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July 2020 General Meeting

6/30/2020

When: July 15th, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Speaker: Thomas MacEntee
Topic: Turning Genealogy Clues into Genealogy To Do’s

This webinar requires registration. Please find the Zoom registration information in the GSNOCC newsletter emailed to members or on the Members Only page.

Summary: Does your genealogy research get bogged down when you find new clues about an ancestor? Do you stop everything and chase after that BSO (“bright and shiny object”)? Learn how to increase your research efficiency and still remember that new information for later investigation.

Description: Participants will learn how to identify new clues in records, document new information and tuck it away for later research. In addition, we’ll focus on building better and more efficient research habits in order to stay on track and not get distracted by new clues.

Please visit Thomas' website "High-Definition Genealogy" (https://hidefgen.com/) for his extensive biography

June 2020 General Meeting

5/28/2020

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When: June 17, 2020 at 7:00pm
Where: This will be a webinar-style meeting, not an in-person meeting.
Speaker: Jean Wilcox Hibben
Topic: Pandemics & Epidemics: Issues of Politics, Economics, and Religion

This webinar requires registration. Please find the Zoom registration information in an email from GSNOCC to members.

Endemics, Epidemics, and Pandemics all affected our ancestors, either directly or indirectly. Lifestyles were altered by major illness and the fear of it. Learn how far-reaching the health concerns of our predecessors stretched, how they touched your own lives, and how they affect your research. Funeral and cemetery records, as well as the ways of handling the dead, will be discussed.

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.
circlemending@gmail.com
jean@circlemending.org

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May 2020 General Meeting

5/12/2020

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.

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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February 2020 General Meeting

1/14/2020

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Advanced Google Searching for Genealogists

Presenter: Barbara Renick
When: February 19th, 2020
Where: Yorba Linda Community Center

You do not have to be an advanced computer user to use the advanced search template at Google (or the customized genealogy search templates available elsewhere for free online) to find better results. This lecture covers simple ways to adjust your searches to enrich your Google results.

Barbara Renick taught computer genealogy lectures for 29 years locally, for 20 years at national and state genealogy conferences, was a contributing editor for the National Genealogical Society computer magazine for eleven years; authored Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family’s History and Heritage sponsored by NGS for their 100th Anniversary; and has served on both the NGS Board of Directors and the Association of Professional Genealogists Board of Directors. She also lectured and taught computer labs at the early RootsTech conferences; then switched to doing webinars toward the end of her career as a professional genealogist in 2013/2014. The ‘Z’ Links page at her ZRoots.org. web site is popular among genealogists. In 2014 she retired for health reasons and now only lectures occasionally as her health permits.

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