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Thursday, September 10
"Our Quaker Ancestors: Their History and the Records They Left" with Annette Burke Lyttle  (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required
 
Quakers were prolific record keepers, and their minutes can document family relationships, migrations, and community life in extraordinary detail. Learn key Quaker history, how meetings were organized, and where to find the records that make Quaker research so rewarding.
 
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Annette Burke Lyttle, CG® owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. She is a published writer whose research interests include Quaker ancestors and ancestral migrations in the United States. She is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.


Saturday, October 3
"Finding Binkey: When Research Questions Become a Road Map to the Enslaved" with Michael A. Willis  (CCCGS Meetings)
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required
 
Members Only! (Become a Member!) CCCGS Fall Webinar!
Michael A. Willis, Award-Winning Author, Professional Genealogist, and
RootsTech Speaker

During this 3-hour webinar, Michael A. Willis, 2026 RootsTech Speaker and Award-winning Author of Finding Binkey: When Your Ancestors Choose You, will help attendees gather knowledge about their past with the intent of bringing context to their present and unleashing the potential of their future. With 25 years of experience, Michael is committed to helping individuals answer their genealogical questions through historical document discovery and analysis.  He also utilizes DNA analysis to unlock mysteries that are otherwise unsolvable.

While taking you on his journey, Michael shares the methodology and research questions he applied to find 7 generations of his maternal ancestors as told to him by his maternal grandmother when he was eight years old. Michael’s webinar presents use cases from his research that connect with all heritages and spans from beginner to expert level. Be prepared to learn "how-tos" that you did not know about!
 
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Michael A. Willis is an award-winning author, speaker, consultant, blogger, community activist, and instructor with 25 years’ experience as a genealogist. He is a member of the African American Genealogical Society of Northern California where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. An East Bay Area native, Michael has documented over 5500 people on his family tree and researched his ancestry back 11 generations into the early 18th century. Lastly, he is Owner and Operator of the website michaelawillis.com which promotes his work and commitment to changing lives one ancestor at a time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Thursday, November 12
"Marriage by Blacksmith: Gretna Green Marriages" with Madeline Yanov  (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required

Madeline will delve into the origins of Gretna Green’s popularity and unravel the stories behind its American counterparts. What motivated people to journey far from home to exchange their vows? Are these marriages legally recognized? Where can one unearth the elusive records of these unions? These American cities may hold the key to your ancestors’ missing marriage records.

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Madeline Yanov is the owner of Time Travel Genealogy, and has more than 32 years of genealogy experience, specializing in American research. Since most Americans are descendants of immigrants, she is also very familiar with European genealogy – specifically, Irish, British, the Slovak region, Russian, and some German.

Madeline is President Emeritus of the Contra Costa County Genealogical Society and serves on the board since 2012. She also is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and several other local genealogical societies.