Previous Monthly Programs
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2014
January DNA Steve Morse
February Organizing your research Patricia Burrow
March English Research after 1750 John Gleed
April Heritage Societies various societies
May Hispanic Heritage Lucy Sweeney
June Angel Island Immigration Grant Din
July Reading Old Tombstones Martha Wallace
September Becoming Prof. Genealogist Chris Green
October Brick Wall Challenge SMCGS members
November Breakouts (Member’s Day) English, Irish, New England, DNA
2015
January Immigration Records Ralph Mize
February Finding your ancestors on ebay Evie Rice
March 23andMe Kasia Bryc
April The Great Pacific Railroad Survey - 1853-1855 John Gleed
May Wyatt Earp, Josephine Marcus, and Hills of Eternity Memorial Park Mike Casey
June Using directories Chris Green
July What's new at FamilySearch Margaret Melaney
September Peripatetic Germans James Baker
October Members' Night
November Family & Homes /19th C.American West Nicole Martin
2016
January United States Land Records Martha Wallace
February Transcribing Old Documents Richard Rands
March JRI-Poland: Go for the Record! Robbinn Magid
April Genealogical Proof Standard Sharon Hoyt
May Lost Cemeteries of San Mateo County Margaret Melaney
June "The Story of Camp Fremont" Barbara Wilcox
July Immigration to the U.S. before 1820 Chris Green
August Indexing Event workday
September "The Life and Times of Dennis Martin" Bo Crane
October SMCGS/CSGA joint meeting Janice Sellers/Cath Trindle
November Roundtable. Irish, Mid West, DNA, and Book Publishing
2017
January Onomastics – Using Naming Patterns Martha Wallace
February The Missing Man: Solving a Mystery with Genealogy Sharon Hoyt CGSM
March Case Study: A complete genealogy starting from nothing Stephen Morse
April British Genealogy on the Internet Christine Bell Green
May Sharing Stories Hosted by Cath Trindle / Member Speakers
June The Berryessa Family: A California Legacy Anthony Ray