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The Orange County California Genealogical Society (established in 1963) is a non-profit, educational organization in Huntington Beach with over 200 members. Read more...

*** Our 1st Quarter Newsletter is online! *** :

Registration for the
38th Annual Research Trip to Salt Lake City
is now open!

OCCGS Membership Meeting
February 7, 2026 - 10:00 AM
HB Central Library
Meeting Rooms C-D

Proposed Bylaw Amendments and Membership Fee Changes

Members will vote on proposed bylaw amendments and a revised membership fee schedule at the February 7, 2026 General Membership Meeting. Please review the documents for the Proposed Bylaw Amendments in advance. Voting will take place in person at the meeting.

Orange County California
Genealogical Society

presents
a Hybrid Webinar/Workshop
In-Person with

Al Rattan

February 7, 2026
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Proving Your Revolutionary War Patriot:
DAR & SAR Made Simple

and
Workshop: Al offers guidance on next steps, documentation strategies, and how to evaluate potential Patriot ancestors.

Please register whether you plan to attend
in person at the library or virtually via Zoom:
OCCGS-02-26

We strongly suggest members attend in-person and bring their laptops and any info on their potential Patriot ancestors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom meeting. You can disregard this message if you are attending in-person. The Library opens at 9:00 am for in-person attendees.

Learn more about Al Rattan.


Volunteer Opportunities

OCCGS is an all-volunteer non-profit organization and we have several opportunities available. Please consider them and combine your enthusiasm for genealogy with a contribution of your time and skills to the society. Some of these jobs can be done remotely (marked). Training is available for ALL positions. Learn more about our volunteer positions!

OCCGS Calendar

SPECIAL EVENT:
1/31/2026
WAGS Annual Seminar: Artificial Intelligence for Genealogy

Hybrid Webinar
02/07/2026: Membership Meeting: OCCGS Members Only In-person Vote
Proposed Bylaw Amendments & Membership Fee Changes
and
In-person Lecture & Workshop with Al Rattan

Hybrid Webinar
04/04/2026: Membership Meeting and Lecture & Workshop with Christine Cohen

38th ANNUAL SALT LAKE CITY RESEARCH TRIP
04/12-19/2026: Registration is Open!

See the entire Calendar

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Contact OCCGS:

Orange County California Genealogical Society
c/o Huntington Beach Central Library
7111 Talbert Avenue
Huntington Beach, California 92648

General Information: info@occgs.com

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