May 2020 General Meeting

When: May 20, 2020 at 7:00pm
Where: This will be a webinar-style meeting, not an in-person meeting.  Please find the Zoom connection information in an email from GSNOCC to members.
Speaker:  David Flint
Topic: Location Finding Aids: Maps, Gazetteers and Websites to Find Your Places in England

​​This presentation will focus on location finding aids to help you find the places in England where your ancestors lived, including specialized maps, gazetteers and websites. The talk will include demonstrations for using specific websites that are helpful in researching place names and counties in England. A handout, with short bibliography, is provided.

David Flint has been doing English genealogy research for over 15 years. He was born in England, where he lived until the age of ten, when his family moved to Canada, and then to the United States. He currently lives in Irvine with his wife, Nancy.
David devotes time to genealogy research, attending lectures and seminars, teaching genealogy classes, and occasional speaking engagements. He previously served as President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the South Orange County California Genealogical Society (SOCCGS) where he continues serving on the society’s executive board.
David retired after working for the County of Los Angeles for 40 years, ending his career as Assistant Director of the Los Angeles County Public Library. He began his interest in genealogy at a library conference in Phoenix, Arizona in 2002, where he met two British Isles research specialists from FamilySearch. He likes to say that genealogy found him because he wasn’t looking for it at the time. He enjoys cooking, good wine, travel, and likes to read history and historical fiction. In addition to working on his family history, David is developing a specialized collection of British Isles reference books in his home library. He and his wife Nancy have made trips to England to keep in touch with family and visit the country where he spent his childhood.
At his home society in Mission Viejo he leads a monthly England special interest group, and a monthly Legacy Users Group for SOCCGS members using the Legacy Family Tree genealogy program. He also teaches a beginners class for Legacy. He leads an annual week-long research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for SOCCGS, and is currently planning a research trip to London, England for his Society members.