May 2016

Sunday, May 1, 2016
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: Coming to America: Castle Garden, Ellis Island, Nancy Loe
Sponsored by Sacramento Public Library


Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Delancey Street Restaurant, 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94107
12:00 p.m.
Meeting: A Tale of Two Brothers: The Patriot and the Outlaw, Janice Sellers
Sponsored by Anne Bradstreet Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century


Thursday, May 5, 2016
Central Branch Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting – Discovering Your German Roots: The Great Migration 1815-1914, Robert Jackson
Sponsored by Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Potluck and Elections
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia


Saturday, May 7, 2016
Menlo Park LDS Church - 1105 Valparaiso, Menlo Park, CA 94025
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Spring 2016 Seminar: Successful Searching, Thomas MacEntee
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society

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: Art & Science of Heraldry, Sebastian Nelson
Sponsored by Solano County Genealogical Society

Delancey Street Restaurant, 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94107
12:00 p.m.
Meeting: A Tale of Two Brothers: The Patriot and the Outlaw, Janice Sellers
Sponsored by Society of Mayflower Descendants of California, San Francisco Peninsula Colony

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Intro to Genealogy, Dick Rees
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Monday, May 9, 2016
Congregation Beth Emik, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: The Camera as a Tool, Cat Nielsen
Sponsored by Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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: What Can RootsMagic 7 Do for Your Family Research, Lynn G. Brown
Sponsored by Roseville Genealogical Society


Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Pier 29 Restaurant, 1148 Ballena Blvd., Alameda, CA 94501
12:00 p.m.
37th Annual Spring Luncheon
Sponsored by East Bay Genealogical Society

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m.
Workshop: Help with Reunion™ and Your Mac
Sponsored by Macintosh Genealogy Group


Thursday, May 12, 2016
Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meeting: Divorce Records, Glenda Gardner Lloyd
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

LDS Church, 1360 Alberta Way, Concord, CA 94521
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting plus Show and Tell
Sponsored by Contra Costa County Genealogical Society


Saturday, May 14, 2016
LDS Church Facility, 875 Quince Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Classes: Researching War of 1812 Widows Pensions, Richard Rands and Evernote for Family History, Pamela Brigham
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class: Using Finding Aids for Jewish Records to Help Research Non-Jewish Ancestors, Janice Sellers
Sponsored by Oakland FamilySearch 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, May 15, 2016
Miwok Park, 2200 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94945
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Annual MCGS Picnic
Sponsored by Marin County Genealogical Society


Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Danville Family History Center, 2949 Stone Valley Road at Smith Road, Alamo, CA 94507
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: WWI and WWII Military Records, David Goerss
Sponsored by San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

Santa Clara City Public Library, Margie Edinger Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
7:00 p.m.
Meeting: Using Libraries for Genealogy Research in 2016, Mary Boyle
Sponsored by Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society


Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822
12:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Meeting: PC Tips All Genealogists Should Know, Marian Kile
Sponsored by Genealogical Association of Sacramento


Thursday, May 19, 2016
Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society Library, 1701 Menlo Ave. Napa, CA 94558
1:30 p.m.
Program – Hispanic Genealogy: Spanish Records in the New World, Lucy Sweeny
Sponsored by Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society

Margaret Troke Library, 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton, CA 95207
5:45 p.m.
Meeting: Military Records, Craig Manson
Sponsored by San Joaquin Genealogical Society


Friday, May 20, 2016
Rossmoor Creekside Event Center, Donner Room, 1010 Stanley Dollar Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
10:00 a.m.
Meeting: Now What? Answers to your Genealogy Questions, Panel
Sponsored by Mount Diablo Genealogical Society


Saturday, May 21, 2016
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: Lost Cemeteries of San Mateo County, Margaret Melaney
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society

Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Breaking Down Brick Walls in Real Time, Kurt Boldt
Sponsored by Sonoma County Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

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


Sunday, May 22, 2016
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Emperor Norton's Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine, Joseph Amster
Sponsored by Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento


Tuesday, May 24, 2016
McMurdo Hall, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Meeting – German Genealogy Gems: Going Beyond the Church Records, Dr. James Baker
Sponsored by Sacramento German Genealogy Society


San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande Avenue, San Lorenzo, CA 94580
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting
Sponsored by Hayward Area Genealogical Society


Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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


Copyright © 2016 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library.