Presentation Schedule

To see my list of available presentations, please see http://www.geneamusings.com/p/randys-presentations.html.

Updated:  26 December 2019

Upcoming 2020 Presentations:



Completed 2019 Presentations:

*  Thursdays, 6, 13, 20 and 27 April 2019, 10 a.m. - OASIS Class (Grossmont Center)

**  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class (4 sessions, 2 hours each)

*  Saturday, 4 May 2019, 1 p.m. - Chula Vista Genealogical Society workshop (Bonita-Sunnyside Library, 4375 Bonita Road, Bonita)

**  "Discovering George W. Seaver's Life Story"

*  Saturday, 13 July 2019, 10 a.m. - San Diego Genealogical Society (8350 Lake Murray Blvd., San Diego)

**  Using Collaborative "BIG" Family Trees
**  Randy's Top 10 Genealogy Search Tips

*  Thursday, 8 August 2019, 1 p.m. - OASIS Class (Grossmont Center)

**  "Genetic Genealogy and DNA Testing"

*  Saturday, 14 September 2019, 1 p.m. - OASIS/Santee Public Library

**  "Genetic Genealogy and DNA Testing"

*  Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 12 noon - Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library

**  Historical Newspapers and Your Genealogy Research"

Completed 2018 Presentations:

*  Friday, 19 January 2018 - Family History Fanatics eConference

**  "Discovering Jane's Roots in California, Australia and England"

*  Saturday, 17 March 2018 - Surname Society Annual General Meeting

**  "Using FamilySearch Digital Microfilm to Find Genealogical Records"

*  Thursdays, 5, 12, 19 and 26 April 2018 - OASIS Class (Grossmont Center)

**  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class (4 sessions, 2 hours each)

*  Saturday, 19 May 2018 - Presbyterian Women (at Chula Vista Presbyterian Church)

**  "Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective"

*  Thursday, 7 June 2018 - OASIS (Grossmont Center)

*  Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective"

*  Saturday, 14 July 2018 - San Diego Genealogical Society

**  "Descendancy Research"
**  "Discovering George W. Seaver's Life Story"

*  Saturday, 29 September 2018 - Chula Vista Genealogical Society Family History Day

**  "Using DNA Results in Your Genealogy Research"

**  "Who Is ... Supervisor Greg Cox?"

*  Thursday, 11 October 2018 - Sweetwater Women's Association

**  "Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective"

*  Saturday, 3 November 2018 - Chula Vista Genealogical Society

**  "Using FamilySearch Digital Microfilm"

*  Tuesday, 27 November 2018 - North San Diego County Genealogical Society

**  "Discovering George W. Seaver's Life Story"

*  Friday, 21 December 2018 - OASIS/San Carlos Public Library

**  "Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective"

Completed 2017 Presentations:

*  Saturday, 7 January 2017 at Bonita-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Road, Bonita) (Chula Vista Genealogical Society)

**  The Genealogical Proof Standard, and Doing a Reasonably Exhaustive Search

*  Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (Chula Vista Genealogical Society)

**  Using FamilySearch Digital Microfilm to Find Genealogy Records

*   9-11 February 2017 at RootsTech Conference (Salt Lake City)

**  MyHeritage Record Matches (booth talk)
**  MyHeritage Published Sources (booth talk)

*  Saturday, 4 March 2017 at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS)

**  Search and Research

*  Saturday, 1 April 2017 at Spring Valley Historical Society (Spring Valley, CA)

**  Genealogy! Be An Ancestor Detective

*  Saturday, 8 July 2017 at San Diego Genealogical Society

**   Crafting Great Source Citations
**  Genealogy Learning Opportunities

*  6, 13, 20 and 27 July 2017 at OASIS (La Mesa)

**  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class (4 sessions, 2 hours each)

*  Saturday, 5 August 2017 at Bonita-Sunnyside Library (CVGS Workshop)

**  "2017 RootsMagic Review"

*  Monday, 17 July 2017, at La Jolla Public Library (La Jolla)

**  "Genealogy! Be An Ancestor Detective"

* Saturday, September 2017 at Santee Library:

**  "Genealogy! Be A Family History Detective"

*  Saturday, 30 September 2017 at Chula Vista Family History Day (CVGS, CVPL)

** Keynote Talk: "Be A Family History Detective"

*  Saturday, 21 October 2017 at San Diego Genealogy Day (SDGS, SDHS)

**  "Discovering Jane's Roots in California, Australia and England"

Completed 2016 Presentations:

*  Thursday, 4 February 2016 at RootsTech (Salt Lake City):

**  MyHeritage Record Matches (luncheon talk)

*  Mondays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 March 2016 at OASIS (San Diego):  

** "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  Saturday, 2 April 2016 at Clark County, Nevada Genealogical Society (CCNGS, Las Vegas):

** Exploring FamilySearch, the Very Best FREE Genealogy Website
**  Probate Records, My Favorite Record Type!
**  Genealogy Is Fun ... Seriously!
**  Genealogy and Cloud Computing

*  Saturday, 23 April 2016 at Scripps Ranch Library (OASIS)

**  Be An Ancestry Detective

*  Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (Chula Vista)

**  The Best Ten FREE Genealogy Websites 

*  Saturday, 21 May 2016 at Chula Vista Stake Family Discovery Day (Chula Vista)

**  Keynote Talk: "Be A Family History Detective"
**  "FamilySearch Family Tree"

*  Tuesday, 24 May 2016 at North San Diego County Genealogical Society (Carlsbad, CA)

**  Discovering Your Pennsylvania Ancestors

*  Friday, 3 June 2016 at SCGS Genealogy Jamboree (Burbank, Calif.)

**  Social Media and Networking for Genealogists

*  Mondays, 11, 18, 25 July and 1 August 2016 at OASIS (San Diego):  

** "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  Saturday, 9 July 2016 at San Diego Genealogical Society (San Diego)

**  Using FamilySearch Digital Microfilm to Find Genealogical Records
**  Social Media and Networking for Genealogists

*  Saturday, 6 August 2016 at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS)

**  RootsMagic Review workshop

*  Wednesday, 28 September 2016 at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (Chula Vista)

**   "Stump the Chumps" Panel

*  Saturday, 15 October 2016 at San Diego Genealogy Day (SDGS, SDHS)

**  "Ten Best FREE Genealogy Websites"

*  Saturday, 22 October 2016 at Chula Vista Family History Day (CVGS, CVPL)

** Keynote Talk: "Be A Family History Detective"

*  Mondays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 November 2016 at OASIS (San Diego):  

**  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  Tuesday, 8 November 2016 at North San Diego County Genealogical Society (NSDCGS):

**  Using FamilySearch Digital Microfilm to Find Genealogical Records

Completed 2015 Presentations:

*  Saturday, 3 January 2015, 11 a.m. at Orange County, California Genealogical Society (OCCGS) (Huntington Beach, Calif. Library).

**   "Exploring FamilySearch"
**   "Probate Records, My Favorite Record Type"

*  Monday, 12 January 2015, at Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club (Palm Desert CA):

**  "Crafting Great Source Citations"

*  Monday, 23 February 2015, at National City Library:

** "Genealogy: Be An Ancestor Detective"

*  Tuesday, 3 March 2015 at Benjamin Library in Allied Gardens, San Diego, CA.

**  "Genealogy: Be An Ancestor Detective"

*  Mondays, 9, 16, 23 and 30 March 2015 at OASIS (San Diego):  

** "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  Wednesday, 22 April 2015 at South Bay Cities Genealogical Society (Torrance CA)

**  "Probate Records, My Favorite Record Type"

*  Saturday, 16 May 2015, 1 p.m. at Whittier Area Genealogical Society (Whittier, Calif.)

**  "Probate Records, My Favorite Record Type"

*  Sunday, 17 May 2015, 1 p.m. at Questing Heirs Genealogical Society (Long Beach, Calif.):

**  "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"
**  "Discovering Your Pennsylvania Ancestors"

*  Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 12 noon at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (Chula Vista, Calif.)

** "Probate Records, My Favorite Record Type"

*  Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 10 a.m. at North San Diego County Genealogical Society (Carlsbad, Calif.)

**   "Probate Records, My Favorite Record Type"

*  Mondays, 6, 13, 20, and 27 July 2015 at OASIS (San Diego):  

** "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  Saturday, 11 July 2015, 10 a.m. at San Diego Genealogical Society:

**  "Discovering Your Pennsylvania Ancestors"
**  "The Best Ten FREE Genealogy Websites" 

*  Saturday, 15 August 2015, 10 a.m. at Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego:

** "Using FamilySearch Digital Microfilm to Find Genealogical Records"

*  Saturday, 10 October 2015, 10 a.m. at San Diego Genealogical Society (meeting at San Diego History Center in Balboa Park):

**  "Social Media and Networking for Genealogists"

*  Mondays, 9, 16, 23, and 30 November 2015 at OASIS (San Diego):  

** "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

Completed 2014 Presentations:

*  13 January 2014, 9:30 a.m. at Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club:  "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"

*  25 January 2014, Saturday, 12:30 p.m.:  "Genealogy - Be An Ancestry Detective" - at Malcolm X Library (5148 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92114)

*  15 February 2014, Saturday, 12:30 p.m.:  "Genealogy - Be An Ancestry Detective" - at Carmel Mountain Ranch Public Library (12095 World Trade Drive, San Diego, 92128)

*  1 March 2014, Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Orange County California Genealogical Society BASH - at Huntington Beach Central Library (7111 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, 92648).  

** 1 p.m.:  "Understanding the Genealogical Proof Standard"
** 2:30 p.m.: "Crafting Source Citations the Easy Way"

*  1, 8, 15 and 22 March 2014 at OASIS (San Diego):  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  8 March 2014, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society Seminar at Hemet Public Library.

** 9 a.m.:  "Finding Your Ancestors: The Genealogical Proof Standard, and Doing a Reasonably Exhaustive Search"
**  11 a.m.:  "Wikis for Genealogy Collaboration"
**  1 p.m.:  "Genealogy Is Fun! Seriously!"
**  2:30 p.m.:  "Genealogy and Cloud Computing"

*  5 April 2014 (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (meets at Bonita-Sunnyside Library Community Room, 4375 Bonita Road, Bonita CA): "Online New York Research" (with Shirley Becker)

*  14 April 2014 (Monday) at Temecula Valley Genealogical Society:  "Overview of New England Research"

*  3 May 2014 (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) at Chula Vista Genealogical Society (at Bonita-Sunnyside Library Community Room, 4375 Bonita Road, Bonita CA)  "RootsMagic Software Workshop"

*  17 May 2014 (Saturday, 10 a.m.) at South Orange County Genealogical Society (meets in Mission Viejo)  "Genealogy and Cloud Computing"

*  12 July 2014 (Saturday, 10 a.m.) at San Diego Genealogical Society (meets at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 8350 Lake Murray Blvd., San Diego, Calif.)

**  10 a.m.:  "Overview of New England Research"
**  11:30 a.m.:  "FamilySearch Family Tree"

 16 August 2014 (Saturday, 10 a.m.) at Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (meets at University of California San Diego in La Jolla in Robinson Auditorium)

**  "Crafting Genealogical Source Citations the Easy Way"

*  11 October 2014 (Saturday, 10 a.m.) at San Diego Genealogical Society (SDGS, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 8350 Lake Murray Blvd, San Diego)

**  10 a.m.:  "Probate Records: My Favorite Record Type."
**  11:30 a.m.:  "Genealogy Is Fun!  Seriously!"

*  17 October 2014 (Friday, 1 p.m.) at San Carlos Public Library (7265 Jackson Drive)

**  1 p.m.:  Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective"

*  Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 7 p.m, at Genealogical Society of North Orange County, California (GSNOCC) (meets in Yorba Linda)

**  "Crafting Sources the Easy Way"

Completed 2013 Presentations:

*  5 January 2013 (Saturday) at Chula Vista Genealogical Society:  "Family Tree Maker 2012 Workshop"

*  13 January 2013 (Sunday) at Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club: "The Genealogical Proof Standard"

*  2 March 2013 (Saturday) at Orange County California Genealogical Society BASH

**  "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"
**  "Discovering Jane's Roots in California, Australia, and England"

*  4, 11, 18 and 25 March at OASIS (San Diego):  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  9 March 2013 (Saturday) at San Diego Genealogical Society:  "FamilySearch - The Very Best FREE Genealogy Website"

*  27 March 2013 (Wednesday) at Chula Vista Genealogical Society:  "RootsTech - What I Did on my Spring Break"

*  14 April 2013 (Saturday) at Pommern Special Interest Group: "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"

*  24 April 2013 (Wednesday) at Chula Vista Genealogical Society:  "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"

*  18 May 2013 (Saturday) at Southern Orange County California Genealogical Society:  "Genealogy Blogging - What? Where? Why? and How."

*  28 May 2013 (Tuesday) at North San Diego County Genealogical Society:  "An Overview of New England Research"

*  22 June 2013 (Saturday) at Italian Genealogy Interest Group (POINTER):  "FamilySearch - The Very Best FREE Genealogy Website"

*  7, 14, 21 and 28 July at OASIS (San Diego):  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  13 July 2013 (Saturday) at San Diego Genealogical Society

**  10 a.m.:  "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"
**  11:30 a.m.:  "Growing Your Ancestry Member Tree"

*  17 August 2013 (Saturday) at Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego:  "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"

*  30 September 2013 (Sunday) on Legacy Family Tree Genealogy Cruise:  "Discovering Jane's Roots in California, Australia, and England"

*  28 October, 4, 18 and 25 November at OASIS (San Diego):  "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.

*  16 November 2013 (Saturday) at Whittier Area Genealogical Society:  "Discovering Jane's Roots in California, Australia, and England"


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