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| Grace Lavinia (Logan) Patterson (1909-1990), a native of Esparto, Yolo County, was hired as Vallejo’s first African-American school teacher. She taught for 25 years. An elementary school was named in her honor in 1989. Photo courtesy of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. |
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Thursday, June 4
The Importance of Tracing Your Family History (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum (734 Marin Street in Vallejo)
She will share her powerful initiative, “The Power of Knowing Who You Are” and how she’s encouraging others to explore their ancestry.
The in-person meeting is at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum located at 734 Marin Street in Vallejo.
The meeting starts at 1:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time.
It is not on Zoom.
The event is FREE. All are welcome
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Thursday, July 2
Revolutionary War Records (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm Zoom Meeting Speaker Series Presentation
Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia's July speaker is James M Baker, PhD. His topic is "Revolutionary War Records"..
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Mr. Baker has been an active genealogist for over 15 years. He specializes in German, Midwest US, early American research, and DNA. He has written articles for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Magazine, the NGS Quarterly, and Der Blumenbaum, the journal of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society. He has presented classes and webinars to many genealogy groups including National Genealogical Society, Southern California Jamboree, and Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Mr. Baker earned a PhD in sociology and social psychology from the University of Utah. He is retired from an aerospace and business management career.
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.
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Thursday, August 6
The Genealogy of a House (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm Zoom Meeting Speaker Series Presentation
Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia's August speaker is Candice Buchannan. Her topic is "The Genealogy of a House".
Candice Buchanan is a reference librarian at the Library of Congress, specializing in local history and genealogy. As a teenager in search of a haunted mausoleum she discovered her ancestors’ tombstones, launching a lifelong determination to identify past generations. Buchanan is a board-certified genealogist with a master’s in public history from Duquesne University. Prior to joining the Library, she worked as a genealogist and archivist for Memory Medallion Inc., Genealogists.com and the Greene County, Pennsylvania, Orphans’ Court.
Viewing the past through the lens of family or local history can create a bond between the present day researcher and their ancestors or the past residents of their communities. That bond enables the distant events of national history to be seen from a more personal, memorable, and tangible perspective
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.
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Thursday, September 3
Digging Deeper, Little Known Records and Repositories (Speaker Series)
1:30 pm Via Zoom
Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia's September 3rd 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.
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