To register or for more information, click the link for any event. All times are Pacific Time.

There are a variety of classes and activities to choose from this week! Two special workshops are offered this SATURDAY, APRIL 27, each with a different focus to help you with your family history needs.

10 AM – 2 PM: “Digitize Your Family Photos and Stories” with Vivid-Pix CEO Rick Voight.The CGS library has a powerful new overhead scanner, available to visitors during library hours. This workshop is a special treat! Rick Voight will demonstrate how to use our Vivid-Pix Memory Station to restore old photos, and pair them with your recorded family stories for future generations. Bring your photos and stories! Note: For more details and to register, visit this link.

11 AM – 12:30 PM “Excel for Genealogists.” CGS member Stewart Traiman returns with his popular class on using spreadsheets to organize and advance your genealogy research. Laying out all the data in Excel can help researchers see gaps in knowledge or correlations between data points. Breakthroughs can easily happen by visualizing data in spreadsheets. Stewart shows how to use Excel filters, sorting, coding, and other functions.

ALSO:
April 23 & 24:  “Tips and Talk” at the Oakland FamilySearch Center. In person and via Zoom. All presentations are free; please preregister. To reserve your space, go to the Tips & Talk Event page and click at the top of the page on the date of the event you want to attend.
This week:

Tuesday, April 23, 11:00 am: “How to Series: Navigating My Heritage.” Experienced researcher and former OFSC director Bruce McLeod gives a comprehensive overview of the MyHeritage website and its many genealogy resources. From their “Deep Story” and photo enhancements to DNA analysis to tree consistency checkers to over 19 billion historical records, there is much to use on this site. Learn how to navigate the MyHeritage Library Edition available at the OFSC and get some tips on using a MyHeritage personal subscription.

Wednesday, April 24, 11 AM & 6:30 PM. “DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries” OFSC volunteer Sue Severson concludes her 3-part series on using DNA in genealogy research.

And don’t forget–
Tuesday, April 30, 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Member Connections Workshop. Just for members! Learn how to use our “Member Connections” feature, a fun and easy way for CGS members to find and connect with others who share their interests. It’s open to all CGS members, at any level of experience. Stewart Traiman talks you through the feature step by step.

The following Special Interest Groups are meeting this week:

Monday, April 22: DNA Skills SIG
Wednesday, April 24: RootsMagic SIG

Library hours: Thursday through Saturday, 10 AM-2PM

Helpful Links
Events: https://www.californiaancestors.org/events-and-education/
Special Interest Groups: https://www.californiaancestors.org/special-interest-groups-for-members/
Calendar: Google calendar

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