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Lunch & Learn

Monthly on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT
Join us: they're free!

One of the Southern California Genealogical Society's most popular monthly programs is Lunch & Learn. Moderated by longtime genealogist Charlotte Bocage, these online educational opportunities provide insight into genealogy and family history research. Free and open to the public, Lunch & Learn hosts well-known genealogical experts such as LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, Diana Crisman Smith, and Jane Neff Rollins. Join us for the next presentation!

Currently, Lunch & Learn is online only.

 

Contact Charlotte at rubymoon01@yahoo.com for more information. Please check the calendar for updates. 

2026 Lunch & Learn Schedule

Most Lunch & Learn programs are held on the second Saturday of each month from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Please register before the online presentation begins. Programs are subject to change. Check back often for speaker updates, check the home page, or the SCGS Calendar.

April 11

Cheri Mello,

Guest Speaker
Online, 1 to 3 p.m.

 

“Tracing Your 20th Century Immigrant Ancestor and

your Portuguese Ancestors”

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June 13

Speaker to be determined

June celebrates Juneteenth and Caribbean American Heritage Month.

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March 14

Speaker to be determined

March celebrates Women's History Month. The theme for 2026 is “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future."

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May 9

Karen A. Fortin, 
Guest Speaker
Onlline, 1 to 2 p.m.

"Orphan Trains and the Children Who Rode Them"

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August 8

Speaker to be determined

August is Family Fun Month and

American Adventures Month. August 9 is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

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Feb. 14

Anthony Coehn

Join SCGS for a Lunch & Learn online presentation with Anthony Cohen on Saturday, February 14,  from 1 to 2:30 p.m., as he discusses FreedomWalk2026 and how genealogy and family history inspire modern-day journeys of remembrance.

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Past Presentations
Genealogist Hal Horrocks
Genealogist Diana Crisman Smith


Diana Crisman Smith: The Last Vital Event: Finding Even More Beyond the Death Certificate 
Hal Horrocks: "Cemeteries: What We Can Learn"
 

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Nancy Loe: "Organize Like an Archivist: Taming Your Records &
Research & Think Like an Archivist: Finding Genealogy Records

 

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Diane Henriks: Find Out What Is at The Asian Pacific Resource Center for You
Katrina Lacerna: Filipino Genealogy: Tracing Your Filipino Roots"

 

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