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Happy Anniversary to Us: The Southern California Genealogical Society Celebrated 60 Years in 2024!

Happy Anniversary to Us: The Southern California Genealogical Society Celebrated 60 Years in 2024!

Happy Anniversary to Us: The Southern California Genealogical Society Celebrated 60 Years in 2024!

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Nov 26, 20241 min read

Board Members Represent SCGS at Los Angeles Archives Bazaar

Board Members Represent SCGS at Los Angeles Archives Bazaar

Board Members Represent SCGS at Los Angeles Archives Bazaar

Charlotte Bocage

Nov 23, 20242 min read

SCGS Presents Genealogy Jam Oct. 12, 'Discovering Our Southwest Heritage'

SCGS Presents Genealogy Jam Oct. 12, 'Discovering Our Southwest Heritage'

SCGS Presents Genealogy Jam Oct. 12, 'Discovering Our Southwest Heritage'

Oct 29, 20242 min read

SCGS's Italian Interest Group Goes Hollywood at the 2024 LA Italian Festival

SCGS's Italian Interest Group Goes Hollywood at the 2024 LA Italian Festival

SCGS's Italian Interest Group Goes Hollywood at the 2024 LA Italian Festival

Oct 25, 20241 min read

Jamie Lee Mayhew: 'Land Records in the Southwest' at SCGS's Genealogy Jam

Jamie Lee Mayhew: 'Land Records in the Southwest' at SCGS's Genealogy Jam

Jamie Lee Mayhew: 'Land Records in the Southwest' at SCGS's Genealogy Jam

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Sep 10, 20243 min read

Debbie Gurtler: 'Hispanic Research in Pre-1850 California' at SCGS Genealogy Jam

Debbie Gurtler: 'Hispanic Research in Pre-1850 California' at SCGS Genealogy Jam

Debbie Gurtler: 'Hispanic Research in Pre-1850 California' at SCGS Genealogy Jam

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Sep 8, 20243 min read

Get an Introduction to FamilySearch's Full-Text Search at SCGS's Genealogy Jam on Oct. 12

Get an Introduction to FamilySearch's Full-Text Search at SCGS's Genealogy Jam on Oct. 12

Get an Introduction to FamilySearch's Full-Text Search at SCGS's Genealogy Jam on Oct. 12

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Sep 6, 20243 min read

Peggy Lauritzen Presents 'The Ship Brooklyn and the Settling of San Francisco Bay' at SCGS's Genealogy Jam

Peggy Lauritzen Presents 'The Ship Brooklyn and the Settling of San Francisco Bay' at SCGS's Genealogy Jam

Peggy Lauritzen Presents 'The Ship Brooklyn and the Settling of San Francisco Bay' at SCGS's Genealogy Jam

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Sep 6, 20243 min read

Genealogy Jam '24 Will Feature Lisa Medina Presenting 'Expanding Your Research of California Ancestors'

Genealogy Jam '24 Will Feature Lisa Medina Presenting 'Expanding Your Research of California Ancestors'

Genealogy Jam '24 Will Feature Lisa Medina Presenting 'Expanding Your Research of California Ancestors'

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Sep 5, 20242 min read

Skeleton Whisperer Sara Cochran Presents 'American Southwest Research in Federal Records' at the SCGS Genealogy Jam Oct. 12

Skeleton Whisperer Sara Cochran Presents 'American Southwest Research in Federal Records' at the SCGS Genealogy Jam Oct. 12

Skeleton Whisperer Sara Cochran Presents 'American Southwest Research in Federal Records' at the SCGS Genealogy Jam Oct. 12

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Sep 3, 20243 min read

Book Review: Roberta Estes's 'The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA'

Book Review: Roberta Estes's 'The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA'

Book Review: Roberta Estes's 'The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA'

John V. Richardson Jr., PhD

Aug 10, 20242 min read

Register Now for Lunch & Learn's Double Bill: Diana Crisman Smith and Jane Neff Rollins

Register Now for Lunch & Learn's Double Bill: Diana Crisman Smith and Jane Neff Rollins

Register Now for Lunch & Learn's Double Bill: Diana Crisman Smith and Jane Neff Rollins

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Aug 2, 20242 min read

Register Now for SCGS's September Webinars: Lianne Krugar and Dede Huang

Register Now for SCGS's September Webinars: Lianne Krugar and Dede Huang

Register Now for SCGS's September Webinars: Lianne Krugar and Dede Huang

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Jul 9, 20243 min read

Italian Interest Group Tours LA's Italian Museum

Italian Interest Group Tours LA's Italian Museum

Italian Interest Group Tours LA's Italian Museum

Jun 3, 20241 min read

Register Now: American Ancestors to Present Seminar at the Huntington Library on June 9

Register Now: American Ancestors to Present Seminar at the Huntington Library on June 9

Register Now: American Ancestors to Present Seminar at the Huntington Library on June 9

Lisa Hallett Taylor

May 27, 20241 min read

GSHA-SC Hosts Lenny Trujillo and His 'Birth of a Family Icon' on May 4

GSHA-SC Hosts Lenny Trujillo and His 'Birth of a Family Icon' on May 4

GSHA-SC Hosts Lenny Trujillo and His 'Birth of a Family Icon' on May 4

Lisa Hallett Taylor

May 1, 20244 min read

SCGS Italian Interest Group to Tour LA's Italian American Museum and You're Invited

SCGS Italian Interest Group to Tour LA's Italian American Museum and You're Invited

SCGS Italian Interest Group to Tour LA's Italian American Museum and You're Invited

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Apr 23, 20242 min read

More Than 30 Museums to Participate in Annual So Cal Free-For-All on March 23

More Than 30 Museums to Participate in Annual So Cal Free-For-All on March 23

More Than 30 Museums to Participate in Annual So Cal Free-For-All on March 23

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Mar 22, 20243 min read

Ancestry Makes Newly Digitized Guinness Brewery Archives Available Free Through March 22

Ancestry Makes Newly Digitized Guinness Brewery Archives Available Free Through March 22

Ancestry Makes Newly Digitized Guinness Brewery Archives Available Free Through March 22

Lisa Hallett Taylor

Mar 13, 20242 min read

A Daughter Reflects As Her Vibrant Mother Retires From SCGS

A Daughter Reflects As Her Vibrant Mother Retires From SCGS

A Daughter Reflects As Her Vibrant Mother Retires From SCGS

Kay Fairhurst Adkins

Mar 12, 20246 min read

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