February 2015

Sunday, February 1, 2015
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

Sacramento Central Library, Galleria West Meeting Room, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Program: Re-Branded Lives – Tracking Name Changes, Kathryn Marshall
Sponsored by Sacramento Public Library


Thursday, February 5, 2015
Central Branch Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Immigration, Passenger Lists, Naturalization, and Passports, Janice Sellers
Sponsored by Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County

Pleasant Hill Library, Meeting Room A, 1750 Oak Park Blvd. Pleasant Hill, CA
1:00 p.m.
Meeting: Ideas for a New Library in Central Contra Costa County
Sponsored by Contra Costa Library

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Migration – The Rest of the Story, John Watson
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia


Saturday, February 7, 2015
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

Moose Lodge, 623 Taylor Street, Fairfield, CA 94533
11:00 a.m.
Meeting: Read All about It: Using Online Newspapers for Genealogical Research, Janice Sellers
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
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Sunday, February 8, 2015
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: What's in a Name?, Victoria Fisch
Sponsored by Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento

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, February 9, 2015
Congregation Beth Emik, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: Indentured Servants, Roger Howland
Sponsored by Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society


Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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: Newspaper Research, Glenda G. Lloyd
Sponsored by Roseville Genealogical Society


Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Creating a Family Album, Lynne Bajuk
Sponsored by East Bay Genealogical Society


Thursday, February 12, 2015
Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Meeting: TBA, Glenda Gardner Lloyd
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

LDS Church, 1360 Alberta Way, Concord, CA 94521
7:00 p.m.
Meeting
Sponsored by Contra Costa County Genealogical Society


Saturday, February 14, 2015
LDS Church Facility, 875 Quince Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Classes: Portuguese Research, Diane George
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

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge Workshop
Sponsored by Oakland FamilySearch Library


Sunday, February 15, 2015
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Black Family History Day 2015
Sponsored by African American Genealogical Society of Northern California


Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Danville Family History Center, 2949 Stone Valley Road at Smith Road, Alamo, CA 94507
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Finding the Women in Your Family Tree, Janice Sellers
Sponsored by San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

Santa Clara City Public Library, Margie Edinger Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting: Care and Reading of Old Tombstones, Martha Wallace
Sponsored by Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society


Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: The California History Room, Sandra Harris
Sponsored by Genealogical Association of Sacramento


Thursday, February 19, 2015
Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society Library, 1701 Menlo Ave. Napa, CA 94558
1:30 p.m.
Program: FamilySearch.org, Sonja Jenson
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

DIGI Center, Main Library, 5th Floor, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Session 2, Photos: How to Preserve Your Files and Photos for the Future
Sponsored by San Francisco Public Library


Friday, February 20, 2015
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

Rossmoor Creekside Clubhouse, Room 3, 1010 Stanley Dollar Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Report on RootsTech 2015, Virginia Kysh
Sponsored by Mount Diablo Genealogical Society


Saturday, February 21, 2015
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 Hall, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo CA 94403
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Finding your Ancestors on eBay, Evie Rice
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society

Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Meeting: Lineage Preparation – Challenging Yet Fun, Anthony Hoskins
Sponsored by Sonoma County Genealogical Society

Japanese American Museum of San Jose, 535 N. Fifth Street, San Jose, CA 95112
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop: Finding Your Japanese Roots in the U.S. and in Japan, Linda Harms Okazaki
Sponsored by Japanese American Museum of San Jose

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


Sunday, February 22, 2015
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m.
Membership Meeting: Family History of Klezmer Music, Gerry Tenney
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society

Sacramento Central Library, Galleria West Meeting Room, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Program: Finding the Roots of Black Americans All Around the World, Lisa Lee
Sponsored by Sacramento Public Library


Monday, February 23, 2015
Oakmont East Recreation Center, Santa Rosa, California 95409
2:30 p.m.
Meeting: Fold3, Kurt BoldtSponsored by Oakmont Genealogy Club

Congregation Beth Am, Rm. 5/6, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills, CA
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: Bubbie, Who Are You? Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree, Janice M. Sellers
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society


Tuesday, February 24, 2015
McMurdo 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: The Peripatetic Germans: German Emigration and Immigration (1693-1914), James M. Baker
Sponsored by Sacramento German Genealogy Society

San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande Avenue, San Lorenzo, CA 84580
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meeting: Brick Walls
Sponsored by Hayward Area Genealogical Society


Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
African-American Workshop, Alvis Ward
Sponsored by Oakland FamilySearch Library and African American Genealogical Society of Northern California

Marin Family History Center, 220 North San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Meeting: The Tax Man Found Your Ancestor – Can You, Karla Henderlong and Madeline Yanov
Sponsored by Marin County Genealogical Society


Saturday, February 28, 2015
Old Mint, 88 Fifth Street at Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
5th Annual San Francisco History Expo
Sponsored by San Francisco Museum and Historical Society

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


Copyright © 2015 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library.