Christine will show us how homestead application packets from 1862 - 1934 are great sources of genealogical information. These applications list family members and statements from neighbors, plus notations of previous residences. Plus, pages from the family Bible, birth, marriage or death certificates, newspaper clippings, and witness affidavits. Union Civil War Veterans had to provide proof of military service and immigrants had to provide naturalization documents.

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Chistine Cohen’s interest in genealogy began in 1977 with the airing of the TV mini-series “Roots”.  Her enthusiasm was piqued when she was given a typed pedigree chart, commissioned by her maternal grandfather, of her Dutch heritage from the New Netherlands in the 1650s.  She is a native Californian, a graduate of UCLA in Political Science, and has recently retired to pursue her genealogy interest full-time.

Christine is a long-time member of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) and is the current Program Director.  In addition to WAGS, she is a member of the Tualatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, and the Association of Professional Genealogists.