We invite anyone interested in genealogy to join us in our general meetings (below), computer classes, special interest groups and libraries. If you do not live locally you can follow our links to other San Luis Obispo County websites, get in touch with our experienced researchers, have your DNA tested and see the many benefits enjoyed by the members of our Society.
On our county resources page you can access databases that include land records, plat maps,
naturalization records, tax records, voter registrations, cemetery records, headstone photos, probate court records
and civil case abstracts.
GENERAL MEETINGS
The Society meets on the first Saturday of each month - except July,
August, and December at
Independent Order of Odd
Fellows (IOOF) Hall
520 Dana Street
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome!
Email Cheryl Storton for additional information.
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UPCOMING:
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June 1, 2013 | Q & A: Got questions? Get answers – Panel of professional genealogists.
Cloud Computing Tools and Techniques: Accessing Your Genealogy Research Anywhere - Martha Graham.
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September 7, 2013 | Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames –
Lisa Louise Cooke.
How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case - Lisa Louise Cooke.
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October 5, 2013 | Spice Up Your Family History with Pictures - Janet Thatcher
Fabulous Finds - Mary Hansen and SLOCGS Members.
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November 2, 2013 | Adventures in Source Citations - Susan Goss Johnston.
Civil War Research: It's More than Pensions and the CMSR - Susan Goss Johnston.
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January 4, 2014 | Finding Helen Jewett: The Murder of a Prostitute in 1836 New York - Patricia Cline Cohen.
Radical Marriage Reform in the 1840's-1850’s - Patricia Cline Cohen.
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February 1, 2014 | Seminar: Genealogy NOW!
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March 1, 2014 | Cutting-edge Projects in Genealogical Computing - Cal Poly students.
Finding the Internet's Hidden Genealogical Gems with Linkpendium – Brian Wolf Leverich.
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April 5, 2014 | The Fold3 Website: Navigation, Resources, and Search Techniques - Cafi Cohen.
Needles in Haystacks: Big-City Genealogy Research – Cafi Cohen.
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May 3, 2014 | The Other 300 Tribes: Searching the American Indian Census of 1885-1940 – Junel Davidsen.
Courthouse Records in Cyberspace - Junel Davidsen.
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| Details below
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June 1, 2013
General Meeting
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Q & A: Got questions? Get answers
- Panel of professional genealogists.
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Cloud Computing Tools and Techniques: Accessing Your Genealogy Research Anywhere - Martha Graham.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: Q & A: Got questions? Get answers - Panel of professional genealogists.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Cloud Computing Tools and Techniques: Accessing Your Genealogy Research Anywhere - Martha Graham.
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Martha A Crosley Graham has been researching her family for a little over 20 years. As a Member of SLOCGS she has been involved as Project & Publications Chair as well as being the Genealogical Librarian for both the AG & SLO Libraries. A life-long love affair with "things electronic" has proved to be a benefit when it comes to applying technology to the pursuit of preserving SLO Genealogical & Historical resources.
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No General Meeting in July or August 2013
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September 7, 2013
General Meeting
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Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames
by Lisa Louise Cooke.
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How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case
by Lisa Louise Cooke.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames by Lisa Louise Cooke.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case by Lisa Louise Cooke.
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Lisa Louise Cooke is the owner of Genealogy Gems, a genealogy and family history multi-media company. She is Producer and Host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, the popular online genealogy audio show as well as the Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast, both available at www.GenealogyGems.com, in iTunes, and through the free Genealogy Gems Toolbar. Her podcasts bring genealogy news, research strategies, expert interviews and inspiration to genealogists in 75 countries around the world.
Lisa is the author of a variety of multi-media materials including the Genealogy Gems Premium website subscription, her new book The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, and Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies (paperback, digital download, and for iPad), the DVD Google Earth for Genealogy, and Genealogy Gems Premium Audio Podcast Episode digital downloads.
In addition to Genealogy Gems, Lisa works closely with Family Tree Magazine as producer and host of the Family Tree Magazine Podcast, a regular article author for the magazine, and curriculum developer and instructor for Family Tree University. Lisa’s offerings are not limited to online. She is a sought after international genealogy speaker, and produces live presentations of The Genealogy Gems Podcast at top genealogy conferences.
Whether in person or online, Lisa strives to dig through the myriad of genealogy news, questions and resources and deliver the gems that can unlock each listeners own family history treasure trove!
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October 5, 2013
General Meeting
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Spice Up Your Family History with Pictures by Janet Thatcher.
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Fabulous Finds
by Mary Hansen and SLOCGS Members.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: Spice Up Your Family History with Pictures by Janet Thatcher.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Fabulous Finds by Mary Hansen and SLOCGS Members.
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Janet Solverson Thatcher is a member of San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society. She has been researching and writing about her family for ten years. She is an Emeritus Professor of Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Mary Hansen is a native of San Luis Obispo who has been researching her family tree for over a decade. She enjoys connecting with family and finding cousins through Facebook. She receives notifications from several major genealogy sites on a daily basis, which helps her stay on top of what classes are offered online and the latest news in the genealogy world.
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November 2, 2013
General Meeting
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Adventures in Source Citations by Susan Goss Johnston.
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Civil War Research: It's More than Pensions and the CMSR
by Susan Goss Johnston.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: Adventures in Source Citations by Susan Goss Johnston.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Civil War Research: It's More than Pensions and the CMSR by Susan Goss Johnston.
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Susan Goss Johnston is a 2011 ProGen alumna, a graduate of the Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis course at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, the National Institute on Genealogical Research, and the National Archives’ lecture and lab course, Going to the Source. She is a co-editor of the recently published Source Templates for The Master Genealogist. Her personal research focuses on families in New England and the Mid-Atlantic region, and she specializes in military records. A former Maryland resident, she now lives in California, and continues teaching basic and advanced genealogy courses there and is a frequent speaker at local meetings and conferences.
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No General Meeting in December 2013
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January 4, 2014
General Meeting
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Finding Helen Jewett: The Murder of a Prostitute in 1836 New York
by Patricia Cline Cohen.
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Radical Marriage Reform in the 1840's-1850’s
by Patricia Cline Cohen.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: Finding Helen Jewett: The Murder of a Prostitute in 1836 New York by Patricia Cline Cohen.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Radical Marriage Reform in the 1840's-1850’s by Patricia Cline Cohen.
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Patricia Cline Cohen teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and specializes in nineteenth-century U.S. women and gender. She is the author of The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York (1998) and a coauthor of The Flash Press: Sporting Male Weeklies in 1840s New York (2008). She is also a coauthor of the textbook The American Promise (4th edition, 2008). Her current research focused on the nineteenth-century health and sex reformers Mary Gove and Thomas L. Nichols, advocates of hydrotherapy, vegetarianism, sex education, and, for a time, free love.
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February 1, 2014
Seminar: Genealogy NOW! Speakers
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Judy G. Russell,
JD, CG, CGL
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The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a Certified GenealogistSM and Certified Genealogical LecturerSM with a law degree. She writes, teaches and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical topics, ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. A Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and entirely in Germany on her father’s side, she is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society and numerous state and regional genealogical societies. On the faculty of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research in Alabama, and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, and has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine.
To see what all the excitement is about, visit her on the Internet at The Legal Genealogist and The Legal Genealogist Blog.
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Sharon Hoyt, MLIS, is a genealogy researcher and consultant from California's Silicon Valley. Before focusing full time on genealogy, she worked as an information architect managing intranet content and search tools for large technology companies. Her areas of interest include New England, New York, and the Midwest. As a native Californian whose family has lived in the state since the 1880s, She enjoys helping California residents trace their ancestors' paths to the Golden State. In addition to her client research, she serves as a consultant to Ancestry.com. Sharon is a member of APG, NGS, NEHGS, and the Southern California Genealogical Society, among others. She has completed the NGS American Genealogy course, and is an alumna of the National Institute on Genealogical Research and a graduate of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy - Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course. She holds a Master's degree in Library and Information Science.
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Topics and additional speakers to be announced.
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March 1, 2014
General Meeting
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Cutting-edge Projects in Genealogical Computing
by Cal Poly students.
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Finding the Internet's Hidden Genealogical Gems with
Linkpendium
by Brian Wolf Leverich.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: Cutting-edge Projects in Genealogical Computing by Cal Poly students.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Finding the Internet's Hidden Genealogical Gems with
Linkpendium by Brian Wolf Leverich.
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Brian Leverich, with Softec, Central Coast Software and Technology Associates, Inc., is a self-described mathematical economist, computer hacker, and genealogist. Together with his wife, Karen Isaacson, Brian Leverich founded RootsWeb. They are the current organizers of Linkpendium, a worldwide genealogy link farm.
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April 5, 2014
General Meeting
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The Fold3 Website: Navigation, Resources, and Search Techniques
by Cafi Cohen.
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Needles in Haystacks: Big-City Genealogy Research
by Cafi Cohen.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: The Fold3 Website: Navigation, Resources, and Search Techniques by Cafi Cohen.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Needles in Haystacks: Big-City Genealogy Research by Cafi Cohen.
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Cafi Cohen is a professional genealogy researcher as well as the current Education Chair and past Seminar Chair of the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society. Since 1997, she has presented many sessions on research techniques both locally and at regional conferences. As co-owner of
Bridge to Yesterday, she combines genealogy research services with book publication – “We do the research and we make it beautiful.” She is a member of the National Genealogical Society and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
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May 3, 2014
General Meeting
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The Other 300 Tribes: Searching the American Indian Census of 1885-1940
by Junel Davidsen.
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Courthouse Records in Cyberspace
by Junel Davidsen.
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11:00 AM
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Board Meeting
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12:15 PM
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Research Class: The Other 300 Tribes: Searching the American Indian Census of 1885-1940 by Junel Davidsen.
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1:00 PM
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Business Meeting
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1:15 PM
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Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.
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1:45 PM
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Main Program: Courthouse Records in Cyberspace by Junel Davidsen.
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Junel Davidsen specializes in courthouse research (including court, land, vital and various clerk's records). She is an Heir Finder registered with the State of California, and Past President of the Monterey County Genealogy Society. She retired from county government in 2004 after 18 years service in San Benito County Clerk/Recorder's office and 10 years as Assistant Registrar of Voters in Monterey County.
Research Class: The Other 300 Tribes: Searching the American Indian Census of 1885-1940.
Population schedules of the Bureau of Indian Affairs have been available for years through National Archives microfilm. Updated methods are needed to make greater use of this resource now that digital images are accessible online. Record variations across the country and resources of other agencies relative to various tribes will be discussed. This BIA collection covers most populations in the continental United States, but excludes the Five Civilized Tribes.
Main Program: Courthouse Records in Cyberspace.
Courthouse and other local records are at the center of family history research. Learn about the extensive record collections and free information becoming available through the websites of forward-thinking public officials. Some sites have databases ‘building back’ from recent dates or lists of archival holdings, while others have digitized images from the ‘year dot.’ Prepare to search local records in a new and different way!
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