Lisa Schumacher began working on her family history 30 years ago with an interest in computer programs for genealogical research. She is a professional genealogist and lecturer, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mayflower Society, and board member of South Bay Cities Genealogical Society. The society's version of "Who Do You Think You Are?" for the 2012 Torrance Centennial Celebration was her most rewarding and memorable accomplishment as a genealogist.

Sara Cochran has conducted genealogical research for over 25 years in nearly every state of the USA, plus Ireland, Italy, Austria, and Britain. She holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a BS in Library Science and is an alumnus of the ProGen Study Group. She began her career as a professional genealogist in 2016. Sara is currently the treasurer of the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Registrar for the Aurantia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Secretary of the Amanda Stokes Tent, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and volunteers at the National Archives, Riverside.

​The Academic Library: An Untapped Resource for Family History Research
Presenter: Colleen Robledo Greene
When: November 20, 2019  7pm
Where: Yorba Linda Community Center

Academic libraries provide access to digital and physical collections that often go unnoticed by genealogists, yet are invaluable for researching U.S. and international family history.​

Some of those key materials include:

• Academic research databases
• Special collections and archives
• Theses and dissertations
• Institutional repositories

This academic librarian and college instructor will walk you through those key collections, explain the discovery tools that make finding those collections and specific materials easier, and will cover what you need to know before you go to prepare for a successful academic library research visit.

​Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, is a librarian, historian, college educator, and web developer. She is the Digital Literacy Librarian & Marketing Librarian for California State University, Fullerton. Colleen also teaches an online graduate-level U.S. genealogy methodology course for San Jose State University. 

Greene is a nationally recognized genealogy speaker and educator specializing in methodology, Mexican & Hispanic research, libraries and archives, technology, and society communications. She publishes a genealogy instruction blog, and a free Hispanic research email newsletter.

America: Land of the Farm, Home of the Plow
Presenter: Jean Wilcox Hibben
When: July 17, 2019, 7pm
Where:  Yorba Linda Community Center

Farmers have been the backbone of America from the first settlers until present day. Without these important people, and their families, there would not be food to eat, yet genealogists frequently use the phrase, “My ancestors were JUST farmers.” JUST farmers? They were the necessary part of the population so everyone else could survive! Learn about the farming occupation along with how to locate records of these important people; understand the vital role of your farmer forefather (and foremother and all the forechildren!)  Also includes some history of how America and its language have been influenced by this occupation.

​Jean Wilcox Hibben; PhD, MA, former Southern California college speech professor (MA-Speech Communication; PhD-Folklore) is a national speaker and author. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS).  She is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, CA Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and hosts podcasts, with a couple of other genealogists, under the moniker Genealogy Journeys®.  With over 40 years of family research experience, she is a former board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and current President of its Southern California Chapter, Officer in the Corona Genealogical Society as well as its webmaster, and has participated on a number of other society boards. Her website is www.circlemending.org