Chula Vista Genealogy Society General Meeting

“Changing Borders of Prussia”

Presented by: Toni Perrone 

Toni has been speaking to genealogical societies nationally since 1981. She was a speaker at the International German Genealogy Conference in 2017 in Minneapolis. She has also spoken in Utah and Illinois as well as California.

 Her experience stems from researching her German and Italian ancestry, as well as 39 years of volunteering at the Immigrant Library in Burbank California.

She is the co-founder of the Immigrant Genealogical Society and of the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society.

She served as Vice President and Program chairperson of the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society for two years and was an advisor to the board of directors. She has a life membership there.

Presently she is the President of the Pommern Interest Group of the Immigrant Library. She is also a member of the San Diego Genealogical Council and a leadership member of the International German Genealogical Partnership. She has served on the speakers committee for the past 2 years and at present she is working with the research committee for the International German Genealogical Partnership.

She has published articles in genealogical publications and has completed two books on her Claussen and Wiederrecht Families.

She continues to work for several private clients assisting them with their genealogy. She also volunteers at the Latter Day Saints Family History Center in Murrieta when she can. She continually accepts clients

Toni received an award as lecturer in both 1999 and 2000 at The Federation of Eastern European Family History Society International Conventions. She also received an award from the city of Temecula for founding the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society.

Following the presentation by our guest speaker there will be raffle drawings, refreshments and fellowship to complete the program.

Please register soon if you plan to attend this meeting so that we may better plan for this event.

Attendance is free