Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Lecture Series Cohosted online by GSSCC and the Santa Cruz Public Libraries ZOOM FORMAT!! Online registration through the SCPL website is required for home viewing  of this event. To register for home viewing, please type in https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/12419286 OR ATTEND LIVE STREAM (no registration required)  in the upstairs meeting room of the downtown library. VIA ZOOM:  Please note two Zoom viewing options: live  streaming in the downtown library’s upstairs meeting room or viewing at home. Guest Speaker: Randy Seaver Randy’s Top Ten Genealogy Search Tips

Every genealogy record provider has a different set of search fields and formats for their collections, and users must consider their strategy for using them effectively. After a review of the major record providers, Randy provides ten tips for getting the most out of your searches on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, and several other providers. Randy Seaver is a 4th generation native San Diegan, a 1966 graduate of San Diego State University, a retired aerospace engineer (for 38 years), a genealogist since 1988, and a family guy. He and his wife Angel Linda have two daughters (one in the Santa Cruz mountains) and five grandchildren. On his popular blog, Genea-Musings (https:// www.geneamusings.com/) Randy lists his occupation as “Genealogy Evangelist,” and he is celebrating the 18th anniversary of Genea-Musings this year! Randy has presented at many Southern California genealogical societies and libraries since 1998, and at regional and national conferences. He also taught a 4-week Beginning Genealogy class at OASIS, a senior education center, for many years. He is a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the San Diego Genealogical Society, and the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, where he publishes the CVGS monthly newsletter and moderates two monthly Zoom classes on Research and DNA.

 

GSSCC – – DNA Special Interest Group Meeting

Central Branch Library upstairs meeting room,  224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, California

Moderated by Maria Mueller and Gail Burk
Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz Count

At the May session, we will discuss some tips found in Blaine Bettinger’s book, Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy (second edition)
Come join us!
There will be time for questions and answers, too.

There is a handout for this meeting.
Please bring your laptop and know your passwords.
We will also explore topics of interest for future meetings

GSSCC – – DNA Special Interest Group meeting

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – – 10:00 AM
Central Branch Library upstairs meeting room
224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, California

Moderated by Maria Mueller and Gail Burk
Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County

Come join us in the library meeting room on Tuesday, April 2, at 10:00 AM.

At the April session, we will revisit Family Tree DNA examine analytical tools and tips for getting the most out of our DNA matches and results at that site.  Come join us!   There will be time for questions and answers, too.  There is a handout for this meeting.

Please bring your laptop and know your passwords  We will also explore topics of interest for future meetings

Finding Your Pennsylvania Roots

Guest Speaker: Robert Givens

Please note new attendance options: THIS WILL BE A LIVE PRESENTATION in the downtown library’s upstairs meeting room (with no registration required) -OR-

View at home via Zoom (with registration required).

To register, please type in or click
https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/12118235

This program will examine the unique geography of Pennsylvania and how the different areas and physical landscape affected who settled there and when. The program will look at some key eras of Pennsylvania history, and will review immigration, migration, settlement patterns, and changing county boundaries. The presentation includes an overview of records and record categories that are useful for Pennsylvania researchers.

Robert Givens is a fifth-generation Arizonian who now resides in Fresno, California.  He graduated from Fresno State College with a B.A. in Social Sciences with a history and geography emphasis. He earned a Masters degree in School Administration from California State University at Fresno. Bob served as a teacher and administrator in Fresno public schools for 39 years.

Genealogy is Bob’s passion. He filled out his first family group record at age ten and has never stopped researching his family history. His areas of expertise are Pennsylvania, New England, and U.S. Midwest research. Bob helps other genealogists as a long-time volunteer at Central Valley Family Search Centers, and as a prolific genealogical speaker.

Please note new attendance options:

THIS WILL BE A LIVE PRESENTATION in the downtown library’s upstairs meeting room (with no registration required) -OR- view at home via Zoom (with registration required):

To register for viewing at home, please type in or click
https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/12080825

Guest Speaker: Gail Chaid
Forced Emigration: Europe to America,
1600 – Present: Patterns and Trends

This program will review definitions of some related words and phrases, and will examine push-pull factors that affect patterns of forced emigration and displacement. Gail will explain a number of departure and arrival records and how to find them. This is a program of genealogical interest that is especially relevant to the movement of people around the globe in our own era.

Gail Chaid is a graduate of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, with BS and Masters degrees in Education. Following her retirement from teaching at Independence High School in San Jose, she pursued genealogical interests, focusing on her Bulgarian and Scottish ancestors. Gail has presented programs to genealogy groups around the Bay Area. She is active in the Santa Clara Genealogical Society and the Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group.

Attend in person at the Santa Cruz Public Library: Downtown Branch