30 January 2013

Reminder: Free Genealogy Webinar on Feburary 2 with Eric Basir

Digital Organization 
for Documents and Photos

Join us for this FREE webinar on February 2 sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.   Space is limited.


Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/912087688

Date:    Saturday, February 2, 2013
Time:    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

ABOUT TODAY'S WEBINAR
Learn about techniques and systems that are free or inexpensive to make organizing and searching for your images and documents easier and less complicated. We cover planning and metadata use (Keyword, Title and Description).

Our speaker, Eric Basir, owns a photo retouching studio in Evanston, IL. He serves the genealogical community as a teacher and author of two books and a video course about digital photo preservation and restoration.



ABOUT THE JAMBOREE WEBINAR SERIES
A goal of the Southern California Genealogical Society is to provide educational opportunities to genealogists and family history enthusiasts everywhere. The Jamboree Extension Webinar Series helps provide those opportunities.

COST
The initial webcast of each session is offered to the public free of charge. We are grateful for the genealogical community's support of our program, either by purchasing a membership or by making a donation. Donations can be made online or through PayPal.

UPCOMING WEBINARS
Webinars are held twice a month -- on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of each month. Review list of upcoming webinars on the SCGS website.

WEBINAR ARCHIVE AND OTHER MEMBER BENEFITS

Webinars are archived and available only to SCGS members as a benefit of membership in the society.  The webinar archive can be found on the SCGS website. Webinars are available about a week after the session closes. In addition to 24/7 access to the webinar archive, SCGS members enjoy a number of other benefits. Learn about all these benefits here.




Thank you for your interest in our webinar series. We hope you'll enjoy the session.

Paula Hinkel
SCGS Director and Jamboree Co-Chair

20 January 2013

Free Genealogy Webinar February 2 with Eric Basir

Digital Organization 
for Documents and Photos

Join us for this FREE webinar on February 2 sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.   Space is limited.


Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/912087688

Date:    Saturday, February 2, 2013
Time:    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

ABOUT TODAY'S WEBINAR
Learn about techniques and systems that are free or inexpensive to make organizing and searching for your images and documents easier and less complicated. We cover planning and metadata use (Keyword, Title and Description).

Our speaker, Eric Basir, owns a photo retouching studio in Evanston, IL. He serves the genealogical community as a teacher and author of two books and a video course about digital photo preservation and restoration.



ABOUT THE JAMBOREE WEBINAR SERIES
A goal of the Southern California Genealogical Society is to provide educational opportunities to genealogists and family history enthusiasts everywhere. The Jamboree Extension Webinar Series helps provide those opportunities.

COST
The initial webcast of each session is offered to the public free of charge. We are grateful for the genealogical community's support of our program, either by purchasing a membership or by making a donation. Donations can be made online or through PayPal.

UPCOMING WEBINARS
Webinars are held twice a month -- on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of each month. Review list of upcoming webinars on the SCGS website.

WEBINAR ARCHIVE AND OTHER MEMBER BENEFITS

Webinars are archived and available only to SCGS members as a benefit of membership in the society.  The webinar archive can be found on the SCGS website. Webinars are available about a week after the session closes. In addition to 24/7 access to the webinar archive, SCGS members enjoy a number of other benefits. Learn about all these benefits here.




Thank you for your interest in our webinar series. We hope you'll enjoy the session.

Paula Hinkel
SCGS Director and Jamboree Co-Chair

13 January 2013

Reminder: Free Genealogy Webinar 16 January with Linda Woodward Geiger, CG

Documentation: Never Having to Ask, 
"Where did that come from?"

Join us for this FREE webinar on January 16 sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.   Space is limited.


Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/801255041

Date:    Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Time:    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

ABOUT TODAY'S WEBINAR
Get tried and true tips to assure successful documentation. Examples are used to illustrate the importance of documentation and helpful tips are offered to help make the documentation process an excellent habit. 

Our speaker, Linda Woodward Geiger, is a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. She is a professional historical and genealogical researcher, author, and lecturer. She specializes in Georgia's state and county records, federal records of the southeast region of the United States, and Cherokee records created before, during, and after forced removal in 1838.

ABOUT THE JAMBOREE WEBINAR SERIES
A goal of the Southern California Genealogical Society is to provide educational opportunities to genealogists and family history enthusiasts everywhere. The Jamboree Extension Webinar Series helps provide those opportunities.

COST
The initial webcast of each session is offered to the public free of charge. We are grateful for the genealogical community's support of our program, either by purchasing a membership or by making a donation. Donations can be made online or through PayPal.

UPCOMING WEBINARS
Webinars are held twice a month -- on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of each month. Review list of upcoming webinars on the SCGS website.

WEBINAR ARCHIVE AND OTHER MEMBER BENEFITS

Webinars are archived and available only to SCGS members as a benefit of membership in the society.  The webinar archive can be found on the SCGS website. Webinars are available about a week after the session closes. In addition to 24/7 access to the webinar archive, SCGS members enjoy a number of other benefits. Learn about all these benefits here.




Thank you for your interest in our webinar series. We hope you'll enjoy the session.

Paula Hinkel
SCGS Director and Jamboree Co-Chair

09 January 2013

2013 Genealogy Jamboree Speakers Announced

The faculty of the 2013 Genealogy Jamboree is comprised of many of the most respected, knowledgeable and well-known professionals on the today's speaking circuit. Many are long-time members of the Jamboree family, while others are first-timers at our conference or who haven't been with us for several years.

Headline presenters include:
 
John Philip Colletta PhD, FUGA - John Philip Colletta, Ph.D., has been lecturing on topics of genealogy nationally for 27 years. A faculty member of IGHR, SLIG, and Boston University’s genealogy program, he has authored many articles, manuals on passenger arrival records and Italian research, and a narrative family history, Only a Few BONES. See www.genealogyjohn.com.


Lisa Louise Cooke - Lisa Louise Cooke is the producer and host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, an online genealogy show at www.GenealogyGems.com and in iTunes. She is the author of the books How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers and The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, producer of the DVD series Google Earth for Genealogy, an international lecturer, and frequent magazine contributor.

Cyndi Ingle Howells - Cyndi Ingle Howells is the creator and owner of the award-winning website Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, a categorized index to more than 315,000 online resources. Cyndi, a genealogist for more than 31 years, is an internationally known guest lecturer for various genealogical society conferences, and seminars.

Thomas MacEntee - When he’s not busy writing blog posts, organizing the 3000+ members of GeneaBloggers, teaching online genealogy webinars and more, Thomas MacEntee is busy in his role as “genealogy ninja.” Stealth is not easy, but he manages to get the inside track on emerging technologies and vendors as they relate to the genealogy industry.

Leland K. Meitzler - Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company, writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, edits the twice-weekly Genealogy Newsline and conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour (now in its 29th year), and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

Timothy Nathan Pinnick  - Tim Pinnick is a national lecturer with more than 27 years overall research experience including all the major U.S. repositories, author of “Finding and Using African American Newspapers” released May, 2008, former board member of APG and FGS, instructor in the African American track at the summer Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research.

Judy G. Russell JD, CG - A Certified Genealogist with a law degree, Judy G. Russell (The Legal Genealogist) writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records to understanding DNA testing. A 2010 Walter Lee Sheppard Jr. prizewinner and trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, she has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine.

Craig R. Scott CG - Craig Roberts Scott, M.A. (HRM), is the CEO and President of Heritage Books, Inc., a genealogical publishing firm with over 4,900 titles in print. A professional genealogical and historical researcher for more than twenty-eight years, he specializes in the records of the National Archives, especially those that relate to the military.  A nationally known lecturer and educator, he coordinates the Advanced Military Course at Samford IGHR and teaches in the Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis course, the Writing and Publishing for Genealogists course and the Virginia Course. He was given the APG Grahame T. Smallwood Award of Merit in 2008 and the UGA Silver Tray Award in 2009.

Paula Stuart-Warren CG, FMGS, FUGA - Paula specializes in Midwestern research, unique resources, major United States repositories, and Midwest and Plains Indians. She lectures nationally and coordinates the course at the annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Paula served six years on the Minnesota Genealogical Society Board and is currently on Board of Directors of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. She is the author of Your Guide to the Family History Library and Minnesota Genealogical Reference Guide and of numerous articles on various research facilities and types of records.

Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG - Jean is Board-Certified with a doctorate (folklore) and MA (speech communication). She has been doing family history for over 35 years and is on the Board of Directors of APG, Director of the Corona Calif. Family History Center, and national speaker and writer. Website: www.circlemending.org.

D. Joshua Taylor MA, MLS.  D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the Business Development Manager – North America for brightsolid online publishing, the creator of findmypast.com, and a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. Active in the genealogical community, Joshua is the President of Federation of Genelaogical Societies.

Angela Yvette Walton-Raji B.A., M.Ed. - With over 25 years of genealogical experience Angela Walton-Raji is known nationally for her work on Native American & African American family history, her Civil War research, and her devotion to teaching genealogy skills to beginners. A founding member of Afrigeneas.com, she hosts a weekly genealogy podcast, 3 blogs, and continues to research and teach.

Other speakers on the Jamboree faculty include the following individuals. Additional speakers may be added; updates to this post will be made as necessary.

Bruce Buzbee (RootsMagic)
Peter Drinkwater (Fold3)
Arlene H. Eakle PhD, FUGA
Bennett Greenspan (Family Tree DNA)
Daniel Horowitz (MyHeritage)
Janet Hovorka, MLIS (FamilyChartmasters)
Richard L. Humphrey
Thomas J. Kemp (GenealogyBank)
David Allen Lambert (NEHGS)
Denise May Levenick
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Philipp Mayer
Rhonda R. McClure (NEHGS)
Kory L. Meyerink MLS, AG, FUGA (ProGenealogists)
CeCe Moore
Connie Moretti
Dave Obee LLD
Geoff  Rasmussen (Legacy Family Tree)
James George Ryan PH.D.
Paula Angela Sassi C.M.G.
John P. Schmal
Lisa Schumacher
Eric W. Siess PhD
Nicka J. Smith
Denise Spurlock
Tom Underhill (Creative Continuum)
Pamela Weisberger


The 44th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree will be held in Burbank, California, June 6-9, 2013.

Please note: The Jamboree website will be online soon. We appreciate your patience.
You can register online for Jamboree on the SCGS website.

04 January 2013

Free Genealogy Webinar January 16 with Linda Woodward Geiger, CG

Documentation: Never Having to Ask, 
"Where did that come from?"

Join us for this FREE webinar on January 16 sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.   Space is limited.


Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/801255041

Date:    Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Time:    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

ABOUT TODAY'S WEBINAR
Get tried and true tips to assure successful documentation. Examples are used to illustrate the importance of documentation and helpful tips are offered to help make the documentation process an excellent habit. 

Our speaker, Linda Woodward Geiger, is a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. She is a professional historical and genealogical researcher, author, and lecturer. She specializes in Georgia's state and county records, federal records of the southeast region of the United States, and Cherokee records created before, during, and after forced removal in 1838.

ABOUT THE JAMBOREE WEBINAR SERIES
A goal of the Southern California Genealogical Society is to provide educational opportunities to genealogists and family history enthusiasts everywhere. The Jamboree Extension Webinar Series helps provide those opportunities.

COST
The initial webcast of each session is offered to the public free of charge. We are grateful for the genealogical community's support of our program, either by purchasing a membership or by making a donation. Donations can be made online or through PayPal.

UPCOMING WEBINARS
Webinars are held twice a month -- on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of each month. Review list of upcoming webinars on the SCGS website.

WEBINAR ARCHIVE AND OTHER MEMBER BENEFITS

Webinars are archived and available only to SCGS members as a benefit of membership in the society.  The webinar archive can be found on the SCGS website. Webinars are available about a week after the session closes. In addition to 24/7 access to the webinar archive, SCGS members enjoy a number of other benefits. Learn about all these benefits here.




Thank you for your interest in our webinar series. We hope you'll enjoy the session.

Paula Hinkel
SCGS Director and Jamboree Co-Chair

"Family History and DNA: Genetic Genealogy in 2013" Conference Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2013

The International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) and the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) announce an innovative, important one-day DNA conference, “Family History and DNA: Genetic Genealogy in 2013,” to be held June 6, 2013, in conjunction with the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.

The featured speaker is Dr. Spencer Wells of the National Geographic Genographic Project, who will review the Genographic Project. Other speakers presenting state-of-the-art uses of DNA in the search for ancestors include The Genetic Genealogist Blaine Bettinger, JD; Tim Janzen, MD; The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell, JD, CG; Your Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore; DNA Testing Adviser Richard Hill, MBA; and Katherine Hope Borges, the director of ISOGG. Additional speakers will be announced soon. Also participating in the day-long seminar will be representatives from the major commercial DNA organizations – FamilyTreeDNA, 23andMe, and AncestryDNA. Separate tracks will be targeted for beginners and advanced genetic genealogists.

One-on-one consultations will be available during the final hour of the day. Help is available to interpret results and to use the various testing organization websites and resources. This personal assistance will help even the most inexperienced family historians apply genetic genealogy as another tool in their research toolbox.

What makes this event so special? “This is the very first genetic genealogy conference that is independently produced by societies such as ISOGG and SCGS,” explained CeCe Moore, the conference co-chair. “I have dreamed of an ISOGG-sponsored genetic genealogy conference for a long time, and I am thrilled to be working in cooperation with the SCGS Jamboree on this inaugural event. Holding the conference in conjunction with the Genealogy Jamboree helps us reach many family historians who would otherwise not be able to attend.”

 “We are so excited about breaking new ground in genetic genealogy gatherings,” said SCGS president Alice Fairhurst, who also leads the society’s DNA interest group and has been actively applying DNA in her own genealogy research. “As more family historians have DNA tests, genetic genealogy is becoming more valuable in the search for ancestors and living relatives.”

Online registration for “Family History and DNA: Genetic Genealogy in 2013” opens on Friday, January 4, 2013.  The conference will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA. Early-bird discounted registration is $175 for SCGS members and $195 for nonmembers. Prices increases after 30 April 2013.

The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank on June 7-8, 2013. It is produced by the Southern California Genealogical Society, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504, phone 818-843-7247.

Further information can be found at www.scgsgenealogy.com and http://genealogyjamboree.blogspot.com.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Contact Paula Hinkel at phinkel@pacbell.net

03 January 2013

Genealogy Jamboree 2013 - Reserve Your Hotel Room at the Marriott


The Los Angeles Marriott Burbank, the home of the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree for the past few years, is again welcoming us to their beautiful venue for 2013.

Rates are $155 for one or two people; $170 for three people; and $185 for four people. For those of you from outside the LA area, these rates may sound high. However, comparative room rates in June would be an additional $100 or more per night, depending on the venue and location. Parking is $10 per night (no change from 2008) and guests will be charged for in-room internet.

Reservations must be made before May 5 in order to receive the discounted rate; however, rooms may be sold out before that time. We suggest that you move quickly to make your reservation.

Reservations are open now and can be made online at the Marriott website. You may also call the Marriott directly at 818-843-6000 and mention the event code JAMJAMA.

Please keep the following in mind as you consider your lodging needs:

Book Your Reservation Through the Jamboree Room Block

SCGS has contracted with the Marriott to guarantee a number of rooms for the Jamboree weekend.  This guarantee is called the "Jamboree room block."  We strongly urge you to make your reservations, either through the link above or by calling the number above, to ensure you are identified as a Jamboree guest.

It may be tempting to use other reservation services or AAA or senior discounts to save a few dollars. Please note that if you do so, you run the risk of not having a room and being moved to another hotel. The SCGS rooms are guaranteed to be available for our guests when they arrive. That guarantee is not in effect for those who make reservations through any other means, and Jamboree and SCGS can do nothing to help. This was a lesson hard learned last year, and we don't want anyone else to be affected.

Save Money and Make New Friends

SCGS offers a roommate matching service for those who wish to reduce lodging expenses. If you are interested in such an arrangement, please send an email to Dorothy at jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com. Subject line should be Roommate Connection. In the email, include your name, dates of attendance and email address. Tell a little yourself: gender, late/early riser, party girl or robe-and-slippers type or suffering from allergies.

The Marriott Says, "2013 Will be Better"

Last year's attendees will probably remember that the Marriott was fully booked and that an entertainment client shared the venue with us. The Marriott assures us that the client will not be there in 2013, and we should not have the room capacity issues we had last year.

Yeah!!

02 January 2013

Reminder: Free Genealogy Webinar 5 January with Lisa Alzo


Family History Writing Made Easier: 
Cloud-Based Tools Every Genealogists Can Use

Join us for this FREE webinar on January 5 sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.   Space is limited.


Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/664478336

Date:    Saturday, January 5, 2013
Time:    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

ABOUT TODAY'S WEBINAR
Telling your family’s story just got a whole lot easier thanks to a number of cloud-based note taking and writing tools and apps you can access from home, your netbook or iPad, and even your smartphone. Learn about the latest tech tools and writing apps for bringing your family’s story to life!

Our speaker, Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Slovak/Eastern European genealogical research, writing your family history, and using the Internet to trace female and immigrant ancestors. She is the author of nine books and numerous magazine articles.

ABOUT THE JAMBOREE WEBINAR SERIES
A goal of the Southern California Genealogical Society is to provide educational opportunities to genealogists and family history enthusiasts everywhere. The Jamboree Extension Webinar Series helps provide those opportunities.

COST
The initial webcast of each session is offered to the public free of charge. Webinars are archived and available only to SCGS members as a benefit of membership in the society.  The webinar archive can be found on the SCGS website. Webinars are available about a week after the session closes.

UPCOMING WEBINARS
Webinars are held twice a month -- on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of each month. Review list of upcoming webinars on the SCGS website.

OTHER MEMBER BENEFITS

In addition to 24/7 access to the webinar archive, SCGS members enjoy a number of other benefits. Learn about all these benefits here. You'll also find membership information in the handout.

SUPPORT THE WEBINAR SERIES
SCGS sponsors the Extension Webinar Series as part of its mission to provide educational opportunities for family historians. We are grateful for the genealogical community's support of our program, either by purchasing a membership or by making a donation. Donations can be made online or through PayPal.




Thank you for your interest in our webinar series. We hope you'll enjoy the session.

Paula Hinkel
SCGS Director and Jamboree Co-Chair

Title:     Family History Writing Made Easier: Cloud-Based Tools Every Genealogists Can Use
Date:     Saturday, January 5, 2013
Time:    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements:
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Mac®-based attendees:
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Mobile attendees:
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet


May also listen to the webinar by telephone. Long-distance charges may apply