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Friday, January 10, 2025
DNA Basics -Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
This presentation addresses the basics of autosomal DNA testing along with an overview of the major testing companies and the information they provide. This presentation also provides recommendations on testing strategies and includes tips on organizing and interpreting DNA test results.
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Monday, January 13, 2025
Searching for the Smiths: A Case Study -Jessica Conklin (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Jessica Conklin is a former TVGS member and previouly served its on its board.
Jessica is a genealogist and the founder of Cherry Tree Genealogy. She built her business out of a love for family history and a desire to help others discover their ancestors' stories. She offers genealogical research, lecturing, coaching, and translation services. If you're ready to learn more about your family's history, Jessica is eager to work with you! |
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Monday, February 10, 2025
Taking the Right Trail West- Ruby Coleman (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
About Ruby:
Ruby Coleman, who resides in North Platte, Nebraska, spends a good deal of her time doing genealogical research on her families in Nebraska and the plains states, and also professionally. She has lived in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. She has written articles for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, The Genealogical Helper, Family Chronicle and Internet Genealogy. For thirteen years she wrote the column, "Heritage Lines" for the North Platte Telegraph, North Platte, NE. Her book, Iowa Genealogical Records was published in January of 2014. She lectures for the Family History Expo. Currently Coleman is Area 7 Representative for the Nebraska State Genealogical Society and a past president of the North Platte Genealogical Society. Using her knowledge of Nebraska and the plain states genealogy and history, plus genealogical methodology, Coleman writes, lectures and teaches genealogy. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists as well as numerous local, state and national genealogical organizations. In 2011 she was named 2011 Nebraska Genealogist of the Year by the Nebraska Genealogical Society. |
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Friday, February 14, 2025
DNA Painter: Chromosome Mapping -Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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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Monday, March 10, 2025
Topic TBA -Larry Naukam (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Friday, March 14, 2025
DNA Painter: Trees and Tools-Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
This presentation focuses on the Ancestral Maps and Tools features of DNA Painter. It explains how to create different views of your family tree, with annotations for different DNA inheritance paths, and provides an overview of the Shared cM Project tool and the What are the Odds? tool.
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Friday, April 11, 2025
Third-Party Analysis and Visualization Tools-Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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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Monday, April 14, 2025
Strategies to Break Down Brick Walls -Kim Richards (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Ever feel like you are engulfed by a pile of research? Do you ever think, “If I could just get organized, I could solve this mystery?” If so, this presentation is for you!
This session explains why complex genealogy problems feel overwhelming and how to overcome it through a new way of organizing. You will see a technique that:
- handles information in a new way to see more links and relationships
- allows you to see all your research at one glance
- organizes your research for you (yes, really!)
- simplifies all the data
- shows you any gaps, errors, and conflicts
- automatically creates a narrative outline (and eliminates writers’ block!)
- helps you plan and brainstorm your way to success
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Friday, May 9, 2025
AncestryDNA -Kathy Fernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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 12, 2025
coming soon (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Monday, June 9, 2025
MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive - Melissa Barker (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ronjavascript:void('Cop H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive
Many of us are not able to travel to those places where our ancestors lived to do genealogy research. This should not deter us from finding information about our ancestors. MyHeritage can be your “home away from home” online archive to help you find information on your ancestors. Learn from a seasoned genealogist and archivist how to find archived records on MyHeritage from home.
Melissa Barker
a.k.a
The Archive Lady
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives. She is affectionally known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for various genealogy groups and societies. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well-known published book reviewer . She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 20 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 34 years.
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Friday, June 13, 2025
To Be Announced- DNA (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Friday, July 11, 2025
Shared Matches Methodology- KathyFernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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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Monday, July 14, 2025
Using and Managing a Genealogy Research Log-Thomas Mac Entee (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Friday, August 8, 2025
DNA Consult- KathyFernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
By appointment only and there are prerequisites.
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Monday, September 8, 2025
coming soon (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Friday, September 12, 2025
Endogamy Explained- KathyFernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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 13, 2025
Open House (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Monday, October 13, 2025
coming soon (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Monday, October 13, 2025
Open House (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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Friday, November 14, 2025
A How-To Guide to Using DNA Test Results in Genealogical Research- KathyFernandes (DNA Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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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