Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 12 noon PST
Chula Vista Genealogical Society
General Meeting (in a Zoom Video Conference)
Tracing Migration In the U.S."
presented by Ann Lawthers
Many of our ancestors moved. Some moved only a few miles from their original homes, others moved thousands of miles to establish new lives. This presentation explores the why and how of family migration. What factors caused our ancestors to leave one location -the push factors- and what attracted them to new destinations – the pull factors? How did they get there and how long did it take? In addition to reasons for migration, this lecture describes several well-trod migration routes and presents practical tools and techniques for researching our mobile ancestors.
Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D. is a genealogical researcher, educator, and author. From 2016 through 2023 she served as a Staff Genealogist at the Brue Family Learning Center of the New England Historic Genealogical Society - American Ancestors. While Ann’s research interests focus on New England and Mid-Atlantic states, she also has a passion for understanding migration patterns and how our ancestors got from point A to point B. Her lecture portfolio spans a wide range of topics from genealogical building blocks to deeper dives into unique record sets and specific populations.
Ann has contributed several articles to the American Ancestors magazine and the NGS Magazine. She is author of a forthcoming book on Building Genealogical Skills (2026, Newbury Street Press). She is a graduate of Wellesley College (Music) and the Harvard School of Public Health, now Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Health Policy).
PLEASE REGISTER for this event on the CVGS website (https://chulavistagenealogysociety.wildapricot.org/event-6294952). An event email and reminders will be sent to all CVGS members the week before the event. A confirmation email will be sent to all those who register with the Zoom link -- the last email reminder will be sent on Wednesday morning of the event.
Attendance is free but only 100 Zoom seats are available, so please register soon.
This program will be held online using the Zoom video conferencing platform for Meetings. It will be hosted by CVGS President Terri Seat. Contact presidentofcvgs@gmail.com if you have problems or register too late for the email. The speaker handout and the program recording are available to CVGS members for one month after the event.
Please note that the meeting starts at 12 noon Pacific 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. Pacific Time for visiting and helping attendees connect.
NOTE: The Chula Vista Genealogical Society offers an annual membership of $30. Besides the monthly General Meeting with a program speaker on the last Wednesday of each month, there is a monthly Research Group meeting on second Wednesdays on Zoom, an in-person Education meeting on third Tuesdays, and a Family History Roundtable meeting on third Wednesdays on Zoom, all at 12 noon Pacific time. The Education class meets on the third Tuesday ofeach month in person at 1 p.m. Pacvific time at the Bonita [CA]-Sunnyside Library (4375 Bonita Rd., Bonita CA 91902).
There is also a monthly 8 page email newsletter chock full of program announcements, genealogy news, upcoming webinars, useful genealogy blog links, research tips, and even a genealogy funny.
CVGS has subscribed to Thomas MacEntee's GenSocSoup webinars - 15 timely webinars are available for viewing on-demand with a handout for CVGS members only in the "Members" tab on the CVGS website.
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Disclosure: I am a lifetime member of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, a former Treasurer (2003-2004), Vice-President Programs (2005-2006), President (2007-8), and am currently the Research and Queries chairman (since 2003), Newsletter Editor (since 2009), Research Group host (since 2003), and Family History Roundtable host (since 2025).
Disclosure: I am a lifetime member of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, a former Treasurer (2003-2004), Vice-President Programs (2005-2006), President (2007-8), and am currently the Research and Queries chairman (since 2003), Newsletter Editor (since 2009), Research Group host (since 2003), and Family History Roundtable host (since 2025).
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