Sunday, March 27, 2022

Chula Vista Genealogical Society Meeting on Wednesday, 30 March Features Pam Vestal

 Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 12 noon

CVGS General Meeting (in a Zoom Video Conference)

Pam Vestal on "What the Heck Does That Say?

Overcoming the Challenge of Difficult Handwriting



One of the biggest hurdles to overcome in genealogy is the seemingly illegible handwriting in our ancestors’ records. Whether you struggle to navigate colonial penmanship that doesn’t even look like English or wrestle with contemporary documents that are poorly written, a few good strategies can make all the difference. We’ll look at more than 20 techniques to help you figure out what the chicken scratches on the page say as well as what the style of writing might reveal about our ancestors.

Pam Vestal is a professional genealogist and speaker who turned her focus to her longtime love of genealogy after a 20-year writing career. Her articles have appeared in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and the FGS's Forum magazine, and her lectures take her from coast to coast. Pam specializes in conducting genealogical research and then turning that information into illustrated stories that even non-genealogists can enjoy.

Register on the CVGS website for this meeting (https://chulavistagenealogysociety.wildapricot.org/), and look for the email with the Zoom meeting link on about Monday, 28 March.

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This program will be held online using the Zoom video conferencing platform for Meetings. A Zoom meeting invitation will be sent via email to all CVGS members on 28 March. Please note that the meeting starts at 12 noon Pacific Daylight Time (3 p.m. Eastern time, 2 p.m. Central time, 1 p.m. Mountain time). The Zoom Meeting room will be open by 11:45 a.m. PDT for visiting and helping attendees connect.

Attendance is free but only 100 Zoom seats are available, so please register soon.

This invitation is available to non-members by registering at    https://chulavistagenealogysociety.wildapricot.org/event-4732565.  If you register before Tuesday morning, you will receive an email on Tuesday with the link to JOIN. Attendance is limited to 100 attendees. Contact randy.seaver@gmail.com if you have problems or register too late for the email.

NOTE: The Chula Vista Genealogical Society offers an email membership of $10 per year for distant members (outside of San Diego County, California). Besides the monthly General Meeting with a program on last Wednesdays, there is a monthly Research Group meeting on second Wednesdays and a DNA Interest Group meeting on the third Wednesdays, plus a monthly 10-page email newsletter chock full of program announcements, research tips and program reviews.

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