February 2017

Thursday, February 2, 2017
Central Branch Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Bagpipes, Kilts, and Curling—Genealogical Research in Scotland, Gail Chaid

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 2nd floor auditorium, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting

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)


Saturday, February 4, 2017
Star Restaurant, 1700 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Beginners' Breakfast Meeting, Cathy Gowdy

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

Moose Lodge, 623 Taylor Street, Fairfield, CA 94533
11:00 a.m.
Meeting: Other Ports of Entry, Kim von Aspern-Parker

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.


Sunday, February 5, 2017
Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Genealogy Clinic: Brainstorming with the Mavens

Sacramento Central Library, Galleria West Meeting Room, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Program: Freedmen's Bureau 2.0:  A Better Way to Do Slave Research, Janice Sellers


Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602 
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: One-Step Website, Stephen Morse


Thursday, February 9, 2017
Santa Clara City Public Library, Redwood Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Class: Census 101—An Introduction to Searching the U.S. Federal and State Censuses

Cañada College Library, Building 5 and 6, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94061
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Writing Workshop, Elliot Margolies

Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Meeting:

Family History Center, 3700 Concord Blvd., Concord, CA 94519
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Research Night at the Concord Family History Center


Saturday, February 11, 2017
LDS Church Facility, 875 Quince Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Meeting and Classes

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612 
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Class: Eastern European Genealogy,  Vicky Kolakowski

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


Sunday, February 12, 2017
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Rhoda Goldman Plaza, Olive Room, 2180 Post Street, San Francisco 94115
1:30 p.m.
Meeting: From Cottage to Estate in One Generation: A San Francisco Family, David Fleishhacker


Monday, February 13, 2017
Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: Writing Your Family History, Heidi Lyss

Congregation Beth Emik, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: Researching WWI, David Goerss


Tuesday, February 14, 2017
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Book Repair Committee

Senior Wing of Maidu Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville, CA 95661
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting—I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoiding the 6 Biggest Genealogy Mistakes, James Baker


Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meeting: Help! I Just Inherited over 1,000 Letters, and Other Family Documents, Deborah Sweeney

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


Thursday, February 16, 2017
Napa Valley Genealogical Society Library, 1701 Menlo Ave. Napa, CA 94558
1:30 p.m.
Program: Using FamilySearch.org Continued, Mary Herzog

Margaret Troke Library, 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton, CA 95207
5:45 p.m.
Meeting: What to Do with DNA Results Once You Have Tested, Linda Magellan

Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115  
7:00 p.m.
Program: The Milkhik State—The Surprising Jewish History of Wisconsin, Andy Muchin


Friday, February 17, 2017
Rossmoor Creekside Clubhouse, Club Room, 1010 Stanley Dollar Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
10:00 a.m.
Meeting: English Genealogy on the Internet, Christine Bell Green


Saturday, February 18, 2017
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Finley Community Center, Cypress Room, 2060 W. College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Meeting: It’s All Uncle George’s Fault, Jeremy Dwight Nichols

Dimond Branch, Oakland Public Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Essential Research Tools and Methods


Sunday, February 19, 2017
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St, Sacramento, CA 95825
10:00 a.m.
Meeting:

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Special Event: Jewish Burial Records Indexing Party, Janice Sellers

Sacramento Central Library, Galleria West Meeting Room, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Program: Ireland Online and Off, Cath Trindle


Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Danville Family History Center, 2949 Stone Valley Road at Smith Road, Alamo, CA 94507
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Irish and Scottish Genealogy, Cath Trindle

Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616
1:00 p.m.
Program: Extra, Extra—Your Ancestors Are in the Newspapers, Pamela Bell Dallas
Sponsored by Davis Genealogy Club

Santa Clara City Public Library, Redwood Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Getting The Most From FamilySearch, Janet Brigham


Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
11:00 a.m.
Class: Paper Basics—Saving Your Family’s Paper-based History, Karen Zukor

Oakland FamilySearch Library, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
African-American Geneaogy Workshop, Alvis Ward


Thursday, February 23, 2017
Marin Family History Center, 220 North San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Meeting: One-Step Webpages—A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools, Steve Morse


Saturday, February 25, 2017
Grace Lutheran Church Hall, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo CA 94403
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: The Missing Man: Solving a Mystery with Genealogy, Sharon Hoyt

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Class: Migration to the Gold Rush, Melinda Kashuba


Sunday, February 26, 2017
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meeting: Challenges with Researching Jewish Ancestry in England, Jeremy Frankel


Monday, February 27, 2017
Oakmont West Recreation Center, Santa Rosa, California 95409
1:00 p.m.
Meeting: Organizing Your Research to Break Brick Walls, Kurt Boldt


Tuesday, February 28, 2017                       
McMurdo Hall, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Meeting: Bads, Bergs, Burgs, and Bachs—A Tool Kit for finding places in Germany, Warren Bittner

San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande Avenue, San Lorenzo, CA 94580
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting
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