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Orange County California Genealogical Society

Beginning Genealogy Webinar
with Hal Horrocks
March 15th @ 3:00 PM PST

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Topics Discussed:

How to get started doing your research

Genealogy software

Genealogy records

How to use the internet

Census records

How to better educate yourself in family history research

Pitfalls and things to look out for

Learn to have fun doing your research

Learn more about Hal Horrocks

Orange County California
Genealogical Society

April 3rd Webinar
with
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

10:00 am - Welcome & Announcements: Kristi Sexton, OCCGS President

10:10 am - "Death by Undue Means" - Coroner's Records
From colonial times to today, death not attributable to natural causes required investigation. Elected or appointed coroners worked with local juries to determine more about what caused each death. Learn more about coroner's records and how to use them in genealogy.

11:20 am - Shootout at the Rhododendron Lodge: Reconstructing Life-Changing Events
A 1929 shootout left the Bath County, Virginia, sheriff dead. Learn to follow the trail through all the records to reconstruct a life-changing event, and understand its unique challenges, both in terms of resources and in terms of ethics.

Learn more about Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL