Mary Jefferson - Thomas, Sally, and Me

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

MARY JEFFERSON

Thomas, Sally, and Me

Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson

The controversy over Sally Hemings’ relationship with Thomas Jefferson initially arose in 1802 during Jefferson’s first term as President of the United States.  In the more than two centuries since, it has occasionally abated for short periods, only to return as new documents, oral histories, and scientific discoveries come into use.

Mary Jefferson is the great-great-great granddaughter of Eston Hemings Jefferson, the  youngest of six children of Sally Hemings, a slave, and Thomas Jefferson, her owner and third President of the United States.  Ms. Jefferson has lived in Diamond Bar and Anaheim Hills for almost 40 years and is a retired Chino Valley USD teacher.  She earned a bachelors degree in education from Western Illinois University and a masters in education from CSUF, where she was named Outstanding Graduate Student of 1981.  As a student, Ms. Jefferson was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities; she is currently a member of numerous organizations, including AAUW, the Sierra Club, DAR, and the League of Women Voters.  She is also a member of the choir at Anaheim United Methodist Church and a volunteer usher at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.  Ms. Jefferson was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1998.

Barbara Renick at GSNOCC 19 Sept 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

 

BARBARA RENICK

Tackling Tough Genealogical Tasks

with 21st Century Technology

 

Did you know--there are technological tools which will let you capture your research experience at the push of a button--let you share your research experience with others just as easily?  Do you know how simple 21st century technology makes keeping track of what you’ve done, documenting what you’ve found, and analyzing/publishing the results?

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 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, visit our web site at http://gsnocc.org, our blog at http://GSNOCC.blogspot.com or on FaceBook at http://facebook.com/GSNOCC

Want to be more effective in searching for your ancestors?

Join us* for Free Classes to celebrate

FAMILY HISTORY MONTH 2012 

Getting the Most from On-Line Queries 

Tuesday, October 2, 7 p.m.                        Joan E. Rambo 

PLACENTIA LIBRARY – 411 East Chapman Avenue  
County Websites: An Overlooked Resource

Tuesday, October 9, 7 p.m.                  Jean Wilcox Hibben

FULLERTON LIBRARY – 353 West Commonwealth Avenue 
Overcoming the Idiosyncrasies of Online Databases:

How To Search Successfully

Wednesday, October 17, 7 p.m.               Barbara Renick 

YORBA LINDA COMMUNITY CENTER – 4501 Casa Loma Avenue 
Understanding the Family Search Wiki

Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m.    Jamie Lee McManus Mayhew

 YORBA LINDA LIBRARY – 18181 Imperial Highway 
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!

Randy Seaver -Discovering Jane's Roots... at GSNOCC

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Genealogical Society of North Orange County

presents

RANDY SEAVER

Discovering Jane’s Roots in

California, Australia, England

Randy Seaver will explore the research journey required to find the ancestors of his wife's great-grandmother, Jane (Whittle) McKnew (1847-1921).  Born in Australia to English parents and married in Gold Country, she had 11 children, survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and died in San Francisco.  Come watch Randy unveil a fascinating family history worthy of a “Who Do You Think You Are?” episode!

A native San Diegan, graduate of San Diego State University in Aerospace Engineering, and retired aerodynamics engineer with a 38-year career at Rohr/Goodrich in Chula Vista, Randy’s ancestry includes colonial New England and Upper Atlantic, colonial German, French and Dutch; 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 genealogy groups; teaching genealogy classes; 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 Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe (http://CVGenCafe.blogspot.com). 

6 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

Jean Wilcox Hibben - Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family Over Time and Miles

Beginners and visitors welcome!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Genealogical

Society of North Orange County

Using various clues, this presentation shows how to move from one piece of information to the next to piece together the life of an ancestral family. The steps used are illustrated so that they can be followed by the beginner, as well as the seasoned genealogist. Use of census, probate, property and personal records is explained.

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 director of the Corona California Family History Center, secretary of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, president of the Southern California Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists, president of the Corona (Calif.) Genealogical Society, board member for the Association of Professional Genealogists, 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

Are you ready to view the 1940 Census next week?

Isn't this great. Are you ready to view the 1940 Census next week?

Check out the Ancestry Insider for interesting details about the release.

Family Search will be releasing one state at a time for indexing. At 9:00 am Monday Eastern Time, all the images of the census will magically appear at http://1940census.archives.gov/.

This graphic posted with permission of Archives.com

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

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