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[[Category:California FamilySearch Centers]]
[[Category:California FamilySearch Centers]]

Revision as of 17:02, 2 December 2023


Workshops
French Canadian Assistance
Jane Lindsey, CGS. By appointment only, click here: Request Appointment.

Swedish Research
Thursdays 11am - 6pm
Need help with your Swedish research? Join our expert for individual assistance. No appointment necessary.

African American Research Workshop
Every 4th Wednesday, 6pm to 9pm -- Starting again January 2024


Tips and Talk

1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11am
2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 11am
3rd Wednesday at 6pm



Date Time Topic

-- December 2023 --
Wednesday, December 6 11 am Orientation to Scanning Options at OFSC - Hands on help from OFSC volunteers
Tuesday, December 12 11 am FamilySearch Skills 7: Merging

-- Happy New Year! January 2024 --
Wednesday, January 3rd 11 am Getting the most from a visit to OFSC
Wednesday, January 3rd 6:30 pm Gearing-up for 2024: Use Free Subscriptions and Records at OFSL
Tuesday, January 9th 11 am How-to Series: Scotland's People
Wednesday, January 17th 11 am Adding Historical Information to Enhance Your Family Genealogy
Tuesday, January 17th 6:30 pm 10 Million Names Project https://10millionnames.org
Tuesday, January 23rd 11 am How to Series: Searching Images on FamilySearch
Wednesday, January 24th 11 am Introduction to 20th Century Immigration

-- February 2024 --
Wednesday, February 7th 11 am Beginning French Canadian Research
Wednesday, February 7th 6:30 pm Finding People of Color in Census Records & Antebellum Records
Tuesday, February 13th 11 am How to Series: Ancestry Card Catalog and RecordSeek
Wednesday, February 14th 11 am Introduction to A-Files and C-Files
Tuesday, February 14th 6:30 pm Hidden Ancestors in the Shadow of One Drop and Jim Crow
Wednesday, February 21st 11 am Using Mexican Records on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
Wednesday, February 21st 6:30 pm Improbable Family Ties: Connections Recovered from Antebellum Nelson and Fluvanna Counties of Virginia, 1815-1862
Tuesday, February 27th 11 am How to Series: The Family History Guide - thefhguide.com

-- March 2024 --
Wednesday, March 6th 11 am Overview of Irish Research and Records
Wednesday, March 6th 6:30 pm On the Road Again: Tips for Planning On-site Research
Tuesday, March 12th 11 am How to Series: Snipping, Clipping, and Irfanview
Wednesday, March 13th 6:30 pm German Research Part 1 Please see class description for details
Wednesday, March 20th 11 am History Geo
Wednesday, March 20th 6:30 pm German Research Part 2 Please see class description for details
Tuesday, March 26th 11 am How to Series: Simple Photo Enhancements
Wednesday, March 27th 6:30 pm German Research Part 3 Please see class description for details

-- April 2024 --
Wednesday, April 3rd 11 am UK Registration Research From 1841-1923 (England, Wales and Scotland
Wednesday, April 3rd 6:30 pm Contacting Cousins: How? Why? (DNA, Photos, Family History and more)
Tuesday, April 9th 11 am How to Series: Descendancy Research on FamilySearch
Wednesday, April 10th 11 am DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA
Wednesday, April 10th 6:30 pm DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA
Wednesday, April 17th 11 am DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree
Tuesday, April 17th 6:30 pm DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree
Tuesday, April 23rd 11 am How to Series: Navigating MyHeritage
Wednesday, April 24th 11 am DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries
Wednesday, April 24th 6:30 pm DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries

-- May 2024 --
Wednesday, May 1st 11 am Exploring Hawaiian Records for Genealogical Research
Wednesday, May 1st 6:30 pm Using American Ancestors.org
Tuesday, May 7th 11 am How to Series: Using Linkpendium
Wednesday, May 15th 11 am Expand Your Family Tree: Hands on help from OFSC volunteers in the computer lab
Wednesday, May 15th 6:30 pm Sharing Family History with Children
Wednesday, May 21st 11 am How to Series: Indexing and Other FamilySearch Projects