James M. Owens
James M. Owens
James Montgomery Owens (1878-1955) was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He served with the 9th Cavalry, Buffalo Soldiers, in the Philippines (1896-1898) during the Spanish-American War. He came to Vallejo in 1903 and became an active member of the community by helping to establish many civic and fraternal orders including Vallejo’s NAACP chapter and Firma Lodge. He was also one of Vallejo’s first African-American building contractors. Photo courtesy of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
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Digging Deeper, Little Known Records and Repositories
Thursday, March 5
Digging Deeper, Little Known Records and Repositories  (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm
Zoom Meeting Speaker Series Presentation
Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia's March 5th speaker is Pamela Bell Dallas
 
Her topic is "Digging Deeper, Little Known Records and Repositories"
 
This presentation examines little known repositories and records you may never have considered.
 
Once you have saturated the best known and easily found records and repositories it is time to dig deeper.  
 
Pamela Bell Dallas has enjoyed conducting personal and client research for more than 35 years using a wide variety of repositories and record sources. She has presented genealogy lectures at national conferences, regional conferences and one day seminars as well as local society meetings. Pamela’s genealogical focus is Midwest research, methodology and unique record sources. She is a member of the Placer County Genealogical Society, Roseville Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society, Genealogical Speaker’s Guild, and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
 
GSVB Members will automatically receive a Zoom invitation that will be sent out a couple of days before the meeting.
 
Non-Members: If you are interested in attending, please send an e-mail to GSVBzoom@gmail.com to request a Zoom invitation. 
 
The Zoom meeting time is at 1:30 pm Pacific Time. 
 
The event is FREE.   All are welcome.
 
More information on the event can be found on the Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia’s website at www.gsvb.org and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GSVB.org