Calendar
Meeting Types
All meetings are considered VIRTUAL until HYBRID status is confirmed.
Hybrid: We will meet in person at the Huntington Beach Central Library AND the meeting and webinar will be available online. The speaker may be in person or virtual.
Virtual: No meeting at the library. The meeting and webinar will be available online only.
Registration is required for all meetings.
| DATE | OCCGS EVENT | SPEAKER | TOPIC(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| June 7 | Virtual Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Kelli Jo Bergheimer | 1. Endogamy? Now What? 2. The ATGCs of DNA Analysis: Assumptions, Thinking Analytically, Guesses, and Conclusions |
| July 5 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Maureen Taylor | 1. 8 Steps to Organizing and Preserving Your Family Photos 2. Google Images and Beyond: Places to Find Family Photos |
| Aug 2 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
KB Barcomb | 1. WWII Overview Through the Lens of Family History P1 2. WWII Overview Through the Lens of Family History P2 |
| Sept 6 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Sara Cochran | 1. My DNA Brought me to the Forest, but Where are the Trees 2. Meet Your New Research Assistant: AI for Genealogists |
| Oct 4 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Ari Wilkins | 1. Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Maps, Census Records and City Directories 2. Researching Graphically: Expanding Your Research with Timelines, Charts, Spreadsheets and Diagrams |
| Nov 1 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Judy Muhn | 1. Acadian and French-Canadian (Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, Midwest generally) 2. Native American / First Nation / Indigenous |
| Dec 6 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
TBD | |
