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Thursday, May 13
CCCGS Annual Business Meeting and "Show & Tell" - Zoom Meeting (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom Meeting
Our annual business meeting where we introduce and install the new members of the board. It is followed by our popular Show & Tell where meeting participants share genealogical breakthroughs or physical ancestral finds. Please Note: This meeting will be held as a Zoom Meeting (not a webinar). Participants can see and hear from each other if cameras and audio are turned on, though not required. Click here to register for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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Thursday, June 10
"Coming to America: The Ellis Island Experience" With Madeline Yanov - Zoom Webinar (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom Webinar
Between 1892 and 1954, Ellis Island, New York, processed over 12 million immigrants. Many of us are descended from the people who landed at Ellis Island. Do you know what they experienced at that processing station? What was their first taste of America like? Madeline Yanov takes us on a visit to the processing station and we retrace each step our ancestors took to enter this country. We will also discover the services that Ellis Island offered immigrants and find out why not everyone was admitted to the country. Click here to register for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. |
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Thursday, July 8
"Historic Disasters, Epidemics, Politics and Other Calamities" With Laurie Werner Castillo (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom Webinar
Both natural and manmade calamities were part of the everyday lives of your ancestors. Laurie Werner Castillo will share how major weather events, earthquakes, fires, epidemics, wars, and pestilence affected their lives, including decisions to pull up stakes and move. Discover how to find records that shed light on the lives of your ancestors as they faced life’s challenges. Click here to register for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. |
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Thursday, September 9
"Down on the Farm: Records to Document Your Farming Ancestor" With Lisa Gorrell (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom Webinar
Up to about 1870, farming was the number one occupation, so you probably have many farmers in your family. Lisa Gorrell helps you discover the numerous record sets that document your farming ancestors, such as land, tax, and probate records. Also, see how newspapers and agricultural records can add context to their story.
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Saturday, October 9
"Researching Military Records From Three Major American Wars" With Craig Roberts Scott (2021 CCCGS Fall Webinar)
9:00 am to 1:00 pm Zoom Webinar
Renowned author and historian, Craig Roberts Scott shares three lectures on military history and how to research your ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and WWI. This is part one of our 2021 CCCGS Fall Webinar. Part two with Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is Saturday, October 16. More information, including registration and fees, coming soon. |
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Saturday, October 16
"Photo Detecting 101" With Maureen Taylor (2021 CCCGS Fall Webinar)
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Zoom Webinar
Maureen Taylor, internationally known expert on historic photo identification and preservation, shares two presentations to help you solve your photo mysteries. This is part two of our 2021 CCCGS Fall Webinar. More details, including registration and fees, coming soon. |
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Thursday, November 11
"Making History Personal" With Judie and Joseph Palmer (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Zoom Webinar
What in the world was happening when your ancestors lived? Judie and Joseph Palmer will share how historical context can provide clues to the motivations of your ancestors, including their movements, the choices they made, their struggles, or triumphs. Get the full picture of life beyond the raw data found in documents.
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