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...

Gena Philibert-Ortega

January 4, 2020

10:00 AM - Five Steps to Better Newspaper Research

11:15 AM - A Genealogist Visits the Library

Learn more about Gena and the topics she will be presenting...

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Beginning Genealogy - February 3, 2020

Our FREE Beginning Genealogy Class is held the first Monday of each month except January and December. When a holiday falls on the first Monday, the class date will change to the second Monday of that month.

HB Central Library ~ 7:00 PM ~ Balboa Room

Learn how to:

Properly research your family's history

Trace your ancestors using census records

Organize your research using genealogy software

Research the internet to find your ancestors

And much more....

OCCGS Calendar

12/2020: No meeting - Happy Holidays!
01/04/2020: General Meeting/ Speaker: Gena Philibert-Ortega
02/01/2020: General Meeting/ Speaker: Larry Naukam
02/03/2020: Bgn Genealogy
03/07/2020: BASH & Book Faire