Welcome to OCCGS!

The Orange County California Genealogical Society (established in 1963) is a non-profit, educational organization in Huntington Beach with 400 members. Read more...

UPDATE for MEMBERS ONLY

The new membership application is live!

An email has been sent with instructions to logon, update your member profile information and to renew your membership if it has expired. Changes have been made to the top menu, Members Only to add drop-down options to Login, Logout, and Signup or Renew. On the right side of the home page, there are links to Login and Signup.

Please send questions regarding the application to webmaster@occgs.com or questions regarding your membership to membership@occgs.com. Enjoy!

Orange County California
Genealogical Society

September 4th Webinar
with
Drew Smith

9:45 am - Welcome & Announcements: Kristi Sexton, OCCGS President

10:00 am - Your Ancestor's FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls
Our ancestors were each surrounded by family, associates, and neighbors. By researching them, we discover additional records pointing to our own ancestors.

11:15 am - Organizing Your Genealogy Research Process
The research process includes goals, questions, sources, information, evidence, and conclusions. Learn to use task management software, research logs, and other tools to keep track.

Learn more about Drew Smith

Volunteer Opportunities

With the library opening back up and visitors coming in to view our collection and do research in person, we have need of new volunteers. Some of these jobs can be done remotely (marked). Training is available for ALL positions. Learn more about our volunteer positions!