SMCGS Blog: A Potpourri of Local Events

Thursday, February 11, 2021

A Potpourri of Local Events

Winter has finally arrived here in San Mateo, so you are probably looking for some indoor activities. Here's a selection from our correspondents

25–27 FEBRUARY, 2021
Introducing RootsTech Connect: A Free Online Conference Experience

Preview

RootsTech Connect 2021 will offer a combination of both livestream and on-demand content to accommodate differences in time zones for participants. In addition, sessions will be available to view on-demand after the event concludes.

19th Century Irish Records Series March 2. Presented by the California Genealogical Society These five individual sessions will cover Irish research, focusing on records for Irish ancestors who were born in the 19th century and were part of the great migration in its latter half. Each talk will cover where to find particular archives and databases, how to search them, what land designations need to be known and examples of what can be gleaned. The classes will be most useful for those who know at least the Irish county of origin.

Topics in order are: Irish Records in the United States, Irish Censuses, Irish Civil Registration, Griffith's Valuation, and Irish Roman Catholic Church registers. Non-member admission fee is $30.00* per session https://www.californiaancestors.org

African Americans of San Francisco
WhenSat, February 20, 11am – 12pm
Description
Jan Batiste Adkins will discuss her research documenting African Americans in the Bay Area with a focus on her work done for the Arcadia Publishing title African Americans of San Francisco. https://sfpl.org/events/

Please join the SMCCCD Alumni Book Club for our first meeting Wednesday, February 24, 5 to 6 p.m. We’re kicking things off by reading Three Hours in Paris by Cañada College alumna and best-selling author of the Aimee LeDuc series, Cara Black.

The SMCCCD Alumni Association, campus bookstores, and college libraries invite all interested readers to join us for a discussion. Register here for the zoom link: https://foundation.smccd.edu/alumni/bookclub.php .

Go line dancing! All on Zoom!

Country Quicksteppers holds regular dances on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays of every month. All dancers are invited to join our country western "family."
http://www.countryquicksteppers.org/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBq0G0Tf7gk