Grace Logan Patterson
Grace Logan Patterson
Grace Lavinia (Logan) Patterson (1909-1990), a native of Esparto, Yolo County, was hired as Vallejo’s first African-American school teacher. She taught for 25 years. An elementary school was named in her honor in 1989. Photo courtesy of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.
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Shakin’ Out the Smiths - Researching common surnames
Thursday, November 7
Shakin’ Out the Smiths - Researching common surnames  (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm
Zoom Meeting
The Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia's Thursday November 7, 2024 featured Zoom Meeting speaker is Nancy Calhoun. Her topic is “Shakin’ Out the Smiths
 
Common surnames can lead to the dreaded “brick walls” in genealogy, when researchers try to trace the family roots of the Millers, Joneses, and Garcias. Or the Johnsons, Brown, and Williamses.
 
Nancy  Calhoun will give a presentation about researching common surnames. Nancy will include examples of research from her own Smith family which begins in Oklahoma, goes back to Texas, and finally to Tennessee.
   
Nancy has been chasing relatives for over 40 years. She began with a semester long class in Kansas while in Teacher Corps and graduate school in Kansas.  With a teaching background and 20 years in newspaper work, she often used her research skills.
 
Ms. Calhoun was the Department Head of Genealogy and Local History at Muskogee Public Library in Muskogee, Oklahoma, for 13 years.  She then worked for the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Library.  She has attended several NGS and FGS national conferences, in addition to area educational opportunities.  She was the recipient of the librarian scholarship to attend IGHR and the Richard S. Lackey Memorial Scholarship for the 2017 session of Genealogical Institute on Federal Records.  Her writings have placed in the annual contests held by the International Association of Family History Writers and Editors.
 
Her memberships include APG, NGS, DAR, United Daughters of the War of 1812, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Oklahoma’s First Families of the Twin Territories, First Families of Wythe County, Virginia, the Mayflower Society, and several county and state genealogical societies.  She is a board member of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society and Gen-Fed Alumni.
 
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.



Christmas Potluck
Thursday, December 5
Christmas Potluck  (Annual Holiday Meeting)
12:00 pm
Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
Join us at 12 noon for our annual Christmas Potluck. Come to show and compare your genealogy achievments and brick walls. Bring your favorite food dish to share. We will also be holding our officer elections for the upcoming year.



Finding the Women in Our History
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Finding the Women in Our History  (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm
ZOOM Presentation
“Finding the Women in Our History” by Candice Buchanan (Zoom)
 
 
Candice 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.
 
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