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Friday, January 23
'Timeline to the 250' First event is the Boston Tea Party- Bonnie Hayosh (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Location: TBA
Journey through the events that set the stage for independence. Timeline to the 250 blends solid history with genealogical insight to show what our ancestors lived through—beginning with the Boston Tea
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Wednesday, January 28
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Monday, February 9
TBA Jessica Conklin (General Meeting)
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Friday, February 13
Third-Party Analysis and Visualization Tools -Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location:TBA
This presentation reviews a number of third-party analysis and visualization tools that are available to assist in autosomal DNA analysis. Topics covered include the Leeds method, several Chrome extensions, the Genetic Affairs AutoCluster tool, the DNAGEDCom Client, and several visualization tools for mapping family relationships.
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Wednesday, February 18
Share your stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, February 25
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Monday, March 9
TBA- Sara Cochran (General Meeting)
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Friday, March 13
DNA Painter: Chromosome Mapping - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location:TBA
Chromosome mapping is the process of assigning DNA segments to an ancestral line based on sharing the segments with cousins who descend from the line. This presentation explains how to use the Chromosome Mapping feature of DNA Painter to track the DNA you share with matches and to map segments to ancestors.
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Wednesday, March 18
Share your stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, March 25
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Friday, April 10
GEDMatch - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location:TBA
GEDMatch is a third-party website that provides tools for comparing your DNA with other users on the site. This presentation explains how to upload your raw DNA data and describes how to use the tools to compare your autosomal data to that of your matches on the site. This presentation also reviews the tools available to search the family trees that users have posted on the site.
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Monday, April 13
TBA- Ruby Coleman (General Meeting)
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Wednesday, April 15
Share your stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, April 22
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Friday, May 8
AncestryDNA - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location:TBA
This presentation reviews the ethnicity prediction and cousin matching features of AncestryDNA and explains how to use the analysis tools available on the site.
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Monday, May 11
TBA- Annette Burke Lyttle (General Meeting)
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Wednesday, May 20
Share your stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, May 27
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Monday, June 8
TBA- Christine Cohen (General Meeting)
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Friday, June 12
Shared Matches Methodology- Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location- TBA
This presentation explains one of the research methodologies used to solve unknown parentage cases. This methodology focuses on the analysis of shared matches and presents several case studies illustrating how tools such as the Leeds method and the What Are the Odds? tool can be applied in the analysis.
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Wednesday, June 17
Share your stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, June 24
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Friday, July 10
Building Genetic Networks in Unknown Parentage Cases - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location: TBA
A genetic network shows how a group of individuals who share DNA are related to each other. This presentation explains how to use the Leeds method, Scapple mind mapping software, and the Shared cM Project tool in a step-by-step process to build a genetic network in unknown parentage research.
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Monday, July 13
TBA (General Meeting)
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Wednesday, July 15
Share your stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, July 22
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Monday, August 10
Dark-TVGS takes a break (General Meeting)
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Friday, August 14
Consultation- Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
Location TBA
This one-on-one time has prerequisites. Details to participate will announced. |
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Wednesday, August 19
Dark this month (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Friday, September 11
Case Studies - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location- TBA
This presentation describes how DNA was used to solve several unknown parentage cases, explains the analysis tools used, and identifies the lessons learned in each case.
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Monday, September 14
TBA (General Meeting)
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Wednesday, September 16
Share your Stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, September 23
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Friday, October 9
Endogamy Explained - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location- TBA
Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a limited community or group over many generations for cultural or religious reasons or due to geographic isolation. This presentation describes how to recognize endogamy in your family tree, explains its impact on evaluating DNA test results, and provides recommendations on how to deal with endogamy in your family research.
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Monday, October 12
Annual Genealogy Showcase (General Meeting)
America250: The People Behind the History
America250: The People Behind the History looks beyond the anniversary itself to explore how individual lives and family stories shaped the American experience. This genealogy showcase brings together multimedia resources and knowledgeable experts to help attendees connect their own ancestors to the events, places, and communities that formed the nation. Guided by the spirit of Our Shared Past, the event emphasizes that history did not end with a celebration—it lives on through the families who carried it forward.
* Note darte will change due to hoilday closure |
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Wednesday, October 21
Share your Stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, October 28
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Monday, November 9
TBA (General Meeting)
* possible date change due to holiday closure |
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TBA (General Meeting)
* possible date change due to holiday closure |
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Friday, November 13
Using DNA Test Results in Genealogical Research: A How-To Guide - Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Location- TBA
This presentation provides step-by-step guidance on how to approach the analysis of DNA testing data and apply the results in your genealogical research. Topics covered include testing strategies, confirming relationships to family members tested, verifying the branches in your tree, identifying “surprise” cousins, and addressing brick walls in your distant ancestry.
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Wednesday, November 18
Share your Stories! (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Turn ancestral research into engaging family stories. Our Writers Group focuses on transforming names, dates, and charts into meaningful narratives that preserve both past and present family history. Whether you’re new to writing or looking to refine your skills, join us to learn, share, and bring your ancestors to life through storytelling. |
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Wednesday, November 25
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
** Date will change due to holiday** The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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Monday, December 14
Holiday Buffet (Potluck) (General Meeting)
Join us for our annual Holiday Buffet Potluck, a time to share good food, warm conversation, and seasonal cheer. Bring a favorite dish to share and enjoy a relaxed gathering with friends as we celebrate the season together. |
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Wednesday, December 23
Planning our future... (TVGS Board Meetings)
2:00 pm Zoom only
** Date will change due to holiday** The Board Meeting provides an opportunity for officers and board chairmen to review society business, discuss current projects, and plan future activities. Members are welcome to attend. Zoom link is available in the member's section. |
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