Events

Weds Workshop – Follow-up Discussion to General Meeting @ on Zoom

Nov 29 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

November 18th’s General Meeting features presentations by Judy Russell (“Colonial Lands: From the Crown to Private Hands”) and Judy Janes (“Gold Rush”). See website for details of their topics.

[This meeting will be held online with Zoom and an invitation will be sent out to the VCGS Weds Workshop Googlegroup email discussion group prior to the meeting. If you are not already on the email discussion group you may contact the webmaster at webmaster@venturacogensoc.org to be added. All our workshops are open to our members and the public.]

Categories: Wednesday Workshops

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Sat

VCGS Mexican American Special Interest Group @ On Zoom

Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

The VCGS Mexican-American Special Interest Group meets to discuss historical literature, research strategies and current information pertaining to Mexican-American Genealogy. We strive to encourage our members to assist one another, as well as the general public in learning about family history. Members and attendees are encouraged to propose topics for discussion and to share ideas and knowledge in Mexican-American genealogy so that we can grow as a group.

Our meetings are open to the public and you don’t have to be a VCGS member to attend. We currently meet six times a year on zoom, The meetings are held in odd months of the year, (January, March, May, July, September, and November) on the first Saturday of the month.

We do not meet today. Our next meeting will take place via Zoom on Saturday, January 6, 2024 from 10:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m.

To request to attend our meeting please contact Juan Venegas @ jvenegasgenealogy@gmail.com or Nancy Lehnhardt @ nancylgenealogy@gmail.com

Categories: Mexican American SIG

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Weds Workshop – Genealogy Workshops @ Camarillo Library Community Room

Dec 6 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Open to the Public @ the Camarillo Library. Membership in VCGS not required. Join us for help or to offer help to someone else. Bring your research questions and a description of the research that you have already done. General questions and topics for discussion are always welcome. To commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Shirley Leslie will lead the group in a discussion of how WWII impacted our families.

[This meeting will be held in person at the Camarillo Public Library Community Room. All our workshops are open to our members and the public.]

Categories: Wednesday Workshops

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Weds Workshop – Holiday Traditions and Mementos “Show ’n’ Tell” @ on Zoom

Dec 13 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

SHOW us your favorite ways to celebrate your year-end holidays – Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, Boxing Day – with decorations, recipes, photos, customs, etc., and TELL us stories of the memories you smile about the most. (BTW, did you know there are at least 11 holidays celebrated in December?)

[This meeting will be held online with Zoom and an invitation will be sent out to the VCGS Weds Workshop Googlegroup email discussion group prior to the meeting. If you are not already on the email discussion group you may contact the webmaster at webmaster@venturacogensoc.org to be added. All our workshops are open to our members and the public.]

Categories: Wednesday Workshops

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Sat

VCGS DNA Special Interest Group – Open Discussion and Q&A @ On Zoom

Dec 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Open Discussion and Q&A

(Note earlier than usual starting time) Bring your questions or topics you would like to discuss with the group. If you wish you can submit them in advance by email to webmaster@venturacogensoc.org and we’ll prepare a researched response.

[This meeting will be held online with Zoom and an invitation will be sent out to the VCGS DNA SIG via email about 12 hours prior to the meeting. If you are not already on the email list you may contact the webmaster at webmaster@venturacogensoc.org to be added.]

Categories: DNA SIG

Lecture & Pot Luck Lunch – Aimee Cross @ on Zoom and in-person

Dec 16 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Presenter: Aimee Cross

“U.S. Family History in the 1700s and early 1800s – Finding Those Elusive Fathers”

Learn initial steps and strategies to identify the fathers of those born around the beginning of the 19th century. How do you begin to find a father when you have no census or other record to indicate a relationship? What record groups can provide the answers you seek? Discover the answers to these questions and more. You can find those elusive fathers!

Aimee is a professional genealogist based in California who focuses on United States research. She has been researching for three decades. Aimee’s love of genealogy, instilled by both grandmothers, has been a lifelong gift which she strives to share with others, most recently though her YouTube channel. With the opportunity to help clients overcome brick walls, handle inherited genealogy or simply build their family tree, she is grateful for a rewarding profession. Helping others learn about their ancestors is FUN and she loves what she does!

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person meeting will be held at the United Methodist Church located at 291 Anacapa Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010 and will consist of a pot luck lunch starting at 12:00pm, followed by the general meeting. The general meeting will begin at 1:00pm and will be streamed live via a Zoom meeting. Our speaker, Aimee Cross will be at the in-person meeting.

All our monthly lectures and workshops are free to our members and the public. Non-members should request a Zoom invitation here. Please note that we cannot respond to same-day requests.

The DNA Special Interest Group meeting will precede the general meeting from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Zoom. (One half hour earlier than usual to accommodate the earlier starting time for the pot luck.) Contact the webmaster to be added to the invitation list.

Categories: General Meeting

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Weds Workshop – No Workshop This Week @ on Zoom

Dec 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

The Wednesday Workshops are on holiday break for the rest of the year. Enjoy the festivities and we’ll see everyone in January 2024.

Categories: Wednesday Workshops

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Tue

Writing Special Interest Group @ Camarillo Library

Dec 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Writing Special Interest Group meets in-person at the Camarillo Library on the last Tuesday morning of each month at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Membership is limited to keep the group more interactive. Contact Beulah O’Neal at webmaster@venturacogensoc.org to enquire about joining the group.

Categories: Training Writing SIG

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Weds Workshop – No Workshop This Week @ on Zoom