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Ancestry  - Laurice Johnson
Friday, April 25
Ancestry - Laurice Johnson  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Hoo-boy!!! This is another monster website with many ways available to help you in your research – documents, classes, forms, trees, DNA!


German Interest Group  - Mary Ann Mericle
Friday, April 25
German Interest Group - Mary Ann Mericle  (4th Friday- General Education)
11:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
If you have German Ancestors this might be the group to join. Learn how to navigate the complex research challenges of the Germanic people.



AncestryDNA -Kathy Fernandes
Friday, May 9
AncestryDNA -Kathy Fernandes  (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
This presentation reviews the ethnicity prediction and cousin matching features of AncestryDNA and explains how to use the analysis tools available on the site.


Colonial Currency: New Money for a New Country- Mark Cross
Monday, May 12
Colonial Currency: New Money for a New Country- Mark Cross  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Did money change form because of new technology, or did changes in marketplace demand new forms of money? In England, the Crown and investors considered the colonies to be a necessary evil, but a prosperous one, as they made money off of the colonists. Trade was for the benefit of the home country. Colonial mints were banned, money was coin only and most was shipped back to England for payment of taxes. As the colonies developed, trade changed, and there were many political debates about acceptable forms of money. Paper money was not a foregone conclusion, but developed in the colonies despite the objections of the Crown and Parliament. Learn about how the American Colonies and a new country changed currency for America, England, and the world


Is there anything else online where I can search? - Laurice Johnson
Friday, May 23
Is there anything else online where I can search? - Laurice Johnson  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Well, of course there is!  We’ll take a look at several websites, social media, and even YouTube.



MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive - Melissa Barker
Monday, June 9
MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive - Melissa Barker  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ronjavascript:void('Cop H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive
 
Many of us are not able to travel to those places where our ancestors lived to do genealogy research. This should not deter us from finding information about our ancestors. MyHeritage can be your “home away from home” online archive to help you find information on your ancestors. Learn from a seasoned genealogist and archivist how to find archived records on MyHeritage from home.
Melissa Barker
a.k.a
The Archive Lady
 
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives. She is affectionally known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for various genealogy groups and societies. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well-known published book reviewer. She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 20 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 34 years.


To Be Announced- DNA
Friday, June 13
To Be Announced- DNA  (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
 


Do you have SWEDISH ancestors? - Laurice Johnson
Friday, June 27
Do you have SWEDISH ancestors? - Laurice Johnson  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Have you ever looked at the wonderful records available?  Don’t be intimidated – they are actually pretty easy to figure out – IF you know exactly where in Sweden they lived.  These same types of records were created in most Scandinavian countries, so if you’re Norwegian or Danish, you might also benefit.


Hispanic research   - Aurora Romo
Friday, June 27
Hispanic research - Aurora Romo  (4th Friday- General Education)
11:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
 
 
If you have Hispanic ancestry this is the class to help locate and interpreting illusive records.



Shared Matches Methodology- KathyFernandes
Friday, July 11
Shared Matches Methodology- KathyFernandes  (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
This presentation explains one of the research methodologies used to solve unknown parentage cases. This methodology focuses on the analysis of shared matches and presents several case studies illustrating how tools such as the Leeds method and the What Are the Odds? tool can be applied in the analysis.


Using and Managing a Genealogy Research Log-Thomas Mac Entee
Monday, July 14
Using and Managing a Genealogy Research Log-Thomas Mac Entee  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592


Writers Group  Sharing Ideas
Friday, July 25
Writers Group Sharing Ideas  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
 
 
Our wonderful Writer’s Group will be facilitating this hour to talk about how to write your own story – or the stories of your ancestors.  How to come up with topics to cover, formatting, whether to put it all into a book (or not), how to get started,  etc.



DNA Consult- KathyFernandes
Friday, August 8
DNA Consult- KathyFernandes  (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
By appointment only and there are prerequisites.



Endogamy Explained- KathyFernandes
Friday, September 12
Endogamy Explained- KathyFernandes  (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a limited community or group over many generations for cultural or religious reasons or due to geographic isolation. This presentation describes how to recognize endogamy in your family tree, explains its impact on evaluating DNA test results, and provides recommendations on how to deal with endogamy in your family research. 


Monday, September 15
coming soon  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592


Immigration and Finding that Village of Origin
Saturday, September 20
Immigration and Finding that Village of Origin  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Immigration and Finding that Village of Origin Yep.  They generally came to America from somewhere else and usually didn’t get specific about where they started out life.

 
 


Working with French Records-Laurice Johnson
Friday, September 26
Working with French Records-Laurice Johnson  (4th Friday- General Education)
11:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
BONJOURS!!  Anybody have FRENCH ancestors? Have you looked at those records yet?  What’s available?  How to search?  There’s a lot to talk about……

 
 



Monday, October 13
Open House  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592


Genealogy Software-Laurice Johnson
Friday, October 24
Genealogy Software-Laurice Johnson  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Laurice (and others)  Genealogy Software – Family Treemaker, Legacy, etc. There are several choices of where you can build your family tree in addition to Ancestry and FamilySearch.  We will discuss some of the pros and cons of the most popular ones available



Monday, November 10
coming soon  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592


A How-To Guide to Using DNA Test Results in Genealogical Research- KathyFernandes
Friday, November 14
A How-To Guide to Using DNA Test Results in Genealogical Research- KathyFernandes  (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
This presentation provides step-by-step guidance on how to approach the analysis of DNA testing data and apply the results in your genealogical research. Topics covered include testing strategies, confirming relationships to family members tested, verifying the branches in your tree, identifying “surprise” cousins, and addressing brick walls in your distant ancestry.
 


German Interest Group - Mary Ann Mericle
Monday, November 24
German Interest Group - Mary Ann Mericle  (4th Friday- General Education)
11:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
 



Holiday Potluck
Monday, December 8
Holiday Potluck  (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592


Land Records and Probate Records- Laurice Johnson
Wednesday, December 10
Land Records and Probate Records- Laurice Johnson  (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am
Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Detailed LEGAL records that may just hold the clue to solving that ‘family history mystery” This will be a two hour class.