What can I do in September?

 

September 2020 Meeting - The Mystery Aussie - via Zoom

http://www.smcgs.org

The Mystery Aussie
Presenter: Pam Wong
Saturday, September 26, 2020   10:30am - 12:00 pm, via Zoom
Social hour 10-10:30 am, via Zoom

This book is much more than a typical immigrant story. Admiration, anger, fear, and amazement accompany the reader through this tale of rags to riches, whites-only politics, and assassination set in Australia and China.

Pamela Wong writes about Chinese immigrant experiences against the backdrop of historical events. Passionate about preserving oral stories about experiences of the elders, a UCB alumna, Pam writes about future generations in mind to help them understand that they stand on the shoulders of their predecessors.

AND you can now register for our Fall seminar with Lisa Louise Cooke

Fall Seminar 2020:  Lisa Louise Cooke, Gems for Genealogical Research

Saturday, November 7, 2020   9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Via Zoom -- the link will be sent via email to registered participants several days before the seminar.

REGISTRATION, open August 15 - November 6.
    $50 Members, $60 Non-members.

Click on this link for registration information http://www.smcgs.org/programs/seminars

The Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society presents:

April Halberstadt
The Early German Heritage of Silicon Valley

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:30-8:30 p.m.

A Zoom Presentation

https://www.scchgs.org

Can't make it to the Family History Center just now??

New: Online Genealogy Consultations with Family History Library Experts  - FREE

Family History Library—A Wealth of Genealogical Information

The Family History Library is the world’s largest repository of genealogical records, and it is staffed with experts in area-specific genealogical research. The library is extending access to that expertise and their resources so people throughout the world can succeed in their family history research regardless of their ability to travel to the library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Book your Online Consultation

Genealogical Resources for Angel Island - CGS Online

Genealogical Resources for Angel Island

ONLINE

Aug 13 4 - 5 pm PDT

Presented by Grant Din

Immigrants from Eighty Countries who passed through Angel Island and the Genealogical Resources They Left Behind

While people who have heard about Angel Island might know about the Chinese poetry carved on its walls, what is less known is that over half a million immigrants from eighty countries were processed by officials on the island, and genealogical resources are still available to researchers. Learn from examples of case studies of Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Russian, and South Asian immigrants, as well as the island's use to house "enemy aliens" from Hawaii and the West Coast during World War II, and find out about the National Archives and other resources that might be available for your own research.

Topics that will be covered:

• History of the immigration station and why it was built.

• Examples of stories of Angel Island immigrants from several different countries.

• Resources for Angel Island and West Coast immigrant research, including online and at the National Archives in San Bruno.

The event will take place via Zoom. If you join, please sign in early to make sure you are able to see the program.  We will send you instructions the night before, and a reminder shortly before the event, which will give you access. Please note all times are Pacific Daylight Time. 

You do not have to have a Zoom account to attend a Zoom meeting. You will be prompted to download the software, once you have clicked on the link that you have been provided. You may also wish to create an account, but that is not required to participate in a Zoom meeting.

If you have any problems ahead of time or when you're logging on, send email to remcom@californiaancestors.org

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genealogical-resources-for-angel-island-registration-114720570314

CGS Members and Non-Members enjoy free access.

You can purchase a $45 one-year CGS Basic membership when you check out. To sign up for other membership options go to our web page: CGS Membership application

Check out the rest of the CGS offerings at:
https://www.californiaancestors.org

The Children Left Behind In World War II

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Born Ute Schaab in Friedberg, Germany, shortly after World War II, Judy was the daughter of a white German woman and a black American soldier, whose mixed race led to her becoming one of many unwanted “Brown Babies” abandoned by their mother. Her powerful and riveting memoir describes the transformation she experienced in her quest to find both birth parents. From childhood in Germany shortly after the war to adulthood in America, her published work Too Brown to Keep: A Search for Love, Forgiveness, and Healing recounts the inspirational odyssey, as the search for her birth parents leads to discovery of the good, the bad, and the ugly family secrets that she had struggled to unearth for decades. Her journey of self-discovery results in a thought-provoking chapter on forgiveness and healing and concludes with a guide to researching your own ancestry or finding a family member or friend who has been missing from your life. 

To join our meeting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 21st:

• The meeting will be conducted via Zoom Meeting.
• A link to the meeting will be sent to all members via email.
• Simply click the link to join the meeting. It may ask for your name. On a phone you may have to install the Zoom app.
• To request the link, please email President