SCGS 2013 Webinars Announced

The Southern California Genealogical Society has announced their webinars for 2013. Sign up early for the ones you want to view. The live version of the webinar is free to those who sign up and is made available to SCGS members as an archival file. We can all learn something new from these webinars.

Registration is Now Open for the 2013 Jamboree Extension Webinar Series  The Southern California Genealogical Society announces that registration is now open for the popular Jamboree Extension Webinar Series for 2013. The webinar series provides web-based family history and genealogy educational sessions for genealogists around the world. Jamboree Extension Series webinars are conducted the first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month. Saturday sessions will be held at 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time. Wednesday sessions will be scheduled at 6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.   Upcoming sessions are listed below. Click on the link to register for any session you want to attend. For more information on each of these sessions, check out the SCGS website. Saturday, January 5 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time   Lisa A. Alzo Family History Writing Made Easier: Cloud-based Tools Every Genealogist Can Use Wednesday, January 16 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Linda Geiger Woodward, CG, CGL   Documentation: Never Having to Ask, 'Where Did That Come From?' Saturday, February 2 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time. Eric Basir   Digital Organization for Documents and Photos   Wednesday, February 20 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Michael John Neill   No Will?  No Problem Saturday, March 2 -  10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Lisa Louise Cooke     Time Travel with Google Earth Wednesday, March 20 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Michael Brophy   Erin in the USA: Irish Research on This Side of the Atlantic  Saturday, April 6 -  10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Denise Levenick    Break Down Brick Walls with Home Sources  Wednesday, - April 17 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Janet Hovorka   Trip the Tree Fantastic: Intriguing Family History Trips for the Whole Family Saturday, May 4 -   10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG Homespun and Calico - Researching our Foremothers Wednesday, May 15 - 6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time. Debbie Mieszala, CG    Options in Post-Adoption Research Saturday, June 1 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Jane Neff Rollins   Is There a Baby Catcher in your Bloodline? Saturday, June 1 -  2pm Pacific time / 5pm Eastern time  Leo Myers and Paula Hinkel    Sneak Peek at Jamboree   Wednesday, June 19 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Valerie Brown Elkins, CG  Interest in Pinterest: Pinning Your Family History Saturday, July 6 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Tonia Kendrick    Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything with Evernote Wednesday, July 17 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Nancy Lauer     Path to Organizational Bliss Saturday, August 3 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Jay Fonkert, CG     Official, but Wrong: Testing the Validity of Genealogical Information in Official Records Wednesday, August 21 -  6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Mary Roddy    Mark Golden: A Case Study in World War II Research Saturday, September 7 -  10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time George G. Morgan     Sidestep Genealogy Wednesday, - September 18 - 6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Beth Foulk     Imported to America - Colonists for Sale Saturday, October 5 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Taneya Koonce     Genealogy News at Your Fingertips: From RSS Feeds to Digital Magazine Platforms Wednesday, October 16 - 6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Drew Smith   Effective Online Queries Saturday, November 2 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG   Getting Family History Information through the Back Door Wednesday, November 20 - 6pm Pacific time / 9pm Eastern time.  Leland K. Meitzler   Mobile Capturing of Your Ancestor's Documents and Pictures Saturday, December 7 - 10am Pacific time / 1pm Eastern time Gena Philibert Ortega   Women in WWII Please share this notice with your fellow genealogical society members, librarians, cousins and others that share your interest in genealogy. The initial (live) webcast is offered free of charge and open to the public. "We offer these webinars as part of our educational mission," said SCGS president Alice Fairhurst, "but are always grateful for contributions to offset our costs." Donations can be made through PayPal, online through the SCGS website or by check made out to SCGS and mailed to the address below.  As a benefit of membership, SCGS members can review archived sessions at any time by accessing the SCGS members-only section of this website.   To join a webinar, most participants attend via computer with audio speakers or a headset. Those with a fast Internet connection (either broadband or DSL) will have the most satisfactory experience. It is possible to phone in to listen to the presentation. Long-distance charges may apply.  For more information contact: Paula Hinkel ( phinkel@pacbell.net )  Vice President Southern California Genealogical Society   417 Irving Drive Burbank, CA 91504   Posted by Ron Setzer