The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for September 2012 include:
** Saturday, 1 September, 12:30 p.m.to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Susi Pentico will lead a "JSTOR Workshop."
** Wednesday 12 September, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library 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, 19 September, 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.
** Saturday, 22 September, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- free Seminar/Workshop. The theme
of the Seminar/Workshop will be "Show Me My Roots." There will be demonstrations
of Family Tree Maker, Roots Magic, My Heritage, and Reunion. Don't forget to register online at: www.rootsweb.com/~cacvgs2/
** Wednesday, 26 September, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS General Membership Meeting in the Auditorium. John Finch will present "The Civil War and Onslaught of Modern Warfare."
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 left 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, August 31, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
CVGS Workshop on Saturday, 1 September
The September CVGS Workshop is Saturday, 1 September 2012, at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road, turn left at Billy Casper Drive) from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
You will have the opportunity to share and socialize from 12:30 until 1:00. Susi Pentico will present the program "JSTOR," and the program will start at 1:00 p.m.. (Web definitions: JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) is a United States-based online system for archiving academic journals, founded in 1995..." source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSTOR)
You will have the opportunity to share and socialize from 12:30 until 1:00. Susi Pentico will present the program "JSTOR," and the program will start at 1:00 p.m.. (Web definitions: JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) is a United States-based online system for archiving academic journals, founded in 1995..." source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSTOR)
Thursday, August 23, 2012
CVGS Annual Picnic Summary
The 2012 Annual Picnic was held on Monday, 20 August in the Community Room at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library. We had over 25 in attendance, including several new members, and two guests. The theme of the picnic was "Who Is Your Neighbor."
Tables for different U.S. geographic regions were set up in the room (e.g., New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South, West), with the idea that persons with common locality interests would share their pedigree charts and, hopefully, find similar surnames and be able to share research interests and ideas. Pedigree charts were shared with several tables.
Several members had larger, foldout pedigree charts with up to 15 generations on them. Member Randy Seaver displayed his large 10-generation Seaver ancestry wall fan chart (done by a calligrapher).
Several attendees found common names on the pedigree charts, were able to share research tips and tricks, and were able to have research questions answered by other attendees.
After everybody enjoyed their lunch and all of the sharing, President Gary Brock emceed a "Thirteen Colonies Trivia Contest" where the prizes were miniature Hershey candy bars. The person who called out the answer to the question, usually in a Jeopardy format, won the chocolate candy.
To top the day off, we celebrated Gary's birthday with a wonderful chocolate cake, courtesy of Virginia Taylor, the CVGS First Vice-President of Programs who is home recuperating from knee surgery. Thanks, Virginia - it was great!
Tables for different U.S. geographic regions were set up in the room (e.g., New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South, West), with the idea that persons with common locality interests would share their pedigree charts and, hopefully, find similar surnames and be able to share research interests and ideas. Pedigree charts were shared with several tables.
Several members had larger, foldout pedigree charts with up to 15 generations on them. Member Randy Seaver displayed his large 10-generation Seaver ancestry wall fan chart (done by a calligrapher).
Several attendees found common names on the pedigree charts, were able to share research tips and tricks, and were able to have research questions answered by other attendees.
After everybody enjoyed their lunch and all of the sharing, President Gary Brock emceed a "Thirteen Colonies Trivia Contest" where the prizes were miniature Hershey candy bars. The person who called out the answer to the question, usually in a Jeopardy format, won the chocolate candy.
To top the day off, we celebrated Gary's birthday with a wonderful chocolate cake, courtesy of Virginia Taylor, the CVGS First Vice-President of Programs who is home recuperating from knee surgery. Thanks, Virginia - it was great!
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
CVGS Annual Picnic is Monday, August 20th
MONDAY AUGUST 20th ANNUAL PICNIC
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road)
in the Community Room
Theme: “Who Is Your Neighbor?”
Our annual picnic will be Monday, August 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library. The theme this year is "Who Is Your Neighbor?" We will have the tables sets up by areas of the country. You will sit at the table where your ancestors migrated to. During the day Gary will have you move around to different tables if your ancestors settled in different locations.
Bring your lunch, something to drink, and a filled out 5-generation chart. With the chart you will be able to compare names, dates and locations with your other genie neighbors. Let's see how many family connections we can come up with. We're sure there will be several. You also might want to study up on your state histories – we hear that Gary is going to have a contest with prizes to the winners. Can't tell any more. Might spoil the surprise.
A map:
Thursday, August 9, 2012
CVGS Research Group Summary - August 2012
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group met on Wednesday, 8 August in the Library Conference Room, with 15 in attendance.
Randy highlighted the news about the 1940 U.S. Census being completely indexed and searchable on Ancestry.com for free; that FamilySearch Indexing is completed, but 13 states are not yet searchable; that FindMyPast.com launched with a bargain price, including all of the 1940 US Census records; that SDGS has a bus trip, including hotel reservations, for the NGS Conference in May 2013 in Las Vegas; and that SDGS has an all-day seminar on Saturday, 8 September featuring Lisa Alzo.
In the first hour, Randy presented "Exploring FamilySearch.org - the Very Best FREE Genealogy Website." The Research Wiki, Research Video Courses, Community Forums, Family History Library Catalog, Historical Record Collections and Book Collections were highlighted and explored. Search and navigation tips were provided for the Historical Record Collections. FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File and Pedigree Resource File were not explored.
In the second hour, the group asked and answered questions, explained and responded to attendee's research problems, and disclosed research successes.
* Rose (a guest) had received many Mexican church records, from the IGI and microfilms, from the Family History Library over the years that took her family back many generations in Zacatecas. One line even connected to Spanish royalty back to 8th century in Spain. Rose cannot find this information now on the FamilySearch website. The group explained that the records that Rose found in the International Genealogical Index, which noted the batch number, are now in the Historical Record Collections on www.FamilySearch.org. The databases include Mexico, Baptisms, 1560-1950 and Mexico, Marriages, 1570-1950. It appears that the Zacatecas Catholic Church Records (page images) are not yet available in the FamilySearch collection.
* Kitty asked about slave schedules - what were they and what did they include? The group noted that they were taken in 1850 and 1860, but the names of individual slaves were not included. Only the slaveowner's name and the age and gender of the slaves were listed. Randy showed an example from 1850 on the screen.
* Helen's grandmother Mallory was descended from the Mallory family of early Virginia. She found a link back to English royalty in the book.
* Bobbie is getting ready for her research trip to Lake County, Illinois. She will meet a LeMagdalen cousin from Michigan and a Lake County lady there who has lots of LeMagdalen information. She and Dennis bought a GiiNii feed scanner and a wand scanner so that they can copy photographs and papers on the trip.
* Arlene read Bryan Sykes book about DNA USA, and highly recommends it. Her Pomeroy family was one of the highlighted families in the book.
* Ralph's wife's grandfather served in the Mexican Army in the 1898 to 1920 time period, including time in San Diego interned at Fort Rosecrans with 500 other soldiers. He was actually of German and Russian heritage and did not return to Mexico. The family story is that he worked as a spy for the USA during World War II. Ralph has quite a few family papers, but wondered if there were other resources to explore. The group suggested the San Diego Union and Evening Tribune newspapers that are searchable on www.GenealogyBank.com during this time period. There may also be records on FamilySearch and Ancestry.com, or in Mexican Archives.
The next Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 12 September in the Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) Conference Room.
Randy highlighted the news about the 1940 U.S. Census being completely indexed and searchable on Ancestry.com for free; that FamilySearch Indexing is completed, but 13 states are not yet searchable; that FindMyPast.com launched with a bargain price, including all of the 1940 US Census records; that SDGS has a bus trip, including hotel reservations, for the NGS Conference in May 2013 in Las Vegas; and that SDGS has an all-day seminar on Saturday, 8 September featuring Lisa Alzo.
In the first hour, Randy presented "Exploring FamilySearch.org - the Very Best FREE Genealogy Website." The Research Wiki, Research Video Courses, Community Forums, Family History Library Catalog, Historical Record Collections and Book Collections were highlighted and explored. Search and navigation tips were provided for the Historical Record Collections. FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File and Pedigree Resource File were not explored.
In the second hour, the group asked and answered questions, explained and responded to attendee's research problems, and disclosed research successes.
* Rose (a guest) had received many Mexican church records, from the IGI and microfilms, from the Family History Library over the years that took her family back many generations in Zacatecas. One line even connected to Spanish royalty back to 8th century in Spain. Rose cannot find this information now on the FamilySearch website. The group explained that the records that Rose found in the International Genealogical Index, which noted the batch number, are now in the Historical Record Collections on www.FamilySearch.org. The databases include Mexico, Baptisms, 1560-1950 and Mexico, Marriages, 1570-1950. It appears that the Zacatecas Catholic Church Records (page images) are not yet available in the FamilySearch collection.
* Kitty asked about slave schedules - what were they and what did they include? The group noted that they were taken in 1850 and 1860, but the names of individual slaves were not included. Only the slaveowner's name and the age and gender of the slaves were listed. Randy showed an example from 1850 on the screen.
* Helen's grandmother Mallory was descended from the Mallory family of early Virginia. She found a link back to English royalty in the book.
* Bobbie is getting ready for her research trip to Lake County, Illinois. She will meet a LeMagdalen cousin from Michigan and a Lake County lady there who has lots of LeMagdalen information. She and Dennis bought a GiiNii feed scanner and a wand scanner so that they can copy photographs and papers on the trip.
* Arlene read Bryan Sykes book about DNA USA, and highly recommends it. Her Pomeroy family was one of the highlighted families in the book.
* Ralph's wife's grandfather served in the Mexican Army in the 1898 to 1920 time period, including time in San Diego interned at Fort Rosecrans with 500 other soldiers. He was actually of German and Russian heritage and did not return to Mexico. The family story is that he worked as a spy for the USA during World War II. Ralph has quite a few family papers, but wondered if there were other resources to explore. The group suggested the San Diego Union and Evening Tribune newspapers that are searchable on www.GenealogyBank.com during this time period. There may also be records on FamilySearch and Ancestry.com, or in Mexican Archives.
The next Research Group meeting will be on Wednesday, 12 September in the Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) Conference Room.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
August 2012 CVGS Newsletter Published
The August 2012 issue of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Newsletter was published earlier this week. You can read it online, in a PDF format, at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacvgs2/Newsletters/12_08aug.pdf.
The Table of Contents lists:
The Table of Contents lists:
page 1. Monday,
August 20th Annual Picnic
page 2. President’s
Message
page 3. Fall
Seminar on 22 September 2012
page 3. September
Workshop on 1 September
page 3. Lemon
Grove Research Group News
page 3. Education Committee News
page 4. Research
Group News
page 5. July
25th Program Review
page 5. Computer
Group News
page 6. Travel
Stories: Maryland, by Dorothy Alford
page 6. July
2012 Genealogy News
page 7. RootsMagic
5 Workshop Review
page 7. NGS
2013 Conference in Las Vegas
page 7. SDGS
Seminar with Lisa Alzo
page 8. 1940
U.S. Census Update
page 8. FamilySearch
Has Vital Record Collections
page 8. FindMyPast.com
Launched in US
page 9. CVGS
Society Information
page 9. San
Diego Genealogy Events
page 10. Genealogy
Days in Chula Vista
Monday, August 6, 2012
RootsMagic 5 Workshop Review
Randy Seaver
demonstrated the features of the RootsMagic 5 genealogy software
program to 17 CVGS members and friends on Saturday, 4 August at the
Bonita-Sunnyside Library. In the first hour, he methodically
covered the different menu features of the program – the Help,
Internet, Tools, File, Edit, Lists, Add, View, Search and Report
links. He also described the five different Index options and the
six different View Options (Pedigree, Family, Descendants, People,
Web Search and Timeline. This review provided insights into the
completeness and complexity of this program.
In the second
hour, Randy started a new family tree database, and then added
Persons and Facts (names, dates, places, sources, notes, media, etc.)
as he built several families using data from his own family. In
the process, he also described how to add, delete, and merge persons,
and to add, unlink and rearrange spouses and children in a family.
Finally, he showed the wide variety of charts and reports that are
available to RootsMagic 5 users to display and communicate their
research for family, friends, colleagues and other researchers.
RootsMagic 5
is a commercial product at www.rootsmagic.com.
There
are many free webinars available to help persons learn how to use it
at http://www.rootsmagic.com/Webinars/.
The retail price of RootsMagic 5 is $29.95 on their website
(download or CDROM). Susi Pentico has ordered more copies of it for
CVGS members for a reduced price – if you are interested, please
contact her at the meetings or at susicp@cox.net.
Due to the high interest in this
software product, a followup workshop will be scheduled in the
October/November time frame. If
you are interested in attending a followup workshop, please contact
Randy at rjseaver@cox.net.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
RootsMagic 5 Workshop on Saturday, 4 August 2012
There will be a "RootsMagic 5 Workshop" led by Randy Seaver, sponsored by the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, on Saturday, 4 August
from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) in the
Community Room.
If you have RootsMagic 5 genealogy software, then please bring your laptop or netbook (if you have one) to the workshop and work along with Randy, ask questions, and learn more about using the program. If you don't have RootsMagic 5, but are interested in the subject of genealogy software, please attend to see what a typical program can do to help you with your genealogy organization and research.
Please note that anyone can download the FREE version of RootsMagic 5 at www.rootsmagic.com (however, the free version does not perform some of the useful features of the program, but can be upgraded for a fee). Susi Pentico had several extra copies of the program and the help book for sale for $20 (this is a good deal, since the program sells retail for $30 and the book sells retail for $20).
My plan for the workshop is to:
1) Provide an overview of RootsMagic 5 menus and the Help function using my own database.
2) Start a new family tree from the beginning.
3) Import a GEDCOM file created from another program or online tree.
4) Demonstrate the items on the list below.
** Using the Help function
** Using File Options
** Using Program Options
** Starting a New File
** Importing a GEDCOM file
** Exporting a GEDCOM file
** Adding persons to the family tree
** Adding Facts to a Person
** Adding Media to a Person
** Adding Source Citations to Persons or Facts
** Adding Notes to a Person
** Merging Persons Manually
** Deleting a Person or Family
** Unlinking a Person from Parents or Spouse
** Rearranging Children or Spouses
** Creating a Pedigree Chart
** Creating a Family Group Sheet
** Creating a Narrative Report
** Creating Charts
** Creating List Reports
5) Answer questions from the group.
I'm sure that the above list will be much more than we can handle during the workshop. We may have to schedule another workshop to get into the ones we missed and some of the more advanced features in RootsMagic 5.
If you have RootsMagic 5 genealogy software, then please bring your laptop or netbook (if you have one) to the workshop and work along with Randy, ask questions, and learn more about using the program. If you don't have RootsMagic 5, but are interested in the subject of genealogy software, please attend to see what a typical program can do to help you with your genealogy organization and research.
Please note that anyone can download the FREE version of RootsMagic 5 at www.rootsmagic.com (however, the free version does not perform some of the useful features of the program, but can be upgraded for a fee). Susi Pentico had several extra copies of the program and the help book for sale for $20 (this is a good deal, since the program sells retail for $30 and the book sells retail for $20).
My plan for the workshop is to:
1) Provide an overview of RootsMagic 5 menus and the Help function using my own database.
2) Start a new family tree from the beginning.
3) Import a GEDCOM file created from another program or online tree.
4) Demonstrate the items on the list below.
** Using the Help function
** Using File Options
** Using Program Options
** Starting a New File
** Importing a GEDCOM file
** Exporting a GEDCOM file
** Adding persons to the family tree
** Adding Facts to a Person
** Adding Media to a Person
** Adding Source Citations to Persons or Facts
** Adding Notes to a Person
** Merging Persons Manually
** Deleting a Person or Family
** Unlinking a Person from Parents or Spouse
** Rearranging Children or Spouses
** Creating a Pedigree Chart
** Creating a Family Group Sheet
** Creating a Narrative Report
** Creating Charts
** Creating List Reports
5) Answer questions from the group.
I'm sure that the above list will be much more than we can handle during the workshop. We may have to schedule another workshop to get into the ones we missed and some of the more advanced features in RootsMagic 5.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Genealogy Days in August 2012
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for August 2012 include:
** Saturday, 4 August, 12:30 p.m.to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Randy Seaver will lead a "RootsMagic 5 Workshop." Bring your laptop and learn how to use this genealogy management program.
** Wednesday 8 August, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library 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, 15 August, 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.
** Monday, 20 August, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Annual CVGS Picnic meets in the Community Room. Bring in your lunch, a five generation pedigree chart, and join in the sharing of ancestral names and places.
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 - 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 August, 12:30 p.m.to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Randy Seaver will lead a "RootsMagic 5 Workshop." Bring your laptop and learn how to use this genealogy management program.
** Wednesday 8 August, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library 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, 15 August, 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.
** Monday, 20 August, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Annual CVGS Picnic meets in the Community Room. Bring in your lunch, a five generation pedigree chart, and join in the sharing of ancestral names and places.
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 - 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, July 28, 2012
Program Review - Gena Ortega's "Remember the Ladies"
The 25 July program meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society featured Gena Philibert Ortega's presentation on "Remember the Ladies: Finding Female Ancestors." There are links on Gena's blog to many of the online resources she mentioned - go to http://philibertfamily.blogspot.com/p/links.html.
Gena said that finding female ancestors is made difficult because of the name change when she marries, she spent most of her life inside the home, and is not mentioned in many documents or records. There are, however, many types of records that might contain information about her life, but many of them are not online or are held by private persons or organizations.
There are five ways to find women in historical records, and success requires all five. They include researching the woman herself, researching the family, research the history of the time in which she lived, research the places that she lived, and research her FAN club - her family, associates and neighbors.
Gena offered four thoughts about doing research on your female ancestors - it does take a community to raise a family; go beyond government documents and online repositories; you have to visit libraries, archives and museums; and to consider the activities of the time and place where they lived.
Researchers need to be careful not to divorce genealogy from history. Researchers need to know the laws (e.g., voting, citizenship); the social institutions of the time and place; and investigate oral, biographical, and academic records, videos, microforms and journals. In other words, think outside the box.
She suggested using WorldCat (http://worldcat.org) and Google Books (http://books.google.com) as online sites she checks first. Gena searches for place, occupation, group names, quilts, samplers, artifacts, etc. Other resources include ArchiveGrid (http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/) and the National Union of Manuscript Collections (http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/) for archival holdings. Church records may have meeting notes, baptism records, membership lists, and women's group activities. Pioneer, fraternal organization auxiliary, WCTU, Women's Relief Corps, and other women's organizations may be found in state archives or at universities. Use city directories to determine which organizations were active in the time and place. School records, yearbooks, newspapers, and local histories may provide information, and may be found online or in libraries, archives, or historical societies.
Journals and diaries by other women may provide insight into the lives of females in the time and place. One of Gena's examples was a book about covered wagon women that helped readers understand the experiences and struggles of settling the West.
Gena recommended reading the book "hidden sources" by Laura Pfeiffer, "The Source" (which is on the Ancestry.com Research Wiki), the Family History Library Catalog, historical and genealogical magazines and books, genealogy and history blogs, etc.
This was an outstanding discussion of the many ways to remember the ladies in our ancesty, and how to pursue their records and family stories.
Gena said that finding female ancestors is made difficult because of the name change when she marries, she spent most of her life inside the home, and is not mentioned in many documents or records. There are, however, many types of records that might contain information about her life, but many of them are not online or are held by private persons or organizations.
There are five ways to find women in historical records, and success requires all five. They include researching the woman herself, researching the family, research the history of the time in which she lived, research the places that she lived, and research her FAN club - her family, associates and neighbors.
Gena offered four thoughts about doing research on your female ancestors - it does take a community to raise a family; go beyond government documents and online repositories; you have to visit libraries, archives and museums; and to consider the activities of the time and place where they lived.
Researchers need to be careful not to divorce genealogy from history. Researchers need to know the laws (e.g., voting, citizenship); the social institutions of the time and place; and investigate oral, biographical, and academic records, videos, microforms and journals. In other words, think outside the box.
She suggested using WorldCat (http://worldcat.org) and Google Books (http://books.google.com) as online sites she checks first. Gena searches for place, occupation, group names, quilts, samplers, artifacts, etc. Other resources include ArchiveGrid (http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/) and the National Union of Manuscript Collections (http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/) for archival holdings. Church records may have meeting notes, baptism records, membership lists, and women's group activities. Pioneer, fraternal organization auxiliary, WCTU, Women's Relief Corps, and other women's organizations may be found in state archives or at universities. Use city directories to determine which organizations were active in the time and place. School records, yearbooks, newspapers, and local histories may provide information, and may be found online or in libraries, archives, or historical societies.
Journals and diaries by other women may provide insight into the lives of females in the time and place. One of Gena's examples was a book about covered wagon women that helped readers understand the experiences and struggles of settling the West.
Gena recommended reading the book "hidden sources" by Laura Pfeiffer, "The Source" (which is on the Ancestry.com Research Wiki), the Family History Library Catalog, historical and genealogical magazines and books, genealogy and history blogs, etc.
This was an outstanding discussion of the many ways to remember the ladies in our ancesty, and how to pursue their records and family stories.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
July 25th Program: Gena Ortega on "Remember the Ladies"
The July program meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society is Wednesday, 25 July, from 12 Noon to 2 p.m. at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) in the Auditorium.
The speaker presentation will be “Remember the Ladies” by Gena Philibert Ortega.
"Remember the Ladies:" Do you have a female ancestor that has become your brick wall? Researching women can be difficult when you factor in surname changes and lack of documentation. Women are different and so are the research techniques that need to be used to find them. Join us as we discuss resources and methodology to help you research your ancestress.
Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States and virtually to audiences worldwide. She is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines. Her newest book is From the Family Kitchen (F+W Media, 2012).
The speaker presentation will be “Remember the Ladies” by Gena Philibert Ortega.
"Remember the Ladies:" Do you have a female ancestor that has become your brick wall? Researching women can be difficult when you factor in surname changes and lack of documentation. Women are different and so are the research techniques that need to be used to find them. Join us as we discuss resources and methodology to help you research your ancestress.
Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States and virtually to audiences worldwide. She is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines. Her newest book is From the Family Kitchen (F+W Media, 2012).
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
CVGS Member Travel Stories - Myrna Goodwin
Germany
– April/May 2011 – by Myrna Beach Goodwin, © 2012
In the spring
of 2011, my husband and I, along with my first cousin, Donna, took a
wonderful trip to Hesse, Germany, where Donna’s and my grandfather,
John Born, emigrated from in 1892. Our grandfather’s
older brother inherited the family property and remained in
Todenhausen, Germany. We went to meet our 2nd
cousin, Helga Kahl. While there we toured the house where our
grandfather was born, visited his elementary school, and went to his
church. A friend of Helga’s helped us locate church birth and
marriage documents. We also met descendents of our
grandfather’s mother’s family in the small town of Hermershausen
and they helped with church records as well.
After several
days in Todenhausen, we drove to the village of Aua where our
grandmother’s father, John Bechstein, came from in 1855.
Although we did not have a contact person, everyone in Aua pointed
out the “Bechstein” home, so we knocked on the door. We met
the current Bechstein family. They took us to the Aua church and
cemetery and even though their English was limited, we got basic
information to help with future research.
Our
final stop was Bad Hersfeld where our grandmother’s mother,
Henrietta (Kolbe) Bechstein emigrated from in 1857. We
walked past the old Kolbe home in the city center and visited their
church built in the 14th century. The church
documents for the Kolbe family had been obtained by others in 2005,
so we just enjoyed visiting the area.
Meeting
family, finding records and walking the streets of these villages
made for an amazing trip.
[Editor's
note: This is a series of “genealogy travel and research”
articles submitted by our members.]
Sunday, July 15, 2012
CVGS Research Group Summary - 11 July 2012
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group meeting on 11 July had 14 enthusiastic attendees.
Randy did not have a presentation, but highlighted some of the local educational opportunities at CVGS and SDGS in the next two months. He also passed around samples of Michael John Neill's Casefile Clues newsletters if people wanted to subscribe.
A question was asked whether it would be better to enter your family tree data into a software program, like RootsMagic, or to enter it into an online family tree, like an Ancestry Member Tree. Randy pointed out that folks can create a free Ancestry Member Tree, and sync it to Family Tree Maker 2012, or download a GEDCOM file of it and import it to their desktop software. A GEDCOM file can be exported from software and imported to many online tree systems. The major difference, in Randy's opinion, is that software does a much better job of creating reports and charts and is easier to navigate.
Diane received a GEDCOM file from her aunt, and merged it into her own tree in RootsMagic, and now has some duplicate people that she is merging. She asked how to make relationships show up in the Family View, and the group said to use Tools > Set Relationships to set the key person. She also asked how she can create a report for the family. The group said to go to Reports > Narrative Reports to create ancestral or descendant reports.
Ralph visited Salt Lake City and the Family History Library on his vacation, and enjoyed two days of research there. He said that his research was "wide but not deep." Ralph recommended asking for help at the FHC immediately to optimize your research time there. He asked about finding the local FamilySearch Centers and using microfilms there. The group discussed the holdings at the Mission Valley FSC and the information available there.
Jaye made some progress on her Robert Murphy problem on a Murphy message board,a local history book, and online Missouri vital records. She asked how to find out about newspaper and probate records for a county, and the group suggested the USGenWeb site for the county and to contact a local genealogical or historical society.
Sue is a new member, overwhelmed by all of the information offered over the past few months. She asked about the 1752 calendar change from Julian to Gregorian in the USA and other places, and the group described the reason and effect of the addition of 11 days to the calendar. Doing online research, she found her great-grandfather on her father's side. She has asked her brother to take a DNA test.
Kitty is stuck on two grandfathers in the 20th century. The group suggested obtaining vital records, and writing to local genealogical or historical societies to see if there is information in local files. She had a hard time registering for the beta trial at MyGenShare.
Dan is a new member, born in Puerto Rico, and has lived in California for 33 years. He has written a book on California's First Puerto Ricans, 1850-1910, and published it as an e-book, but would like a hard copy publisher. The group suggested Tom Underhill's Creative Continuum company.
Pam has been watching the PBS series"History of England" online and enjoying it. She's had success finding her families in the 1940 U.S. Census by finding their address in City Directories on Ancestry.com. Pam donated a book on Indian Abductions and Captures to CVGS recently. She posed a challenge to identify the relationship of the great-grandchild of her first cousin's wife, who was also her great-grandfather's second wife. The group suggested that she listen to I Am My Own Grandpa for guidance. Seriously, we charted it out and she's not blood related to the wife of her cousin, but is a first-cousin once removed to her great-grandchild.
Karen Karen's photo mystery was solved. She found a mailing tube with a large photograph that had no information. She also found a 1992 letter from a relative that provides information about the picture and the family history from Norway to Quebec to Wisconsin to Iowa. Her warning: If you have family photographs, please date it, identify people and places.
Virginia won one hour of research from SCGS at the Jamboree, and during the time they found a living cousin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania that had information on her Dunlop family.
Sam has found lots of shaky leaf hints on his Ancestry Member Tree and has been busy accepting them and adding the information to his database. He asked how he could create a migration map using Family Tree Maker 2012. The group suggested he read the blog post on the subject on Russ Worthington's Family Tree Maker User blog (http://ftmuser.blogspot.com). Sam is preparing for trips to Tennessee and Europe.
Mary Lou discussed her New York "black hole" and asked how to find probate, land and cemetery records. The group suggested the New York Probate Records that were added by FamilySearch, and are also on microfilm from the Family History Library. For cemetery records, the group suggested using Find-A-Grave online, to look on the USGenWeb county websites, and to contact local libraries or societies in the area.
This was a very full two hours of nonstop discussion and interaction. The next Research Group meeting will be Wednesday, 8 August in the Conference Room in the Chula Vista Civic center Branch Library, hosted by Randy Seaver.
Randy did not have a presentation, but highlighted some of the local educational opportunities at CVGS and SDGS in the next two months. He also passed around samples of Michael John Neill's Casefile Clues newsletters if people wanted to subscribe.
A question was asked whether it would be better to enter your family tree data into a software program, like RootsMagic, or to enter it into an online family tree, like an Ancestry Member Tree. Randy pointed out that folks can create a free Ancestry Member Tree, and sync it to Family Tree Maker 2012, or download a GEDCOM file of it and import it to their desktop software. A GEDCOM file can be exported from software and imported to many online tree systems. The major difference, in Randy's opinion, is that software does a much better job of creating reports and charts and is easier to navigate.
Diane received a GEDCOM file from her aunt, and merged it into her own tree in RootsMagic, and now has some duplicate people that she is merging. She asked how to make relationships show up in the Family View, and the group said to use Tools > Set Relationships to set the key person. She also asked how she can create a report for the family. The group said to go to Reports > Narrative Reports to create ancestral or descendant reports.
Ralph visited Salt Lake City and the Family History Library on his vacation, and enjoyed two days of research there. He said that his research was "wide but not deep." Ralph recommended asking for help at the FHC immediately to optimize your research time there. He asked about finding the local FamilySearch Centers and using microfilms there. The group discussed the holdings at the Mission Valley FSC and the information available there.
Jaye made some progress on her Robert Murphy problem on a Murphy message board,a local history book, and online Missouri vital records. She asked how to find out about newspaper and probate records for a county, and the group suggested the USGenWeb site for the county and to contact a local genealogical or historical society.
Sue is a new member, overwhelmed by all of the information offered over the past few months. She asked about the 1752 calendar change from Julian to Gregorian in the USA and other places, and the group described the reason and effect of the addition of 11 days to the calendar. Doing online research, she found her great-grandfather on her father's side. She has asked her brother to take a DNA test.
Kitty is stuck on two grandfathers in the 20th century. The group suggested obtaining vital records, and writing to local genealogical or historical societies to see if there is information in local files. She had a hard time registering for the beta trial at MyGenShare.
Dan is a new member, born in Puerto Rico, and has lived in California for 33 years. He has written a book on California's First Puerto Ricans, 1850-1910, and published it as an e-book, but would like a hard copy publisher. The group suggested Tom Underhill's Creative Continuum company.
Pam has been watching the PBS series"History of England" online and enjoying it. She's had success finding her families in the 1940 U.S. Census by finding their address in City Directories on Ancestry.com. Pam donated a book on Indian Abductions and Captures to CVGS recently. She posed a challenge to identify the relationship of the great-grandchild of her first cousin's wife, who was also her great-grandfather's second wife. The group suggested that she listen to I Am My Own Grandpa for guidance. Seriously, we charted it out and she's not blood related to the wife of her cousin, but is a first-cousin once removed to her great-grandchild.
Karen Karen's photo mystery was solved. She found a mailing tube with a large photograph that had no information. She also found a 1992 letter from a relative that provides information about the picture and the family history from Norway to Quebec to Wisconsin to Iowa. Her warning: If you have family photographs, please date it, identify people and places.
Virginia won one hour of research from SCGS at the Jamboree, and during the time they found a living cousin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania that had information on her Dunlop family.
Sam has found lots of shaky leaf hints on his Ancestry Member Tree and has been busy accepting them and adding the information to his database. He asked how he could create a migration map using Family Tree Maker 2012. The group suggested he read the blog post on the subject on Russ Worthington's Family Tree Maker User blog (http://ftmuser.blogspot.com). Sam is preparing for trips to Tennessee and Europe.
Mary Lou discussed her New York "black hole" and asked how to find probate, land and cemetery records. The group suggested the New York Probate Records that were added by FamilySearch, and are also on microfilm from the Family History Library. For cemetery records, the group suggested using Find-A-Grave online, to look on the USGenWeb county websites, and to contact local libraries or societies in the area.
This was a very full two hours of nonstop discussion and interaction. The next Research Group meeting will be Wednesday, 8 August in the Conference Room in the Chula Vista Civic center Branch Library, hosted by Randy Seaver.
Friday, July 13, 2012
CVGS Newsletter for July is Published
The July 2012 issue of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Newsletter is available on the CVGS website -see http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacvgs2/Newsletters/12_07jul.pdf
The Table of Contents includes:
page 6 -- Travel: Germany, 2011 by Myrna Beach Goodwin
page 9 -- CVGS Society Information
The Table of Contents includes:
page 1 -- July
25th Program Meeting
page 2 -- President’s
Message
page 2 -- Beginner's
Group Summary
page 3 -- July
Workshop on 14 July
page 3 -- August
Workshop on 4 August
page 3 -- Lemon
Grove Research Group News
page 3 -- NGS
2013 Conference in Las Vegas
page 4 -- Research
Group News
page 5 -- June
27th Program Review
page 5 -- Computer
Group News
page 6 -- Travel: Germany, 2011 by Myrna Beach Goodwin
page 6 -- June
2012 Genealogy News
page 7 -- Jamboree
2012 Highlights
page 8 -- 1940
U.S. Census Update
page 8 -- FamilySearch
Has Some State Probate Records
page 9 -- CVGS Society Information
page 9 -- San
Diego Genealogy Events
page 10 -- Genealogy
Days in Chula Vista
Monday, July 2, 2012
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - July 2012
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for July 2012 include:
** Wednesday 11 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library 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.
** Saturday, 14 July, 12:30 p.m.to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Shirley Becker will present "Genealogical Programs/Citing Sources."
** Wednesday, 18 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, 25 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- General Society Meeting meets in the Auditorium. The program will be "Remembering the Ladies" presented by Gena Philibert Ortega. There will be a society business meeting before the presentation.
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 - 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 11 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library 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.
** Saturday, 14 July, 12:30 p.m.to 3 p.m., Bonita-Sunnyside (County) Library (4375 Bonita Road) -- Outreach Workshop meets in Community Room. Shirley Becker will present "Genealogical Programs/Citing Sources."
** Wednesday, 18 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, 25 July, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street) -- General Society Meeting meets in the Auditorium. The program will be "Remembering the Ladies" presented by Gena Philibert Ortega. There will be a society business meeting before the presentation.
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 - 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, June 30, 2012
"Flags of the United States" Program Summary - 27 June 2012
Karl Zingheim presented an excellent program on the history of the United States flag - including the origin of flags, the development of the flags of England and Scotland, colonial America, the United States and the Confederacy.
The study of flags is called "vexillology" - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexillology for background.
The origin of flags for use by England had its origin in the Crusades of the 12th century - England used a red cross on a white background (St. George's Cross). Scotland used the St. Andrew's Cross - white on a blue background. When James VI of Scotland became King of England in 1606, the flag incorporated the red cross of England, the white cross of Scotland and a blue background, called the First Union Flag. The present flag of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) is the Second Union Flag which incorporates the English, Scottish and Irish crosses. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_flag for more detail.
In colonial English America, a succession of flags featured pine trees, the St. George's Cross, or the First Union Flag in the upper left-hand corner on a red background. The background enabled writing to be put on the flag. For example, the Taunton flag of 1774 had the words "Liberty and Union" on the background. At the start of the Revolutionary War, the flag at Bunker Hill had a pine tree and St. George's Cross in the upper left-hand quarter. A Grand Union flag was also created with the First Union Flag in the upper left, and six white strips on the red background representing the thirteen colonies (six white, seven red stripes).
George Washington's personal emblem had six white stars on a blue background. The Betsy Ross flag had 13 white stars on a blue background in the upper left quadrant, and the 13 red and white stripes on the other three quadrants.
As states were added, more stars and stripes were added, so that the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 had 15 stars and 15 stripes. Subsequently, as more states were added, the U.S. flag had 13 red and white stripes representing the 13 original colonies, and a star for each state in the Union. You can read about the different designs at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States.
When the Confederate states seceded, they initially had a flag with three bars (two red, one white) and seven stars on a blue background in the upper left quadrant. The official Confederate flag ended up with a red background, a blue X pattern with 13 white stars. Read about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_flag.
This was an interesting program for the 35 persons in attendance.
The study of flags is called "vexillology" - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexillology for background.
The origin of flags for use by England had its origin in the Crusades of the 12th century - England used a red cross on a white background (St. George's Cross). Scotland used the St. Andrew's Cross - white on a blue background. When James VI of Scotland became King of England in 1606, the flag incorporated the red cross of England, the white cross of Scotland and a blue background, called the First Union Flag. The present flag of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) is the Second Union Flag which incorporates the English, Scottish and Irish crosses. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_flag for more detail.
In colonial English America, a succession of flags featured pine trees, the St. George's Cross, or the First Union Flag in the upper left-hand corner on a red background. The background enabled writing to be put on the flag. For example, the Taunton flag of 1774 had the words "Liberty and Union" on the background. At the start of the Revolutionary War, the flag at Bunker Hill had a pine tree and St. George's Cross in the upper left-hand quarter. A Grand Union flag was also created with the First Union Flag in the upper left, and six white strips on the red background representing the thirteen colonies (six white, seven red stripes).
George Washington's personal emblem had six white stars on a blue background. The Betsy Ross flag had 13 white stars on a blue background in the upper left quadrant, and the 13 red and white stripes on the other three quadrants.
As states were added, more stars and stripes were added, so that the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 had 15 stars and 15 stripes. Subsequently, as more states were added, the U.S. flag had 13 red and white stripes representing the 13 original colonies, and a star for each state in the Union. You can read about the different designs at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States.
When the Confederate states seceded, they initially had a flag with three bars (two red, one white) and seven stars on a blue background in the upper left quadrant. The official Confederate flag ended up with a red background, a blue X pattern with 13 white stars. Read about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_flag.
This was an interesting program for the 35 persons in attendance.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Computer Group Summary - 20 June 2012
The June meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Computer Group had 10 attendees in the library Computer Lab.
After finally getting online with Gary's laptop computer, Randy demonstrated how to access and search for FamilySearch historical collections (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list), how to access and use the FamilySearch Research Wiki (https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page), and how to watch FamilySearch Research Courses (https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html).
After finally getting online with Gary's laptop computer, Randy demonstrated how to access and search for FamilySearch historical collections (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list), how to access and use the FamilySearch Research Wiki (https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page), and how to watch FamilySearch Research Courses (https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html).
In the second hour, Gary shared a link to www.legacyfamilytree.com/Videos.asp
where people can find free training videos on Legacy Family Tree 7.5
and can purchase CD sets as well. He also played an 11 minute video on Barry Ewell's blog site called Barry's Lunch'n Learn series . The video describes the process of
setting color coded genealogy paper files, which was fascinating to
many in attendance.
The next meeting of the CVGS Research Group will be on Wednesday, 18 July in the Computer Lab at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street in Chula Vista).
Monday, June 25, 2012
Jamestown, Kansas - June 2011, by Mary Lou Montez
My sister, Barb Harnett Woodbeck, and I have been hot on the trail of the HARNETT Family History Mystery for the last two years. Family lore says our great-grandfather, David Harnett, came from County Cork, Ireland in the late 1840s and died in Jamestown, Kansas in 1913. We had never seen Jamestown or the cemetery there where the Harnett family was buried, so we headed out from Lincoln, Nebraska last June to “see it in person.”
It was SOOO hot – over 100 – when we arrived in Jamestown. The town was tiny, and there were NO people anywhere. We drove up and down the main street, finally stopped at the City office and went in. A PERSON was actually there – one woman, who not only was in charge of the office but, amazingly, had the cemetery plat maps in the back room. She showed us how to find the cemetery and let us use her bathroom. Our lives were saved.
When we left, she promised to send us anything she could find out after talking about our family to a group of
“old folks” who meet for coffee frequently in Jamestown. She followed through and e-mailed her results – along with suggestions to help us at the Cloud County Historical Society in Concordia, Kansas, not very far from Jamestown.
Although the trip did not lead to a breakdown of the brick wall in our search, the kindness of one person in a
town too tiny to attract the attention of nearly anyone in 2011, helped us wedge a crack in it.
[Editor's note: This is one of a series of “genealogy travel and research” articles submitted by our members.]
Saturday, June 23, 2012
CVGS Program on 27 June: "The History of the United States Flag"
The June program meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society is Wednesday, 27 June at 12:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street in downtown Chula Vista) [NOTE: This is a location change from previous announcements.]
The speaker will be Karl Zingheim on "The History of the United States Flag."
Our June 27th program will provide an examination of our flag's design origins. Ideally, a national flag should clearly symbolize a country, and in case of the American flag, this actually dates back to the Middle Ages as the different regions of Great Britain took on official emblems and had them combined into the familiar Union Jack. During the Revolution, the Americans modified Britain's flag to suit their need and the distinctive stars and stripes emerged.
Karl J. Zingheim is a 1986 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy. He is the Staff Historian for the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. He is also a member of the editorial review board for the World War II Quarterly, the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to that conflict and has written and presented on numerous topics on naval history including Mains'l Haul and on the History Channel program "Dogfights!"
Please enter the auditorium from the double doors near the south entry of the library. We are not using the Conference Room any longer. There will be refreshments before and after the meeting. There will be a short CVGS business meeting before the program speaker.,
Monday, June 18, 2012
June CVGS Newsletter Published
The June 2012 issue of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Newsletter is available on the CVGS website - see http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacvgs2/Newsletters/12_06jun.pdf
The Table of Contents includes:
page 1 -- June 27th Program Meeting
The Table of Contents includes:
page 1 -- June 27th Program Meeting
page 2 -- President’s Message
page 2 -- May 2012 Genealogy News
page 3 -- July Workshop on 14 July
page 3 -- June Workshop Review
page 3 -- Lemon Grove Research Group News
page 3 -- DNA Study News
page 3 -- CVGS Cemetery Project News
page 4 -- Research Group News
page 5 -- May 30th Program Review
page 5 -- Computer Group News
page 6 -- Jamestown, KS: June 2011, by Mary Lou Montez
page 6 -- "The Tombstone"
page 6 -- Ancestry.com Adds New York Census Resources
page 7 -- CVGS Library News
page 8 -- FamilySearchOnline Collections and Indexing
page 9 -- CVGS Society Information
page 9 -- San Diego Genealogy Events
page 10 -- Genealogy Days in Chula Vista
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