WAGS Annual Holiday Show & Tell (General Meeting and Speaker)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Sorensen Library, 6934 Broadway Ave, Whittier CA 90606 + Zoom
Join us for our WAGS Annual Holiday Tradition!
We are encouraging WAGS members and friends to join us in our December Show & Tell and Holiday Party.
Member participation is what makes this event successful.
Share information you found out about your family tree this past year, a brick wall breakthrough, a family story, or a family treasure. Presentations should be about five minutes long. To sign up, contact our Program Chair,Christine Cohen, atprogram@wagswhittier.org.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
WAGS Writers Group (Life Story Writing Group)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
WAGS members and the public are invited to attend the Life Story Writing Group.
Sorensen Library, 6934 Broadway Ave, Whittier CA 90606 + Zoom
Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the US
Divorce is not just a 20th century phenomenon. At first, granted by the State Legislature and then by the courts, these are public records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names and ages of children, current and former residences, and affidavits by the spouses about their marriage and reason for divorce. Clues are in the census, city directories, military pensions, county histories, county courthouses, and especially in newspapers. This could be the reason for a “lost spouse.”
* Due to the proximity to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the group does not meet on the fourth Wednesdays of November & December.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
WAGS 42nd Annual Seminar (Annual Seminar)
8:30 am to 1:30 pm
This meeting will be held via Zoom Conferencing
WAGS 42nd Annual Seminar on Saturday, January 25th will be an virtual event featuring three speakers:
Shannon Combs-Bennett, Jennifer Zinck, and Diana Elder..
Again this year, registration is only $30 for all all attendees. Registration will be online only, using your debit card, credit card or Paypal account.
Sorensen Library, 6934 Broadway Ave, Whittier CA 90606 + Zoom
History of a Place That Means a Lot to a Family
Create a story of a meaningful place that matters to your family.
Our ancestors did live in a certain place and time, which affected their lives and work. There are a number of ways which can be used to find more information about their residences and could help us to understand a little of why they did what they did. Even a “summer” place allows a family to see one another though they may be widely scattered. There are more tools to do this easily than ever before. Examples are given from the speaker’s own life.
Sorensen Library, 6934 Broadway Ave, Whittier CA 90606 + Zoom
Researching Military Records and More on Fold3.com
The Fold3.com website is a gateway to millions of military records and more, including naturalization documents and city directories, useful for family history research. This program provides an overview of Fold3's wide-ranging genealogical content and then demonstrates, step by step, how to navigate the site, with specific examples of research strategies for military/non-military documents. Attendees will also learn how to create or expand memorial pages for our ancestors who served in the military, accessible to anyone who searches on Fold3.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
WAGS Writers Group (Life Story Writing Group)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Whittier Uptown Senior Center, 13225 Walnut St, Whittier CA 90602
WAGS members and the public are invited to attend the Life Story Writing Group.
This meeting is held in person on the fourth Wednesday of each month* at the Whttier Uptown Senior Center, 13225 Walnut Street, Whittier CA 90602.
