March 2014

Saturday, March 1, 2014
Star Restaurant, 1700 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Beginners' Breakfast Meeting, Cathy Gowdy
Sponsored by Marin County Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Field Trip to the California Historical Society
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Moose Lodge, 623 Taylor St., Fairfield, CA 94533
11:00 a.m.
General Meeting: California in the Civil War, Ron Cannon
Sponsored by Solano County Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m
First Saturday Free Intro to Genealogy, Diana Wild
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Sunday, March 2, 2014
Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Genealogy Clinic: Brainstorming with the Mavens
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society


Monday, March 3, 2014
Family History Center, 3700 Concord Blvd, Concord, CA 94519
10: 00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Beginning Genealogy Class
Sponsored by Concord Family History Center


Thursday, March 6, 2014
Central Branch Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting – Went West to Parts Unknown: Family Research in the Upper Midwest, Sharon Hoyt
Sponsored by Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Migration Patterns in the United States, Gale White and John Watson
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia

Cañada College Library, Building 9, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94061
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop: Improving Your Internet Search Skills, Margaret Melaney
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society

Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
7:00 p.m.
Meeting: Remembering Vilna, Ellen Cassedy
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society


Saturday, March 8, 2014
LDS Church Facility, 875 Quince Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Meeting & Classes: Highlights from RootsTech 2014, Janet Brigham
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Stephen Harris City Directory Library Open
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class: What’s In a Name? Trouble!, Ron Arons
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Tuesday, March 11, 2014
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Book Repair Committee
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Senior Wing of Maidu Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville, CA 95661
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Genealogist Guide to Photo Scanning, Richard Hanson
Sponsored by Roseville Genealogical Society

Congregation Beth Emik, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566
7:30 p.m.
Meeting – Hard Drive Organization: Making Use of Your Computer Files, Tim Cox
Sponsored by Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society


Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
10:00 a.m.
Meeting: Witches of Salem
Sponsored by East Bay Genealogical Society

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m.
Meeting: Reunion Sources, Chuck Athey
Sponsored by Macintosh Genealogy Group


Thursday, March 13, 2014
Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Genealogy library open to the public – Free, John Watson.
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia.

Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Meeting: Western Migration Trails, Kathryn Marshall
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

LDS Church, 1360 Alberta Way, Concord, CA 94521
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meeting – Case Study: Genealogy of Renee Kaufman, Stephen Morse
Sponsored by Contra Costa County Genealogical Society


Saturday, March 15, 2014
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
San Francisco Special Interest Group
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Grace Lutheran Church, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgus, San Mateo, CA 94403
10:30 a.m.
Meeting – English Research After 1750: Civil, Census, Voting, Probate, and Land Records, John Gleed
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society

Margaret Troke Library, 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton, CA 95207
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Beginners Genealogy Workshop
Sponsored by San Joaquin Genealogical Society

Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Membership Meeting: Panel presentation on Newspaper Research
Sponsored by Sonoma County Genealogical Society

Dimond Branch, Oakland Public Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Probate Research is Really Hard
Sponsored by African American Genealogical Society of Northern California


Sunday, March 16, 2014
Santa Clara City Public Library, Redwood Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Program: Why Lineage Society Members Have More Fun
Sponsored by Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society

Congregation Bet Haverim, 1715 Anderson Road, Davis, CA 95616
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Finding David Blumenthal, Frederick Hertz
Sponsored by Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento


Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Danville Family History Center, 2949 Stone Valley Road at Smith Road, Alamo, CA 94507
10:00 a.m.
General Meeting
Sponsored by San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

Santa Clara City Public Library, Redwood Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
6:00 p.m.
Meeting: What's in a Name? Trouble!, Ron Arons
Sponsored by Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
RootsMagic Special Interest Group
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Sacramento FamilySearch Library, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821
12:00 p.m. _ 1:15 p.m.
RootsMagic Users Group
Sponsored by Sacramento FamilySearch Library

Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822
12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Searching Bible Records, Glenda Lloyd
Sponsored by Genealogical Association of Sacramento

Sylvan Community Center, 7521 Community Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Workshop: Help with brickwalls, research and tech tool tips
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society


Thursday, March 20, 2014
Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society Library, 1701 Menlo Ave. Napa, CA 94558
1:30 p.m.
Program - Y-DNA Matches: A Case Study and Research Tactics, Tony Hoskins
Sponsored by Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society

Margaret Troke Library, 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton, CA 95207
6:00 p.m.
Meeting
Sponsored by San Joaquin Genealogical Society


Friday, March 21, 2014
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Stephen Harris City Directory Library Open
Sponsored by California Genealogical Socity and Library

Rossmoor Creekside Clubhouse, Meeting Room 3,1010 Stanley Dollar Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1:30 p.m.
Meeting: Brick Walls or Research Ideas You Haven’t Tried Yet, Lisa Gorrell
Sponsored by Mount Diablo Genealogical Society


Saturday, March 22, 2014
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Record Sets Series: Finding County Cousins in Land and Property Records, Susan Goss Johnston
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Class: Beginning Swedish Genealogy, Wade Olofson
Sponsored by Oakland FamilySearch Library

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Workshop
Sponsored by Macintosh Genealogy Group


Tuesday, March 25, 2014
MacMurdo Hall, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Lusk Drive & St. Mark's Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: How Social Status Determined the Goals/Ambitions/Relationships Practiced By Our German Ancestors, Dr. Roger P. Minert
Sponsored by: Sacramento German Genealogy Society

San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande Avenue, San Lorenzo, CA 84580
6:00 p.m.
Meeting: Annual Birthday Party
Sponsored by Hayward Area Genealogical Society


Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Sutro Library, San Francisco, CA
6:45 a.m.. – 7:00 p.m.
Annual Sutro Bus Trip
Sponsored by Genealogical Association of Sacramento

Sacramento FamilySearch Library, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Reunion SIG: Brainstorming solutions to users’ problems and questions
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
African American Research Workshop, Alvis Ward
Sponsored by African American Genealogical Society of Northern California and Oakland FamilySearch Library

Marin Family History Center, 220 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Meeting: I Have DNA Tested – Now What?, Katherine Hope Borges
Sponsored by the Marin County Genealogical Society


Sunday, March 30, 2014
Rhoda Goldman Plaza, 2180 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
1:30 p.m. (doors open at 1:00 p.m.)
Meeting: The Lodz Jewish Community and Its Diaspora, Yedida Kanfer
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society



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