21 October 2014

[CA-SCGS] Webinar Archive Update - Jamboree Sessions Now Online!

We have been promising for a while that we would be posting the Jamboree streamed sessions in the Webinar Archive of the SCGS website. While our web manager, Mary Lindsey, is still uploading the sessions from 2013, we wanted to let you know that more than 20 new sessions are now available for viewing. The remaining sessions will be uploaded soon.

Here is a link to the complete list of available presentations (webinar and streamed Jamboree video) in the archive. To view a session, just log in to the SCGS Member area and click to view the inventory, listed in alphabetic order by speaker.



D. Joshua Taylor - Resources of the DAR
Dawn Thurston - Write Your Personal History
Dr. Maurice Gleeson - Ireland and the Slave Trade
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL - The Ethical Genealogist
Craig Scott, CG, FUGA - Basic Military Research
Cyndi Ingle: The Internet - A Genealogist's Printing Press
Maurice Gleeson: Researching Your Irish Ancestry Online
Bennett Greenspan: The Future of Genetic Genealogy
Michael Leclerc: Researching Your New England Ancestors
Judy G. Russell, PhD, CG, CGL: Staying Out of Trouble
Warren Bittner, CG: Elusive Immigrant: The Search for Dora Luhr
Warren Bittner, CG: Proof Arguments: How and Why
Paula Stuart-Warren, CG: Manuscript Finding Aids - Locating Migrating Family
Blaine Bettinger, JD: DNA and the Genealogical Proof Standard
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL: Dowered or Bound Out: Widows and Orphans
Laura Prescott: Diaries and Journals - Finding Valuable Resources
Curt Witcher, MA, FUGA, FIGS: Historical Research Methodology
Warren Bittner, CG: Complex Evidence
D. Joshua Taylor:  Printed Legends, Missing Footnotes
Steven Luxenberg: Genealogy from the Inside Out
Lisa Louise Cooke: Projects that Captivate 

Happy Viewing!!!

18 October 2014

FREE Webinar - Sat. 08 Nov - DATE CHANGED - Pamela Weisberger - Historical Newspaper Research for Genealogists


 

Please join us for this FREE webinar sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.

Pamela Weisberger 
Historical Newspaper Research for Genealogists
Saturday, 08 November
(rescheduled from November 1)
10:00 a.m. Pacific time
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

Be astonished by the appearances your ancestors make in old newspapers and journals. Learn how to follow the “paper trail” to mine this under-utilized digital resource covering births, obits, court records and wills.

Pamela Weisberger is the program chair for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, president and research coordinator for Gesher Galicia, and was a co-chair the 2010 International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. She is a professional genealogist and international speaker, with a specialty in historical newspaper research. She created the Galician Archival Records Project and has researched extensively in Eastern European archives.

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 at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/archive-index.html. 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, including free from-home access to World Vital Records. Learn about all these benefits at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/membership/benefit-memb.html. You'll also find membership information in the handout.


The list of upcoming webinars can be found at http://scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/jes-index.html


12 October 2014

REMINDER: Weds. 15 Oct - Janet Hovorka - Post It Forward: Archiving Lessons From My Great-Grandfather’s Records


 

Please join us for this FREE webinar sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.

Janet Hovorka 
Post It Forward: Archiving Lessons From My 
Great-Grandfather’s Records
Wednesday, 15 October
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Pacific time
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

What happens over three generations to family history records? And what will happen to your records? My Great-Grandfather did his best but he couldn’t foresee the iPad and YouTube generation. What preservation measures can you take now?

Janet Hovorka received a B.A. in Ancient History and a MLIS from BYU. She and her husband Kim Hovorka own Family ChartMasters (www.familychartmasters.com), a genealogy chart printing company. Janet writes (www.thechartchick.com) and teaches at SLCC. She is past president of the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA).

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 at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/archive-index.html. 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, including free from-home access to World Vital Records. Learn about all these benefits at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/membership/benefit-memb.html. You'll also find membership information in the handout.

The list of upcoming webinars can be found at http://scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/jes-index.html


06 October 2014

FREE Webinar - Weds. 15 Oct - Janet Hovorka - Post It Forward: Archiving Lessons From My Great-Grandfather’s Records


 

Please join us for this FREE webinar sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society.

Janet Hovorka 
Post It Forward: Archiving Lessons From My Great-Grandfather’s Records
Wednesday, 15 October
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Pacific time
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

What happens over three generations to family history records? And what will happen to your records? My Great-Grandfather did his best but he couldn’t foresee the iPad and YouTube generation. What preservation measures can you take now?

Janet Hovorka received a B.A. in Ancient History and a MLIS from BYU. She and her husband Kim Hovorka own Family ChartMasters (www.familychartmasters.com), a genealogy chart printing company. Janet writes (www.thechartchick.com) and teaches at SLCC. She is past president of the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA).

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 at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/archive-index.html. 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, including free from-home access to World Vital Records. Learn about all these benefits at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/membership/benefit-memb.html. You'll also find membership information in the handout.

The list of upcoming webinars can be found at http://scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/jes-index.html


05 October 2014

[CA-SCGS Jamboree] Jamboree Call for Presentations Ending soon

Posted by Barb Randall

Call for Presentations ENDING SOON!

Genetic Genealogy: DNA Day Plus!, June 4, 2014
Genealogy Jamboree, June 5-7, 2014
Jamboree Extension Series Webinars

Have you submitted your proposals for the Southern California Genealogical Society 46th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, to be held Friday through Sunday, June 5 - 7, 2015 at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California? The Genetic Genealogy: DNA Plus! on Thursday, June 4, 2015 will include a full day of DNA presentations and In-Depth Workshops.  

This Call for Presentations also includes the 2015 Jamboree Extension Series webinar program.  This webinar program offers two sessions per month (the first Saturday and the third Wednesday) to an international audience.

The 2015 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree theme is Genealogy FANfare!  celebrating the use of the friends, associates and neighbors (FANs) of our elusive ancestors in order to aid in our research.

We look forward to receiving proposals for lectures and workshops on a variety of topics for an audience skill level ranging from newbie to advanced, including young people.   We will work with speakers who have conflicting commitments so that they may participate in Jamboree.

Presentations will be accepted through the online portal by October 10, 2014.  If you have previously submitted less than 6 presentations and wish to submit others, please do so!  Get started now to be considered!  All other dates remain the same.  Selected speakers will be notified by November 15, 2014.  Further details are available in the Call for Presentations and it is suggested that you download the Submission Guidelines to assist in your preparation.

Please contact Judi Ramsey, Program Chair, with any questions at SCGSJamboree@gmail.com.

We look forward to your continued participation.


Download the Call for Presentations at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Jamboree/Storage/2015CallforProposals.pdf

Download the Submission Guide at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Jamboree/Storage/CallforProposalsSubmissionGuide.pdf

Jamboree Submissions through the Speaker Portal at http://2015callforpresentations.surveyconsole.com.

Barbara Randall, Chair
brandall.jamboree@gmail.com
818-843-7247

Southern California Genealogy Jamboree
Southern California Genealogical Society
www.scgsgenealogy.com