Enter to Win! Jamboree 2019 Exhibitor Birthday Card Contest

2019 Exhibitor Birthday Card Contest

 

Join the Jamboree Birthday Party

Get your Exhibitor Birthday Card & Play!

Who Is Eligible:

Registered attendees of Jamboree are eligible to enter the Birthday Card Contest.

How to Play:
• Visit 6 Jamboree Sponsors, learn about their products and services, and get their signatures.

• Visit 6 more Jamboree exhibitors and get their signatures, too.

• Turn in your completed card to “Birthday Card Central” (look for the table in the Conference Center Lobby). Enter the drawing to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet!

Get a new card!

Enter as many times as you like!

Drawing on 

Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 3 PM

Need not be present to win!

We Generously Thank Our 

Jamboree 2019 Birthday Card Sponsor 

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Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com
#SCGSJamboree2019, #SCGSJamboreeBirthdayBash,

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Jamboree 2019 Exhibitor Birthday Card - Enter to Win!

2019 Exhibitor Birthday Card Contest

 

Join the Jamboree Birthday Party

Get your Exhibitor Birthday Card & Play!

Who Is Eligible:

Registered attendees of Jamboree are eligible to enter the Birthday Card Contest.

How to Play:
• Visit 6 Jamboree Sponsors, learn about their products and services, and get their signatures.

• Visit 6 more Jamboree exhibitors and get their signatures, too.

• Turn in your completed card to “Birthday Card Central” (look for the table in the Conference Center Lobby). Enter the drawing to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet!

Get a new card!

Enter as many times as you like!

Drawing on 

Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 3 PM

Need not be present to win!

We Generously Thank Our 

Jamboree 2019 Birthday Card Sponsor 

Photos Movies & More

Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com
#SCGSJamboree2019, #SCGSJamboreeBirthdayBash,

@scgsgenealogy, #SCGS2019, #SCGSJamboree50

Sneak Peek - Jamboree Genealogy Workshops

Sneak Peek Series

Genealogy

Workshops

Genealogy is the second most popular hobby in our country. Regardless of our current levels, we all began learning at some point and understand that our learning must continue. In fact, the more we learn, the more we understand what we don't know.  Conferences and conventions have fun one-hour classes that are very informative, but the key to learning is in workshops. They provide a hands-on approach that accelerates learning due to the extended time of a TWO-HOUR session!

Our offering this year include:

MAY 30

THURSDAY 

MORNING SESSIONS:

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

What Are My Next Steps? Hands-On Research Planning

    Presenter: Paula Stuart-Warren, CG®, FMGS, FUGA

First Aid for Family Photos

    Presenter: Denise May Levenick, MA

AFTERNOON SESSIONS:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Writing a Life Event Story for Your Ancestor Has Never Been So Easy

    Presenter: Devon Noel Lee

Cemetery Preservation

    Presenter: Daniel Earl

               More Workshops to Follow Next Week!

               Click To Register!

                          

           

Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com

@scgsgenealogy, #SCGS2019, #SCGSJamboree50,

#SCGSJamboree2019, #SCGSJamboreeBirthdayBash

Mondays' Meet The Speakers - Jamboree 2019

Crista Cowan

Ancestry

Crista Cowan has been employed by Ancestry since 2004; her involvement in family history, however, reaches all the way back to childhood. From being parked under a microfilm reader at the Family History Library in her baby carrier to her current career as a professional genealogist, Crista has spent thousands of hours discovering, documenting and telling family stories. She is known as the Barefoot Genealogist and has a weekly YouTube show designed to help people discover their family history.

Presentations:

• Using Ancestry Tools to Meet the Genealogical Proof Standard
• Using the New AncestryDNA Tools for Genetic Genealogy
• 2nd Annual Jamboree Genealogy Game Show

Melinda Yamane Crawford

Melinda Yamane Crawford is a Southern California native and a UCSB employee for the last 18 years. She has been conducting family history research since 2002. She currently serves as a volunteer librarian at the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society's Sahyun Library and is one of the co-founders of the Nikkei Genealogical Society (www.facebook.com/nikkeigen).

Presentations:

• Discovering Asian American Roots Through Partnerships and Collaborations

Schelly Talalay Dardashti

Journalist and genealogist Schelly Talalay Dardashti, the US Genealogy Advisor for MyHeritage, has traced her family across Spain, Belarus, Russia, Lithuania and Iran for some 30 years. The former Jerusalem Post genealogy columnist and award-winning pioneer Jewish geneablogger created “Tracing the Tribe – Jewish Genealogy on Facebook" (26,000+ members), and has written for FamilyTree Magazine, NGS Quarterly, JTA and others. She co-administers two DNA projects at FTDNA.

Presentations:

• Jewish Ethnicity and DNA: History, Migration, Genetics
• Jewish Genealogy for the Non-Jew

David Dowell, PhD

David Dowell, PhD, was a librarian for 35 years and a special investigative officer in the USAF for 4 years and has two degrees in history and two in library science. He has researched family histories since the 1960s. His most recent books are NextGen Genealogy: The DNA Connection (2015) and Crash Course in Genealogy (2011). Previously he taught “Genealogy Research” and “Ethics in the Information Age” at Cuesta College and chaired the Genealogy Committee and the Ethics Committee of the American Library Association. He blogs as “Dr. D Digs Up Ancestors” at http://blog.ddowell.com and coordinates three DNA projects.

Presentations:

• Does Using GEDmatch to Solve Cold Cases Jeopardize Our Genetic Privacy?

Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com

#SCGS2019 @scgsgenealogy, #SCGSJamboree50,

#SCGSJamboree2019, #SCGSJamboreeBirthdayBash

Mondays' Meet The Speakers - Jamboree 2019

Lisa Alzo, MFA

Lisa A. Alzo, MFA, is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Eastern European genealogical research and creative nonfiction writing.

Presentations:

• Researching Eastern European Roots: Over Here and Over There
• The 10 Most Overlooked Records for Eastern European Research
• Silent Voices: Telling the Stories of Your Female Immigrant Ancestors

Emily D Aulicino, MEd

Emily D. Aulicino, MEd, speaks on genetic genealogy and writing family stories nationally and internationally. She has been interviewed for television, newspapers, and blogtalk radio. She writes two blogs and is the author of Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond.

Presentations:

• DNA Led the Way: A Y-DNA Case Study
• Convincing Family and Strangers to Test and Why
• Identifying Family DNA Patterns and Contacting Matches

Sheila Benedict

Benedict Research Services

Sheila Benedict is a forensic and family genealogist, lecturer, and archivist. Topics include: migrations, methodology, Catholic records, California, forensic genealogy, Irish-Americans, California Historic Missions, and more. She writes a monthly genealogy column for the Santa Ynez Valley Star newspaper.

Presentations:

• California Genealogical Research: Past and Present

Blaine T Bettinger, PhD, JD

The Genetic Genealogist, LLC

Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD, is a professional genealogist and the creator of DNA Central. He is the author of the long-running blog The Genetic Genealogist and the books Genetic Genealogy in Practice and The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy.

Presentations:

• The Promise and Peril of DNA Testing for Genealogy
• DNA Painter
• DNA ABCs: Getting from “Unknown New Match” to “Known Cousin”
• DNA ABCs: Shared Matches and Genetic Networks

Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com

#SCGS2019@scgsgenealogy

#SCGSJamboree2019