San Mateo County Genealogical Society

Announcing 2021 virtual events from San Mateo County Genealogical Society - SMCGS. It's a diverse and interesting line-up of topics, we hope to see you online! For notifications about joining the meetings, please join the SMCGS mailing list at www.smcgs.org by clicking on "mailing list" in the lower left corner. #genealogy #sanmateocounty Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society - SCCHGS California Genealogical Society Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Marin County Genealogical Society Menlo Park Family History Center

Marin County Genealogical Society upcoming December events! Everyone is welcome at their virtual events. RSVP to: [email protected]. #genealogy

Coming this Sat. Nov. 21, 10:30 am is SMCGS's monthly meeting with a talk on preserving your family photos, stories, and documents by Carolyn Williams. Discussion will include archival supplies, handling and organization, scanning, and storage. The online meeting is open to all, but you must be on the SMCGS eNews list. To subscribe to the list, scroll to the bottom of the left column or become a member: smcgs.org. #genealogy #sanmateocounty

This looks very promising for those with Norwegian heritage. Read MyHeritage's blog on their release of newly digitized historical Norway church records. https://blog.myheritage.com//myheritage-releases-major-c/ #genealogy #norwegiangenealogy

Marin County Genealogical Society is offering sessions to understand DNA test results. Although the first session is finished, members can still view it. Next session: Nov 12, 7 pm. #genealogy #dna

Wed. Nov 18, 4-5:30 pm, a virtual book talk on the troubled history of Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag Indians, and the Plymouth Colony from author David J Silverman on his book "This Land is Their Land." This talk is presented by Sutro Library. Register through https://nov2020sutro.eventbrite.com #genealogy #thanksgiving2020

Interested in keeping public records available to genealogists? Marin County Genealogical Society's next talk on Oct 22 will discuss. #genealogy

Next Tues Nov 17, 6:30 pm is a presentation from Dr. Jan Joyce on solving genealogical roadblocks through writing from the Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society - SCCHGS For info about how to join the Zoom talk, go to: www.scchgs.org #genealogy #santaclaracounty

"New York City is determined to close every genealogically-valuable record that it can and when it just can’t close them, it’ll put a price tag on them that may have the same effect." - Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist. For more information about what you can do, find the link to signing the petition, see Judy's blog post on the subject: https://www.legalgenealogist.com//heads-up-on-nyc-records/... #genealogy #NewYorkGenealogy

Have you registered yet for the SMCGS Fall Seminar with Lisa Louise Cooke? It's on Sat. Nov 7, 9-3 pm, online. Go to www.smcgs.org to register! Seminar topics:... - The 2020 Genealogist's Google Search Methodology - Google Books: The Tool I Use Every Day - Cool Cases Solved: How to Identity Your Photos - Future Technology and Genealogy 5 Strategies You Need #genealogy #sanmateocounty Gems for Genealogical Research with Lisa Louise Cooke

This Saturday, September 26, 10:30 am, hear speaker Pam Wong discuss her book, including: - THE STORY Who was Jan See Chin? Why write about him? - CHINESE IMMIGRANT GENEALOGY My background... Knowledge that helps you interpret Chinese immigrant genealogy - AUSTRALIAN GENEALOGY RESOURCES What resources are accessible from home? - THIS BOOK’S JOURNEY: Writing, Printing, Publishing, Marketing Everyone is welcome to attend SMCGS general meetings. A link to the meeting will be sent to SMCGS members and eNews subscribers several days before the meeting. To become a SMCGS member or to subscribe to the SMCGS email list, see the SMCGS website www.smcgs.org. #genealogy #familyhistory #sanmateocounty #chinesegenealogy

The Marin Genealogical Society is presenting an evening meeting titled "Photo Mess SOS - Safeguard, Organize, and Share Your Photos" with Mikki Jones. To attend, contact: [email protected] MarinGenSoc maringensoc.org

Read Part 2 about local quonset huts on the SMCGS blog! http://smcgs.blogspot.com//the-quonset-huts-of-san-mateo-c

Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society - SCCHGS is holding their next meeting on Tues Sep 15, 6:30 pm, the public is welcome to their online presentation. Early German Heritage of Silicon Valley is the topic from April Halberstadt. More info: scchgs.org... #genealogy

Don't miss SMCGS president's two-part blog post about her experience attending the recent virtual FGS conference. http://smcgs.blogspot.com/ #genealogy

See this week's SMCGS blog post about available online genealogy possibilities-- a chance to "travel" to other places and hear their presentations. http://smcgs.blogspot.com/

Here's a great line-up of online fall events from California Genealogical Society. To register, please go to CaliforniaAncestors.Org then click on Eventbrite Link. #genealogy #bayareagenealogy

See this week's SMCGS blog with a post about Quonset huts found in San Mateo County. http://smcgs.blogspot.com//the-quonset-huts-of-san-mateo-c #genealogy #sanmateocounty

An online Chinese Genealogy Workshop is coming up on Sep 26, 1-3 pm. This is just after the SMCGS presentation from Pamela Wong. Register before September 12. Hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-chinese-genealogy-works... #genealogy #chinesegenealogy