Welcome to the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society

The San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society (SLOCGS) was founded in 1967
to EDUCATE members and the public in genealogy research techniques
and to COLLECT, PRESERVE, and HOUSE historical and genealogical records,
providing record access, facilities and staff assistance for local, national and
international genealogical research.

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We invite anyone interested in genealogy to join us in our general meetings (below), computer classes, special interest groups, and libraries. You can search our on-line county resource data, have your DNA tested, follow our links to related sites and get in touch with our experienced researchers.
See the many benefits enjoyed by the members of our Society.

Participants in indexing the 1940 Census

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.

Map to find Independent Order of Odd
Fellows (IOOF) Hall<br> 520 Dana Street<br> San Luis Obispo, CA.

UPCOMING:

	June 2, 2012	How Do You Know That...? - Linda Serna. Genealogy as Detective Work - Linda Serna.
	September 1, 2012	Adavanced Census Research Techniques - Cafi Cohen. 1940 Census Finds - Members of San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society.
	October 6, 2012	County Websites: An Overlooked Resource - Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD and MA, CG . Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family Over Time and Miles - Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD and MA, CG .
	November 3, 2012	Best Internet Websites 2012 - Cafi Cohen. DNA Testing for Genealogists - Cafi Cohen.
	January 5, 2013	Get Social with Your Genealogy - Elizabeth Swanay-O'Neal.
Details below

June 2, 2012
General Meeting

How Do You Know That...?
by Linda Serna.

Genealogy as Detective Work
by Linda Serna.

Research Class: How Do You Know That? by Linda Serna.

Business Meeting

Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.

Main Program: Genealogy as Detective Work by Linda Serna.

Linda Serna is a professional genealogist who has been researching for 30 years. She is Vice-President of Programs for the Orange County California Genealogical Society (OCCGS), and also speaks regularly to her own group and others in Southern California and New Mexico. She is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), the Polish Genealogical Society (PGS-CA), and the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA-CA).

You may not have noticed all the great information in census records, especially the earliest ones. How Do You Know That...? describes how to find that info and where to go from there.

Genealogy as Detective Work highlights the skills used by both detectives and genealogists to solve mysteries. It explores how to reason through a genealogical challenge by using a detective’s tools and indirect evidence. Specific examples and case studies will illustrate how to find and analyze information that can solve your difficult family mysteries and brick walls.

No General Meeting in July or August 2012

September 1, 2012
General Meeting

Advanced Census Research Techniques by Cafi Cohen.

1940 Census Finds
by Members of San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society.

Research Class: Advanced Census Research Techniques
by Cafi Cohen.

Business Meeting

Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.

Main Program: 1940 Census Finds
by Members of San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society.

1940s Census Release Party! All are invited to dress in '40s-era garb and share photos, food, music and artifacts from the 1940s.

Come see what our society members have discovered in the newly released 1940 U.S. Census - and hear how they went about the hunt. You'll be inspired!

October 6, 2012
General Meeting

County Websites: An Overlooked Resource
by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD and MA, CG.

Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family Over Time and Miles
by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD and MA, CG.

Research Class: County Websites: An Overlooked Resource
by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD and MA, CG.

Business Meeting

Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.

Main Program: Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family Over Time and Miles by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD and MA, CG.

Jean Wilcox Hibben has done family research for over 30 years. A member of many professional genealogical organizations, she volunteers at the new Riverside, California location for the Pacific Region National Archives and at the Corona, California Family History Center. She is a nationally-known speaker on family history and folklore.

Clue to Clue uses various clues to show how to move from one piece of information to the next to piece together the life of an ancestral family. The steps used are illustrated so that they can be followed by the beginner as well as the seasoned genealogist. Use of census, probate, property, and personal records are explained.

November 3, 2012
General Meeting

Best Internet Websites 2012 by Cafi Cohen.

DNA Testing for Genealogists by Cafi Cohen.

Research Class: Best Internet Websites 2012 by Cafi Cohen.

Business Meeting

Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.

Main Program: DNA Testing for Genealogists by Cafi Cohen.

Cafi Cohen is a professional genealogy researcher as well as the current Seminar Chair and past Education 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, www.bridgetoyesterday.com, 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.

Well-known as well as more obscure websites will be described and demonstrated during the Research Class; everyone should go home with an expanded toolkit that includes several new online venues to research.

In the Main Program hear how DNA testing can grow your family tree; session includes answers to the following:
• What DNA tests are available?
• What’s the difference between mtDNA, Y-DNA, and autosomal testing?
• When should you consider a DNA test?
• How do you correlate DNA testing with your documentation?
• Who should you test and why?
• What do the test results look like and mean?
• Where can you find others with similar haplotypes (DNA profiles)?

No General Meeting in December 2012

January 5, 2013
General Meeting

Get Social with Your Genealogy by Elizabeth Swanay-O'Neal.

Research Class: TBA

Business Meeting

Social time; book & drawing sales, snacks, coffee & tea.

Main Program: Get Social with Your Genealogy by Elizabeth Swanay-O'Neal.

Elizabeth Swanay-O’Neal is a genealogist specializing in the preparation of lineage society applications and the use of technology and social media. She presently serves as the Social Media Coordinator for the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society as well as the California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Since 2007, she has been the author of the award-winning genealogy blog “Little Bytes of Life,” named as one of Family Tree Magazine’s “40 Best Genealogy Blogs.”

Think Facebook is just for kids, or “twittering” is what birds do? Think again! Genealogists of all ages are using social media to learn, network, and find those elusive cousins. Elizabeth will show you how to get “on the grid” and become part of the genealogy social network.