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Upcoming Events

January 2024

CAAGS is inviting you to the first scheduled hybrid meeting of the year….
Saturday, January 20, 2024 10:30 am PST
IN-PERSON: Los Angeles FamilySearch Library
1591 East Temple Way (10741 Santa Monica Blvd)
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Agenda May Include:
Swearing in Ceremony
“In Memoriam”
Intermediate Class - “Brick Walls”
Business Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Scott Lee, AGS President - “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Genealogy”
ZOOM MEETING LINK https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86232664960?pwd=YTlzVVU0emM2NWs1WEY5dGFoMzB5UT09 Meeting ID: 862 3266 4960 Passcode: 876528

Orange County Family History Fair 2023
Local Genealogical Organizations will have booths and representatives present in the Cultural hall to answer your questions. Click here for more information about registration.

Date: October 14, 2023 from 9am - 4pm
Attend In-person at 674 S. Yorba, Orange, CA
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JGSLA Jewish Genealogical Resources at the Family History Library
This is a supper and learn program about the resources at the FamilySearch Center which houses the JGSLA permanent library. Bring your supper and learn about the uniquely Jewish resources in the library and how to utilize these resources for your own genealogical research.

Date: October 26, 2023 from 6 - 8pm
Attend In-person at the Library or on Zoom (link coming soon)

Recurring Events

Nordic Society

Nordic Society - Facilitator: Lynn Anderson - Description: Our members share their interest in Scandinavian family history research and help beginners and each other search for ancestors in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

2024 Meeting Time & Dates: 2nd Saturday (Odd months); 2:00 - 4:00pm; Jan 13, Mar 9, May 11, July 13, Sept 14, Nov 9
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Questions: Contact Us by Email

African American Research Workshop

African American Research Workshop - Facilitator, Pat Jenkins - This is an ongoing, free, hands-on research workshop comprised of African Americans, also referred to as Black or Afro-American, or those who harmonize with Sub-Saharan Africa, with ancestry, citizenship, or residency in the United States. The workshop is an interactive exchange of research tools, methods and systems, and discussions necessary for progress at individual levels of family histories and genealogies impacted by the 16th Century removal of Africans to America as slaves.

This workshop is provided by the Oakland California FamilySearch Center. Click California FamilySearch Center/Classes_and_Workshops here for details, or send email to: pat4gene@gmail.com

Societies

British Isles Family History Society (BIFHS-USA)

LAFSL, CAAGS, & JGSLA Book Collections

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Description: The British Isles Interest Group of the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) promotes and encourages interest in family history, particularly relating to ancestry in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. We educate and encourage others in British Isles family history through research assistance, a variety of resources, and a community to facilitate the acquisition and exchange of family history research information. At monthly meetings fellow researchers are available to answer questions and provide assistance. Meetings in even-numbered months (except December) are held at the SCGS Library, 417 Irving Dr., Burbank, CA 92504.

California African American Genealogical Society (CAAGS)

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Description: The California African American Genealogy Society is non-profit organization formed to foster genealogical research, documentation and recording of family history by the general public. They encourage the use of genealogy as a means of becoming aware of ones history, heritage and self-worth. They encourage the collection, promotion and preservation of African American genealogical resources in local libraries and institutions. Their substantial book collection is housed here at the LAFSL.

Chinese Family History Group of Southern California (CHFGSC)

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Instagram: cfhgsc
Description: The Chinese Family History Group of Southern California is a non-profit organization which seeks to inspire people to discover their family histories by providing a community for the exchange of information and support for those interested in researching, recording, and preserving the experiences of their Chinese and Chinese American ancestors. The organization presents monthly programming which pays special attention to the implications and impact of the Exclusion Acts (1882-1943) and restrictive quotas, which did not change until the late 1960s.

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA-SC)

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Description: The Genealogical Society of Hispanic America – Southern California (GSHA-SC) was founded in 1992 to promote Hispanic genealogical and historical research with a focus on the American Southwest and Mexico.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles (JGSLA)

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Description: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles (JGSLA) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1979, dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with those who are interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. Monthly meetings provide lectures and films to assist members in their family history research and twice-yearly research workshops are held with volunteer helpers and translators. This library houses a 670+ JGSLA Collection of books, journals and Holocaust resources pertaining to Jews who lived all over the globe (including Australia, Germany, England, France, Israel, Russia, Poland, Iran, Israel, Lithuania, and Ukraine) as well as items for Sephardic research (including Jews from Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, and the Middle East). An INDEX to this extensive collection can be searched on the JGSLA website.

LA WestSide Genealogical Society

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Description: LAWGS was founded in April 1982 for the purpose of supporting and promoting genealogical activity in the Westside of Los Angeles.

Nordic Society

2024 Meeting Time & Dates: 2nd Saturday (Odd months); 2:00 - 4:00pm; Jan 13, Mar 9, May 11, July 13, Sept 14, Nov 9
Website
Questions: Contact Us by Email
Description: Our members share their interest in Scandinavian family history research and help beginners and each other as we search for our ancestors in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Polish Society

Description: The Polish Genealogical Society of California is a non-profit organization established in 1989 for the purpose of assisting interested researchers in their quest to discover and preserve the details of their Polish family history. There is a substantial collection of Polish research resource books available at the library.

Sons of Liberty (Sons of American Revolution)

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Description: The Sons of Liberty is a Los Angeles chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). We are a historical, educational, and non-partisan patriotic organization.

Los Angeles California FamilySearch Center/Events and Societies

Upcoming Events

January 2024

Recurring Events

Nordic Society

African American Research Workshop

Societies

British Isles Family History Society (BIFHS-USA)

California African American Genealogical Society (CAAGS)

Chinese Family History Group of Southern California (CHFGSC)

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA-SC)

Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles (JGSLA)

LA WestSide Genealogical Society

Nordic Society

Polish Society

Sons of Liberty (Sons of American Revolution)

Other Societies - meet sporadically

Affiliated Genealogical Societies' Links from this Website

British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A.

California African American Genealogical Society

German

Hispanic America

Jewish

Other Southern California Societies and Organizations

Southern California Historical Societies