SCGS & Jamboree 2016 On The Road

A new year has started, and the SCGS Jamboree team is excited to start the year off by going on the road to meet you, to spread the word about the benefits of membership in the Society, and to talk about all the exciting plans for Jamboree 2016 and the Genetic Genealogy conferences.

Over the next few months, we will be traveling to a number of local and at-distance conferences and genealogical events. If you are going to be at an event, stop by our table and say hi! We love meeting our members and conference attendees. While you’re there, be sure to pick up your copy of the Jamboree registration form and the SCGS Extension Series Webinar schedule for 2016. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Where you can find us (hint: look for the Ask Me About Jamboree pins):

January 16 - Genealogy Roadshow at Union Station, Los Angeles

January 30 - Whittier Area Genealogical Society Annual Seminar with Thomas MacEntee

February 3-6 - RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

                     SCGS and Jamboree will have tables in the Expo Hall. 

February 13-14 - Queen Mary ScotsFestival, Long Beach CA.

March 5 - Orange County California Genealogical Society Genealogy BASH

              & Book Fair with Lisa Louise Cooke

March 5 - San Louis Obispo Genealogical Society Annual Seminar with J. Mark Lowe and Cafi Cohen

March 12 - Discover Your Roots 2016, Los Angeles CA

March 12 - Conejo Valley Genealogical Society Annual Seminar with 

                Dr. Thomas W. Jones  Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS

March 17-19 - California African American Genealogical Society 30th Anniversary Conference

March 19 - Ventura County Genealogical Society general meeting, Barbara Randall presenting

It's That Time Again: SCGS & Jamboree On The Road!

Over the next few months, SCGS and the Jamboree 2016 team members will be hitting the road. Whether we are exhibiting, attending the conferences and seminars along with you, or stopping on our way through town, we would love to meet you! We love these opportunities to get out and meet you, spread the word about the benefits of SCGS and Jamboree, and interact with potential new members and conference attendees.

This is the time of year when Jamboree really begins to take shape, and if you want to be the first to know important details, stop by our booth, table, wherever you see one of our team members with their "Ask Me About Jamboree" buttons on, and say hi!

2015

• December 12th - Albuquerque, New Mexico with Genealogy Roadshow
• December 12th - Burbank, California SCGS Annual Meeting

2016

• January 13-16 - Salt Lake City, Utah at The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy(SLIG)
• January TBD - Los Angeles, California with Genealogy Roadshow
• January 30 - Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) Seminar with Thomas MacEntee
• February 3-6 - Salt Lake City, Utah at RootsTech
• February 13-15 - Long Beach, California at the Queen Mary ScotsFestival & International Highland Games XXIII

Jamboree 2015 On the Road

Over the next few weeks, members of the Jamboree team will be on the road, exhibiting at a number of national conferences and genealogical events.  We love these opportunities to get out and meet you, spread the word about the benefits of SCGS and Jamboree, and interact with potential new members and conference attendees.

Here's a tip: When we exhibit at an event, we typically bring along prizes and offer discounts.  Stop by our table and say hi!  While you're there, pick up your copy of the Jamboree registration form and the SCGS Webinar Series Grow What You Know schedule for 2015.  We look forward to seeing you.

Where you can find us:

January 31 - Whittier Area Genealogical Society Annual Seminar with Geoffrey Rasmussen

February 7 - Lake Elsinore  - California State Genealogical Alliance Seminar with Mary Anne Vincent and Jean Wilcox Hibben.

February 11 - 14 - Salt Lake City - RootsTech and The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conferences.  Two of the largest conferences for family history enthusiasts and genealogy professionals have teamed up for a one-time special genealogy event.  Held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah the conferences will share the expo hall, keynote sessions and activities.  This promises to be an exciting venue, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to make new friends and say hello to those we have known for a while. On hand to represent SCGS and Jamboree in the exhibit hall booth throughout the conference will be Priscilla Pruitt, Judi Ramsey, Barb Randall and Jane Van Tour.

March 7 - Escondido Family History Fair with Crista Cowan

March 14 - Los Angeles - Discover Your Roots XIII

March 21 - Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley Genealogical Society Annual Seminar with Dr. Thomas W. Jones  PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS.

[CA-SCGS] Jamboree On the Road - Stop In and Say Hi!

The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree team will be on the road over the next few weeks, meeting with all our friends and exhibiting at a number of family history events. We hope you all stop by our table and say hi and introduce yourself if we haven't met before.

Here's a tip: When we exhibit at another conference, we typically bring along a door prize (a free basic registration to Jamboree worth $145). If you're not a lucky winner, you can take advantage of a special $5 discount for registrations purchased during the event. Pick up your copy of the Jamboree registration form and the SCGS Webinar Series schedule for 2014.

Here is the schedule, along with links to the conference websites:

February 1 - Genealogy NOW - San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society featuring Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, The Legal Genealogist, and Geoff Rasmussen of Legacy Family Tree, and Sharyn Hoyt Mills, MLIS, professional genealogist.

February 6-8 - Salt Lake City - RootsTech. The biggest upcoming conference, of course, is RootsTech which is held in Salt Lake City from February 6-8. Please come see us at Booth 727, which is across the aisle from the media hub. RootsTech is one of our favorite exhibiting opportunities because it allows us to meet so many new friends and hug those we've known for a while. We'll have a full contingent of SCGS representatives in the booth throughout the conference: Leo Myers, Paula Hinkel, Jane Van Tour, Barbara Randall and Judi Ramsey. SCGS members pick up one of our beautiful name badge ribbons.

February 22 - Whittier Area Genealogical Society with Laura Prescott

March 1 - Orange County California Genealogical Society Genealogy BASH and Book Faire with a great line-up of speakers: Barbara Renick, Hank Z. Jones FASG, Colleen Fitzpatrick, CeCe Moore, Gena Philibert-Ortega, Geoff Rasmussen of Legacy Family Tree, Randy Seaver, Linda Serna, and Morris Thurston.

March 8 - Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society.