Sunday, January 26, 2020

CVGS Presents Gena Philibert-Ortega on Wednesday, 29 January 2020

The January general meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society is Wednesday, 29 January 2020 at 12 noon at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street, Chula Vista CA 91910).  

The program will be "20 Places to Find a Maiden Name" presented by Gena Philibert-Ortega.

“What’s her maiden name????” is the question Gena get asked the most. Knowing where to find it is half the battle. In this presentation she will look at 20 documents that provide a woman’s maiden name and discuss strategies for uncovering it.

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women's history. She holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and a Master’s degree in Religion. Her published works include two books, numerous articles published in magazines and online, two volumes of Tracing Female Ancestors (Moorshead Publishing), Tracing Your Ancestors: Hispanic Research (Moorshead Publishing) and a QuickGuide from Legacy Family Tree.

She is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s magazine, Crossroads. Her writings can be found on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera as well as the GenealogyBank blog. She is a course instructor for The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. She has presented to diverse groups worldwide including the National Genealogical Society Conference, the Alberta Genealogical Society Conference, the Geo-Literary Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series.

Her research projects include Sowerby’s British Mineralogy: Its Influence on Martha Proby and Others in the Scientific Community during the 19th Century for the Gemological Institute of America, as well as genealogical research for the first season of PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow and the Travel Channel’s Follow Your Past. Her current research includes women's repatriation and citizenship in the 20th century, foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks, and women's material culture.

Following the presentation by our guest speaker there will be a short business meeting,  raffle drawings, refreshments and fellowship to complete the program.

Please register soon if you plan to attend this meeting so that we may better plan for this event.

Attendance is free!

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