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• DNA Interest Group Meeting - 17 August 2022

  • When
    Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM - DNA Interest Group Meeting

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  CVGS DNA Interest Group on ZOOM

  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Due to concern about the corona virus, and lack of access to library meeting rooms, this will be an online meeting.

  So, join us for the monthly Chula Vista DNA Interest Group on a ZOOM virtual meeting and learn some basic DNA science and how it could help you in your genealogy research.

  The meeting will start at 12:00 pm and will be led by our host Randy Seaver. If you register for this event an email reminder containing a link to the meeting three and/or one days before the event. If you are not receiving the invitations, please contact Randy Seaver at:

  randy.seaver@gmail.com

  Admission is free for up to 100 participants so register early.

  A handout will be available after the meeting sent to all society members.  Please email Randy  if you attend the meeting and are not a CVGS member.

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• ZOOM - CVGS General Meeting - 31 August 2022

  • When
    Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM - virtual General Meeting
  • Spaces left
    89

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  10 Things Genealogists Should Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives

  Melissa Barker, The Archive Lady

  melissabarker20@hotmail.com http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

  

  Those brick and mortar buildings that we call libraries, archives, courthouses, genealogical societies, historical societies and museums are all around us. They hold the records that we are searching for as genealogists. Do you know how to use these repositories for the utmost benefit to your research?

  This presentation will give 10 action items to do before you leave a library or archives to help make your visit a success!

  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 17 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 32 years.
  

  
  

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• (copy) CVGS Research Group - 14 September 2022

  • When
    Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom meeting
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  CVGS Research Group on ZOOM - 14 September 2022

  

  Join us for this monthly meeting and learn about genealogy news, tips and techniques and how they could help you in your genealogy research.

  The meeting will start at 12:00 pm and will be led by our host Randy Seaver. If you register for this event an email reminder containing a link to the meeting three and/or one days before the event. If you are not receiving the invitations, please contact Randy Seaver at:

  randy.seaver@gmail.com

  Admission is free for up to 100 participants so register early.

  A handout will be available after the meeting and sent to all society members.  Please email Randy if you attend the meeting, want the handout, and are not a CVGS member.

  
  

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