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Finding United States Land Records

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE!

January Meeting

Date: Saturday, January 23rd. 10:30AM

Topic: Finding United States Land Records

Speaker: Martha Wallace

Have you run across Metes and Bounds or Township, Range, and Section in your family records?  Learn how land in the United States was originally recorded, where the records can be found, and how to plot and find the land today.

Martha Wallace works as a volunteer at NARA, and is actively involved in research and teaching with the Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group.  She has previously talked on such diverse topics as reading gravestones, naming patterns, paleography, and caring for family treasures.

PLEASE NOTE RICHARD'S TALK HAS BEEN CHANGED TO FEBRUARY

 

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Starting February 2016 - DNA Interest Group!

This new interest group will meet regularly on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 2:15 to 3.45 pm in the Cañada College Library.

The purpose of this group (initially at least) is to ask questions and get help interpreting your DNA results and deciding on next steps. The format will be similar to that of the two established Interest groups – there will be no charge to attend but membership in SMCGS is a requirement to join.

British Special Interest Group

Meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at 10AM in the 1st floor meeting room at Redwood City Main Library. There is no charge for the group, but you must be a member of SMCGS. Come and bring your knowledge and questions to share with other researchers. For more information contact programs@smcgs.org.

 

German Special Interest Group

The German Special Interest Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 9:30am at the FHC at the LDS Church in Menlo Park. There is no charge to SMCGS members for the group, just come and bring your knowledge and questions to share with other researchers. You must be a member of SMCGS.  For more information contact programs@smcgs.org. 

 

 

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