Genealogy Organizations and Societies
in the San Diego area

British Isles Genealogical Research Association (BIGRA)

Meets monthly on 3rd Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September and November and on 4th Saturday of February, April, June, August, and October. Joyce Beers Community Center. Interest Groups for England (Kathleen Lund, (619) 469-1677), Wales (June Hanson, (619) 583-8352), Ireland (Mary Russell, (858) 453-9053), & Scotland (Tom Clark, (858) 748-6589). Book collection at SD Family History Center. Membership, $15. Quarterly newsletter.
Pres.: June Hanson, (619) 583-8352, jhanson@grossmont.k12.ca.us.
Address: PO Box 19775, San Diego CA 92159-0775

Chula Vista Genealogy Society

Meets every last Monday of the month, 10:00 a.m., Chula Vista City Library, 4th & F Streets. (619) 691-5069. Genealogists on site Mondays 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to help anyone.
President: Susie Pentico, susicp@aol.com.
1st VP: Martha Flannery, 619-420-7231, marthaflannery@cs.com

Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego

Meets 9:00 a.m. - noon, every 3rd Saturday except December. Call Hotline, (619) 670-0960, for information. Meets at Tierrasanta Christian Church, 11445 Tierrasanta Blvd., San Diego.
9:00 a.m., Program; 10:30 a.m., Interest Groups: FTM, Legacy, PAF/AQ, TMG, Mac. Membership, $20.
President Carl Tatina, ctatina1@san.rr.com.
Hotline number: (619) 670-0960.
Address: P.O. Box 370357, San Diego, 92137-0357.
Web site: http://www.cgssd.org/

Escondido Genealogical Society

Meets 3nd Saturday. 10:00 a.m. with Computer Interest Group following main meeting. Also seminars. Meets at Turrentine Room, Escondido Library, 247 S. Kalmia.
President: Barbara Wickham, BW4662@aol.com.
Address: P.O. Box 2190, Escondido, CA 92033.

German Research Association.

Meets every 1st Saturday. (except holidays), 9:30 a.m.- noon. Program meetings. Mar., May, Aug., Nov.; other Months, workshops. Annual Seminar. $18/yr. Quarterly newsletter, The German Connection. Book & film collection at SDFHC.
German Research Association. President: Dona Ritchie, 858-279-8350, DonaRitchie@aol.com.
Membership: Judy Davis
Address: P.O. Box 711600, San Diego 92171-1600.
Web site: http://www.feefhs.org/gra/frg-gra.html

Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society

PO Box 2516, Hemet, 92546. Meets September through May at Presbyterian Church, 515 E. Kimball, Hemet at 7:oo p.m.
President: Evelyn DeMeaux, (909) 925-5505.
Has library, see library listing.

North San Diego County Genealogical Society

2nd Tuesday: 10:00 a.m., General Meeting & informal sharing; 1:15 p.m., Computer genealogy group; contact Pat Dresselhaus, pdressel@sd.cts.com.
4th Tuesday: 10:00 a.m., Program.
1st or 2nd Sat. every month, 4-hour Beginners Class.
Meetings held in Council Chambers, City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.

Website: http://www.cagenweb.com/~nsdcgs/.
Add: Dues, $20.
President: Fred Spong, 858-453-8469, spong@san.rr.com
Computer Genealogy Group: Co-Chairmen: Jerry & Phyllis Young, jerryyoung@sbcglobal.net
Address: P.O. Box 581, Carlsbad, 92018.

Italian Genealogy Interest Group; POINTers In Person, Chapter No. 16. San Diego area

(POINT is Pursuing Our Italian Names Together). Meets quarterly, along with various other activities. For more information and/or to be added to the Chapter's mailing list,
E-mail to: jo.mac@sbcglobal.net;
Visit Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/jo.mac;
Or write: PIP, c/o Jo MacDiarmid, P. O. Box 2544, Vista, CA 92085-2544

San Diego African-American Genealogy Research Group (SDAAGRG)

Meets monthly on 2nd Saturday, 10:00am to 1:00 pm. In months of Jan, Apr, Jul & Oct, meets at the Malcolm-X Branch Library, Market St. & Euclid Ave., San Diego. Other months at the San Diego LDS Stake Center, 4195 Camino Del Rio South. Info: Contact Margaret Lewis, (619) 262-5810, ibemarti@yahoo.com. Address: P.O. Box 740240, San Diego, CA 92174-0240.

San Diego County Genealogical Association

Meets every 2nd Wednesday., 7:30 p.m. (except Jul., Aug. & Dec.) at the Ramona Library Community Room, 1406 Monticito.
President: Jacqueline Beck, (760) 789-7043, (760) 789-2534, jqbeck@prodigy.net.
Address: P.O. Box 422, Ramona, CA 92065.

San Diego Genealogical Society

Meets every 2nd Saturday. at 1 p.m., except December and January. (January's meeting is a Luncheon meeting held elsewhere.) Beginners Class meets at noon. Meetingplace is St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 6556 Park Ridge Blvd, in San Carlos area. Also seminars, including Reunion (software) User Group, 4th Wed., 10 a.m. Library open to public Thursdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
President: Peter Steelquist, 619-296-4456
Membership: Nancy Peterson, 619-440-4132, or petersonAHC@email.msn.com
Mailing Address and Library Location: 1050 Pioneer Way. Suite E, El Cajon, 92020-1943.
Messages: (619) 588-0065
Fax: (619) 588-0065
Web: http://www.rootsweb.com/~casdgs/index.html

San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society

Meets 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on 2nd Sunday of month (except May and Jewish holidays; then meets 3rd Sunday) at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center., 4126 Executive Dr., La Jolla (near UTC). Quarterly Bulletin. Extensive genealogical library open at meetings. Members have borrowing privileges. A $3 donation is requested of non-members. Fiche of various indexes, including Jewish Family Finder. Membership $25/yr.
President: Wayne Marcus, wsmarcus@cox.net
Vice-President: Jeff Doerner, 619-280-2913
Mailing Address: PO Box 927089, San Diego CA 92192-7089
Web: http://www.sdjgs.org

Temecula Valley Genealogical Society

Address: 27475 Ynez Rd., Ste. 291, Temecula, CA 92591.

Meets on 2nd Monday, 6:30-8:45 p.m., at the Temecula Library Community Room, 41000 County Center Dr., off of Ynez Rd.
Genealogy area at library; special hours for Society members available to assist.
Membership $18.00.
President, Beverlee Stuart-Borok, , StuartBorok@aol.com

Listing compiled by Joan Lowrey, jlowrey@connectnet.com.

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