GSNOCC Musings

John Phillip Colletta - Seminar - March 10, 2012- GSNOCC

2012-02-20T12:59:00.000-08:00

A SPECIAL ONE DAY SEMINAR WITH

NATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKER AND AUTHOR

JOHN PHILIP COLLETTA, Ph.D., FUGA

Learn about United States Federal Records from an expert who taught workshops at the National Archives for 21 years. Dr. Colletta is famous for the liveliness, humor, clarity and effectiveness of his presentations.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

8:15 am - 4:00 pm

Brea United Methodist Church

480 N. State College Blvd.

Brea, CA 92821 (at Lambert)

Pre-Registration by March 3, 2012

Donation: Members $30.00 Non-Members $35.00

Registration at the door: $40.00 (No lunch available)

Box Lunch: $9.00 pre-registration only

Morning and afternoon snacks included

FREE BONUS TO FIRST 35 REGISTRANTS!

DOOR PRIZES/ SALES TABLE/ DISPLAYS

For More Information: Call 714-777-2379 or go to www.gsnocc.org for map

Registration Form

Denise Spurlock - Counting down to the 1940 Census

2012-02-02T21:25:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

DENISE SPURLOCK

Counting Down to the 1940 Census

On April 2, 2012, the National Archives will release the 1940 census to the public. While digital images will be available, there will be no name index when the census is first released. In this presentation, you will learn about the questions asked in 1940, as well as how to find your ancestors before an every-name index is available.

Denise Spurlock, a former educator at the post-secondary level, has more than 20 years of experience in family research. She holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University’s Center for Professional Education and is a member of numerous genealogical organizations, including the Southern California Genealogical Society, Utah Genealogical Association, National Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Association of Professional Genealogists. Ms Spurlock also is the newsletter editor for the Southern California Chapter of the APG and writes three genealogy blogs: Denise’s Life in the Past Lane (pastlane.blogspot.com), Reflecting on Genealogy (reflectingongenealogy.blogspot.com), and The SoCalGenie (socalgenie.blogspot.com).

6:15 p.m.: H.E.L.P. Discussion Group

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at or see us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GSNOCC

Jogging Down Memory Trails - Ruth Govorchin - January 18, 2012

2011-12-11T15:34:00.000-08:00

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

RUTH GOVORCHIN

Jogging Down Memory Trails

If you don’t write your memoirs, your grandchildren and great-grandchildrfen will never know. And if you don’t start jotting down memories, maybe even you won’t know--or at least be able to remember at a crucial time. Our program is not a writing lesson; rather, it is a memory lesson: helping us better pinpoint the important--and the trivial--in our lives.

Ruth Govorchin has been deeply involved in genealogy for 40 years, conducting research virtually full-time since her retirement as a Special Education teacher. The holder of five teaching and administrative credentials, she earned a B.A. in Liberal Studies from CSU Long Beach and an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco. Ruth has also earned the University of Toronto’s Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies and is currently working to become a Certified Genealogist. She is a member of NGS, APG, UGA, the Southern California Genealogical Society, the Orange County California Genealogical Society and, of course, GSNOCC, where she was recently elected President. She previously served as Program Chair and as chair of GSNOCC’s annual seminar for 11 years.

6:15 p.m.: H.E.L.P. Discussion Group

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and sharing

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at or our blog at or join us on facebook

December - Happy Holidays - No Meeting

2011-12-11T15:25:00.000-08:00

December is a time for family and friends. Enjoy this time, talk about traditions, find out how everyone celebrated the holidays when they were 10 years old.

I lived with my parents and my younger sister and brother. We were here in California and all of our extended family lived in Alabama or Louisiana so Christmas was always just the five of us. We had a house with a floor furnace located in a central hall. You could look through the slats and see some of the tree and, as all our gifts came from santa and they were never wrapped, this was were we hung out until we could get our parents out of bed. Christmas was one of the few times we had a formal dinner and Christmas is when I learned to set a table: silverware 1 inch from the edge of the table, napkin placed with the fold in so you could easily grab the edge, knife and spoon on the right, fork on the left. What was your Christmas like?

NANCY HUEBOTTER Adding Timelines to your Genealogy Tool Kit

2011-11-06T14:27:00.000-08:00

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

NANCY HUEBOTTER

Adding Timelines to your Genealogy Tool Kit

Timelines let us place individuals and families in history, track their movements, and look at historical events that may have impacted them. Timelines are particularly useful when setting people in history. By graphically laying out an individual's life, it is easy to see the holes in one’s research and determine where additional research should be concentrated. Bring a pencil, family group sheets (at least a small selection of a contiguous family) and your thinking cap. You will be given other supplies and information to help you develop a sample timeline.

Nancy Huebotter, a nationally recognized lecturer on genealogy topics, has spent over 35 years researching her family history. Along with her parents, Nancy researched, wrote, and published Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Carroll and Ellis Miller, a 395-year history of her mother's lines. She is currently writing her father's biography, especially highlighting his military service and subsequent imprisonment in a German POW camp during World War II. By profession, Nancy has had a 35-year career with Raytheon Company (formerly Hughes Aircraft Company), where she is a senior technical writer and instructor.

6:15 p.m.: H.E.L.P discussion group

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at

Family History Month

2011-09-26T22:13:00.000-07:00

Want to learn about your ancestors?

Don’t know how to get started?

Join us* for Free Classes to celebrate

FAMILY HISTORY MONTH 2011

Getting Started: Gathering, Organizing, Documenting

Monday, October 3, 7 p.m. Norma Storrs Keating

YORBA LINDA LIBRARY – 18181 Imperial Highway

The Family History Library System and FamilySearch.org

Tuesday, October 11, 7 p.m. Beth J. McCarty

PLACENTIA LIBRARY – 411 East Chapman Avenue

Seven Rules for Successful Online Searching

Wednesday, October 19, 7 p.m. Barbara Renick

YORBA LINDA COMMUNITY CENTER – 4501 Casa Loma Avenue

Using U.S. Census Records for Family History Research

Tuesday, October 25, 6:30 p.m. Jamie Mayhew

CANYON HILLS LIBRARY – 400 S. Scout Trail – Anaheim

Presented by your local library, the Genealogical Society of North Orange County, and volunteer members of the Southern California Chapter, Society of Professional Genealogists

For more information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at www.gsnocc.org

*No pre-registration, no fees—just show up ready to learn!

Linda Serna - Ethnic Groups: They Came to America

2011-08-29T09:58:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

LINDA SERNA

Ethnic Groups: They Came to America

Having a hard time finding some of those transplanted European ancestors? In this presentation, we will examine Polish, German, French, Belgium Walloon, Irish and Italian immigrants: where they came from, when and why they came, and where they went in America.

First bitten by the genealogy bug at 12, Linda Serna has focused the last 20 years on tracing her Polish, French and German roots, and her husband’s lines to the 1500s in New Mexico. She has made numerous presentations to genealogy groups in Southern California and New Mexico, and periodically teaches the Intermediate/Advanced class at the Orange County California Genealogical Society (OCCGS). Ms. Serna is Vice-President of Programs for OCCGS and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, the Polish Genealogical Society, and the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America.

6:15 p.m.: Beginners’ class (open to experienced folks, too!)

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at <http://gsnocc.org>, our blog at <http://gsnocc.blogspot.com> or follow us on Facebook <https:/www.facebook.com/GSNOCC>

Footnote is now fold3

2011-08-21T18:41:00.000-07:00

"On August 18th, Footnote announced it will focus on offering the finest and most comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records available on the internet. As part of this new focus, the name of the site has changed from Footnote to Fold3. The Fold3 name is derived from a traditional flag folding ceremony in which the third fold in the ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world."

"Fold3, the Web's premier collection and destination for original U.S. military records. "

http://www.fold3.com

Visit The official blog of Fold3.com at http://blog.fold3.com/

Hal Horrocks - British Research Beyond the Census - Wed, August 17, 2011

2011-08-10T11:04:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

HAL HORROCKS

British Research Beyond the Census

OK, so you found those old Brits in every census from 1841 to 1901--now what? What other paths might you follow? What other sources should you research? And which of those can you investigate before personally crossing the Atlantic? Hal Horrocks will provide some excellent suggestions!

A native Californian and longtime Orange County resident, Mr. Horrocks is a professional genealogist, teacher, and lecturer. He has been doing family research for 15 years and is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, Orange County California Genealogical Society, Genealogical Society of North Orange County California, Guild for One-Name Studies, Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (UK), and Cheshire Family History Society (UK). In addition, he has developed a web site for the Horrocks surname that includes a one-name study, a DNA study, and family trees for Horrocks researchers.

6:15 p.m.: Beginners’ class (open to experienced folks, too!)

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511, visit our web site at , our blog at or find us on FaceBook.

Yorba Linda STAR Obituaries 1920-1929

2011-07-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

GSNOCC has published the Yorba Linda STAR Obituaries 1920-1929 book online that was originally abstracted and self published by the society in 1993. We want this information available for all researchers in the easiest manner possible. The book is available on our website at http://www.gsnocc.org under publications and on our blog site at http://gsnocc.blogspot.com as a special page. We want to express our thanks to those original abstractors who worked hard to make this information available.

Randy Seaver - Using Ancestry,com Effectively - Wed July 20, 2011

2011-07-02T17:34:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

RANDY SEAVER

Searching Ancestry.com Effectively

Ancestry.com has many wonderful features--a lavish buffet where it is hard to choose what to use and how to use it. Randy will discuss the effective use of such features as new or old search algorithms, basic or advanced search forms, exact or ranked matches, full names or wild cards, specific or all databases, restricted or whole collection, and site navigation.

Randy Seaver is a native San Diegan, a graduate of San Diego State University in Aerospace Engineering, and a retired aerodynamics engineer with a 38-year career at Rohr/Goodrich in Chula Vista. His ancestry is mainly colonial New England and Upper Atlantic, with some colonial German, French and Dutch forbears, and several 19th-century English immigrants.

Randy's activities include serving the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (former President, currently Newsletter Editor and Research Chairman); speaking to Southern California genealogy groups; teaching senior adult genealogy classes at OASIS; and writing the Genealogy 2.0 column for the FGS’s FORUM Magazine. He is a member of NGS, NEHGS, SDGS, CVGS, and CGSSD, and blogs daily about genealogy at Genea-Musings (www.geneamusings.com), The Geneaholic (www.geneaholic.com), and the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe (http://CVGenCafe.blogspot.com).

6:15 p.m.: Beginners’ class (open to experienced folks, too!)

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511, visit our web site at http://gsnocc.org, our blog at http://gsnocc.blogspot.com or Facebook.

Barbara Renick - ePublishing Your Manuscript - Wednesday June 15, 2011

2011-05-28T11:41:00.000-07:00

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Genealogical Society of

North Orange County

presents

BARBARA RENICK

ePublishing Your Manuscript

So you've completed work on one of your key families and you’re ready to write about them. Do you want the world to know--or other researchers--or perhaps just your grandkids? Want your work available in perpetuity--or just for a while? Plan to include charts or photos or maps or scanned correspondence--or just text? Our June program will help you solve these quandaries!

Barbara Renick, genealogical researcher and longtime member of GSNOCC, teaches people how to “do” genealogy--especially on the Internet. Barbara has lectured and taught genealogical computer labs at national conferences and the Regional Family History Center in Orange for more than 25 years. A National Genealogical Society contributing editor for eleven years and current member of the NGS Board of Directors, she co-authored The Internet for Genealogists: A Beginner's Guide, made two instructional videos on using the Internet for genealogy, and publishes short instructional videos online at her ZRoots.com Web site. Her last book, Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family’s History and Heritage was sponsored by the NGS for their 100th Anniversary.

6:15 p.m.: Beginners’ class (open to experienced folks, too!)

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at

http://gsnocc.org

http://gsnocc.blogspot.com

We are now on Facebook - search on Genealogical Society of North Orange County California

Kerry Bartels - Introduction to the National Archives - May 18

2011-05-02T12:49:00.000-07:00

Kerry Bartels is a great storyteller and a dynamic speaker. He became a genealogist before he was an Archivist, so he understands the need for documents. His goal at his NARA branch is to make the Archives useful to genealogists. Kerry Bartels is an Archives Specialist at the Narional Archives in Perris, California. He has been a professional archivist since 1977 and has worked in historical societies, libraries, museums, universities, and state archives. He has extensive experience with county, state, and federal records as well as private manuscripts of individuals and records of private organizations. Over the years, he has also done a great deal of oral history and has administered a state micrographics laboratory and a state conservation laboratory among other specialties. He has been a genealogical practioner since 1962 and has done extensive research in the United States and Canada as well as many nations in Europe.

Mr. Bartels will demonstrate how genealogists can utilize the various descriptive tools on the National Archives website to determine for themselves records that may be useful in their particular Family History Center. Also discussed will be the National Archives itself and how the billions of documents in its holdings are organized. The session will concentrate on locating descriptions of records in the National Archives that are valuable to genealogists but are little known and little used. Handouts illustrating each of the searchexamples will be provided to participants.

David Rencher to speak March 12 for GSNOCC

2011-03-02T18:05:00.000-08:00

Who do YOU think you are...and how can you find out? Since NBC’s Who do you think you are? has been broadcasting season two there has been a renewed interest in family history not seen since the Roots TV mini-series came out in 1977. If you have watched Who do you think you are? it looks easy. One hour and you are back five to ten generations. Those of you who have tried it know that it is not as easy as it looks. So how do you find out who you are? Where do you find all those resources?

David Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch.org will be speaking at the Genealogical Society of North Orange County California Seminar on Saturday, March 12, 2011. The seminar will be held at the Brea United Methodist Church at 480 N. State College Blvd. (at Lambert), Brea from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm.

What can you learn from this seminar? FamilySearch, established and run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the largest genealogical organization in the world with an online presence and over 4,600 family history centers worldwide. If you have used FamilySearch.org in the past but haven’t been there recently, you will find that it has been greatly enhanced. Rencher will tell you about what’s new, what’s coming, and how to use it. He will also give skillbuilding classes on using name lists and effective principles for focusing on your research objectives.

Tickets for this seminar can be purchased in advance for $30. A box lunch is available for $9. Mail your check with name and address to GSNOCC, PO Box 706, Yorba Linda, CA 92885 by March 5, 2011 for pre-registration or purchase tickets at the door for $35. Additional information is available on the GSNOCC website at http://www.gsnocc.org, on the GSNOCC blog at http://gsnocc.blogspot.com, or by email at GSNOCC@gmail.com.

Feb 16th - Jean Wilcox Hibben

2011-02-14T18:11:00.000-08:00

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

JEAN WILCOX HIBBEN

Shaking the Myth: Proving/Disproving Family Legends

Just because a story has been passed on for generations doesn’t mean it’s true; it may be--or it may have some elements of truth--or it may be just a figment of someone’s imagination. But how can we substantiate--or refute--these legends? Dr. Hibben will discuss ways to prove or disprove family folklore, and will apply theories of proving arguments to examples supplied by the audience. Audience participation is strongly encouraged!

Jean Wilcox Hibben melds 13 years of teaching speech communications with her interests in folklore and genealogy and over 45 years experience playing guitar and other folk instruments, to present programs that are both instructional and entertaining.

A Certified Genealogist, Jean is secretary of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, president of the Southern California Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists, president of the Corona (Calif.) Genealogical Society, and membership and meeting coordinator of the Riverside Folk Song Society.

6:15 p.m.: Beginners’ class (open to experienced folks, too!)

7 p.m.: A brief business meeting

7:15 p.m.: The program

At the end: Refreshments and conversation

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511 or visit our web site at

GSNOCC Meeting – January 19, 2011 Presents DR. JOEL WEINTRAUB Preparing for the 1940 Census

2011-01-16T16:02:00.000-08:00

Preparing for the 1940 Census

The 1940 U. S. census introduced sampling, organized publicity, and an emphasis on economic questions. Some standard questions were dropped, while new ones were added. The changes were not without controversy. The census is being digitized by the National Archives and will be available on-line. It is unlikely there will be a name index available on opening day (April 2, 2012), so initially, geographic means for finding people will be necessary. Dr. Weintraub will discuss the 1940 enumeration and its questions, the on-line 1940 geographic tools he has produced for the Morse One-Step website, and why we wait 72 years to see a U.S. population census.

Born and raised in Manhattan, Dr. Joel Weintraub is Professor of Biology Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. He became interested in genealogy about 12 years ago, and volunteered for nine years at the National Archives. Joel transcribed streets within census districts in 2001 to help researchers search the 1930 U. S. census. In 2002, he was joined by David Kehs and Stephen Morse; together, they have produced several on-line census-searching utilities for both the federal and New York State censuses on the Morse One-Step website .

Plan NOW to attend this informative event!!

Ancestry.com Military Records Free Nov. 11-14

2010-11-12T08:42:00.000-08:00

Ancestry.com is providing free access to its military records collection from November 11 through November 14th. What a great opportunity to search their records for information about your military ancestors. Revolutionary War Rolls, the Union Civil War Pension Index, WWI and WWII draft registration cards, and many other records related to military service are available this weekend.

Family History Month

2010-10-04T19:44:00.000-07:00

Join us for FREE CLASSES to celebrate

FAMILY HISTORY MONTH 2010

Getting Started

(The Hunt Begins)

Tuesday, October 5, 7 p.m. Norma Storrs Keating

PLACENTIA LIBRARY - 411 East Chapma Avenue

One-Line Tools for Genealogists

(Using Your Most Important Tools Effectively)

Wednesday October 13, 7 p.m. Barbara Renick

YORBA LINDA LIBRARY - 18181 Imperial Highway

The Family History Library System and FamilySearch.org

(Gold Mines-In Your Back Yard and On Your Computer)

Wednesday, October 20, 7 p.m. Beth J. McCarty

YORBA LINDA COMMUNITY CENTER - 4501 Casa Loma Ave.

Beginning the Search in Vital and Census Records

(Digging Through the Dust and Cobwebs)

Wednesday, October 27, 6:30 p.m. Brenda Danielson

CANYON HILLS LIBRARY - 400 S. Scout Trail, Anaheim

Presented by your local library, the Genealogical Society of North Orange County, California and volunteer members of the Southern California Chapter, Society of Professional Genealogists

For more information, please call GSNOCC at 714-996-9511

ALICE COLBY VOLKERT -Digital Photography for Genealogists

2010-09-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

GSNOCC Monthly Meeting - Wednesday, September 15, 2011

The digital camera can be one of your most valued research tools. It can help you acquire records, preserve documents, cut reproduction costs, use your time more effectively, and have more fun--without buying expensive equipment. Among Ms. Volkert’s topics will be using your camera at libraries, other archives and cemeteries without glare and shadows, and taking pictures of microfilm.

Alice Colby Volkert is a professional genealogist and a board member of the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is also a member of both DAR and DAC, as well as UGA, NGS and MENSA. Ms. Volkert works primarily in New England, particularly Massachusetts, research, as well as general United States genealogy. Her specialty is coaching: helping people make their own discoveries and organizing their data.

Associated with the Orange Regional Family History Center for many years, Ms. Volkert has presented at regional genealogy conventions, teaches classes for community groups and school districts, and frequently speaks to genealogy societies. She is also a principal of Sunburst Genealogy Charts.

Beginners and visitors welcome!

7 p.m.: Business meeting (really short!)

7:15 p.m.: Program (really interesting!)

At the end: Refreshments (really tasty!)

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Sixth Annual Light Impressions Workshop

2010-09-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

The annual Light Impressions Workshop, sponsored by Light Impressions, the Orange County Historical Commission, OC Parks, and theOld Courthouse Museum Society, will be held Saturday, October 9, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.at (of course!) the Old Courthouse in Santa Ana (211 W. Santa Ana Blvd, Santa Ana, CA).

Among the five classes will be:

ABCs of Archival Care

Matting and Framing Artwork

Preservation of Audio-Visual Materials

Making the New Social Media Work for You.

Pre-registration will be $12.50, at-the-door will cost $15--and lunch is included--what a deal!

Printable registration forms will be available at http://www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse

This is a great learning opportunity for our members.

GSNOCC August 18th meeting - Linda Serna

2010-08-15T20:21:00.000-07:00

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

LINDA SERNA

Family Stories: Genealogy Beyond “Just” the Dates

If you want your grandchildren and great-grandchildren to care about their ancestral family, your research must include more than just statistics and historical facts. It must encompass the stories--the fabric of your family’s history.

Linda Serna has loved family stories since the 7th grade, when she wrote about her family for a school project. Since then, in addition to raising six children, she has been an active researcher, with special emphasis on individual family stories and the part they play in finding clues, interpreting records, and scaling brick walls--and especially in helping us understand our pasts.

7 p.m.: Business meeting (really short!)

7:15 p.m.: Program (really interesting!)

At the end: Refreshments (really tasty!)

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue (at Imperial Highway)

Yorba Linda

For additional information, please call 714-996-9511 or visit our web site

Road Scholar (Elderhostel) - Advanced Family History Research

2010-08-01T18:36:00.000-07:00

Several of our members have taken advantage of Elderhostel trips, now called Road Scholar. This is a great opportunity to learn as you travel. There are a couple of new trips planned around family research that I'd like to share with you.

Advanced Family History Research (9923RJ) Salt Lake City Family History Center (Plaza Hotel) 9/12/2010-9/25/2010 (13 nights, 14 days) Cost $1744 double occupancy, $2214 single. Includes meals. For more information.

Family History research (7031RJ) Salt Lake City Family History Center (Plaza Hotel) 3/20/2011-3/26/2011 (6 nights, 7 days) Cost $997 double occupancy, $1213 single. Includes meals. For more information.

July Program - Randy Seaver

2010-07-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

Presents

RANDY SEAVER

Finding Your Elusive Ancestors

Doing a "Resonably Exhaustive Search"

The first element of the Genealogical Proof Standard is "to do a reasonably exhaustive search." In this presentation, Randy Seaver will explain the GPS, take us on a whirlwind tour through traditional and onlin resources that should be included in a search, discuss his favorite search strategies and techniques, and introduce several case studies of his still elusive ancestors.

Randy Seaver is a native San Diegan, a graduate of San Diego State University in Aerospace Engineering and a retired aerodynamics engineer. His activities include serving the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (former President, current Newsletter Editor and Research Chairman), speaking to Southern California groups, teaching Beginning Computer Genealogy senior adult classes, and writing the Genealogy 2.0 column for the FGS's FORUM Magazine. He is also na member of NGS, NEHGS, SDGS, and CGSSD, and blogs daily about genealogy https://www.geneaholic.com/, and the Chula Vista Genealogy Cage http://cvgencafe.blogspot.com/

6:15 p.m.: H.E.L.P. for Beginning Genealogists

7:00 p.m.: Business Meeting (really short!)

7:15 p.m.: Program (really interesting!)

At the end: Refreshments (really tasty!)

Yorba Linda Community Center

4501 Casa Loma Avenue at Imperial Highway

Yorba Linda

What is a Blog?

2010-07-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

There are lots of links to information about what is a Blog and I'll list some at the end of this post. In short a BLOG is a web log. It's a little like a journal; it's an easy to update website. It's a place that you can post information, pictures, documents, and ideas for yourself and others to read. Blogger gives this definition:

"A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.

Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.

In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.

Since Blogger was launched, almost five years ago, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.

And we're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started.

A blog gives you your own voice on the web. It's a place to collect and share things that you find interesting— whether it's your political commentary, a personal diary, or links to web sites you want to remember.

Many people use a blog just to organize their own thoughts, while others command influential, worldwide audiences of thousands. Professional and amateur journalists use blogs to publish breaking news, while personal journalers reveal inner thoughts."

Why are we doing it? Why should you read other people's blogs? Why would you do it?

We're doing it to share information with our members and to put our genealogy society face out for others to see.

Why should you read other people's blogs? What I hear is that you just don't have time. That's true. We're all so busy it's hard to find time to do our own family history. It's easy to subscribe to blogs through a blog reader (more on that in another post) or just visit the blog site. You don't have to sign in to read most blogs although you can keep your blog private and only allow selected people to read it. Do you have to read all the blogs? Do you have to read them everyday? Of course not. By reading other blogs you can keep up with the genealogical community. You can follow researchers who are researching your lines or the geographic area you are researching.

Why should you write a blog? It's easy. It's a way to communicate with others. My daughter-in-law writes a blog about her family. It's like getting a letter everyday. I'm writing a family research blog in hopes to connect with others who a researching the same lines. I can tell you that I read blogs for over two years before I started my own. Like everything, it's hard to start something new that you have never done before.

Two of our members: Jamie Mayhew and Nancy Peralta have started blogging about their genealogy. (Do you like this talking in the 3rd person?) You can find their blogs at the following URLs:

http://jmayhew.blogspot.com/

REFLECTIONS ON GENEALOGY RESEARCH

MY JOURNAL ONLINE. WHAT I'M DOING, WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT.

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http://branchesofmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/

Branches Of My Family Tree

I started this blog to record the discoveries I come across while researching my family tree. It's hard to start because I am starting in the middle. I want this to start from the beginning but that can't be. So - this is the beginning of the journey.

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http://nancynurse1.blogspot.com/

FERMAZIN FAMILY GENEALOGY

WELCOME!
Welcome! Hope you enjoy my family history.
FERMAZIN - PLUECKER - HERBOLDT - LINDEN - POTT - KARTHEISER - BEVIER - WORTHING -INGRAM - AMES - PALON
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http://adolphusamesgenealogy.blogspot.com/

ADOLPHUS AMES GENEALOGY

My research for this elusive family. What I'm doing, What I'm linking about. What I am thinking about.

Welcome to my journey. I hope by blogging that I can find my AMES Family. Adolphus Ames settled in Mc Kean County, Pennsylvania about 1840 with his wife Sarah Julia and one daughter, Sarah. The census states they were farmers, owned land, and were from New York. They are one of my two block walls. I hope to jump the brick wall. I have a few leads. Maybe one of my followers out there will be able to help me out.

Thomas Mac Entee runs a web site called: GENEABLOGGERS at http://www.geneabloggers.com/ On his GeneBloggers web site he tells you all you need to know about Genealogy Blogging. You can list your site on his Blog Roll. He posts Genea Blogger Events and lists daily themes as helpful hints of What to Blog About. His Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers gives instructions of how to get started.

Another site to learn about blogging is Treasure Maps at

http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/create-genealogy-blog-1.html

Welcome to the GSNOCC Blog

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The Genealogical Society of North Orange County California (otherwise known as GSNOCC) is jumping feet first into the Social Networking world. We hope that by developing this blog we can communicate with our members in a more immediate fashion and keep you better informed about happenings in the genealogy world and with the happenings of GSNOCC. We hope that you are able to participate by leaving comments to further the sense of community with GSNOCC. Expect lots of changes and lots of updates, we're new at this. Come back often to see what is new!

Jamie Mayhew

President, GSNOCC