Saturday, November 8 Lunch - 12:00 noon (bring your own lunch) Learn - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Open to the public - admission is free November's activities kick off with an opportunity to spend an afternoon with Barbara Renick. Barbara is a staff member and teacher at the regional FHC in Orange, California. Barbara has authored several books and instructional videos, including Genealogy 101. Making a List and Checking It Twice There are many different types of lists and tools. This lecture covers making and using research summaries, alphabetical name lists, geographic research interest lists, surname spelling lists, e-mail filtering, searching archived mail lists, and hard drive searching. How Computers Are Changing Genealogical Research Computers are changing the way we, as genealogists, do research. This lecture covers the four phases of genealogical research (survey, research, evaluation, and publication phases) from the era BC (Before Computers) to the era AD (After Disks). The session will be held at the Southern California Genealogical Society Family Research Library, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504. The Library stacks are closed for research. For details on meetings, activities and projects at the Southern California Genealogical Society, visit our website at www.scgsgenealogy.com. You'll find the new issue of The News and Notes. This issue includes: - Invitation to participate in SCGS-sponsored World Archives Project indexing - Reports on the Special Interest Group activities - Strategic Planning initiatives - GENEii Writing Contest reminder - Snazzy monthly calendars for November, December, January, February - Online resources available to members at the SCGS Library - Lots of other tidbits and news items 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: scgs417@yahoo.com web: www.scgsgenealogy.com