California Genealogical Society

See our blog for a list of the coming week's online genealogy offerings! https://blog.californiaancestors.org//online-genealogy-mar

Celebrated genealogist Tom Jones is featured at the Sonoma County Genealogical Society's Annual Spring Seminar, Saturday, April 17: https://scgsonline.org/event-4142141

Irish, and Jewish, and more, oh my! Check out the amazing spread of online genealogical offerings coming up this week. And don't forget our monthly meeting March 13 and the special "Story Behind Shanghai Angel" on March 14. https://blog.californiaancestors.org//online-genealogy-mar

Please join us for our new 19th Century Irish Records Series. It's a 5 part series hosted by Maureen Hanlon. You can sign up for each session separately at Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/19th-century-irish-records-ser

One of our CGS’ events is a featured one one Sutro’s Genealogy calendar. Thank you Sutro.

Don't miss our next General Meeting 10-22-2020 at 7:00pm with Brooke Ganz from @ReclaimTheRecs The public is welcome to join our virtual meetings. Please conta...ct us at [email protected] for more information https://www.marinij.com//tam-valley-genealogist-fights-to/

Whether you're interested in African American or Native American genealogy, in Quakers, or Mayflower Pilgrims, or Czech and Slovak roots, there's a cornucopia of online genealogy classes this coming week. And many are FREE! Check our blog post for more. https://blog.californiaancestors.org/

In August, we told you about the Congressional Gold Medal for Chinese Americans who served during WWII. More than 100 individual profiles, with photos and histories, have been uploaded to the website commemorating their service. To browse them, click on the link https://www.caww2.org/index

Are you ready for another week of fascinating genealogy talks, classes, and conferences? There's so much happening in October! See our blog post for more. https://blog.californiaancestors.org//online-genealogy-oct

Coming October 17. https://www.facebook.com/events/2780712288833258/

Coming up October 24! One of our favorite annual events, the "Naughty and Notorious" tour of Mountain View Cemetery will be virtual this year. Docent Michael Colbruno takes us on his most popular tour (formerly known as "Headline Makers") with stories about the suicide of a Hall of Fame baseball player, a famous San Francisco madam, a corrupt judge, a scam artist who fascinated Mark Twain, a buried heart, a Hollywood director accused of bigamy and others who pushed the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Don't miss it! Register at the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-naughty-and-notorious-of-m

CGS just announced this. So awesome!

We are thrilled to announce the online publication of this project, many decades in the making. Was your ancestor one of those who attended the 1849 California Constitutional Convention? Check out this detailed resource, available now on our website. https://www.californiaancestors.org/profiles-of-the-signer/

A new resource for Palatine Families of New York - 1710

The Genie Awards are happening! This Saturday, October 10, you are invited to tune in to the monthly CGS Board Meeting and virtual presentation of the Genie to our outstanding volunteers. We wish we could provide you all with virtual treats, but this year you'll have to bring your own. :( Please join us to honor the volunteers who did so much to update our new website! https://blog.californiaancestors.org//annual-genie-awards-

Greetings, all! If you're active in the CGS discussion group, you will already know this: we're archiving that group (it will still be visible, but no one can add new posts). The discussion continues at its new home. To join, just click the blue "Visit Group" button at the top of this page, or follow the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CGSdiscussion/

Whether you're a beginning or advanced genealogist, virtual classes, conferences, and more abound, all accessible from your keyboard at home. See our blog post for some of the coming week's highlights. https://blog.californiaancestors.org//online-genealogy-wee

"Alta California" was the Spanish colonial territory that covered much of California, Nevada and Utah, as well as Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Susan Skilton leads this webinar on Mexican land grants and their role in the history of these western states' development. Thursday, October 1st. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/researching-mexican-land-grant