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| Florence E. Douglas (1895-1982) was the first female mayor of Vallejo. She served in that role during the 1970s. Photo courtesy of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. |
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Thursday, December 5
Christmas Potluck & Silent Auction (Annual Holiday Meeting)
12:00 pm Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum at 734 Marin Street Vallejo CA
Join us at 12 noon for our annual Christmas Holiday Potluck.
Come to show and compare your genealogy achievements and brick walls.
Bring your favorite food dish to share.
We will also be holding our officer elections for the upcoming year.
Our Silent Auction will have goodies and gift items. |
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Practical Genealogy --in person meeting-- (General Meeting)
1:30 pm Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum at 734 Marin Street Vallejo CA
Ancestry.com has changed again? Confused, lost, or afraid?
Come to our Practical Genealogy meeting which is combined with our general meeting this January.
Member Ruth Anne Halligan will discuss and help members understand these changes.
Learn a little about the new DNA (that came out in September) results.
Choose who inherits your Ancestry account. Set up a “Family Group” to collaborate with your favorite people on Ancestry.
What about all those “hints?” Come and join us at this FREE EVENT open to everyone. Bring your questions and your laptop.
NOTE: Special date: January 9th, 2025, in person at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street Vallejo CA at 1:30 PM.
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Genealogical Proof for the Everyday Genealogist (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm Zoom Meeting
Annette Lyttle will be discussing Genealogical Proof for the Everyday Genealogist. How do we know if the facts we’ve uncovered about our ancestors are correct? How do we avoid attaching somebody else’s ancestors to our family tree? The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) is our guide to producing reliable research results. This introduction to the Genealogical Proof Standard will get your research moving in the right direction and help you avoid errors and frustration.
Annette Burke Lyttle holds the Certified Genealogist® credential. She provides professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the British Institute. She is a published writer whose research interests include Quaker ancestors and ancestral migrations in the US. She is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.
GSVB Members will automatically receive a Zoom invitation that will be sent out a couple of days before the meeting.
Non-Members: If you are interested in attending, please send an e-mail to GSVBzoom@gmail.com to request a Zoom invitation.
The Zoom meeting time is at 1:30 pm Pacific Time. The event is FREE. All are welcome.
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
Finding the Women in Our History (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm ZOOM Presentation
Our speaker is Candice Buchanan. The topic is “Finding the Women in Our History”.
Ms. Buchanan is a reference librarian at the Library of Congress, specializing in Local History and Genealogy.
Prior to joining the Library, she worked as a genealogist and archivist for Memory Medallion, Inc., Genealogists.com, and the Orphans’ Court at the Greene County, Pennsylvania Courthouse.
- She wii delve into the past with the women from your local history and family trees. Understand the challenges involved in uncovering their stories. Celebrate the details, big and small, that records reveal about their lives, families and communities. Through a series of case studies, we will see how the usual genealogy go-to records contain clues that reveal research leads.
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- We will also see how studying the men in women's lives unlocks doors to their own details. Also, we will explore how historical context sets the scene for understanding the circumstances that influenced the choices and stories of our female ancestors.
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- Maggie Thompson was born in Pennsylvania, prior to the Civil War. When a Library genealogist came upon her personal photo album, clues led to Library collections, the National Archives, local history and more — all coming together to reveal details about this female ancestor’s life. Her story is an example of what you might discover about past generations from your own family and community.
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- GSVB Members will automatically receive a Zoom invitation that will be sent out a couple of days before the meeting.
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- Non-Members: If you are interested in attending, please send an e-mail to GSVBzoom@gmail.com to request a Zoom invitation.
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- The Zoom meeting time is at 1:30 pm Pacific Time. The event is FREE. All are welcome.
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Scottish and Northern Ireland Genealogy Research (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm
Speaker Mark McLaren will talk about "Scottish and Northern Ireland Genealogy Research".
The population of Scotland and Northern Ireland today is less than 7 million combined. Yet, the number of people worldwide with an ancestry from those areas is estimated between 70-90 million. Chances are you or someone’s genealogy that you are working on has roots from there. This presentation will provide information to assist in Scottish genealogy research and will cover the origin of Scottish surnames and naming conventions, the intertwined history of Northern Ireland and Scotland, the impact of Scottish emigration throughout the British empire, primarily to Australia, United States, and Canada, and more.
Mr. McLaren is originally from the Philadelphia area. Mark attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he graduated with a B.S. in Business. He is recently retired from a career in the medical supply distribution business where he held a number of executive level positions.
His interest in genealogy began in the early 2000s and has expanded over the years. His current areas of focus are genetic genealogy and Scottish research. He is currently a member of the National Genealogical Society, California Genealogical Society (CGS), and the San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society (SRVGS). In SRVGS, he is a board member and treasurer. He is a Fellow in the Society of Scottish Antiquities (FSA) and a member of the Caledonian Club of San Francisco. He is also a member of several Scottish Clan societies; Clan MacLaren Society of North America (CMSNA), Clan MacLaren Society of Scotland, Clan Douglas Society of North America, and Clan Ross America. In CMSNA, he served as treasurer for 12 years and currently as its President.
In 2017, he developed an “introduction to genetic genealogy” class and has taught it for numerous genealogical societies in the Bay Area including SRVGS, CGS, Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society and Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society. He also established and leads a DNA SIG (Special Interest Group) at SRVGS and CGS. He currently is an administrator for three projects at FamilyTree DNA, including the MacLaren surname project with over 1,400 participants. Additionally, he manages or supports over 35 individual DNA kits for both family, friends, and clients.
GSVB Members will automatically receive a Zoom invitation that will be sent out a couple of days before the meeting.
Non-Members: If you are interested in attending, please send an e-mail to GSVBzoom@gmail.com to request a Zoom invitation.
The Zoom meeting time is at 1:30 pm Pacific Time. The event is FREE. All are welcome.
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