Welcome to the Whittier Area Genealogical Society
A genealogical society serving the Whittier area
in Los Angeles County, California
Our Next Life Story Writing Group Meeting
Will Be Wednesday, October 27th at 1 p.m.
at Parnell Park Community & Senior Center
in Whittier
Our Next Monthly General Meeting Will Be
Saturday, November 20th at 1 p.m.
Join us at 12:30 p.m. before the General Meeting
for a Zoom Social Half-Hour
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Life Story Writers Group |
| 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 |
The Life Story Writers Group is meeting in person at the Parnell Park Community and Senior Center in Whittier on the fourth Wednesday of each month. If you are on our mailing list, you will receive a notification with our current writing prompts. Contact our group facilitator at president@wagswhittier.org to be added to the Life Story Writers Group mailing list.
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WAGS Social Hour on Zoom |
| 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
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Sign in to chat with fellow WAGS members and guests.
The Zoom Conference room will be open from 12:30 pm until the General Meeting starts at 1:00 pm for a social half-hour. Bring your lunch, bring a friend, or just bring yourself and join us. You can see your friends on the main screen, participate in the group audio / video chat, or have public or private text chats with one another in the chat box.
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WAGS Monthly Meeting |
| 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
Epidemics: An Issue of Politics, Economics & Religion
Featured Speaker: Jean Wilcox Hibben
Lifestyles were altered by major illness and the fear of it. Learn how far reaching the health concerns of our predecessors stretched, how they touched your own lives, and how they affect your research. Funeral and cemetery records, as well as the ways of handling the dead, will also be discussed.
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WAGS members will receive an invitation with meeting details in November. If you are not a WAGS member, you are welcome to attend. Send an email to program@wagswhittier.org and an invitation will be sent to you.
* This presentation will be preceded by a brief business meeting.
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October 19
Legacy Family Tree
My 20 Year Mystery: Finding Family Origins with Y-DNA - Shellie A. Morehead, PhD, CG Beginner genealogists often research their surname origins first, and get stuck at a certain point. ...
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October 19
Santa Clara County (CA) Historical and Genealogical Society
Mistakes I have Made: Confessions of a Repentant Genealogist - Cheri Hudson Passey Cheri Hudson Passey will describe some of the mistakes she made as a new genealogist and ...
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October 19
Conejo Valley Genealogical Society
Finding Family Treasures on eBay - Judy Janes What family-related treasures might you find on eBay? Look for special items which will bring to life a moment in your ancestor’s ...
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October 20
Legacy Family Tree
Comparing Genealogy Giants 2021: Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, MyHeritage - Sunny Morton The 2021 "state of the sites" update will focus on the newest and most exciting developments at each of ...
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October 20
Genealogical Society of New Jersey
Reclaim the Records - Alec Ferretti Learn about the activism being undertaken by a ragtag group of genealogists, historians, and attorneys who seek to wrangle public records from the government. ...
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