Our speaker at the August 28th Chula Vista Genealogical Society meeting was Terry Connors, the San Diego County Land Surveyor, with the Department of Public Works. There were 31 members and guests in attendance.
Terry's presentation was about "Surveying and Land Records" especially in San Diego County. He provided a brief description of the history of land surveying, including measurements, directions, and the system of rectangular surveys used in the Western States (principal meridians, baselines, ranges, townships, sections and aliquot parts of sections). The top of Mount San Bernardino is the "center point" for Southern California.
The San Diego County Surveyor's office website is at http://sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/surveyor.html. Terry described many of the functions of his office and department in his presentation. The County Surveyor's office serves 18 cities, the County, utilities, CalTrans, tribes, railroads, US Geological Survey, National Geodetic Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and other entities.
The major tasks in the Land Surveyor's office include:
* State Licensed Surveys (SLS) of land within the county, including legal descriptions (section, parcel, metes and bounds, qualifiers, etc.), corner records (street intersections showing monument locations and preservation, lot lines). Property tax assessor maps are not surveyed.
* Field Surveys for construction, transportation, roads, flood control, airports, park and recreation, general services easements, etc.
* San Diego County Real Time Network GPS - the commercial Global Positioning System is accurate to about 5 meters. The SD RTN is accurate to 0.5 meters with 19 base stations in the County.
Terry showed several examples of the surveying maps and lists during his presentation. He also brought three of the earliest books showing land surveying in San Diego County:
* An 1853 book with the first surveys showing owners of land parcels.
* A ledger from the Board of Supervisors listing actions relating to land records
* A plat book from 1910-1912 time frame for each township showing names on property in rural areas.
In closing, Terry had a little quiz for us: How many of the four men on Mount Rushmore were surveyors? Does anyone know the answer?
This was a fascinating presentation for genealogists interested in land records. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and appreciated Terry coming to share his knowledge and the functions of his office with us. He noted that some of the land surveying records are available at the County Land Surveyor's office in San Diego. The research counter (located in Cartographic Services, 5510 Overland Avenue, 2nd Floor, Room 270, San Diego, California, 92123) has the following documents available: BLM plats and notes, GIS maps, vertical benchmarks and other miscellaneous record documents.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
CVGS Program on Wednesday, 28 August: Surveying and Land Records
WEDNESDAY, August 28th PROGRAM MEETING
from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
At Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium (365 F Street)
Terrence Connors on “Surveying and Land Records”
Terry Connors is the August 28th program presenter with the topic of “Surveying and Land Records.” He is the current San Diego County Surveyor. With the County Tax Assessor's office.
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In his talk, he will review the Assessor's office; the Recorder's office (which deals with vital records certificates, deeds and patent searches); the Tax Collector's office; the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; and the County Surveyor's office. For the latter, he will discuss Federal Land Maps, 1853-1900, Private Survey Maps, and Other Resources (Non-recorded Maps, and Road Books).
Terry was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and moved to San Jose, California in 1963. He graduated from Campbell Union High School in 1965, attended two years of Junior College before joining the United States Naval Reserves at Alameda. Terry flew Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft from 1969 to 1973. He worked for Santa Cruz County in 1969 as a rear chain-man on a survey crew, and went into private industry in 1978. He was licensed by the State of California in 1982. Terry was a principal in a consulting engineering firm from 1986 to 2000, ran his own business from 2000 to 2007, and joined San Diego County in 2007 as the County Surveyor. He is married with two children.
Monday, August 19, 2013
CVGS Newsletter - August 2013
The August 2013 issue of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) 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 - August 28th Program Meeting
page 2 - President’s Message
page 2 - Library Assistance Every Wednesday
page 3 - CVGS Fall Seminar – September 7th
page 4 - Research Group News
page 5 - July 31st Program Review
page 5 - Who Do You Think You Are? TV Show Returns
page 5 - Computer Group Meeting
page 6 - 2013 CVGS Scholarship Winner Essay
page 6 - Lemon Grove Research Group News
page 7 - SDGS Fall Seminar – September 21st
page 7 - August 3rd Workshop Review
page 7 - Genealogy Blog Posts of Note
page 8 - Genealogy News for July
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
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 - August 28th Program Meeting
page 2 - President’s Message
page 2 - Library Assistance Every Wednesday
page 3 - CVGS Fall Seminar – September 7th
page 4 - Research Group News
page 5 - July 31st Program Review
page 5 - Who Do You Think You Are? TV Show Returns
page 5 - Computer Group Meeting
page 6 - 2013 CVGS Scholarship Winner Essay
page 6 - Lemon Grove Research Group News
page 7 - SDGS Fall Seminar – September 21st
page 7 - August 3rd Workshop Review
page 7 - Genealogy Blog Posts of Note
page 8 - Genealogy News for July
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, August 15, 2013
CVGS Research Group Summary - 14 August 2013
The August meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) Research Group was on Wednesday, 14 August and had 17 attendees.
In the first hour, Randy shared some of the genealogy news from the past month and some of his recent research findings, using the Internet on his laptop and the projector, including:
* The Story view in Ancestry.com's Member Trees can be used to tell the story of a person's life. This is likely to interact with the photographs on the 1000Memories mobile app.
* Using the BLM Government Land Office website (http://glorecords.blm.gov) to find the land description, the www.Earthpoint.us website to create a Google Earth file, and Google Earth to find the specified land location.
* Searching for a person with a common name - Hannah Brown in colonial Massachusetts - by finding candidate parents using vital records, probate and land records, and eliminating those that died or married someone else.
In the second hour, the attendees shared their research questions, challenges and successes:
* Karen S. asked where she could find more information about headrights in early colonial Virginia. The group suggested checking the FamilySearch Research Wiki, reference books on Virginia, and the Virginia Historical Society.
* Bobbie described her two summer research trips. The first was to Hamburg, Erie County, New York where her immigrant ancestors resided between 1849 and 1855. She visited the church building (now a home) and the school her ancestor attended. She bought the "Images of america" book for the town also. Their second trip was to Quebec where they attended the 350th anniversary celebration of the arrivals of the "Daughters of the King" in 1663. She passed around the "Sent by the King" newsletter published by the historical society that included her article about her own "Daughter" and the mitochondrial DNA research involved.
* Arline asked how she could find a website with a specific historical map. The group suggested historical map websites, the USGenWeb county pages, and local genealogical or historical societies.
* John pursued a green leaf Hint in an Ancestry Member Tree and found a lead for one of his New Hampshire ancestors in a town book available to purchase on amazon.com. He bought two books printed on demand for a reasonable price.
* Shirley found a Tioga County, New York book on www.Archive.org that had information about one of her ancestors.
* Virginia had a connection through her 23AndMe autosomal test, and added two more generations in her Fisher line from the mid-19th century.
The next CVGS Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 11 September 2013 in the Conference Room at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library.
In the first hour, Randy shared some of the genealogy news from the past month and some of his recent research findings, using the Internet on his laptop and the projector, including:
* The Story view in Ancestry.com's Member Trees can be used to tell the story of a person's life. This is likely to interact with the photographs on the 1000Memories mobile app.
* Using the BLM Government Land Office website (http://glorecords.blm.gov) to find the land description, the www.Earthpoint.us website to create a Google Earth file, and Google Earth to find the specified land location.
* Searching for a person with a common name - Hannah Brown in colonial Massachusetts - by finding candidate parents using vital records, probate and land records, and eliminating those that died or married someone else.
In the second hour, the attendees shared their research questions, challenges and successes:
* Karen S. asked where she could find more information about headrights in early colonial Virginia. The group suggested checking the FamilySearch Research Wiki, reference books on Virginia, and the Virginia Historical Society.
* Bobbie described her two summer research trips. The first was to Hamburg, Erie County, New York where her immigrant ancestors resided between 1849 and 1855. She visited the church building (now a home) and the school her ancestor attended. She bought the "Images of america" book for the town also. Their second trip was to Quebec where they attended the 350th anniversary celebration of the arrivals of the "Daughters of the King" in 1663. She passed around the "Sent by the King" newsletter published by the historical society that included her article about her own "Daughter" and the mitochondrial DNA research involved.
* Arline asked how she could find a website with a specific historical map. The group suggested historical map websites, the USGenWeb county pages, and local genealogical or historical societies.
* John pursued a green leaf Hint in an Ancestry Member Tree and found a lead for one of his New Hampshire ancestors in a town book available to purchase on amazon.com. He bought two books printed on demand for a reasonable price.
* Shirley found a Tioga County, New York book on www.Archive.org that had information about one of her ancestors.
* Virginia had a connection through her 23AndMe autosomal test, and added two more generations in her Fisher line from the mid-19th century.
The next CVGS Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 11 September 2013 in the Conference Room at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library.
Monday, August 5, 2013
July 31st Program Review - "Women Heroes of the American Revolution"
At our July 31 general meeting, CVGS Member Karen Yarger presented a collection of stirring, and occasionally humorous stories, of our feminine American patriot forebears.
We discovered things about well-known colonial women that we didn't know, like Martha Washington following her husband George to each of his winter encampments, including Valley Forge.
We also heard inspiring stories of Sybil Ludington, "the female Paul Revere', who was only 16 when she rode 40 miles (twice as far as Revere) to rouse the militia. Or the 64-year old widow who rode horseback from Virginia to North Carolina to care for her son, wounded in battle.
We learned about Margaret Corbin, who was on the battlefield with her husband, and took his place at the cannon when he was killed. She was severely wounded, and was the first woman to receive a soldier's pension. She is currently the only soldier of the Revolutionary War buried at West Point.
Other stories of spies, camp followers and mothers defending their homes were inspiring additions to our knowledge of America’s War for Independence.
If you are interested in learning more about these early American heroines, Karen suggests these websites:
http://www.americanrevolution.org/women/women.html (See particularly Martha Washington, Mercy Otis Warren & Nancy Morgan Hart) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/heroine.html (See Margaret Corbin, Mammy Kate & Deborah Sampson)
We discovered things about well-known colonial women that we didn't know, like Martha Washington following her husband George to each of his winter encampments, including Valley Forge.
We also heard inspiring stories of Sybil Ludington, "the female Paul Revere', who was only 16 when she rode 40 miles (twice as far as Revere) to rouse the militia. Or the 64-year old widow who rode horseback from Virginia to North Carolina to care for her son, wounded in battle.
We learned about Margaret Corbin, who was on the battlefield with her husband, and took his place at the cannon when he was killed. She was severely wounded, and was the first woman to receive a soldier's pension. She is currently the only soldier of the Revolutionary War buried at West Point.
Other stories of spies, camp followers and mothers defending their homes were inspiring additions to our knowledge of America’s War for Independence.
If you are interested in learning more about these early American heroines, Karen suggests these websites:
http://www.americanrevolution.org/women/women.html (See particularly Martha Washington, Mercy Otis Warren & Nancy Morgan Hart) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/heroine.html (See Margaret Corbin, Mammy Kate & Deborah Sampson)
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - August 2013
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for August 2013 include:
** Saturday, 3 August, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Randy Seaver will lead a "RootsMagic 6 Revisited" discussion.
** Wednesday 14 August, 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, 21 August, 10 a.m. 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, 28 August, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Program Meeting in the Auditorium. Terrance Connor, San diego County Land Surveyor, will present "Surveying Land Records." Refreshments before and after the meeting.
** Saturday, 7 September, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- CVGS Fall Seminar: Theme "A Century of Service -- A Genealogist's Perspective." This seminar is free, with a break for lunch. Please pre-register by 25 August. More information at www.cvgenealogy.org.
** Wednesdays, 7, 14, 21, and 28 August, 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, 3 August, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Randy Seaver will lead a "RootsMagic 6 Revisited" discussion.
** Wednesday 14 August, 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, 21 August, 10 a.m. 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, 28 August, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Program Meeting in the Auditorium. Terrance Connor, San diego County Land Surveyor, will present "Surveying Land Records." Refreshments before and after the meeting.
** Saturday, 7 September, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- CVGS Fall Seminar: Theme "A Century of Service -- A Genealogist's Perspective." This seminar is free, with a break for lunch. Please pre-register by 25 August. More information at www.cvgenealogy.org.
** Wednesdays, 7, 14, 21, and 28 August, 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.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday, August 3 Workshop is "RootsMagic 6 Revisited"
The next CVGS Workshop will be on Saturday, 3 August from 12 noon until 3 p.m. at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) in the Community Room.
Randy Seaver will lead a “RootsMagic 6 Revisited” discussion and demonstration. Topics will include creating Research Logs, creating To-Do Lists, creating a Correspondence list, working with Problem Alerts, the Gazetteer, creating quality source citations, and interfacing with the new FamilySearch Family Tree. There will be a question-and-answer time also.
Bring your laptops with RootsMagic installed (update your version if you haven't already). Note: any version of RootsMagic will work, but only Version 6.3 will have the latest features and be able to access the FamilySearch Family Tree.
If you want to work in FamilySearch Family Tree, be sure that you are a registered user of FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/register/ ) - it's FREE and easy (but you will need to know your login and password information).
Randy Seaver will lead a “RootsMagic 6 Revisited” discussion and demonstration. Topics will include creating Research Logs, creating To-Do Lists, creating a Correspondence list, working with Problem Alerts, the Gazetteer, creating quality source citations, and interfacing with the new FamilySearch Family Tree. There will be a question-and-answer time also.
Bring your laptops with RootsMagic installed (update your version if you haven't already). Note: any version of RootsMagic will work, but only Version 6.3 will have the latest features and be able to access the FamilySearch Family Tree.
If you want to work in FamilySearch Family Tree, be sure that you are a registered user of FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/register/ ) - it's FREE and easy (but you will need to know your login and password information).
Sunday, July 28, 2013
CVGS Program Meeting - Wednesday, 31 July on "Women Heroes of the American Revolution"
WEDNESDAY, July 31st PROGRAM MEETING
from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
At Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium (365 F Street)
Karen Yarger on “Women Heroes of the American Revolution”
Karen has been a member of CVGS since 2010. She is Secretary of the CVGS Board of Directors and was recently Co-Chair for the 2013 Spring Seminar.
Born in Annapolis, MD and the daughter of a career naval officer, she married an Air Force pilot - and so has been fortunate to call home places as varied as Alaska, Japan, the Azores, Hawaii and Laredo, Texas, and has visited many more. Her favorite travel memories include spending Thanksgiving in an English pub, standing on a snowy deserted Great Wall in China, and watching an Alaska night sky fill with dancing northern lights. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a degree in elementary education, but has been a teacher, a counselor and director of volunteers for the Red Cross, a published writer and a travel agent.
Aside from tracing her Norwegian, Irish and French Huguenot roots, Karen's interests are many, such as dollhouse miniatures, Hawaiian legends, the Iditarod, old Hollywood films, Britain's royal houses, native Alaskan ivory carvings, Southern fiction. and cookbook collecting. Karen is currently focused on recording her family's stories, traditions and anecdotes for her daughter and 11 year old grandson.
In our war for Independence, we honor heroes such as Nathan Hale, George Washington and Paul Revere. But today we’ll learn about the women who supported the patriotic cause in their own ways – sometimes even following their men onto the battlefields.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
CVGS Computer Group Meeting on 24 July
The Computer Group is expanding their time. The next meeting of the CVGS Computer Group will be on Wednesday, 24 July 2013, from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library.
At 10:30 a.m., there will be a one-hour class in the Library Conference Room on “Basic Windows Computer Usage” with Gary Brock. This is a continuation of the class attended by CVGS members during May.
After a 30-minute break for lunch (bring your own, or go out), the group will reconvene at about 12:15 p.m. in the Computer Lab for Internet work, led by Shirley Becker. This meeting features hands-on use of Windows computers. In July, we will be working with the Internet Archive learning how to access census images for different states. We will then use the methods learned earlier to save any information found for use and practice at home.
NOTE: The Computer Group Meeting date was changed for July due to a schedule conflict on the library calendar.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
July 2013 CVGS Newsletter
The July 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:
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 - July
31st Program Meeting
page 2 - President’s
Message
page 2 - Library
Assistance Every Wednesday
page 3 - 2013
CVGS Scholarship Winner Biographies
page 4 - Research
Group News
page 5 - June 26th Annual Picnic Review
page 5 - June 26th Annual Picnic Review
page 5 - Who
Do You Think You Are? TV Show Returns
page 6 - Lemon
Grove Research Group News
page 6 - August
3rd Workshop Announcement
page 6 - Computer
Group Meeting
page 7 - How
Do You Research Online?
page 7 - Genealogy
Blog Posts of Note
page 8 - Genealogy
News for June
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
This Newsletter is photocopied and sent to CVGS members without an email address, and emailed to those CVGS members with an email address. It is also emailed to other genealogy society officers and newsletter editors upon request if one is offered in return.
This Newsletter is photocopied and sent to CVGS members without an email address, and emailed to those CVGS members with an email address. It is also emailed to other genealogy society officers and newsletter editors upon request if one is offered in return.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
CVGS Research Group Review - 10 July 2013
We had 16 attendees at the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group meeting on Wednesday, 10 July 2013 at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library.
In the first hour, Randy highlighted several genealogy news items and interesting videos, including:
* The next CVGS workshop is on Saturday, 3 August, titled "RootsMagic Revisited." This workshop will look at many features of the RootsMagic software, including the Version 6 updates.
* KPBS, the San Diego PBS station, has posted a video on YouTube, titled "The Central Library Moves Hidden Treasures Out Into the Public Eye," about the move to the new downtown San Diego library. The views of the old records in the basement are tantalizing!
* The "Who Do You Think You Are?" television series returns on Tuesday, 23 July (9 p.m., 8 p.m. Central) on the TLC Network (Cox Channel 36 in San Diego area). There will be eight weekly episodes.
* The Ancestry.com YouTube Channel has many instructional videos on using Ancestry.com searches, Member Trees, Family Tree Maker software, and more.
* Tessa Keough's excellent "Your Genealogy Pie" video on YouTube highlights how a genealogist can participate in a number of activities to be well-rounded.
* Ancestry.com announced they will scrap the "Old Search" feature and integrate some of those features into "New Search." Randy showed how the results for a given search are identical, and described some of the "New Search" advanced features. Some attendees disagreed.
In the second hour, the attendees asked questions, and shared their research successes, including:
* Karen S. has lots of Revolutionary War soldiers, and wants to obtain their records (CMSR, Pension Files, etc.). She asked if www.Fold3.com was useful for this. The answer was YES, since Fold3 has the largest, and easiest to search and use, collection of Revolutionary War records, especially the complete Pension Files.
* Ralph pursued obtaining his father's U.S. Navy discharge papers, commendations and medals from the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. After about six months, he received them. He brought two shadow boxes that display the information - they are beautiful. He had the shadow boxes made by a man in Tijuana who has a small business doing picture framing. Ralph mentioned the "Medals of America" site (http://www.medalsofamerica.com/). A second set of medals and pins can be obtained by a family member if the original medals have been lost.
* Shirley reported a success using the MyHeritage Record Match system. She searched for her parents names, and found their marriage date and location in a newspaper obituary using the MyHeritage data subscription. This was new information for her - she had been searching for it for a long time.
* Virginia talked to the American Civil War Ancestors organization (http://www.acwancestor.org/) at the SCGS Jamboree. She found out that they would find Civil War records at the National Archives for a fee. She paid them $25 for Compiled Military Service Records for her ancestor, with the records provided in image format on a CDROM.
* Gary mentioned the Memories in Print website (http://www.memories-in-print.com/), which is designed to create a coffee-table style book about a person's life memories.
* Susi recommended the website, Elephind (www.Elephind.com), which is an online aggregator of historical newspapers on freely available websites. We did several searches for brick wall ancestors for the attendees.
* Joanna asked about a list of immigration ports of entry. The group suggested using the FamilySearch Research Wiki (start at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration) and then look for information for specific states) to find more information.
The next meeting of the CVGS Research Group will be Wednesday, 14 August 2013 at 12 noon in the Conference Room of the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street, Chula Vista).
In the first hour, Randy highlighted several genealogy news items and interesting videos, including:
* The next CVGS workshop is on Saturday, 3 August, titled "RootsMagic Revisited." This workshop will look at many features of the RootsMagic software, including the Version 6 updates.
* KPBS, the San Diego PBS station, has posted a video on YouTube, titled "The Central Library Moves Hidden Treasures Out Into the Public Eye," about the move to the new downtown San Diego library. The views of the old records in the basement are tantalizing!
* The "Who Do You Think You Are?" television series returns on Tuesday, 23 July (9 p.m., 8 p.m. Central) on the TLC Network (Cox Channel 36 in San Diego area). There will be eight weekly episodes.
* The Ancestry.com YouTube Channel has many instructional videos on using Ancestry.com searches, Member Trees, Family Tree Maker software, and more.
* Tessa Keough's excellent "Your Genealogy Pie" video on YouTube highlights how a genealogist can participate in a number of activities to be well-rounded.
* Ancestry.com announced they will scrap the "Old Search" feature and integrate some of those features into "New Search." Randy showed how the results for a given search are identical, and described some of the "New Search" advanced features. Some attendees disagreed.
In the second hour, the attendees asked questions, and shared their research successes, including:
* Karen S. has lots of Revolutionary War soldiers, and wants to obtain their records (CMSR, Pension Files, etc.). She asked if www.Fold3.com was useful for this. The answer was YES, since Fold3 has the largest, and easiest to search and use, collection of Revolutionary War records, especially the complete Pension Files.
* Ralph pursued obtaining his father's U.S. Navy discharge papers, commendations and medals from the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. After about six months, he received them. He brought two shadow boxes that display the information - they are beautiful. He had the shadow boxes made by a man in Tijuana who has a small business doing picture framing. Ralph mentioned the "Medals of America" site (http://www.medalsofamerica.com/). A second set of medals and pins can be obtained by a family member if the original medals have been lost.
* Shirley reported a success using the MyHeritage Record Match system. She searched for her parents names, and found their marriage date and location in a newspaper obituary using the MyHeritage data subscription. This was new information for her - she had been searching for it for a long time.
* Virginia talked to the American Civil War Ancestors organization (http://www.acwancestor.org/) at the SCGS Jamboree. She found out that they would find Civil War records at the National Archives for a fee. She paid them $25 for Compiled Military Service Records for her ancestor, with the records provided in image format on a CDROM.
* Gary mentioned the Memories in Print website (http://www.memories-in-print.com/), which is designed to create a coffee-table style book about a person's life memories.
* Susi recommended the website, Elephind (www.Elephind.com), which is an online aggregator of historical newspapers on freely available websites. We did several searches for brick wall ancestors for the attendees.
* Joanna asked about a list of immigration ports of entry. The group suggested using the FamilySearch Research Wiki (start at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration) and then look for information for specific states) to find more information.
The next meeting of the CVGS Research Group will be Wednesday, 14 August 2013 at 12 noon in the Conference Room of the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street, Chula Vista).
Monday, July 1, 2013
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - July 2013
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for July 2013 include:
** Saturday, 6 July, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Susi Pentico will lead a "Discussion About Your Research."
** Wednesday 10 July, 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 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. Sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Wednesday, 31 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Program Meeting in the Auditorium. CVGS member Karen Yarger will present "Women Heroes of the American Revolution." Refreshments before and after the meeting.
** Wednesdays, 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 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 seminars and picnics.
** Saturday, 6 July, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Susi Pentico will lead a "Discussion About Your Research."
** Wednesday 10 July, 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 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. Sharpen your computer skills and investigate online genealogy resources.
** Wednesday, 31 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Program Meeting in the Auditorium. CVGS member Karen Yarger will present "Women Heroes of the American Revolution." Refreshments before and after the meeting.
** Wednesdays, 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 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 seminars and picnics.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
CVGS Annual Picnic Highlights
The Annual Picnic of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society was on Wednesday, 26 June at the home of Gary and Wanda Brock in Bonita. It was a perfect day, not too hot, with lots of sun, and plenty of shade to sit and talk about genealogy. There were 27 members and 9 guests in attendance.
This was a pot luck lunch with finger foods, salads, hot dishes, and desserts with an "International" theme, and featured hot dogs and brats barbecued by our host, Gary Brock.
The attendees sat in the shade (provided by trees, awnings and large umbrellas) and shared their lives, and in many cases, their genealogical research and family stories.
While people were talking and eating, Karen had prepared a large board so that attendees could add their own name, the surnames they were researching, and the geographical areas where their ancestors lived. The attendee then picked a numbered stick pin from the chart and put it on one of the three large maps on easels - one for the World, another for Europe, and a third for the United States.
After everyone had added their names and ancestral locations to the list, Gary, as master of ceremonies, asked each person to stand and tell something about the surnames and places they had listed. It was interesting to see how many attendees had ancestry in the British Isles.
Gary then had a locality trivia game for door prizes.
Finally, Gary's granddaughter brought Tacoma, a former racehorse, over to the area. People fed apples to Tacoma, and petted him.
All in all, it was a fun day, with good food, good friends, lots of conversation, and even some genealogy connections. Meetings like this are great to promote friendship, camaraderie and get family members interested in the society and genealogy.
We all agreed to have the Annual Picnic at Gary and Wanda's house next year, too!
This was a pot luck lunch with finger foods, salads, hot dishes, and desserts with an "International" theme, and featured hot dogs and brats barbecued by our host, Gary Brock.
The attendees sat in the shade (provided by trees, awnings and large umbrellas) and shared their lives, and in many cases, their genealogical research and family stories.
While people were talking and eating, Karen had prepared a large board so that attendees could add their own name, the surnames they were researching, and the geographical areas where their ancestors lived. The attendee then picked a numbered stick pin from the chart and put it on one of the three large maps on easels - one for the World, another for Europe, and a third for the United States.
After everyone had added their names and ancestral locations to the list, Gary, as master of ceremonies, asked each person to stand and tell something about the surnames and places they had listed. It was interesting to see how many attendees had ancestry in the British Isles.
Gary then had a locality trivia game for door prizes.
Finally, Gary's granddaughter brought Tacoma, a former racehorse, over to the area. People fed apples to Tacoma, and petted him.
All in all, it was a fun day, with good food, good friends, lots of conversation, and even some genealogy connections. Meetings like this are great to promote friendship, camaraderie and get family members interested in the society and genealogy.
We all agreed to have the Annual Picnic at Gary and Wanda's house next year, too!
Sunday, June 23, 2013
CVGS Annual Picnic - Wednesday, 26 June, 11 a.m. at the Brock's House
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26th ANNUAL PICNIC
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
International Food Theme!
At Home of Gary and Wanda Brock in Bonita
Our annual picnic will be held Wednesday June 26 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. At the home of Gary and Wanda Brock in Bonita (4397 Allen School Lane, phone 619-475-4054.
Directions: From Bonita Road, turn south on Allen School Road, then left on Allen School Lane to 4397. From Otay Lakes Road, turn west on Allen School Lane to 4397. The driveway is opposite the intersection of Allen School Lane with Surrey Drive).
The food service this year will be a little different. We will follow an international theme. Each attendee is asked to bring a pot luck dish that depicts their ancestral heritage. We also ask that you give a donation of $5.00 to help buy hot dogs, bratwurst, knockwurst, buns, condiments and drinks.
Please contact Dorothy Alford (phone 619-469-3483 or email dja1224@cox.net) with what dish you will be bringing. You will not be assigned a food category but if she starts getting too many items for one category you will have to choose something else. To be sure to get to bring what you want, get your reservations in early.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Research Group Summary - 12 May 2013
The June meeting of the CVGS Research Group on 12 June 2013 had 12 attendees. We met in the Auditorium this month.
In the first hour, Randy discussed:
* the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree, and passed the syllabus books around;
* the Story View feature on Ancestry Member Trees;
* finding Record Matches on MyHeritage;
* using RootsMagic 6 to add content to the FamilySearch Family Tree;
* the modified FamilySearch web pages;
* finding Massachusetts Land Records on FamilySearch;
* the Mastering Genealogical Proof book (and passed it around), and the DearMYRTLE MGP Study Group that starts on 16 June.
In the second hour, the attendees discussed:
* Karen used the free access to Military Records on Ancestry over Memorial Day to find records for her cousin who took the movie of the flag being raised on Iwo Jima in 1944. He died on Iwo Jima, received a Purple Heart and Navy Cross, was discussed in the book Flags of Our Fathers, and in an article in Parade magazine. She is also checking records in the National Archives.
* Diane has been working with John, and has been able to find five generations of ancestry on her mother's side of the family. Her father's side is Italian, and she has three known generations there.
* Shirley received a Record Match on MyHeritage, which gave a spouse's name for one of her Dutch ancestors in New York.
* Joanna found a Find A Grave memorial for one of her relatives, and wondered how to request a photograph. We found the memorial, and showed her how to request the photograph.
* Susi is researching George Alexander (born in Georgia in 1821) for her daughter-in-law. He had two older brothers born in North Carolina. She found their mother's name, Martha, but can't find their father's name. She is looking in land, probate and confederate pension records in Georgia and North Carolina for leads.
* Helen received her 23andMe results, and asked how to see them and analyze them. We used Randy's results as the example, going to the website and looking at the "Ancestry Composition" page (under the "My Results" tab) and the Family Inheritance page (under the "Ancestry Tools" item under the "My Results" tab) information.
The next meeting of the CVGS Research Group will be at 12 noon to 2 p.m., on Wednesday, 10 July 2013, in the Conference Room of the Chula Vista Civic center Branch Library (365 F Street in Chula vista).
In the first hour, Randy discussed:
* the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree, and passed the syllabus books around;
* the Story View feature on Ancestry Member Trees;
* finding Record Matches on MyHeritage;
* using RootsMagic 6 to add content to the FamilySearch Family Tree;
* the modified FamilySearch web pages;
* finding Massachusetts Land Records on FamilySearch;
* the Mastering Genealogical Proof book (and passed it around), and the DearMYRTLE MGP Study Group that starts on 16 June.
In the second hour, the attendees discussed:
* Karen used the free access to Military Records on Ancestry over Memorial Day to find records for her cousin who took the movie of the flag being raised on Iwo Jima in 1944. He died on Iwo Jima, received a Purple Heart and Navy Cross, was discussed in the book Flags of Our Fathers, and in an article in Parade magazine. She is also checking records in the National Archives.
* Diane has been working with John, and has been able to find five generations of ancestry on her mother's side of the family. Her father's side is Italian, and she has three known generations there.
* Shirley received a Record Match on MyHeritage, which gave a spouse's name for one of her Dutch ancestors in New York.
* Joanna found a Find A Grave memorial for one of her relatives, and wondered how to request a photograph. We found the memorial, and showed her how to request the photograph.
* Susi is researching George Alexander (born in Georgia in 1821) for her daughter-in-law. He had two older brothers born in North Carolina. She found their mother's name, Martha, but can't find their father's name. She is looking in land, probate and confederate pension records in Georgia and North Carolina for leads.
* Helen received her 23andMe results, and asked how to see them and analyze them. We used Randy's results as the example, going to the website and looking at the "Ancestry Composition" page (under the "My Results" tab) and the Family Inheritance page (under the "Ancestry Tools" item under the "My Results" tab) information.
The next meeting of the CVGS Research Group will be at 12 noon to 2 p.m., on Wednesday, 10 July 2013, in the Conference Room of the Chula Vista Civic center Branch Library (365 F Street in Chula vista).
Thursday, June 13, 2013
CVGS Newsletter for June is Published
The June 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:
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1 - June
26th Annual Picnic
page 2 - President’s
Message
page 2 - Library
Assistance Every Wednesday
page 3 - Highlights
From the NGS 2013 Conference
page 4 - Research
Group News
page 5 - May 29th
Program Review
page 5 - Basic
Computer Classes Completed
page 5 - Computer
Group Meeting
page 6 - Lemon
Grove Research Group News
page 6 - July
6th Workshop Announcement
page 6 - Two
$500 CVGS Scholarships Awarded
page 7 - June
1st Workshop Review
page 7 - Genealogy
Blog Posts of Note
page 8 - Genealogy
News for May
page 8 - New
or Updated FamilySearch Collectiions
page 9 - CVGS
Society Information
page 9 - San
Diego Genealogy Events
page 10 - Genealogy
Days in Chula Vista
Sunday, June 2, 2013
CVGS Program Review - "New York State Research and Resources"
CVGS member Shirley Becker discussed "New York State Research and Resources" at the 29 May 2013 Chula Vista Generalogical Society monthly program meeting with 30 persons in attendance.
She started with an overview of New York colonial history, from the Dutch in 1624 in New Amsterdam and fort Orange (now Albany) to the English in 1664, through the Revolution to the modern New York state of today. In the process, she showed how counties developed over time from 1683 to 1830, when the present counties were as they were then. The patterns of settlement were typical for colonial America - along the coast and along waterways. There were settlements up the Hudson River to Albany, and then east along the Mohawk River. Eventually, the Erie canal was built to open up western New York to settlers.
Shirley also described the different land grants made by the New York Land Commission between 1786 and 1791 after the Revolutionary War, notably the Phelps and Gorham Purchase, the Morris Reserve and the Holland Land Company Purchase, all in western New York. The land purchasers then sold lots to settlers from New York and New England.
She also discussed state census records (available every ten years from from 1825 to 1925, except 1892 instead of 1895), church records, military records, and probate records.
Local records are divided among counties, cities and towns, villages and hamlets. There are 62 counties, 62 cities, 932 towns, and over 4,200 local government entities. Each town is supposed to have a town historian, and sometimes there are also county historians. The historians have knowledge of the town records, cemetery records, land records, probate records, and more.
The USGenWeb sites for the counties often have indexes and transcriptions for local records - start at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/. An inventory of New York newspapers is available online at www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/index.html. The New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 collection and the New York Land Records, 1630-1975 collection are online in FamilySearch record collections (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list), but without indexes. Most counties have indexes to use to find record volumes and pages, and then the volumes themselves.
This was an informative presentation about the difficulties and opportunities for performing New York research and the resources available in repositories and online databases.
She started with an overview of New York colonial history, from the Dutch in 1624 in New Amsterdam and fort Orange (now Albany) to the English in 1664, through the Revolution to the modern New York state of today. In the process, she showed how counties developed over time from 1683 to 1830, when the present counties were as they were then. The patterns of settlement were typical for colonial America - along the coast and along waterways. There were settlements up the Hudson River to Albany, and then east along the Mohawk River. Eventually, the Erie canal was built to open up western New York to settlers.
Shirley also described the different land grants made by the New York Land Commission between 1786 and 1791 after the Revolutionary War, notably the Phelps and Gorham Purchase, the Morris Reserve and the Holland Land Company Purchase, all in western New York. The land purchasers then sold lots to settlers from New York and New England.
She also discussed state census records (available every ten years from from 1825 to 1925, except 1892 instead of 1895), church records, military records, and probate records.
Local records are divided among counties, cities and towns, villages and hamlets. There are 62 counties, 62 cities, 932 towns, and over 4,200 local government entities. Each town is supposed to have a town historian, and sometimes there are also county historians. The historians have knowledge of the town records, cemetery records, land records, probate records, and more.
The USGenWeb sites for the counties often have indexes and transcriptions for local records - start at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/. An inventory of New York newspapers is available online at www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/index.html. The New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 collection and the New York Land Records, 1630-1975 collection are online in FamilySearch record collections (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list), but without indexes. Most counties have indexes to use to find record volumes and pages, and then the volumes themselves.
This was an informative presentation about the difficulties and opportunities for performing New York research and the resources available in repositories and online databases.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - June 2013
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.
** 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.
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.
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