Wednesday, October 10, 2012

RESEARCHING IN PENNSYLVANIA

Speaker - Richard Ferman

Many of us have been looking forward to a program on PA Research.  Richard Ferman has been on or program before and we are eagerly awaiting his return.  He has many research books on PA that he is anxious to share with us, along with his experience in this area.  He will discuss Southeast PA, Pittsburgh and Alleghany County.  Pennsylvania can be a problematic state in which to accomplish genealogical research.  This should be a very resourceful meeting for those who wish to trace their ancestors in Pennsylvania.

Meetings are held at the Oakland Family History Center Library meeting room at 10 a.m.

Visitors are always welcome!

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

LAND AND PROPERTY RECORDS

Speaker - Vera Broyles

 Vera has had many years of genealogical research experience and has been among the volunteer staff at the Family History Center for most of that time.  We are looking forward to a very interesting and educational meeting

She will pass on many tips and suggestions to help us locate land and property records, how to decipher the information therein and their usefulness in your genealogical research.

Meetings are held at the Oakland Family History Center Library meeting room and 10a.m..
Visitors are always welcome!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

TIPS TO MAKE YOUR RESEARCH EASIER, FASTER AND ACCURATE

Speaker: Vera Broyles

With her many years of genealogical research experience and having been on the staff at the Family History Center much of that time, Vera has a wealth of tips and suggestions to help you with your research.

We have always enjoyed having Vera as our speaker and we are looking forward to this program.

Wedneday, March 14, 2012

TAP INTO YOUR INNER PRIVATE EYE
EIGHT STRATEGIES FOR FINDING LIVING RELATIVES

SPEAKER: Lisa Louise Cooke

Learn the techniques that Private Investigators use to track down missing persons.
These strategies will help you find those elusive relatives who just may hold the key to your brick wall or possess that treasured photo you've been looking for.

We look forward to having Lisa as our speaker once again. She is always such an inspiration.

Meetings are held at 10 a.m. at the Oakland Family History Center Library.
Guests are always welcome.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

RECONSTRUCTING FAMILY INFORMATION WHEN YOU START WITH ALMOST NOTHING - A CASE STUDY
Speaker - Janice Sellers

Janice Sellers is a professional genealogist who specializes in newspapers and Jewish research. She is the editor of two genealogy journals and a member of APG, Genealogical Speakers Guild, and San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society. She has volunteered at the Oakland Family History Center for eleven years.

With sparse clues and very little solid information, one wonders where to begin researching their family history. In this case study Janice will demonstrate techniques and sourvcs that enabled a researcher, beginning with only the slimmest of remembered information, to reconstruct six generations of a family that emigrated from Eastern Europe to rural western Pennsylvania in the mid-1800s.

Janice has been on our program before and has been very well received. We are pleased to have her back once again.

Meetings are held at 10 AM at the Oakland Family History Center Library. All persons interested in genealogy are welcome to attend.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

OHIO GATEWAY TO THE WEST - Speaker, Richard J. Ferman

Richard Ferman is a graduate of Ohio University with a major in History. He has taught on the High School and College levels and currectly teaches at Willows SeniorNet Learning Center of San Jose. He is retired from IBM where he was an operating system and computer compiler programmer specialized in machine language programming. He is Past President and curent Program Chairman of Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society.

Mr. Ferman has lectured on many aspects of Ohio research. The outline for his program is too extensive to include in this short space; but, be assured, you will gain considerable knowledge of Ohio resources and references that will aid you tremendously in searching your Ohio (and vicinity) ancestors. We appreciate that he is willing to travel some distance to visit us and are looking forward to his program.

Meetings are held at 10 AM at the Oakland Family History Center Library

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 - 10 a.m.

ANNUAL COOKIE AND MEMBER EXCHANGE

Bake your favorite cookies and bring them to share and take home samples of other member's favorites. This is always a fun meeting - and guests are certainly welcome.

Bring a fsmily photo, artifact, family story to "show and tell" or share your latest research discovery.

Meetings are held at the Oakland Family History Center Library Meeting Room
4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA