Happy Spring to all of our genealogy friends. There are lots of activities this month at the Southern California Genealogical Society and I wanted to make sure that the reminders are out to everyone. Jamboree Early-bird Registration Deadline May 1 May 1 is the deadline for early-bird registrations for Jamboree. Members and nonmembers alike can save money by registering on or before May 1. Register online or by mail (just have the envelope postmarked by May 1.) Registration form: http://tinyurl.com/69xovq Members register online: http://tinyurl.com/573773 Nonmembers register online: http://tinyurl.com/6gafnq Jamboree blog: www.genealogyjamboree.blogspot.com Saturday, April 12 Lunch and Learn - lunch 12:00p.m. (bring your own), presentation 1:00 p.m. The Link between Genealogy and Memoir. Alice Rene will show how her husband's interest in his genealogy and her grandson's history assignment led her to write her own memoir. Alice holds a Master's degree in Social Welfare and was a Medical Caseworker at U.C. Hospital in San Francisco. She has three children and lives with her husband in Southern California. She has been published in OBTHEBUS and the L.A. Times and is the author of Becoming Alice, A Memoir. Monday, April 14, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Legacy Genealogy Software Users Group Saturday, April 19, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. German Interest Group Sunday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. French-Canadian Interest Group Tuesday, April 22, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. Writers Group April 26 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and April 27 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SCGS at L.A. Times Festival of Books UCLA Campus, Booth 134 Come see us! Admission is free. (Parking $8.00) http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/ April 27 - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. FTM Genealogy Software Users Group May 3 - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Genealogical Society of Hispanic America - Southern CA. Hispanic Research on the Internet May 3 - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Master Genealogist Software Users Group May 4 - 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. United Daughters of the Confederacy May 6 - 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Writers Group May 10 - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. SCGS Volunteer Luncheon (no Lunch and Learn on May 10) May 12 - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Legacy Genealogy Software Users Group May 18 - 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Writers Group Saturday May 31, 2008 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Contact Alice Fairhurst, (626) 331-4791 [email protected] DNA Mishmash: Answers to Common DNA Misunderstandings by Cheri Mello Cheri has been documenting areas of DNA topics that commonly confuse our members and has developed easily understood explanations. Get ready for some fun! Individualized help will be available after the formal presentation for those: . who want to order DNA tests . who have received DNA results and need help: - managing their personal page or - interpreting their results A drawing will be held for a $30 discount certificate for ordering a DNA test. Brown bag or join us for pizza ($5.00) Committee meetings and Research Teams April 10, 6:00 p.m. Long Range Planning April 12, 9:00 a.m. Jamboree Committee April 17, 6:00 p.m. Board of Directors April 15, 12:00 p.m. Hispanic Research May 8, 6:00 p.m. Long Range Planning May 15, 6:00 p.m. Board of Directors May 20, 12:00 p.m. Hispanic Research Wednesdays French-Canadian Research Group Thursdays German Research Group Saturdays 9:00am Jamboree Committee The Library is open to the public for research on: 10:00am - 4:00pm Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10:00am - 9:00pm Tuesdays 10:00am - 4:00pm on third and fourth Saturdays 10:00am - 4:00pm on first and second Sundays Closed Mondays Southern California Genealogical Society 417 Irving Drive Burbank, California 91504-2408 phone: 818-843-7247 email: [email protected] web: www.scgsgenealogy.com