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January 2025:
Gail-Burk-Introduction-to-Use-of-DNA-for-Genealogy-handout.pdf
November 2024:
Thomas MacEntee – AI and Genealogy – Trouble Ahead – handout – Nov 5, 2024
DNA SIG – handout – DNA projects at Family Tree DNA – November, 2024
October 2024:
DNA SIG Handout: Creating Floating Trees at Ancestry
Presentation: Local Maps and Where to find Them
September 2024:
DNA SIG – handout – Enhanced Shared Matches Tool at Ancestry – September, 2024
June 2024:
DNA SIG – handout – Guide to DNA Testing – Part Two – Blaine Bettinger book – June, 2024
May 2024:
Randy Seaver -Top Ten Genealogy Tips – handout
DNA SIG – handout – Guide to DNA Testing – Part One – Blaine Bettinger book – May, 2024
April 2024:
DNA-SIG-handout-Family-Tree-DNA-Review-April-2024.pdf
Robert-Givens-Tracing-Your-Pennsylvania-Roots-handout-April-2024.pdf
March 2024:
DNA SIG – handout – Understanding Ethnicity Estimates – March, 2024
Gail Chaid – Forced Emigration – Handout – March, 2024
February 2024:
Cathy Andrews Deciphering Old Handwriting- Feb 2024 – handout
DNA SIG – handout – Online Resources – February, 2024
January 2024:
Gail – Drawing Out Your Memories – handout – Jan, 2024
October 2023 – Pamela Brigham – My Heritage DNA Tools
MyHeritage-DNA-Tools-Pamela-Brigham-Oct-2023-handout
Sept 2023 – Junel Davidsen – Find Unindexed Records at Family Search
Find Unindexed Records at FamilySearch – Junel Davidsen – Sept, 2023 – handout
June 2023 – Kathy Nielsen – What to Do with all of Our Family Stuff
Kathy Nielsen – What to Do with All of Our Family Stuff – June, 2023 – handout
June 2023 DNA Workshop
Exploring Living DNA
DNA SIG – Exploring Living DNA – handout – June, 2023
April 2023 DNA Workshop
What to Do with Your DNA Results at 23 and Me
DNA SIG – handout – April, 2023
February 2023 – Bob Taylor – Family History Guide
Bob-Taylor-The-Family-History-Guide-handout
February 2023 – DNA-SIG Ancestry Side View and match allocation by parent
January 2023 – Ancestor Journeys with Gail Burk
Gail Burk – Ancestor Journeys – handout – January, 2023
October -November 2022 DNA Workshop
Introducing Gedmatch
DNA SIG – handout – Oct – Nov, 2022 – GEDmatch
September 2022 DNA Workshop
Gail’s process to find living descendants of our ancestors
DNA SIG – handout – Sept, 2022
June 2022 DNA Workshop
Communicating with DNA Matches
DNA SIG – handout – communicating with DNA matches – June, 2022
May 2022 DNA Workshop
Using DNA Results at MyHeritage
DNA SIG – handout – May, 2022 – Using DNA results at MyHeritage
April 2022 DNA Workshop
Shared Centimorgan Project
DNA SIG – handout – April, 2022 – Shared Centimorgan Project
Annick Foucrier, April 5, 2022
How to Find French Ancestors
Annick Foucrier – How to find French ancestors – handout – revised version
March DNA Workshop
Working with Ancestry DNA Results
DNA SIG – handout – March, 2022
The 1950 Census available soon!
February 2022 Lecture with Stephen Morse handout:
Stephen Morse handout – 1950 census
February DNA Workshop
Using Family Tree DNA – – Family Finder results
DNA SIG – handout – February, 2022
November DNA Workshop
Comparing and contrasting DNA companies
Kathy Nielsen, October 5, 2021
A NEW LIFE FOR OLD PHOTOS: Identifying, Organizing, and Restoring Photos
Handout: A New Life for Old Photos
DNA SIG handout – How to Use Your DNA Results – October, 2021
Lisa Robinson, September 2021
Digging in the Archives
Gail Burk & Maria Mueller, September 2021
DNA Special Interest Group
DNA SIG handout – September, 2021
Joe Michalak & Annette Hagopian, June 2021
A Journey of Discovery: Researching the History of Your House
Michalak-Handout-HouseHistory-1Jun21-Final-2
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Junel Davidsen, April 2021
Keys to Obituary Research
Dvorah Lewis, March 2021
Conquer All At The Sutro Library
SutroLibraryPresentationHandout
Gail Burk, Jan 2021
Writing About your Disasters
Fleeing Disaster – January, 2021 – handout
Gail Burk, Jan 2020
Writing About your Relatives
Handout: Writing about Relatives
Junel Davidsen, Nov 2019
Researching your American Indian Ancestors
Researching American Indian Ancestors Handout
Link to presentation – click here
Megan Thompson, Sept 2019
Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Genealogy and Genetic Genealogy
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Kathy Nielsen, June 2019
Preparing for a Genealogy Road Trip
Handout – PREPARING FOR A GENEALOGY ROAD TRIP
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Gail Burk, January 2019
Drawing Out Your Memories
Drawing Out Your Memories – Handout
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Dr. Jan Joyce, November 2018
Solving One Name & Many Locations with a Location & Timeline Tool
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Jeremy Frankel, October 2018
Researching your Jewish Ancestors
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Gail Burk, June 2018
Exploring American Ancestors
Exploring American Ancestors – – handout
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Christine Bell, April 2018
British Genealogy on the Internet
English Genealogy on the internet
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Dave Osterhoudt, Mar 7, 2018
Family Tree Maker 2017
Best Practices for Syncing in FTM 2017 – Handout
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Junel Davidsen, Feb 7, 2018
Researching Local Land Records
Local Land Records Santa Cruz 2018
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Martha Wallace, Jan 3, 2018
The War of 1812
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Barry Bowman, Nov 2, 2017
The ABCs of DNA
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Stephen Morse, October 5, 2017
The Julian Calendar and its Importance to Genealogists plus One-Step Webpages
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Dr. Jan Aherns – Sept. 7, 2017
Solve Your Genealogical Challenges Using Creative Hypotheses
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Rosemarie Capodicci – June 1, 2017
Finding Your Immigrant in Modern Day Records
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Pamela Brigham – April 4, 2017
How to use Evernote to Support Genealogy Research
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Deborah Osterberg – March 2, 2017
How to Locate 19th-20th Century Military Personnel Records
19th-20th Century Military Records Presentation ( ppt)
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Gail Chaid – February 2, 2017
Genealogical Research in Scotland
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Dr. Jan Aherns – January 5, 2017
Easily Create a Video of your Family Research
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Deborah Osterberg – November 3, 2016
Preserving Your History
Protecting Your Family Papers and Photographs
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Gail Burk – October 6, 2016
Using Newspapers.com Library Edition
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Sharon Hoyt – Sept. 1 2016
The Missing Man: Solving a Mystery with Genealogy Research
handout removed by author’s request
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Sean Conley – June 2, 2016
Finding the needle in the haystack using the Internet
Finding the Needle in the Haystack using the Internet
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Robert Jackson, Ph.D.
Discovering your German Roots: The Great Migration 1815-1914
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Chuck Wildman & Dave Osterhoudt
GEDCOM overview and The changing world of Family Tree Maker
Web Links for Family Tree Maker Discussion
My Heredis 2015 Experience Slides V2
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Karen Theriot Reader
Navigating your way through Find a Grave
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Stephen Morse
CASE STUDY: GENEALOGY OF RENEE KAUFMAN
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Daniel Spelce
Researching Your Ancestry Using FamilySearch.org
FamilySearchdotorg_Presentation_20151104_Handout
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Cath Trindle
Grandma Where Are You Oct 17, 2015
grandma handout
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Pamela Erickson
Indentured Servants Oct 1, 2015
Indentured Servants Handout GSSCC
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Karen Reader & Gail Burk
Exploring Genealogy Resources at the Santa Cruz Public Library – Sept. 3, 2015
Ancestry – home page schematic.pdf
Ancestry – learning center schematic.pdf
Ancestry Library Edition – home page links
Ancestry Library Edition – top toolbar
Find My Past – home page schematic
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Christine Bell Green, PhD, PLCGS
Upgrading Your Genealogical Research Skills – June 4, 2015
Upgrading_Your_Genealogical_Research_Skills
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Guest Speaker: Barbara Rae-Venter, J.D., Ph.D.
Advanced Techniques in Genetic Genealogy – May 7, 2015
Barbara Rae-Venter 150507 Handout 2
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Guest Speaker: Patricia Burrow
Legacy Planning – April 2, 2015
DonatingCollection-GSSCC.pages
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Guest Speaker: Sean Conley
Irish Ancestral Research
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Guest Speaker: Barbara Rae-Venter, J.D., Ph.D.
Introduction to Genetic Genealogy – January 8, 2015
Barbara Rae-Venter 150105 Handout
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Guest Speaker: Jackie Krebs Reimers
Making Your Family History Come To Life – October 2, 2014
Making Your Family History Come to Life handout
URLs- family history come to life
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Sean Conley
Researching Your Northern California Roots, Sept.4, 2014 presentation
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Santa Cruz Family History Center, June 7th Presentation
Santa Cruz Family History Center .pdf handout
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Martha Wallace
Onomastics – Using Naming Patterns in Genealogy – April 3, 2014
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Sharon Hoyt, MLIS, CGSM
“Went West to Parts Unknown:” Research in the Upper Midwest, March 6, 2014
Handout removed by author’s request
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John S. Gleed
BlackSheep in the family, Feb 6, 2014:
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Richard Rand
Navigating the New Family Search.org – Jan 2, 2014
UsingFamilySearchdotOrg_handout
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