Camarillo Library Community Room 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA

1:00 P.M. FERRETING OUT FAMILY STORIES: FACT, FICTION, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
Every family has its stories, some more colorful than others. Some seem too fantastic to be true. Others have the ring of truth but don’t stand up to close examination. How do we tell the difference? Marion Werle will present a methodology for analyzing family stories – creating one or more research questions to focus our inquiries, developing a research plan, creating a potential timeline, and, finally, analyzing each component of the story to separate fact from fiction.

Marion Werlebegan family history research 23 years ago, researching family from Lithuania, Latvia, and Belarus, who settled in the US, Canada, UK, and Israel. She has been on the boards of the Jewish Genealogical Societies of both Los Angeles and Conejo Valley, is a past president of the Latvia SIG (Special Interest Group), and is a member of the SCGS Writers Group. A retired IT professional with master’s degrees in both European History and Library Science from UCLA, she has also completed the Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate. Marion wrote “The Skuders from Skud, a family history about one of her family branches from Lithuania, to share with family members.

2:30 P.M. MILITARY RECORDS GONE UP IN FLAMES! OR ARE THEY?
PRESENTER: PAT THOMAS

This will be an explanation of the difficulties in obtaining modern military records for 1912–1964, due to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) fire of 1973. Pat will tell us what the workarounds might be to find information about these soldiers.

10:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.: VCGS DNA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETING PRESENTATION: INTRODUCTION TO DNA FOR GENEALOGY

Please join us for an Introduction to DNA for Genealogy. This presentation will cover different DNA tests and different DNA companies. If you are wondering which test is right for you, or even if you should DNA test, this is for you! Be prepared for the upcoming holiday sales on DNA test kits from all the DNA direct-to-consumer companies.

This is the kickoff to our 2019 DNA lecture series. We are planning an exciting year for the DNA SIG, and we hope to see you there!

The Indiana State Library will host the annual Indiana Genealogy and Local History Fair in downtown Indianapolis. Admission is free and open to the general public. This year's theme is "Digging Up the Dead," how to examine, decipher, and interpret death records, death research, and other interesting facets of mortality in history.

Over 30 organizations and exhibitors will be in attendance. Visit the tables in the exhibition hall to collect information from genealogical and local history organizations, and shop the commercial vendors.

Highly acclaimed, internationally known speakers and genealogy consultants, Lisa Alzo and Amie Bowser Tennant, will present.

In addition, Sarah Halter, Executive Director of the Indiana Medical History Museum, will give a brown bag lunch lecture.

Ohio Chapter Palatines to America Fall Seminar

COMING TO AMERICA: WHERE, HOW, AND WHY THEY CAME

Der Dutchman Restaurant, 445 Jefferson Avenue, U.S. Route 42, Plain City, Ohio

Saturday, October 27, 2018, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Featured Speaker: D. Wolfgang Grams, from Oldenburg, Germany

Topics: Where Did They Come From?

Ohio's Immigrants And Their German Homelands, "Hurra Wir Fahren Nach Amerika!"

Travel Patterns During The Age Of Sail,

The Pursuit Of Happiness: Faith, Land, And Hope,

German Resources To Trace Your Roots

Fees include syllabus, seminar sessions, vendor showcase, Der Dutchman pastries, coffee and juice for breakfast and full Buffet lunch including Broasted Chicken and Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Noodles, Stuffing, Vegetables, Salad, Rolls, and Dessert..

Gone to Texas: Finding your Ancestors in Land and Probate will be a DGS full day hybrid seminar. The speaker will be forensic expert and native Texan Kelvin Meyers. There will be four lectures-Plowing Through the Land Records to Find Your Ancestors; Tracking the Land Tax Records; Probate: More than a Will; Texas Records and Repositories.

The event will take place at the Eric Jonsson Central downtown location of the Dallas Public Library. It will also be available to live-stream on Zoom. All registrants will have access to the recordings of the lectures for two weeks after the event. It will start at 9:50am CDT and end at 4:50pm CDT.

DGS members will receive a special rate of $25. Interested parties may join DGS for $35, and not only get the member price, but substantial discounts for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 seminars.  

Two lectures: Paula Stuart-Warren, C.G., "Finding Maiden Names" and Cari A. Taplin, C.G., "From Deeds to Dirt." See website for further details and registration.