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The Orange County California Genealogical Society (established in 1963) is a non-profit, educational organization in Huntington Beach with 400 members. Read more...
OCCGS is proud to present
Barbara Renick
September 7, 2019
11:00 AM - Advanced Google Searching
There is more to Google searching than just the cutely graphical main search page. Google has not only specialized search pages (images, books, scholar, newspapers, etc.) but also many unpublicized advanced search features (such as the minus sign attached to the front of a word to exclude results that include that word). This lecture covers how to adapt your Google searches for better genealogical results.
12:30 PM - How the Three Eras of Genealogy Impact Your Research Today
Genealogists today ignore the work of previous generations of researchers at their peril. This lecture looks at each of the three previous eras of research (Pen & Pencil, Typewriter, and Computer) for how they searched, recorded, and preserved what they had done. Possible pitfalls are analyzed as we search for clues left behind for us to find today.
