Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson
Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson
When Wallis (1896 - 1986) was married to her first husband, career Navy officer Earl Winfield “Win” Spencer Jr., they had a brief stay of approximately six weeks in Vallejo during the summer of 1920. Spencer’s ship was docked at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard at the time. Wallis and Win stayed in the Collins Apartments, now called the Duchess of Windsor Apartments, at 524 Georgia Street. The apartment building was given this name because of Wallis' title after marrying her third husband, the Duke of Windsor. "David" (as he was called by friends and family) ruled the United Kingdom very briefly as King Edward VIII before giving up the crown for the woman he loved. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
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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


Thursday, April 2
Napa Valley Genealogical Society and Library  (Field Trip)
10:30 am
1701 Menlo Ave, Napa, CA 94558
 
 Napa Valley Genealogical Library, 1701 Menlo Ave, Napa, CA ...

NEW! Our computers now include a patron resources page, which is chock full of links to key genealogical resources (mostly free!). Visit our library to explore these resources and get new research leads & ideas.

What to Bring

  • Usernames and passwords: For any websites you'd like to use during your visit. Note that we have access to some subscriptions, but not all.
  • USB flash drive: To download documents viewed on our patron computers.
  • Your personal device: Use our Wi-Fi to access FamilySearch and our paid subscriptions. Save your work directly to your laptop, tablet, or phone.

All donations and fees help support and maintain the library.

  • Non-members: We request a $10 donation each time you visit
  • Copy fees are applicable for all when researching in-house
If you would like to carpool, we can meet at the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum back parking lot at 9:45.