Welcome!

VCGS provides activities and learning opportunities to support your genealogical research, be it local, regional, or distant. Those with Ventura County roots will find plenty of local records, made available by our wonderful volunteers. We also maintain an extensive genealogical library collection and we offer lectures at our meetings on the third Saturday of every month except December. These days (2022) we are meeting online with Zoom. Become a member and experience the many benefits of membership and be sure to explore all the genealogical treasures on our website. We hope to Zoom with you soon!

Ventura County Genealogical Society provides full maintenance and development of the Genealogy Collection housed within the Camarillo City Library (upper level), 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, California.  You can access the catalog using the Library choice on the left-side menu. Library volunteers are regularly scheduled to help you use the collection, answer genealogy questions, or get you started with genealogy. 

We welcome your donations to help us fulfill our mission!

CLICK ON PHOTO FOR LARGER VIEW. Many thanks to Phil Crow for the photograph of the John Henry Conrad Family taken at the J C Brewster Studio on Oak St, Ventura, CA, 13 Jan 1892. J. H. Conrad was Phil's Great Grandfather and a Judge in Ventura from 1911-1926. L-R Front Row: John Ray Conrad, Mary Anne Alexander Conrad, Jesse Lawrence Conrad, Robert LeRoy Conrad, and Judge J H Conrad. L-R Back Row: William Franklin Conrad, Clarence Herbert Conrad (Phil's grandfather) and Sarah "Sadie" Belle Conrad.

Affiliations

	Follow us on our Facebook page to receive timely updates about genealogical activities and our society. You don't have to be a member of Facebook to view our page, but Facebook requires you to be a member to post comments.
	The National Genealogical Society was organized in Washington, D.C. in 1903. NGS's mission is to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.
	Please note that VCGS is an affiliate of Family Tree DNA. If you make a purchase after following the link at left, the VCGS Group Project will receive a small rebate; this will not increase the cost to you. You may join the VCGS Group Project - in fact, we would love to have you! - but it is not required.
	The Ralphs Rewards program provides contributions to VCGS based on a percentage of your purchases at Ralphs.

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The Ventura County Genealogical Society (founded in 1978) is a California-registered non-profit educational organization in Ventura, California, with 200-plus members.  We are funded by membership dues, fundraising events, and donations. We are dedicated to promoting genealogy and public education and fellowship to everyone interested in family histories. The goals of the society are to encourage family history and genealogical research; to educate and instruct members through lectures, workshops, and an annual seminar; to educate the members in practical genealogical research skills, and to publish information of interest to genealogists.

Operating Year: January – December 2022

Committee Chairs

British Isles SIG Chair: Fran Bumann
DNA SIG Chair: Don Worth
Field Trips: Beulah O’Neal
Irish SIG Chair: Patricia Thomas
Librarian: Kate Pecarovich
Library Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Deasy
Local Records: Marilyn Peterson
Mexican American SIG Co-Chair: Juan Venegas
Mexican American SIG Co-Chair: Nancy Lehnhardt
Newsletter Editor: Jim McAleney
Promotions Chair: Gayle Wolcott
Publicity: Roberta Bear
Refreshments: (vacant)
Registration: Marcie Malony
Special Projects Chair: (vacant)
Technology SIG Co-Chair: Don Worth
Technology SIG Co-Chair: Ray Roth
Ways and Means: Judith Janes
Webmaster: Don Worth

Past Presidents

We Need Your Help to Continue Our Good Work

We are always looking for members to join our leadership team.  If you are passionate about family research, and learning new genealogy skills, then come help us!

If you’re thinking of becoming more involved in VCGS and are interested in helping, please contact us at webmaster@venturacogensoc.org.

EIN / Tax ID: 501(c)(3) Non-Profit  95-3287407