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Wednesday, April 5
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Monday, April 10
Melissa Barker - 10 Things a Genealogist Should do Before Leaving a Library or Archives (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Have you ever gotten home from a genealogy research trip and said to yourself "I forgot to do that!" Learn the 10 things a genealogist should do before they leave a library and archives to make their research trip a success!
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County Tennessee Archives. She lectures, teaches and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual webinar presentations across the United States for genealogical and historical societies. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well known book Reviews Editor for the FGS Magazine FORUM and Utah Genealogical Association Magazine Crossroads. She writes a bi-weekly advice column entitled The Archive Lady published at Abundant Genealogy. She writes history pieces for her local newspaper The Houston County Herald called From the Archives. Her Professional Genealogy expertise is in Tennessee records and she is currently taking research clients. She has been researching her own family history for the past 30 years.
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Friday, April 14
Kathy Fernandes - AncestryDNA (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. Kathy's Bio Here
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Wednesday, April 19
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Friday, April 28
How to Prepare for a Research Trip (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Zoom and Community Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
TVGS will once again be hosting/guiding a research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in May. Preparation is KEY for a successful trip. We’ll talk further about how to do that, what to take, what to expect and answer any other questions you might have about the trip.
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Friday, May 5
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Monday, May 8
Bonnie Martland- In Their Own Words (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Bonnie Martland who will present: "In Their Own Words" Bonnie will talk about veterans from US wars and conflicts using their own words in a stirring tribute for Veteran's Day |
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Friday, May 12
Kathy Fernandes - DNA Painter: Chromosome Mapping (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. Kathy's Bio Here
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Wednesday, May 17
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Wednesday, June 7
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Friday, June 9
Kathy Fernandes - DNA Painter: Trees and Tools (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. Kathy's Bio Here
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Monday, June 12
Pam Vestal - How to Write Ancestral Stories Your Relatives Want to Read (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Part of the thrill of genealogy is sharing our discoveries with those we love, so it can be disappointing when our family members and friends have no interest in the subject. However, with good research, thoughtful planning, and a dash of ingenuity, we can create engaging stories designed to entice even the most reluctant readers. Topics include how to breathe life into dry genealogical facts, choosing a compelling story structure, making decisions that enhance the quality of the writing, and presenting what you’ve written in an appealing way. Creating a captivating ancestral story from our ancestors’ names, dates, and places is like turning fish eggs into caviar: the facts don’t change, but the way we describe them makes all the difference. |
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Wednesday, June 21
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Friday, June 23
Putting It Together (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Zoom and Community Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Putting it together. Once you’ve been on a ‘research trip’ – whether it’s Salt Lake City, or LeMars, Iowa (where your ancestors first lived in the US) – when you come home, there are photos and papers, and thumb drives full of data that you will have to organize and put away. Some will not make the cut when you compare with what you have already at home. It’s important to do this step while it’s all fresh in your memory – so get to it! We’ll talk about it.
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Wednesday, July 5
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Monday, July 10
Larry Naukam - Community Generated Databases (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, July 14
Kathy Fernandes - Third-Party Analysis and Visualization Tools (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 tools that are available to assist in autosomal DNA analysis. Topics covered include several Chrome extensions, the Genetic Affairs AutoCluster tool, the DNAGEDCom Client, and several visualization tools for mapping family relationships. Kathy's Bio Here
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Wednesday, July 19
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Friday, July 28
Census (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Zoom and Community Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Census – US Federal, Sweden, Britain, Canada, US States….so many to check out. One of the MOST used tools to find the family. And each one is different - every time. So, we’ll talk about what to expect when you look at the 1810 US Federal Census….and the 1925 Iowa State Census …and that Swedish household census. SO much to explore!
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Wednesday, September 6
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Friday, September 8
Kathy Fernandes - Shared Matching Methodology (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. Kathy's Bio Here
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Monday, September 11
Christine Cohen - Cousin Bating & Cousin Stalking (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom & Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
We will discuss the many ways to reach out to distant living cousins to help you expand your pedigree chart forward in time. You may find family treasures, photos, DNA test takers and information that will break down a brick wall. We will explore online trees, lineage societies, cemetery indexes, obituaries in newspapers, living people finder websites and social media. |
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Wednesday, September 20
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Friday, September 22
Immigration/Emigration/Finding that Village of Origin. Yup. Everybody’s ancestors did NOT originat (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Zoom and Community Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Immigration/Emigration/Finding that Village of Origin. Yup. Everybody’s ancestors did NOT originate in North America. So, let’s talk about how to figure out WHERE they came from (a sometimes LONG and difficult process), so that we can research them ‘over there’.
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Wednesday, October 4
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Saturday, October 7
Annual Open House (General Meeting)
10:00 am Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Celebrating TVGS 25th Anniversary |
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Friday, October 13
Kathy Fernandes - Endogamy Explained (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. Kathy's Bio Here
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Wednesday, October 18
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Friday, October 27
Let’s Get Creative (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Zoom and Community Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Let’s Get Creative. Face it, most of us get rolling eyes and sighs when we begin to talk about ‘the family history’. BUT there may be some creative ways to entice the younger generations to get excited about their ancestors – from stories, to scrapbooks, to sorting through the old black and white photos or those heirlooms. A ‘family history’ doesn’t have to mean a boring book filled only with names, dates and places! It can be so much more. Let’s discuss!
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Wednesday, November 8
Planning Meeting (TVGS Board Meetings)
4:00 pm Zoom
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Friday, November 10
Kathy Fernandes - A How-To Guide to Using DNA Test Results in Genealogical Research (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. Kathy's Bio Here
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Monday, November 13
Micahel Reagan - Photo Editing (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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Wednesday, November 15
Monthly Meeting (Writers Group)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Zoom & Heritage Room Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Our Writers Group puts it’s focus on turning ancestral research of facts and charts into exciting stories, recounting the life and times of our families and their ancestors. The group encourages each other in creating interesting stories to preserve history as well as present day accounts that will become history for our future generations. Come and share your stories. |
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Friday, December 1
Lets Review! (4th Friday- General Education)
10:00 am Zoom and Community Rm, Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
Let’s Review! What did you learn this year? What did I learn? What discoveries did you make? Did any brick walls crumble for you? What’s YOUR plan for 2024?
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Monday, December 11
Holiday Potluck (General Meeting)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Ron H. Roberts Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula, CA 92592
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