January 2017

Thursday, January 5, 2017
Central Branch Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Easily Create a Video of Your Family Research, Dr. Jan Joyce Ahrens
Sponsored by Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
Roots Magic Special Interest Group (SIG)
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Saturday, January 7, 2017
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
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
First Saturday Free Intro to Genealogy
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.
DNA Special Interest Group
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library


Sunday, January 8, 2017
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, January 9, 2017

Congregation Beth Emik, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: Researching Your 1812 Ancestor, Katherine Marshall
Sponsored by Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society


Tuesday, January 10, 2017
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: TBA, Pamela Bell Dallas
Sponsored by Roseville Genealogical Society


Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Foreign Censuses, Diana King
Sponsored by East Bay Genealogical Society

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m.
Workshop: Problem solving and Answering questions
Sponsored by Macintosh Genealogy Group


Thursday, January 12, 2017
Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Meeting: Be A Super Searcher, Tim Fewkes
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

LDS Church, 1360 Alberta Way, Concord, CA 94521
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meeting: DNA for Beginners, Linda Magellan
Sponsored by Contra Costa County Genealogical Society


Saturday, January 14, 2017
LDS Church Facility, 875 Quince Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Classes: Getting Started in Genealogy - Q&A, Carleen Foster, and more!
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group

Breuner Building, 2201 Broadway, Second Floor Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Annual Membership and Business Meeting
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 (by appt.)
Sponsored by Oakland FamilySearch Library


Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Danville Family History Center, 2949 Stone Valley Road at Smith Road, Alamo, CA 94507
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Focused Research, Lisa Gorrell
Sponsored by San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Program: Grandma, Who Are You? Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree, Janice Sellers
Sponsored by Davis Genealogy Club

Santa Clara City Public Library, Margie Edinger Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting: Finding Your Ancestors in Digitized Newspapers, Pamela Brigham
Sponsored by Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society


Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822
12:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Meeting: British Roots /Colonial Migration, Martha Teeter
Sponsored by Genealogical Association of Sacramento

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class: Legacy Planning—What Happens to Your Research after You Are Gone, Patricia Burrow.
Sponsored by Oakland FamilySearch Library


Thursday, January 19, 2017
Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson Street, Napa, CA 94559
1:30 p.m.
Election and Installation of New 2017 Board Members
Program: Webinar—Who is that Tick Mark? Using Early Census Records, J. Mark Lowe
Sponsored by Napa Valley Genealogical Society

UJ's Restaurant, 7628 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207
5:30 p.m.
Annual Dinner Meeting: Wide Open—Over the Top Vice and Corruption in Stockton 1949-1950, Michael Fitzgerald
Sponsored by San Joaquin Genealogical Society


Friday, January 20, 2017
Rossmoor Creekside Clubhouse, Fairway Room, 1010 Stanley Dollar Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
10:00 a.m.
Meeting: Finding The Women, Kim von Aspern-Parker
Sponsored by Mount Diablo Genealogical Society


Saturday, January 21, 2017

Monterey FamilySearch Library, 1024 Noche Buena Street, Seaside, CA 93955
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
36th Annual Ancestor Roundup Conference
Sponsored by Commodore Sloat Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and Monterey FamilySearch Library

LDS Church, 1725 Peterson Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
8:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa Family History Fair: Linking Generations, Brad Lowder
Sponsored by Sonoma County Genealogical Society and Santa Rosa Family History Center

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
San Francisco Special Interest Group
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

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

Dimond Branch, Oakland Public Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting, Board Election, and Essential Research Tools and Methods, Electra Kimble Price and Annette Madden
Sponsored by African American Genealogical Society of Northern California


Sunday, January 22, 2017
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Finding Unknown Relatives, Victoria Fisch
Sponsored by Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: A Kindertransport Survivor Tells His Story, Ralph Samuel
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society


Monday, January 23, 2017
Oakmont West Recreation Center. Santa Rosa, California 95409
2:30 p.m.
Meeting
Sponsored by Oakmont Genealogy Club


Tuesday, January 24, 2017
McMurdo Hall, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
1:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Meeting: I Thought He Was My Ancestor—Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes, 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, January 25, 2017
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


Thursday, January 26, 2017

Marin Family History Center, 220 North San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Meeting: How To Protect Your Research, Mattie Taormina
Sponsored by Marin County Genealogical Society


Saturday, January 28, 2017
Grace Lutheran Church Hall, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo CA 94403
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Onomastics—Using Naming Patterns in Genealogy, Martha Wallace
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Class: New York City Genealogy: Basics and Problem Solving, Stephen Harris
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society


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