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<div class="left" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 150%"> &nbsp; &nbsp;      April 27, 2021 <br> &nbsp;  &nbsp;      6:30 pm PDT'''</div>
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<div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-left: auto; padding:20px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 150%">'''How do I make sense of my 5,000+ DNA matches? Who are these 4th and 5th cousins with surnames I don't recognize? Join us as Ross Reynolds talks about using DNA for family research and the lessons learned along the way. This case study will start with the basics and progress into advanced techniques, like cluster analysis, all with the purpose of answering your family history questions.
<div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-left: auto; padding:20px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 150%">The titles for the classes are:<br>
<br> Ross Reynolds is a product manager and tech entrepreneur. He also describes himself as an amateur genealogist who has struggled to get beyond the brick wall where record keeping ends in the 1700-1800's. His personal research extends across a family with European, Asian, Latin, and African American roots.
1. Why Family Stories & Memories Matter <br>
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2. Preserving Family Memories<br>
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3. Learning From My Living Relatives<br>
4. Family History Activities <br>
5. Creating Family Connections <br>
6. The Art of Storytelling: <br>
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<div class="left" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 150%"> &nbsp; &nbsp;      May 6, 2021 <br> &nbsp;  &nbsp;      6:30 pm PDT'''</div>
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding:20px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.10em">'''Our Portuguese-American Ancestors:<br>From the Azores and Madeira to the U.S.
<br>'''- presented by Ralph Severson'''</div>
<div style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-left: auto; padding:20px; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 150%">'''There are over one million people living in the United States who have Portuguese roots, the majority coming from the Azores and Madeira. This class will explore various methods of tracing one's Luso-American ancestors across the Atlantic and back to the islands, and to the Portuguese mainland.
<br> Ralph Severson is currently the director of the Oakland FamilySearch Library, and has been researching his Azorean ancestors since the 1980's. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs for 30 years in the investment banking business. Ralph is married to Elizabeth Susan "Sue" Severson, also an avid genealogist, and has 5 married children and 22 grandchildren. Besides family history, Ralph's passions are family, baseball, the stock market, gardening and reading.
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[[Category:California Family History Centers]]
[[Category:California FamilySearch Centers]]

Latest revision as of 19:19, 24 October 2023
Upcoming Events

Building Family Memories:
Six 25-minute classes will be presented again in the Fall of 2021.
The titles for the classes are:

1. Why Family Stories & Memories Matter
2. Preserving Family Memories
3. Learning From My Living Relatives
4. Family History Activities
5. Creating Family Connections
6. The Art of Storytelling:

The Zoom Link



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