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OVERVIEW
These one-hour webinar presentations are given twice monthly, on the
first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month and are conducted by professional
genealogical speakers and expert lecturers.
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| Archived
broadcasts are available 24/7 to all SCGS members. |
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, June 1 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
 Is
There a Baby Catcher in your Bloodline?
by Jane Neff Rollins - jnrollins@hotmail.com
Was one of your ancestors a midwife? Resources to be covered (which vary depending
on time and place) include: registries of midwife licenses, court documents,
listings of deliveries performed, etc.
Jane Neff Rollins is a medical writer and professional genealogist who specializes
in Jewish genealogy, 19th century Russian documents, and ancestors who worked
in health professions. Jane’s writing has appeared in RootsKey, the JGSLA
newsletter. Her other writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the LA Jewish
Journal, Reed magazine, and in medical trade magazines. |
| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, June 1 |
2: 00 PM Pacific, 3:00 PM - Mountain, 4:00 PM
- Central, 5:00 PM - Eastern |
 Jamboree
Special - Sneak Peek at Jamboree
by Leo Myers and Paula Hinkel - SCGSJamboree@gmail.com
What better way to prepare for the 44th Annual Southern California Jamboree than
to get a preview from the Conference's organizers? Learn about parking, classes,
special events, JamboFREE on Friday morning, speakers, exhibitors, the app ...
Everything you need for the very best Jamboree experience possible. |
| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, June 19 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
 Interest
in Pinterest: Pinning Your Family History
by Valerie Brown Elkins - valerie@advantgeGenealogy.com
Pinterest contrary to popular belief, is not electronic hoarding or just a place
for women to plan wedding and dress children they don't have. Discover how to
use this easy, free site to organize, plan and save your family history research.
Valerie Elkins is the founder and chief researcher for Advantage Genealogy, where
she not only specializes in Japanese ancestry and heir research, but family history
presentation and preservation. Valerie is a researcher, presenter, storyteller
and geneablogger at FamilyCherished.com.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, July 6 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
 Transform
Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything with Evernote
by Tonia Kendrick - toniakendrick@gmail.com
Learn how to harness the power of Evernote to store and retrieve information.
Create notes, clip web pages, and use notebooks and tags to organize notes and
retrieve them quickly. Search digitized files with OCR.
Tonia Kendrick is the founder and content manager of Genealogy Bootcamps, an
online genealogy learning community focusing on the blend of technology and genealogy
in the 21st century. Through Genealogy Bootcamps, Tonia offer fantastically useful
training for new and seasoned genealogists, helping busy people learn skills
to accomplish their family history goals quickly and effectively.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, July 17 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
 Path
to Organizational Bliss
by Nancy Lauer - nanlauer@comcast.net
Are you drowning in paper? Learn how the 7 S’s of Six Sigma can be the life
saving jacket you need to standardization and organization.
Nancy Waters Lauer is a researcher, lecturer, college instructor, and award-winning
author. She has extensive experience speaking at local, regional, and national
conferences. Her first book won the 2007 National Genealogical Society Genealogical
Writing Competition Award for Excellence and the Maryland Historical Society,
Sumner A. Parker Award, for best genealogy of a Maryland family
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, August 3 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
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 Official,
but Wrong: Testing the Validity of Genealogical Information in Official Records
by J. Fonkert - jfonkert@aol.com
“Official” records can be wrong. Learn how to seek corroborating evidence,
evaluate conflicting evidence, and examine informants’ motives in this
case of a San Francisco woman applying for a passport.
J. H. (“Jay”) Fonkert, CGSM, is a Minnesota-based genealogy professional
whose articles have appeared in Minnesota Genealogist, The Septs, Family Chronicle,
APG Quarterly, National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and NGS Magazine. He
is a director of the Association of Professional Genealogists, managing editor
of Minnesota Genealogist, and past president of the Minnesota Genealogical Society.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, August 21 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
 Mark
Golden: A Case Study in World War II Research
by Mary Roddy - mroddyn3@msn.com
This talk presents a case study of a pilot and crew of a B-17 shot down over
Germany, illustrating how to find and access multiple sources to learn about
the experiences of these WWII heroes.
Mary Roddy, a Certified Public Accountant, has been a genealogist for 13 years.
She earned a certificate from the Genealogy and Family History program at the
University of Washington. She is an active member of the Seattle Genealogical
Society and speaks frequently in the Seattle area. Her article 'Mark Golden:
A Case Study in World War II Research,' appeared in Family Chronicle Magazine.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, September 7 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
 Sidestep
Genealogy
by George Morgan - aha@ahaseminars.com
Brick wall research blocks are inevitable. That is when we must use our most
creative research skills, and it is essential that we move to other family members
and collateral lines. This lecture will make you stop and think about what alternative
research paths you might use, and point you to new resources you may never have
considered.
George G. Morgan is president of Aha! Seminars, Inc., and an internationally
recognized genealogy expert who presents at local, state, national, and international
genealogical conferences. He is the author of ten books and hundreds of articles
for magazines and online publications, and is one of the Genealogy Guys podcasters. |
| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, September 18 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
 Imported
to America - Colonists for Sale
by Beth Foulk - beth@genealogydecoded.com
The tale of white slavery often goes untold. The King freed himself of the burden
of overcrowded jails. The impoverished broke the chains of want and need. The
records tell our ancestors’ stories.
Beth Foulk received a family tree from her father, which launched her into a
lifetime of genealogy research.
She shares her love of genealogy through lectures, articles and personal assistance.
Speaking highlights include the Missouri State Genealogy Association Conference,
Midwest Genealogy Center’s Annual Conferences, and the Nebraska State Genealogy
Conference.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, October 5 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
 Genealogy
News at Your Fingertips: From RSS Feeds to Digital Magazine Platforms
by Taneya Koonce - taneya@gmail.com
RSS feeds are powerful mechanisms for having online content delivered directly
to you. With the plethora of genealogy sites available online, the information
river can often seem overflowing. In this session, you will learn what RSS feeds
are and how they are used, understand why they are beneficial to you as a web
consumer and a web publisher, and survey the different types of RSS readers available
- including the newest trends of magazine-style content delivery systems for
aggregated news. Whether on your desktop or on-the-go, you can make online information
work for you!
Taneya Koonce is an active contributor to the online genealogical community.
A knowledge management specialist by profession, she leverages her skills for
the pursuit of genealogy. In addition to her own family research, Ms. Koonce
helps others by volunteering with the USGenWeb Project. In that capacity she
coordinates sites FLGenWeb, NCGenWeb and TNGenWeb groups.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, October 16 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
 Effective
Online Queries
by Drew Smith - drewsmithtpa@gmail.com
Many millions of genealogy queries can already be found on the Internet. Will
yours become lost among the crowd? Find out how to construct and post effective
queries so that yours get noticed!
Drew Smith, MLS, is a librarian in the Academic Services department of the University
of South Florida (USF) Tampa Library. He is a Director of the Federation of Genealogical
Societies and President of the Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa. He is co-host
of the long-running Genealogy Guys Podcast, and author of the book Social Networking
for Genealogists.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, November 2 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
 Getting
Family History Information through the Back Door
by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG - jean@circlemending.org
Researching collateral relationships, unusual documents, historical events, etc.
can open the door to finding elusive ancestors. Options that may have been overlooked
will be examined.
Board Certified genealogist Jean Wilcox Hibben has been involved in family research
for 30+ years. She is secretary of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, president
of the SoCal Chapter of APG, and president of the Corona Genealogical Society.
Jean is director of the Corona CA Family History Center, and a volunteer at NARA,
Pacific Region, Riverside County. Follow Jean at circlemending.org.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, November 20 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
 Mobile
Capturing of Your Ancestor's Documents and Pictures
by Leland K. Meitzler - Lmeitzler@gmail.com
The presentation touches on the use and the pros and cons of a variety of methods:
portable photocopiers, flatbed and wand scanners, Flip-Pal, digital camera and
smart phone. The lecture will deal with capturing images in relative’s homes,
archives & libraries getting permissions, and scanning pictures and documents
in bound books, large ledgers, photo albums. I also cover scanning large images,
and artifacts, photographing artifacts.
Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985. He currently operates Family
Roots Publishing Company, writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, edits the twice-weekly
Genealogy Newsline and conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour (now in its
29th year), and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.
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| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Saturday, December 7 |
10:00 AM - Pacific, 11:00 AM - Mountain,
12:00 PM - Central, 1:00 PM - Eastern |
 Women
in WWII
by Gena Philibert Ortega
To be Announced
Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies
(Psychology and Women’s Studies) and a Master’s degree in Religion.
Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States as well as virtually to
audiences in the United States and Europe. She is the author of hundreds of articles
published in genealogy newsletters and magazines. Her writings can also be found
on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera. |
| Date |
Start time is always Pacific Time |
| Wednesday, December 18 |
6:00 PM - Pacific, 7:00 PM - Mountain,
8:00 PM - Central, 9:00 PM - Eastern |
Tips,
Strategies, & Resources for the African American Researcher
by Tim Pinnick - blackminers@yahoo.com
 More
African American specific resources, as well as other essential materials, are
becoming available. However there are a multitude of great resources out there
already that are virtually unknown and/or underutilized. This presentation will
provide updated tips and strategies for conducting African American research.
Tim Pinnick is a national lecturer with more than 27 years overall research experience
including all the major U.S. repositories, author of “Finding and Using
African American Newspapers” released May, 2008, former board member of
APG and FGS, instructor in the African American track at the summer Institute
of Genealogy and Historical Research. |
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