There were 13 attendees at the February 14th Research Group meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society. Nancy treated us with Valentine hearts.
In the first hour, Randy discussed the genealogy news for the last month, including:
* the RootsTech 2018 video streaming from 28 February to 3 March at www.rootstech.org.
* how to access the RootsTech 2018 syllabus articles at http://app.core-apps.com/rootstech2018/events/view_by_day?tracks&type (one article at a time)
* the CVGS FamilySearch Library visit and his finds
* his Lanfear DNA match connection on MyHeritage - the relationship is correct and the location is correct.
* the George W. Seaver research saga - outlined at http://www.geneamusings.com/2018/02/the-rest-of-george-w-seaver-story-part_15.html
In the second hour, the attendees discussed:
* Bobbie described a love story about her ancestor Albert LeMagdaliene, who moved from Quebec to Lake County, Illinois. He married twice, for 25 years and 30 years respectively, and they are buried together.
* Arlene found a book, Gathering of Zion, on the shelf at the Chula Vista library with a reference to her 2nd-great-grandmother.
* Karen S. has been working with a DNA match who is adopted. They think they have found family, and asked about how to contact them. The group suggested several online resources, including the DNA Detectives Facebook group.
* John has been successful finding his wife's families in Mexico church and civil registration records. The group noted that some states now have indexes for Civil registration records.
* Sam has been working on descriptions of his eight great-grandparents.
* Karen Y has been collecting Maryland Eastern Shore information for the 2/28 CVGS program meeting. She has been trolling for names, dates, and places in online resources for six of her ancestral surnames.
* Virginia's 5th cousin sent some family material. She sent messages to 7 AncestryDNA matches, but only 2 have responded. One sent a photo of Virginia's great-grandfather, and the other has family in Virginia's Indiana home town.
* Susi discussed her Jones family line, and the contacts she has made. It seems they have finally decided that Susi is a serious researcher who has lots of information to share on her tree families.
* Diane has an ancestor named Valentine in Germany born in 1859, connected to her Longhurst family. She has been corresponding with a cousin who often gets things wrong.
The next CVGS Research Group meeting will be Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12 noon in the Auditorium of the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street, Chula Vista CA 91910).
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