Genealogy Club
The Genealogy Club will meet Wednesday, June 28, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. Social hour starts at 9:30 a.m. with hot coffee and snacks.
Themed genealogy workshops in June
The Leisure World Genealogy Workshop hosts “Theme Thursday” classes each week at 1:30 in the Genealogy Library located at the east end of Clubhouse 3. Look for the sign above the door. These classes are open for anyone to attend. Here is the schedule for June:
• June 22: Quakers
• June 29: Immigration (This is a follow-up of the presentation by the speaker on June 28.)
Speaker will present ‘Immigration: Ports of Entry’ The club’s meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month. Christine Cohen will speak on immigration on June 28. About 47 million people immigrated to the U.S. between 1607 and 1990, and about 70% entered through the Port of New York.
When researching one’s genealogy, a person should consider a broader search in all ports, such as Boston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Providence, as well as entry through Canada and Mexico. The club will review the websites and resources to locate clues to these entry ports such as state censuses, voter registrations, WWI draft registrations and passport applications.
Cohen is a longtime member of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS), and is currently the program director. In addition to WAGS, 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.
Cohen’s 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. She is a native Californian, a graduate of UCLA in political science and worked for Vitol Aviation Company since 1993.
Genealogy Library resources The Genealogy Library is open Monday through Thursday from 1-4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Club members have access to the world version of Ancestry. com, Newspapers.com and Fold3, which contains military records. Volunteers are available most days to help new members navigate the websites.
In addition, the library has a sizeable collection of research materials. For more information, email lwgenealogy@gmail. com. The club currently has openings for volunteers. For more information, call volunteer coordinator Lisa Brass at 714-390-4213.
