Welcome to Daylight Savings Time! Here's an update to April activities at the Southern California Genealogical Society. Our 37th Annual Genealogy Jamboree is only a month away. The early-bird registration deadline has been extended to April 20, and yes, tickets are still available for the Friday night banquet with Bill Dollarhide's keynote on "Cemetery Crawlin'." If you haven't reserved your spot yet, do it now. It's going to be a GREAT Jamboree. Register online at www.scgsgenealogy.com. Of special interest this month are Beverly Truesdale's Beginning Genealogy classes (April 6, 13, 20 and 27), the Lunch and Learn session on FamilySearch.org, and the German and DNA Interest group meetings (April 15 and April 29 respectively). We'll also be holding our second Kids Genealogy Camp, for young researchers in grades 4-12, on April 23. This is a great program and a terrific way to introduce your children or grandchildren to this fascinating activity. Bring a brown-bag lunch. April 8 12noon Lunch and Learn Everything You Wanted to Know, And Some Things You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know, about FamilySearch.com" Presenter: Bonnie Petrovich The FamilySearch.org website, the free genealogical website operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), is one of the most valuable resources available to family history researchers. Bonnie Petrovich, Director of the Valencia, California, Regional Family History Center, will help you navigate the site and help you find the hidden treasures. She will also cover the Family History Library Catalog Online. The SCGS Library will be open for research following Bonnie's presentation so our patrons can put these useful tips to immediate use. Lunch & Learn sessions are free and open to the public. Bring a brown-bag lunch at noon. Learn at 1pm. April 23 10am-2pm Kids' Genealogy Camp Bring a brown-bag lunch and get a hands-on introduction to a fascinating exploration of your family's past. Learn the proper way to research, record your sources, and learn about your ancestors' lives. Open to the public at no charge. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Open to young people from grades 4-12. Register in advance at www.scgsgenealogy.com or by calling the SCGS Library at 818-843-7247. April 29 10am-2pm DNA Interest Group This meeting will feature a round table discussion of this exciting new way of breaking down long-standing brick walls and connecting up with new found cousins. Alice Fairhurst will moderate the discussion and tell you about her recent success story in sorting out her Raymond lines. Bring your success stories to share and your questions about anything related to genetic genealogy. Join us for pizza lunch or brown bag it. Want to join the DNA process? Over 60 of our SCGS members or their relatives have signed up for testing with Family Tree DNA through our SCGS DNA Project in order to take advantage of the discounted prices we can offer. For information go to about genetic genealogy go to the website of Family Tree DNA at www.ftdna.com. But to sign up for a test and receive our SCGS project discount pick up an order form at the library or sign up online at http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=D37109 Meeting open to the public. April 30 10am-4pm Irish Workshop Presentation on Beltane, this quarter's ancient Celtic Summer Festival May 1. Also discussion of research resources, tour of SCGS Library, roundtable of research brick walls. Come get assistance researching your Irish ancestors! Sunday April 2 1-3pm Writers Group 4-6pm PAF Users Group Wednesday April 5 9:30am-noon MCLS Librarians Group meets Thursday April 6 9:30-11:30am Beginning Genealogy Class Pedigree Charts and Family Group Sheets Saturday April 8 9am Jamboree Committee meeting 12noon Lunch and Learn (details below) Monday, April 10 7pm-9pm Legacy Users Group meeting Thursday April 13 9:30-11:30am Beginning Genealogy Class Collecting Vitals and Census Records 6pm Long Range Planning Committee meeting Saturday April 15 1pm German Interest Group Indexes and Directories Thursday April 20 9:30-11:30am Beginning Genealogy Class Church Records 6pm Board of Directors meeting. Deadline for Early-Bird Jamboree Discount Saturday April 22 9:30am Jamboree Committee meeting 1:30pm 1890 Committee meeting Sunday April 23 9am-2pm Kids Genealogy Camp II 2pm Family Tree Maker Users Group Thursday April 27 9:30-11:30am Beginning Genealogy Class Military and Land Records Saturday April 29 10am-2pm DNA Interest Group (details below) Sunday April 30 10am-4pm Irish Workshop (details below) May 5-6 GENEALOGY JAMBOREE!!! Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank, California May 18-25 Salt Lake City Trip June 10 Volunteer Luncheon Every Wednesday, from 10-4, you'll find the French-Canadian Research Group hard at work. The German Research Group meets every Thursday. If you're looking for family from these two important ethnic groups, stop in to the Library and pick up some tips from experts in these areas. 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 Third and fourth Saturdays 10:00am - 4:00pm First and second Sundays Closed Mondays All activities held at the Southern California Genealogical Society 417 Irving Drive Burbank, California 91504-2408 phone: 818-843-7247 email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com web: www.scgsgenealogy.com