The Computer Genealogy Society
of San Diego (CGSSD)
"That all genealogists become computer genealogists."

GENEALOGY EVENTS, CLASSES, OPPORTUNITIES

SAN DIEGO AREA

All events are open to the public, at no charge unless otherwise indicated.

Compiled by Joan Lowrey. Presented here by permission. Any comments, questions, corrections, additions, etc., please contact Joan at joanlowr@pacbell.net

If not otherwise noted here, information on local Libraries, Family History Centers, and Genealogical Societies is also available on our website.

NOTICES

NOT MEETING
• The Italian Genealogy Interest Group (POINTers in Person, Chapter No. 16) and the San Diego African American Genealogy Research group will not meet in March.

INDIVIDUAL HELP AT THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL FHC
• African-American research: Margaret Lewis, 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Margaret specializes in "Military Research" and "Researching Slaves in the Family."
• Hispanic research: Sister Lopez on Tues. 11-3, Wed. 1-7, Thurs 2-9, Fri 10-3, and 2nd Sat every month.

NARA MOVING
The National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), Pacific Region, currently located in Laguna Niguel, is moving to a new facility in Riverside County. This location will better preserve records for coming generations, at more affordable cost to the government and taxpayers. All holdings will be reopened for on-site research at our new research room starting March 1, 2010. The new address is: National Archives at Riverside, 23123 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA 92570. If you have any questions, call 949-448-4931. See also http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/move-to-perris.html .

CLOSURES
• The San Diego Regional Family History Center will be closed Saturday, April 3, due to LDS General Conference.
• The Los Angeles Regional Family History Center is closed for major remodeling. It is expected to reopen in spring or summer. To be notified of the Grand Reopening, see http://www.larfhc.org/.

COMING EVENTS
The Calendar of Events displays events occurring within the next 60 days. Major events occurring more than 60 days from today are the following:
• Apr. 28 - Brigham Young University. Family History Technology Workshop. Salt Palace Convention Center. See http://ce.byu.edu/cw/fhtw/ .
• Apr. 28 - May 1 - National Genealogical Society (NGS). Family History Conference, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Online registration now available. Pre-registration ends 12 April 2010. Those who register by March 8 receive a print syllabus as well as the CD syllabus. See http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info .
• June 11-13 - Southern California Genealogical Society. Annual Jamboree. Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport. http://genealogyjamboree.blogspot.com/ .
• June 13-18 - Samford University Library. Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR). Annual Conference. Birmingham, Alabama. Info at http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html .
• Aug. 18-21 - Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS). Annual Conference. Knoxville, Tennessee. Info will be posted at http://www.fgs.org/conferences/index.php .

EVENTS

Sat., March 13, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
10 a.m.-noon – “Genealogy Basics,” week 1 of 4 in a series of Beginning Genealogy classes; user group: RootsMagic. Noon - Two topics by Wayne Anderson. 1) “When the absence of information was a clue.” This presentation is a case study in breaking down a brick wall of eight years duration. It recounts research in Sweden church and military records, but the lessons learned are applicable to any genealogy research dilemma. The central focus emphasizes developing an hypothesis from what is known and using that hypothesis to drive the research. 2) “What we learned on the way to proving something that was not true.” This is a case study in colonial era research where few vital records were kept. The project began with an attempt to prove a published line that had little evidence for its widely accepted pedigree. The key breakthroughs came in using land and estate records to prove lineage.
Location: St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 8350 Lake Murray Blvd, corner Jackson Dr., San Carlos area. Park in south lot, enter south door
Contact: Sue Aprea, saprea@cox.net
Wed., March 17, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Places Class
Topic: "England/Wales." There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Wed., March 17, 12:00 p.m. - CHULA VISTA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Computer SIG
Regular monthly meeting.
Location: Computer Lab, Chula Vista Civic Center Library, 365 F Street
Contact: Barbara Ibaibarriaga, 619- 477-4140, baribai@cox.net
Thu., March 18, 6:00 p.m. - SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION: Meeting
6:00 p.m. - Dinner (optional). 7:00 p.m. - Roundtable Discussion/Sharing.
Location: Sizzler Restaurant, 4th & Main, Ramona
Contact: Jacqueline Beck, 760-789-2534, jqbeck@prodigy.net
Sat., March 20, - SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Trip
Bus trip to the Los Angeles Public Library. Members: $40, non-members: $45. Must be received by March 12.
Contact: Kris at kristeenealogy@cox.net or 619-820-2552
Event URL: http://www.rootsweb ancestry.com/~casdgs/pdf/lalibrary201003.pdf
Sat., March 20, - ORANGE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER: Family History Fair
Orange Family History Fair. Orange County. For registration form with class schedule, go to http://www.orangefhc.info and click on Sign Up Form.
Location: Orange Regional Family History Center, 674 S. Yorba Sr., Orange, California
Sat., March 20, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. COMPUTER GENEALOGY SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: Meeting
9:00 - User group: Legacy; SIGS (subject to change): Web (Cloud Computing), Beginning Computer Genealogy.
10:00 - Break, refreshments.
10:15 - Announcements followed by:
Everything You Wanted to Know About Footnote.com
by Roger Bell

Roger Bell, Senior Vice President for Products for Footnote, Inc., will discuss Footnote.com's capabilities and how to most effectively use the website in doing your research. Footnote.com currently has over 61 million historical documents online with millions of documents being added monthly. Many are from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Allen County Public Library, FamilySearch Archives, and Pennsylvania Archives, as well as other state and local libraries. Additionally, many documents are uploaded daily from the personal archives of contributing members wanting to share their treasures with others. Footnote.com has years of experience in the digitization business as iArchives, Inc. Starting in 1999, iArchives digitized historical newspapers and other archive content for leading universities, libraries and media companies across the United States.
Prior to joining Footnote in January 2006, Roger Bell was the Senior Director of Product Management at The Generations Network (TGN), where he managed the product teams responsible for Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com. Before joining TGN, Roger held the following positions: Director of Product Management at Sorenson Media, Inc., Co-founder and Vice President of Product Development at Digital Harbor, Inc. (sold company after three years of operation) and Director of Product Management at Novell, Inc.
Location: Robinson Auditorium complex at UCSD, La Jolla. See a link to maps on our home page at www.cgssd.org.
Contact: cgssd-board@ucsd.edu
Tue., March 23, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
Colleen Fitzpatrick, "The Strange Case of James-Jake Smithers-Gray."
Location: City Council Chambers, 1250 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad.
Contact: Tom Gordinier, tgordinier@san.rr.com
Wed., March 24, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Brick Wall Class
Attendees are encouraged to bring one "brick wall" they want help with. After a "round robin" of describing the research problems, a facilitator will lead a discussion, with suggestions for solving specific problems. Time for using the SDGS library materials will be available. People with similar problems can work together. Hopefully, some problems will be on their way to being solved. There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Wed., March 24, 12:00 p.m. - CHULA VISTA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
Henry Z "Hank" Jones will speak on "Psychic Roots, Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy."
Location: Auditorium, Chula Vista Civic Center Library, 365 F Street
Contact: Barbara Ibaibarriaga, 619- 477-4140, baribai@cox.net
Sat., March 27, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Seminar
Spring Seminar. FamilyTree DNA presents, “Family Tree DNA and You.” Registration: 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Presentations: 1) Y-DNA & mtDNA Genealogy and Website Tools, 2) Haplogroups: Deep Ancestry & Migration Patterns, 3) Medical Testing & the Future of Personal DNA Testing, 4) Without a Surname to Follow: What Can You Do? Discounted DNA kits will be available to seminar registrants. Member: $25.00, Non-Member: $30.00, Lunch: $ 8.50.
Location: Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine St.
Contact: Nina Anderson, 760- 599-9958, ninaanderson@sbcglobal.net
Event URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/nsdcgs/spring.pdf
Sat., March 27, 10:00 a.m. - ESCONDIDO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
We will have a special event this month. The program will be given by the Escondido Historical Society staff and will most likely include a tour with the history of the buildings located in the Park. Map and parking information at the Escondido History Center website, http://www.escondidohistory.org/ .
Location: Train Station, Grape Day Park, 321 N. Broadway, Escondido
Contact: Ray Raser, ray.raser@yahoo.com
Wed., April 7, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Research Class
Topic: "Bibliographies / Indexes." There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Sat., April 10, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
10 a.m.-noon – “Census Records,” week 2 of 4 in a series of Beginning Genealogy classes; user group: RootsMagic. Noon - Two topics by Barbara Renick. 1) “Newspapers: Finding them using online resources.” Old newspapers, when they still exist, are typically found preserved in boxes, photocopied and bound in book form, photographed and placed on microfilms, and most recently digitized and made searchable online. Therefore, two newspaper search methods have to be applied: the shotgun approach and the rifle approach. In the shotgun approach you use online databases to broadly search digitized newspapers. The rifle approach uses online sources to determine if copies of historical newspapers still exist for the location and time period of interest. They can then be searched in the time honored fashion (page by page typically on paper or microfilm.) 2) "Five C’s to Success in Genealogy Today.” Today’s genealogists can often solve problems that stumped them just a decade ago by combining computer and classic resources. This lecture focuses on advanced search techniques in combination with newly reachable resources from the modern era of genealogy.
Location: St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 8350 Lake Murray Blvd, corner Jackson Dr., San Carlos area. Park in south lot, enter south door
Contact: Sue Aprea, saprea@cox.net
Sat., April 10, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.SAN DIEGO AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH GROUP: Meeting
Program TBA.
Location: San Diego Family History Center, 4195 Camino Del Rio South
Contact: Margaret Lewis, 619-262-5810, IbeMarti@aol.com
Tue., April 13, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Computer Genealogy Group (COGG)
Mary Van Orsdol, "PowerPoint."
Location: Carlsbad City Council Chambers, 1250 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad.
Contact: Pauline Ballentine, paulineb@cox.net
Tue., April 13, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Business & Sharing

Location: Community Room, Cole Library, 1200 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad.
Contact: Margaret Read, 760-757-0528 or marread@aol.com
Wed., April 14, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Computer class
Topic: "Moving data to CDs." There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Sat., April 17, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. COMPUTER GENEALOGY SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: Meeting
9:00 - User groups: ; SIGS:
10:00 - Break, refreshments.
10:15 - Announcements followed by:

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Location: Robinson Auditorium complex at UCSD, La Jolla. See a link to maps on our home page at www.cgssd.org.
Contact: cgssd-board@ucsd.edu
Wed., April 21, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Places Class
Topic: "Canada." There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Sat., April 24, 10:00 a.m. - ESCONDIDO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
"Introduction to the National Archives Sources and Services," by Kerry Bartels of NARA Pacific Region. The presentation will include an in depth review of at least one type of record to show the value of the National Archives to genealogists and will also include pictures of the new facility in Riverside County which is scheduled to open March 1st. He would welcome any questions we may have before, during, or after his presentation. His email address is kerry.bartels@nara.gov. Mr Bartels has been a professional archivist since 1977 and a genealogical practitioner since 1962. He has worked in or administered state archives, university archives, special collections units, rare book rooms, historical societies, libraries and museums. He has also administered a conservation laboratory and a microfilming operation.
Location: Train Station, Grape Day Park, 321 N. Broadway, Escondido
Contact: Ray Raser, ray.raser@yahoo.com
Sat., April 24, 12:00 p.m. - ITALIAN GENEALOGY INTEREST GROUP (POINTERS IN PERSON, CHAPTER NO. 16): Lunch meeting
Program TBA. Luncheon menu consist of four pasta dishes with soup or salad, rolls, or pizza without soup or salad; includes coffee, hot or ice tea and soft drinks. The cost for lunch will be $12.00 including tax and gratuity.
Location: Borelli's Restaurant, 285 El Camino Real, Encinitas
Contact: Leila Calamari, 619-232-8232, leila4@cox.net
Event URL: http://www.orgsites.com/ca/point
Mon., April 26, - BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY: Conference
Apr. 26-27 - 13th Annual Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy will be held at the Salt Palace in conjunction with the National Genealogical Society’s annual conference which follow on April 28 through May 1. Participants at the BYU Conference on Computerized Family History are eligible to attend the National Genealogical Society Conference at a discounted rate. For further information, please visit www.familysearch.org/ngs2010. Info and registration form at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwcompu/ .
Tue., April 27, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
Dr. Stephen Baird, "Diseases That Ravaged Our Ancestors."
Location: City Council Chambers, 1250 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad.
Contact: Tom Gordinier, tgordinier@san.rr.com
Wed., April 28, - BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY: Workshop

Location: Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Event URL: http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwcompu/
Wed., April 28, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Brick Wall Class
Attendees are encouraged to bring one "brick wall" they want help with. After a "round robin" of describing the research problems, a facilitator will lead a discussion, with suggestions for solving specific problems. Time for using the SDGS library materials will be available. People with similar problems can work together. Hopefully, some problems will be on their way to being solved. There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Wed., May 5, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Research Class
Topic: "Church records / cemeteries." There is no charge for any of the classes. Donations to help cover the cost of handouts will be accepted. To sign up for any class, call the SDGS library, 858-279-7347, or e-mail sdgs@att.net. Please include your name, telephone number, e-mail, and the class you are interested in attending. Enrollment is limited to 15 people per class. It is not necessary to be a member of SDGS to attend.
Location: San Diego Genealogical Society Library, 7343 Ronson Rd., Ste. O, San Diego (Kearny Mesa)
Sat., May 8, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. SAN DIEGO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Meeting
10 a.m.-noon – “Vital Records,” week 3 of 4 in a series of Beginning Genealogy classes; user group: RootsMagic. Noon - Two topics by Wendy Elliott. 1) "Tracking our Fore-Mothers." 2) "Writing and Publishing Your Work."
Location: St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 8350 Lake Murray Blvd, corner Jackson Dr., San Carlos area. Park in south lot, enter south door
Contact: Sue Aprea, saprea@cox.net

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