complete list of the Italian Interest Group meeting dates, visit the SCGS Italian Interest Group Page on our website www.scgsgenealogy.com. 

To learn more about the Italian Interest Group, contact the group via e‐mail at
italianinterestgroup@scgsgenealogy.com

SCGS Italian Interest Group

10:00 am to 12:00 noon

Third Saturday of alternate months

SCGS Library

417 Irving Drive, Burbank

Cross street Glenoaks
www.scgsgenealogy.com
scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA--SCGS] For SCGS Members--We Have Updates to the SCGS Members' Only Page!

 

   

   

  

Hello SCGS Members!!

We at SCGS have working behind the scenes to improve our Members-Only benefits in our Website.  Even though our beloved library remains closed for the time being, we members can still take advantage of our online resources.  Recently, we updated the external genealogical resources in our Members-Only section for your use. 

Here is the list of our external resources: (did we mention they are FREE to you? It's FREE!! But you have to be an SCGS member.)

MyHeritage Library Edition

Newspaper Archives

Ancestry Library Edition

Fold3 Library Edition

History GEO  New content: First Landowners Project and Antique Maps Collection

Findmypast: User name: southerncalifornia@findmypast.com  Password is: FMP2020  

African American Heritage (AAH) User name: 06C4BQXVSS  Password: WELCOME  

Black Freedom Struggle (NEW!)

Not a member? Join us at https://next.scgsgenealogy.com/membership-benefits/

If you join us, you'll get the member discount for the Jamboree 2021 registration!!

We also offer research services at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/research/research-team.html

Enjoy your genealogy journey!

Southern California Genealogy Society and Library

417 Irving Dr

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818-843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

Email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Lunch & Learn, Saturday, November 14, 2020, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Looking for a place to learn more about genealogy and how to do family research? Lunch & Learn is simply the best place to do just that. Free and open to the public, it is one of the SCGS's most popular educational programs.

Join us on Saturday, November 14, 2020, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

This is an online program. 

Please register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2905243280961036300

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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For more information and the flyer please visit the Lunch and Learn webpage.

For more information please contact Charlotte Bocage at rubymoon01@yahoo.com

Lunch and Learn
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Second Saturday of most months

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

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] African American Interest Group Meeting, Saturday, November 14, 2020, 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm

The African American Interest Group will meet on Saturday, November 14, 2020, from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm online.

As the library is closed, any meeting will be held online by appointment. Interested parties should contact either Adrian or Charlotte.
Adrian Foushee at amfoushee@usa.net or
Charlotte Bocage at rubymoon01@yahoo.com

The African American Interest Group meets on the second Saturday following the free SCGS monthly Lunch and Learn Education program.  Individual research assistance is available. Please try to arrive by 4:00 pm.

SCGS members have free in-Library online access to Ancestry Library Edition, American Ancestors (NEHGS), AccessNewspaper ARCHIVE, World Vital Records, and MyHeritage Library Edition. The library is not open for any other research during the meeting.

Contact: Charlotte Bocage at rubymoon01@yahoo.com

Southern California Genealogy Society & Library

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com
www.scgsgenealogy.com

818.843.7262

[CA-SCGS] Writer's Group Meeting, Sunday, November 8, 2020, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

The SCGS Writer's Group will meet on Sunday, November 8, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Meets: 2nd Sunday of each month

We selected to write about the following Genealogical/Memoir topics: 

1.) Birth Story

2.) Sibling Story

3.) Why do you write? About yourself? About family? About genealogy?

4.) "Family Soap Operas” (Bruce’s phrase)

5.) Ships and Ship Records

6.) Immigration Stories

7.) “Brick Walls"

Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/117550997

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 117-550-997

New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting
starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/117550997

 

Hours: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Contact: Jennifer Taylor, JenmichelleTaylor@icloud.com

Location: 
Southern California Genealogy Society Library

417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504  

Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd. 

(818) 843-7247 

www.scgsgenealogy.com

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA--SCGS] SCGS British Isles Interest Group Meets Sunday, October 25, 2020 from 1:30-3:30 pm ONLINE

 

SCGS British Isles Interest Group meets 

on the 4th Sunday of the month

 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Online!!

The BIFHS-USA Interest Group promotes and encourages interest in family history, particularly relating to ancestry in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. We educate and encourage others in British Isles family history through research assistance, a variety of resources and a community in order to facilitate the acquisition and exchange of family history research information.

Everyone with an interest is welcome to participate!

Topic: The Livery Guilds of London.

The Livery Guilds of London have a history that dates back to the medieval period and their influence can be seen even today. Online databases can help you search for that elusive ancestor across the pond!

Contact Debbie Davenport at 

britishisles@scgsgenealogy.com for more information.

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/464872341

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412

Access Code: 464-872-341

New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/464872341

                 

SCGS Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA 91504-2408
818.843.7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com
email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] DNA Interest Group Meeting, Saturday, October 31, 2020, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

DNA Interest Group Meeting 

Saturday, October 31, 2020

 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

ONLINE

                  

  

To register for this SPECIAL webinar meeting 

and pay the $5.50 fee, go to:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/1041489707131655436

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Finding Mona: An Autosomal DNA Detective Story

Speaker: Megan Lee

A gift of heritage; the adoptee solves her mother’s adoption and presents her with the results. This lecture balances methodologies, tools, and techniques used to solve adoptions and other challenging

brick walls with the complex and emotional components of adoption integration included. 

Megan Lee learned DNA through her adoption. She started DNA courses in 2013 without the constraints of a tree or expected results. She let the inheritance patterns of the DNA teach her the science. Now she’s addicted to DNA and even solved her double adoption! Megan has earned an Advanced Genetic Genealogy Certificate from GRIP, a Genetic Genealogy Certificate from Excelsior College, a Certificate in Genealogy from Boston University, and ProGen.

• 10:00-10:10 Announcements & Introductions
• 10:10-11:30 Presentation
• 11:30-12:00 Questions and Answers

For those who want to order DNA tests or who have received DNA results and need help managing their personal page or interpreting their results. 

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

SCGS sponsors two projects through Family Tree DNA.  

Call 713-868-1438 or order online at:

        ·   SCGS project for ANY SURNAME, http://goo.gl/WGxC1X

        ·   French Heritage project, http://goo.gl/UUcDXX

Southern California Genealogical Society

   417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504

   (818) 843-7247    

   www.scgsgenealogy.com

  Cross street: Glenoaks Blvd.

[CA-SCGS] German Interest Group, Saturday, October 17, 2020, 1:00 to 3:00 pm

German Interest Group

Researching your family tree and finding new, exciting, and sometimes surprising family connections? The German Interest Group meets on the third Saturday of every month except December.

Join the SCGS German Interest Group at their next meeting to be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2020.

We meet online at Virtual GIG meetings using GoToMeeting

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/282290373
Phone:  (646) 749-3122
Access code: 282-290-373

1 hour on-line program

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. 

Questions? Contact us at germaninterest@scgsgenealogy.com

SCGS German Interest Group
Third Saturday of the month
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The library is temporarily closed to researchers.

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

Cross street Glenoaks
(818) 843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com