​Registration is now open for the live streams of five sessions at the Southern California Genealogy Society’s 7th Genetic Genealogy Conference. After May 31, 2019, they can be watched at your convenience through July 31, 2019!
Whether you are attending DNA Day or not, the streamed sessions can be useful.  Sometimes we need a 2nd or 3rd pass to absorb those DNA concepts  You have until July 31st to watch the sessions multiple times.

To sign up for Genetic Genealogy Live Streaming, follow this link: http://genealogyjamboree.com/genetic-genealogy-streaming/  (Note: there is a charge for subscription)

To sign up for Jamboree Live Streaming (not including DNA Day), follow this link: http://genealogyjamboree.com/genealogy-jamboree-streaming/ (free subscription)

The Genetic Genealogy sessions to be live streamed are:

• Convincing Family and Strangers to Test and Why | Emily D. Aulicino, MEd
• DNA ABCs: Getting from “Unknown New Match” to “Known Cousin” | Blaine T Bettinger, PhD, JD
• Taking Your Use of GEDmatch to the Next Level | Tim Janzen, MD
• Using DNA and GWorks for Solving Unknown Parentage Cases | Kitty Munson Cooper
• Finding Missing Persons with DNA Testing | Diahan Southard

​The live streaming fine print:

• Registration includes syllabus material for all the classes.
• One does not need to be a member of SCGS to view Live Streaming.
• The Genetic Genealogy Live Streaming program is separate from the Jamboree Live Stream Program and requires a separate subscription.
• The streaming videos will not be shown on the SCGS website.
• Live Steaming content will be available through July 31, 2019.

​Dr. Fitzpatrick, the founder of Identifinders International, is widely recognized as the founder of modern forensic genealogy.  She has investigated numerous cold case homicides for law enforcement using genetic genealogy analysis.  She is Co-Executive Director of the DNA Doe Project (DDP), applying autosomal SNP analysis to the identification of a John or Jane Doe, sometimes decades old.  Her collaborations include the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, the US Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Office, the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem, the University of Arizona. Harvard Medical School and other noted professional organizations.  She is an Associate Member of the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS).

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. 

Our GSNOCC September meeting will be a special Show and Tell for all things related to family history and we need your help.
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Do you have an unusual piece of family ephemera - a special antique or family bible?  Can you showcase a unique collection? Have an unusual family tree presentation in wall art or scrapbook design? Share the unique way in which you have brought your family history to life.

Please consider being part of our September meeting.  Tables will be available for your set-up at 6:30pm and the meeting will begin at 7pm. Members can go from table to table and explore the many ways in which we honor our relatives.  If you're shy, don't worry --no public speaking required.

We'll also have expanded food offerings and a mystery antique contest with prizes.  You are encouraged to wear the dress of your heritage, if desired.  Come out and see what interesting things your fellow members have to share.

​Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018 at 7:00pm
Yorba Linda Community Center (Imperial Room A)
4501 Casa Loma Ave., Yorba Linda, CA 92886.

About the Program

Make Your Own Maps Using Google's My Maps

Place your ancestors on the map and share it with your family.  Using the tools provided free in Google’s My Maps, Francie will demonstrate how to create and edit maps illustrating places your family lived, their migration routes, and different generations.  Further, she will demonstrate how to add notes, photos, and icons depicting your family’s unique history and will present useful ideas for a variety of your own maps, even for planning a research trip.  You can then share these unique maps with family members and continue to add to them in the future.  You can use her handout to follow the presentation step-by-step.

About the Speaker

Francie Kennedy is passionate about microhistory, and inordinately fond of maps and old county histories. She frequently stays up late collecting resources for her students in Beginning Methodology classes. Francie believes that the study of the past through the fascinating lens of genealogy can bring us a new sense of our own place within the world. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and speaks to genealogical societies on topics ranging from Google to geography. Francie is a fourth generation native Californian.