The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for July 2015 include:
** Wednesday, 8 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista City Hall, Building A, Executive Board Room 103B (276 4th Avenue) -- CVGS Research Group 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.
** Saturday, 11 July, 1 p.m.to 4 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) --
CVGS Saturday Workshop. Susi Pentico will lead a discussion of "Brick Wall Solutions" of attendees.
** Wednesday, 15 July, 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. Bring your laptops to sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Wednesday, 29 July, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road). CVGS Program Meeting meets in the Community Room. The speaker will be Gabe Selak on "Balboa Park Centennial Celebration of 1015 Panama-California Exposition." Refreshments before and after the meeting.
** Wednesdays, 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 July, 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. All CVGS events are FREE to attend, except for some seminars and picnics.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
CVGS Annual Picnic is Saturday, 27 June
CVGS Annual Picnic - June 2015
Brock Home, 4397 Allen School Lane, Bonita, CA
Date: 27 Jun 2015 11:00 AM PDT
The Chula Vista Genealogy Society invites you to join us at our Annual Picnic.
Please register if you plan to attend so we can plan for all the fixings!
June is the month for our annual picnic in lieu of our regular general meeting.
The meeting starts at 11 AM with a picnic lunch, followed by presentations.
Attendance is free but we ask that you bring a dish for pot luck, perhaps an old family favorite, and a $5 donation to cover cost of hotdogs, brats, fixings and beverages furnished by the society. Coordinate your potluck contribution with Jo Ann Bonner (jabonner13@gmail.com, 421-3628) or Ana Castro (crcastro@cox.net).
The theme will be "Coming To America - Immigrant Stories" and will include a large display board with a timeline where you can place a profile form (supplied) of an ancestor to show their place in time. A display table will also be available for you to show family artifacts. Attendees may present their material with explanations and stories.
Parking will be available on the property with assistants to help you park. No need to park on the street. Golf cart service will be available to transport you and your belongings to and from the parking area if needed.
Tacoma, the retired racehorse, will make an appearance so bring your carrots and/or apples and you'll be his friend for life.
In support of the Salvation Army's year-round toy drive, members might also consider bringing a packaged toy to donate."
Monday, June 15, 2015
June 10th Research Group Highlights
The June 10th CVGS Research Group met in Room 103A in the Chula Vista City Council Building instead of the Civic Center Branch Library. There were 12 in attendance.
In the first hour, Randy discussed three major topics:
* The SCGS Genealogy Jamboree in pictures and words, describing presentations by Thomas Jones, Michael Lacopo, and Ron Arons.
* The military records on Fold3.com. Examples of a Civil war Widows Pension File and a Revolutionary War Pension File were shown.
* Searching for the location of 4th great-grandfather Humphery White's house in Glocester, R.I. See http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/05/finding-humphrey-whites-house-in.html for details.
In the second hour, the attendees shared:
* Virginia went to Jamboree and described several presentations, especially Steve Morse's talk on the Julian vs. Gregorian calendars. She passed around the published syllabus.
* Claire is getting frustrated with Personal Ancestral file for Mac, and wants help to install PAF and her database on her Windows machine.
* Bobbie and Dennis went to New Orleans on a 5-day Elder Hostel trip to research some "kissing cousins." Five of her six branches of Acadian ancestors moved from Nova Scotia to Illinois, but her relative Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil and his brother Alexander went first to Dominica and then to Lafayette, Louisiana. She found some records, and took photos of the cemetery monument and rubbings of the inscriptions. Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil’s mother was a sister to the Richard woman in Bobbie's line. Also, an elderly couple who was lost at sea was a set of my 6th Great Grandparents, grandchildren of the couple with a Native American wife.
* Susan H. also went to Jamboree, and described presentations by Drew Smith and Lisa Louise Cooke. She also won a Family Tree DNA autosomal DNA kit.
* John had success in a new Ancestry.com database for Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles applications. He found that his ancestor had a Ford car and Ford tractor in the 1920s. John also found several Pennsylvania veterans death records back to the Civil War online.
* Ana and Ceasar attended Jamboree, including the DNA Day. She enjoyed Thomas Jones talk on using timelines to chart movement from one place to another and interface with Google Maps.
* Diane D. found a cousin on Facebook willing to share family information. He invited her to come visit in New York.
* Karen S. is working on her Smith line, and has old photos of two brothers of her grandfather that served in the Civil War. She is searching form ore records.
* Karen Y. advised everyone to note the resources and source citations for records you find and use. She noted that the Jillian Holt papers recently acquired by CVGS consisted of loose papers and microfiche records from Lancashire, plus emails, letters, and onsite research notes.
* Jane watched several of the Jamboree live-streaming presentations online, and enjoyed the autosomal DNA talk. She's preparing for her trip to Troy, New York to research her DelVecchio line. A Florida cousin contacted her on Ancestry with lots of family information, and will meet her in August in New York. She also will meet a relative in Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where her grandfather was discharged from the Army.
The next CVGS Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 8 July 2015 in Room 103A of the Chula Vista City Council Building (290 F Street).
In the first hour, Randy discussed three major topics:
* The SCGS Genealogy Jamboree in pictures and words, describing presentations by Thomas Jones, Michael Lacopo, and Ron Arons.
* The military records on Fold3.com. Examples of a Civil war Widows Pension File and a Revolutionary War Pension File were shown.
* Searching for the location of 4th great-grandfather Humphery White's house in Glocester, R.I. See http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/05/finding-humphrey-whites-house-in.html for details.
In the second hour, the attendees shared:
* Virginia went to Jamboree and described several presentations, especially Steve Morse's talk on the Julian vs. Gregorian calendars. She passed around the published syllabus.
* Claire is getting frustrated with Personal Ancestral file for Mac, and wants help to install PAF and her database on her Windows machine.
* Bobbie and Dennis went to New Orleans on a 5-day Elder Hostel trip to research some "kissing cousins." Five of her six branches of Acadian ancestors moved from Nova Scotia to Illinois, but her relative Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil and his brother Alexander went first to Dominica and then to Lafayette, Louisiana. She found some records, and took photos of the cemetery monument and rubbings of the inscriptions. Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil’s mother was a sister to the Richard woman in Bobbie's line. Also, an elderly couple who was lost at sea was a set of my 6th Great Grandparents, grandchildren of the couple with a Native American wife.
* Susan H. also went to Jamboree, and described presentations by Drew Smith and Lisa Louise Cooke. She also won a Family Tree DNA autosomal DNA kit.
* John had success in a new Ancestry.com database for Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles applications. He found that his ancestor had a Ford car and Ford tractor in the 1920s. John also found several Pennsylvania veterans death records back to the Civil War online.
* Ana and Ceasar attended Jamboree, including the DNA Day. She enjoyed Thomas Jones talk on using timelines to chart movement from one place to another and interface with Google Maps.
* Diane D. found a cousin on Facebook willing to share family information. He invited her to come visit in New York.
* Karen S. is working on her Smith line, and has old photos of two brothers of her grandfather that served in the Civil War. She is searching form ore records.
* Karen Y. advised everyone to note the resources and source citations for records you find and use. She noted that the Jillian Holt papers recently acquired by CVGS consisted of loose papers and microfiche records from Lancashire, plus emails, letters, and onsite research notes.
* Jane watched several of the Jamboree live-streaming presentations online, and enjoyed the autosomal DNA talk. She's preparing for her trip to Troy, New York to research her DelVecchio line. A Florida cousin contacted her on Ancestry with lots of family information, and will meet her in August in New York. She also will meet a relative in Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where her grandfather was discharged from the Army.
The next CVGS Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 8 July 2015 in Room 103A of the Chula Vista City Council Building (290 F Street).
Friday, June 12, 2015
CVGS June 2015 Newsletter is Published
The June 2015 issue of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) Newsletter was published this week.
Society Members can read it online, in a PDF format - use the "Members" link (roll over "Members," and click on "Newsletters") at www.CVGenealogy.org.
Non-members can read CVGS Newsletters two months after publication, per Board of Directors direction (on www.CVgenealogy.org, roll over "News" and click on "Newsletters").
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 -- June 27th Annual Picnic
page 2 -- President’s Message
page 2 -- Who's Due to Pay Dues?
page 3 -- July 11th Workshop
page 3 -- Next Computer Group Meeting
page 3 -- Lemon Grove Research Group News
page 3 -- Save the Date: November 7th for Seminar
page 3 -- Chula Vista Library Auditorium Closed
page 3 -- Ancestry.com Announces New Website Design
page 4 - Do You Ever Wonder Who Else Might Be Researching Your Ancestor?
page 5 -- Family Tree Webinars - Quality Genealogy Presentations
page 5 -- "Genealogy on Facebook" List
page 5 -- Mocavo has FREE U.S. Census Record Images Online FOREVER
page 6 -- May 13th Research Group Review
page 7 -- May 27th Program Review
page 8 -- Google Power Search: How to Search Just One Web Site
page 9 -- CVGS Society Information
page 9 -- San Diego Genealogy Events
page 10 -- Genealogy Days in Chula Vista
Society Members can read it online, in a PDF format - use the "Members" link (roll over "Members," and click on "Newsletters") at www.CVGenealogy.org.
Non-members can read CVGS Newsletters two months after publication, per Board of Directors direction (on www.CVgenealogy.org, roll over "News" and click on "Newsletters").
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 -- June 27th Annual Picnic
page 2 -- President’s Message
page 2 -- Who's Due to Pay Dues?
page 3 -- July 11th Workshop
page 3 -- Next Computer Group Meeting
page 3 -- Lemon Grove Research Group News
page 3 -- Save the Date: November 7th for Seminar
page 3 -- Chula Vista Library Auditorium Closed
page 3 -- Ancestry.com Announces New Website Design
page 4 - Do You Ever Wonder Who Else Might Be Researching Your Ancestor?
page 5 -- Family Tree Webinars - Quality Genealogy Presentations
page 5 -- "Genealogy on Facebook" List
page 5 -- Mocavo has FREE U.S. Census Record Images Online FOREVER
page 6 -- May 13th Research Group Review
page 7 -- May 27th Program Review
page 8 -- Google Power Search: How to Search Just One Web Site
page 9 -- CVGS Society Information
page 9 -- San Diego Genealogy Events
page 10 -- Genealogy Days in Chula Vista
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
June 6th Saturday Workshop is on Reunion Family Tree Software
The June 6th Workshop at Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The topic will be "Reunion Software for Mac Computers" led by CVGS Member Shirley Becker.
Please bring your laptop computers to this meeting. Shirley will share basic software functionality, and answer attendee questions.
Please bring your laptop computers to this meeting. Shirley will share basic software functionality, and answer attendee questions.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - June 2015
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for June 2015 include:
** Saturday, 6 June, 1 p.m.to 4 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) --
CVGS Workshop. Shirley Becker will demonstrate and discuss the Reunion software program for Mac computers..
** Wednesday, 10 June, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Conference Room, 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, 17 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. Bring your laptops to sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Saturday, 27 June, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at home of Gary and Wanda Brock in Bonita. CVGS Annual Picnic. The theme will be "Immigration - Where Did They Settle?" $5 per person to provide meat and drinks, and bring potluck items.
** Wednesdays, 3, 10, 17 and 24 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. All CVGS events are FREE to attend, except for some seminars and picnics.
** Saturday, 6 June, 1 p.m.to 4 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) --
CVGS Workshop. Shirley Becker will demonstrate and discuss the Reunion software program for Mac computers..
** Wednesday, 10 June, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Conference Room, 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, 17 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. Bring your laptops to sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Saturday, 27 June, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at home of Gary and Wanda Brock in Bonita. CVGS Annual Picnic. The theme will be "Immigration - Where Did They Settle?" $5 per person to provide meat and drinks, and bring potluck items.
** Wednesdays, 3, 10, 17 and 24 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. All CVGS events are FREE to attend, except for some seminars and picnics.
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