The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for June 2013 include:
** Saturday, 1 June, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. This workshop will feature one-on-one research help by CVGS members for CVGS members and guests.
** Wednesday 12 June, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Auditorium this month, led by Randy Seaver. We will review the latest genealogy news, share success stories and information, and discuss members research problems, and potential solutions, based on the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group. NOTE: Time change and venue!
** Wednesday, 19 June, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Computer Group meets in the Library Computer Lab, led by Shirley Becker. Sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Wednesday, 26 June, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Annual Picnic at the home of Gary and Wanda Brock (4397 Allen School Lane in Bonita, phone 619-475-4054). Attendees will bring a potluck dish based on their ancestral heritage, and should coordinate with Dorothy Alvord (phone 619-469-3483 or email dja1224@cox.net).
** Wednesdays, 5, 12, 19 and 26 June, 10 a.m. to 12 noon., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- Research Assistance in the Family Research area. John Finch will help you with your research problems. Bring your laptop if you want to do online research.
The Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library is located at 365 "F" Street in Chula Vista - between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, midway between I-5 and I-805 (take the "E" Street exit from the freeways).
The Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library is located at 4375 Bonita Road in Bonita - turn north on Billy Casper Way, just west of the Otay Lakes Road intersection with Bonita Road, on the north side of Bonita Road.
We welcome guests and visitors to our CVGS programs and events - if you are in the greater San Diego area and want to attend our events - please come and introduce yourselves.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
CVGS Workshop - Saturday, 1 June: One-on-One Research Assistance for Attendees
The next CVGS Workshop will be on Saturday, 1 June from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. (with a break for lunch) at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) in the Community Room.
The workshop will be led by Susi Pentico. The workshop is intended to provide one-on-one research assistance for attendees. There will be tables for:
* Virginia will do Beginners Assistance and Ask the Question,
* John will do Military Information,
* Susi , and perhaps others, will cover other areas as requested.
Attendees should bring their laptops or netbooks!
There will be a break for lunch - either bring your own, or visit the restaurants nearby.
The workshop will be led by Susi Pentico. The workshop is intended to provide one-on-one research assistance for attendees. There will be tables for:
* Shirley will do Computer Information. and New York assistance, * Virginia will do Beginners Assistance and Ask the Question,
* John will do Military Information,
* Susi , and perhaps others, will cover other areas as requested.
Attendees should bring their laptops or netbooks!
There will be a break for lunch - either bring your own, or visit the restaurants nearby.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
CVGS Program on Wednesday, 29 May - Shirley Becker on "New York: Research and Resources"
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th GENERAL MEETING
from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Shirley Becker – “Exploring New York: Research and Resources”
At Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) Auditorium
Shirley has been involved with genealogy almost all of her life, she just didn't know what it was. She got seriously interested in the 1980's and started collecting information from cousins. Since she is the matriarch of the family and they all want her information.
Shirley's family research situation is rather unique in that all of her ancestors came to New York and stayed there! New York has tons of information, but you have to be there to find it.
Over the years, Shirley has learned a few things and it is easier now to find things, more information has found its way to the internet, and more people are willing to share. She loves to share what she has learned and hopes that you will also learn a few things that will help you with your research.
There will be a short business meeting prior to the program, and refreshments before and after the meeting.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
CVGS Research Group Review for May 2013
This research group summary was written by CVGS member and Secretary Karen Yarger:
The CVGS Research Group met at noon on Wednesday, May 8, in the library conference room, with 12 attendees. In the absence of leader Randy Seaver (away at the NGS Conference), the meeting was moderated by Shirley Becker, who shared a number of internet resources to help us in our genealogical research:
* The Internet Archive site http://archive.org/index.php is a digital library collection of videos, music, and - of prime importance to us genies – over four and a half million texts. And it’s all FREE. There are, for example, the 1790-1930 U.S. census records, military war records dating from the Revolutionary War, and so much more. Shirley also reminded us of the Way Back Machine on this site: an amazing way to access old sites that ‘no longer exist’ (but they do!).
* Since we were discussing census records, Shirley also presented several other sites on which to find information: https://familysearch.org/ and others, including http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ , which we can access for free through the Carlsbad Library with a library card. We can even just Google “1900 US Federal Census” for more options. John Guy said you can type in (surname) Jones Family Tree for several options to search. Don’t forget to try Google!
As we discussed various ways to search census records, Gary Brock reminded us that our CVGS home page http://cvgenealogy.org/ has blank US census forms from 1790 to help us read the various categories (see FORMS).
* Shirley also gave us a tour of another free site, USGenWeb http://usgenweb.org/ , with a large collection of maps and resources listed by state. Sometimes we just have to be reminded that these sites are there!
The second hour was a problem-solving session, with attendees’ issues discussed:
* Virginia Taylor, in researching land records, wondered about the term “perch”, which after group detective work, we determined was an obsolete term for an area of land (160 perches = one acre).
* Bethel Williams wondered why her great grandfather was listed twice on the 1900 federal census, once at home and 2 days later at his daughter’s. We suspected he was a laborer who may have worked from his daughter’s address during the week.
* Kayle Guy was having trouble verifying the SSN and date of birth of her relative Margaret McCool. The group worked together to determine that she was listed as Margaret A. Mitchell, and found several records for her, including a photo of her gravestone. Shirley also suggested she could request SSN info by checking http://rootdig.com/ss5/
* Jean Taylor wondered how to respond to a post, and learned how.
* Gary Brock had a nice surprise when he discovered in his mother’s estate papers four certified copies of his Roff grandparents’ birth, marriage & death certificates.
* Diane DiVincenzo had help from John Finch in finding her grandfather’s WWII draft records, even though the spelling was different within a few years.
* Karen Yarger wants to research her colonial ancestors to see if they fought in the Revolutionary War. Mary Lou gave some tips on accessing DAR records.
* Members Mary Lou Montez and Helen Sauer both have Gaylords in their lines. Is there a connection?
**** Which got us to thinking that the June 26 annual picnic would be a good opportunity to meet up with other members who share our family surnames. We plan to have big poster maps (one US and one Europe) with a way for each attendee to list their name and show where their ancestors were from. Getting together with others to share possible relatives will be fun! The CVGS Picnic will be held at Gary and Wanda Brock’s home, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are asked to bring a dish representing your heritage, a pedigree chart and $5. Call or email Dorothy Alvord (dja1224@cox.net ) to sign up and tell her what dish you plan to bring.
The next CVGS Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 8 June 2013, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Auditorium (Note the time change/venue for this month only).
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
CVGS Newsletter for May 2013 Published
The May 2013 issue of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Newsletter was published this week. You can read it online, in a PDF format - use the Newsletter link at www.CVGenealogy.org .
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 - May 29th General Meeting
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 - May 29th General Meeting
page 2 - President’s
Message
page 2- CVGS
Annual Picnic Date in June 26th
page 3 - Genealogy's
Often-Misspelled Words
page 3 - SCGS
Jamboree is June 7-9 in Burbank
page 4 - Research
Group News
page 5 - April 26th
Program Review
page 6 - CVGS
Computer Basics Class\
page 6 - Computer
Group News
page 6 - Lemon
Grove Research Group News
page 6 - June
1st Workshop Announcement
page 6 - Library
Assistance Available
page 7 - My
Story! - New Newsletter Feature
page 7 - Genealogy
Blog Posts of Note
page 8 - Genealogy
News for April
page 8 - New
or Updated FamilySearch Collections
page 9 - CVGS
Society Information
page 9 - San
Diego Genealogy Events
page 10 - Genealogy
Days in Chula Vista
Thursday, May 2, 2013
CVGS workshop on Saturday, 4 May - "Researching Ancestors Online"
The CVGS workshop for Saturday May 4th (12:30 pm.) is at the
Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita road in Bonita, turn north on
Billy Casper Way, it's on the left opposite the golf course) in the
Community Room.
The program will be watching the RootsTech 2013 presentation by Laura Prescott titled "Researching Ancestors Online." If you can't make it, you can watch it on your computer (with an Internet connection) at http://www.rootstech.org/?start=4475&id=B33&video=2245338986001.
Note: The plan for this workshop changed since some of the CDROMs obtained from Legacy Family Tree several years ago do not work consistently.
The program will be watching the RootsTech 2013 presentation by Laura Prescott titled "Researching Ancestors Online." If you can't make it, you can watch it on your computer (with an Internet connection) at http://www.rootstech.org/?start=4475&id=B33&video=2245338986001.
Note: The plan for this workshop changed since some of the CDROMs obtained from Legacy Family Tree several years ago do not work consistently.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - May 2013
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for May 2013 include:
** Saturday, 4 May, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. The group will watch a RootsTech 2013 presentation.
** Wednesday 8 May, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Conference Room this month, led by Randy Seaver. We will review the latest genealogy news, share success stories and information, and discuss members research problems, and potential solutions, based on the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group.
** Wednesday, 15 May, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Computer Group meets in the Library Computer Lab, led by Shirley Becker. Sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Thursdays, 16, 23 and 30 May, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- Computer Basics Class will meet in the Library Computer Lab, led by Shirley Becker. Sign up with Shirley.
** Wednesday, 29 May, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS General Membership Meeting in the Auditorium. Shirley Becker will present "Exploring New York Research"
** Wednesdays, 1,8, 15, 22 and 29 May, 10 a.m. to 12 noon., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- Research Assistance in the Family Research area. John Finch will help you with your research problems. Bring your laptop if you want to do online research.
** Saturday, 1 June, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Program is TBD.
The Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library is located at 365 "F" Street in Chula Vista - between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, midway between I-5 and I-805 (take the "E" Street exit from the freeways).
The Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library is located at 4375 Bonita Road in Bonita - turn north on Billy Casper Way, just west of the Otay Lakes Road intersection with Bonita Road, on the north side of Bonita Road.
We welcome guests and visitors to our CVGS programs and events - if you are in the greater San Diego area and want to attend our events - please come and introduce yourselves.
** Saturday, 4 May, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. The group will watch a RootsTech 2013 presentation.
** Wednesday 8 May, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Conference Room this month, led by Randy Seaver. We will review the latest genealogy news, share success stories and information, and discuss members research problems, and potential solutions, based on the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group.
** Wednesday, 15 May, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Computer Group meets in the Library Computer Lab, led by Shirley Becker. Sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Thursdays, 16, 23 and 30 May, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- Computer Basics Class will meet in the Library Computer Lab, led by Shirley Becker. Sign up with Shirley.
** Wednesday, 29 May, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS General Membership Meeting in the Auditorium. Shirley Becker will present "Exploring New York Research"
** Wednesdays, 1,8, 15, 22 and 29 May, 10 a.m. to 12 noon., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- Research Assistance in the Family Research area. John Finch will help you with your research problems. Bring your laptop if you want to do online research.
** Saturday, 1 June, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Program is TBD.
The Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library is located at 365 "F" Street in Chula Vista - between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, midway between I-5 and I-805 (take the "E" Street exit from the freeways).
The Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library is located at 4375 Bonita Road in Bonita - turn north on Billy Casper Way, just west of the Otay Lakes Road intersection with Bonita Road, on the north side of Bonita Road.
We welcome guests and visitors to our CVGS programs and events - if you are in the greater San Diego area and want to attend our events - please come and introduce yourselves.
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