Genealogy Club

All residents are invited to the Genealogy Club’s membership meeting on Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. Christine Cohen will be speaking on the “Grand Army of the Republic Records.” Cohen is a longtime member of the Whittier Area Genealogy Society and has served in many capacities, including as president. She is also a member of the El Redondo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Her interest in genealogy began in 1977 with the airing of the TV mini-series “Roots” and was piqued when she found a typed pedigree chart of her Dutch heritage from the New Netherlands in the 1660s. The native Californian graduated from UCLA with a degree in political science and has worked for Vitol Aviation Company since 1993.

The club’s Theme Thursdays Workshops continue Feb. 17 with “Digging Deeper on Marriage Certificates”; on Feb. 24, members are to bring in something they need help with for “Brick Wall Help.”

The Genealogy Library is currently open Monday-Friday from 1-4 p.m.; volunteers are needed as substitutes and if the club wants to hold Saturday and Sunday hours. Volunteers are also needed to form a hospitality committee.

For more information on the Genealogy Club, contact Mary Romero at (562) 810-4266.

Christine Cohen