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February 2021 HELP Class

2/5/2021

 
H.E.L.P. CLASSES ON ZOOM - JOIN IN FOR THE INFO!
 
GSNOCC Membership Chair Ferris Worden calls the H.E.L.P. Class “a deep  dive into research topics.”  Well, maybe not a deep dive, but certainly a short, refreshing  plunge into a variety of topics!
 
Our next class will be on Wed. February 10th at 7pm. For this one, our continuing  series entitled “Finding Family History in Unusual Places” will explore census records other than the ones you are most familiar with and use all the time.  We will cover sources such as state, non-population, and school censuses, to name a few.  
 
Continuing through the year, future class topics include legal documents, as well as, military and governmental records.
 
Remember, short class notes will be posted in the "Members Only” section of the GSNOCC website  a few days prior to class.
 
You won’t want to miss out on this perk of membership, so mark your calendars for our H.E.L.P. Classes on the second Wed. of each month at 7pm.

August 2020 General Meeting

3/4/2020

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1890 Census Substitutes

​Presenter: 
Lisa Schumacher
When: August 19, 2020
Where: This is a virtual meeting via Zoom.  Check your newsletter or the Members Only section of the website for free registration info.
Family history researchers rely heavily on census records from 1790 to 1940. However, most of the 1890 United States federal census is not available due to a devastating fire in 1921. What happened, what survived, and what can be done to fill in the 1890-1900 gap? Learn about other resources that can provide information for this period.
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.
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Joel Weintraub on "Crowdsourcing the Path to the 1950 US Census" for Nov. 14th meeting

11/12/2018

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About the Program
The 1940 US Census opened in 2012 without a name index.  A FamilySearch-led consortium used 160,000 volunteers to name index that census in five months. In addition, Joel Weintraub and Steve Morse, over seven years, with about 125 volunteers, developed free utilities to find which of 150,000 census districts a person was in, when a location or address was known.  These projects are examples of crowdsourcing.  Steve and Joel are now doing a similar project for the 1950 census.  Joel will discuss differences between the volunteer response, Yahoo Group site, cloud storage, software, One-Step utilities, and project phases. 


About the Speaker
Joel Weintraub, a New Yorker by birth, is an emeritus Professor at California State University Fullerton.  He became interested in genealogy about 20 years ago, and volunteered for nine years at the National Archives and Records Administration in Southern California.  Joel produced locational tools for the 1900 through 1940 censuses and the New York City censuses (1905, 1915, & 1925) for the Steve Morse "One-Step" website (stevemorse.org). Joel has published articles on the US Census, searching records in NYC, the Ellis Island "Name Change Myth," and given presentations on census research, immigration and naturalization, Ellis Island, and Jewish genealogy.

Note: Our November meeting will be the 2nd Wednesday instead of the 3rd Wednesday of the month.  See you at Yorba Linda Community Center on November 14th at 7pm.  

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Elna Katherman Presents "Find Your Story in the US Census" at our March meeting

2/6/2018

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Join us at our March meeting and program on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 7pm at Yorba Linda Community Center.

About the Program

Find Your Story in the United States Census


The US Census is a great way to learn about the details in the lives your ancestors lived. It can give you information on family relationships, birth dates and places, marriage, occupations, Immigration, Naturalization, and Military. The census can also give you clues to other records your ancestors may have generated and where to find them. It can be a real time saver. Come learn how!


About the Speaker

Elna Katherman is a professional genealogist. She became interested in genealogy when attending college and has been researching her family for over 30 years. She is currently a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (SCCAPG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), and The New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS).  Elna works as a staff trainer at the LDS Family Search Library in Orange. In addition to public speaking, she enjoys her work with patrons at the Family Search Library in Orange, collecting family histories, attending Family History Conferences, quilting, kayaking with her husband and visiting with their 6 children and 16 grandchildren.

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April 2016 Program: "Pre-1850 Census: Putting Names on the Tickmarks" by Lisa Schumacher

2/1/2016

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About the Program
Census records from 1790-1840 appear to contain limited information but learning how to analyze them and chart the “tick-marks” will help construct families and prove relationships for that time period.

About the Speaker
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, Past-President of South Bay Cities Genealogical Society and member of APG, DAR and Mayflower Society. She was a volunteer, instructor and staff supervisor at the LA Family History Center.

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