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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| Aug 3 UPDATED | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
In-Person with Christine Cohen |
1. Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States 2. Cousin Baiting & Cousin Stalking |
| Sept 7 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Sunny Morton | 1. Intro to US Church Records: Why We Care Where Grandma Went to Church 2. Born to be Filed: A story of Civil Birth Registration in the United States |
| Oct 5 | Hybrid Virtual Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
William E. "Bill" Cole, M.A. The Passionate Genealogist |
1. Breathe Life Into Your Genealogy with the Power of Story 2. Discover Genealogical Gems in California State Archives and Libraries |
| Nov | No Meeting | Voting at the Library. | |
| Dec 7 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Cyndi Ingle | TBD |
| 2025 | |||
| Jan 4 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
David Ryan | 1. Getting Started in Irish Research 2. 'Hidden Treasures': Discovering Local Sources in Your Irish Research |
| Feb 1 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Paula Stuart - Warren | 1. Family History Details Hiding in Old Historical and Genealogical Periodicals 2. Did your Ancestors Join Ethnic Organizations? Locating some Excellent Records |
| Mar | No Meeting | RootsTech: March 6-8, 2025 | |
| Mar 16 | SAVE THE DATE March 16-23, 2025 OCCGS 37th Annual Research Trip to Salt Lake City |
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| Apr 5 | SAVE THE DATE April 5, 2025 OCCGS 12th Annual Bash and Book Faire with Gena Philibert-Ortega |
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| May 3 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
Kelli Jo Bergheimer | 1. Endogamy? Now What? 2. The ATGCs of DNA Analysis: Assumptions, Thinking Analytically, Guesses, and Conclusions |
| June 7 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
In Person with Christine Cohen |
1. Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers 2. Grand Army of the Republic - Researching Your Union Civil War Veterans |
| July 5 | Hybrid Webinar/ Membership Mtg |
TBD | 1. 2. |
| Tentative: 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 |
