Denise Spurlock - Counting down to the 1940 Census

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

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

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

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

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

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>

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