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• Round Table: Meeting Distant Cousins

  • When
    7 Apr 2025
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    11:00 AM
  • Location
    On Zoom

  

  Meeting Distant Cousins

  Host: Susan Ingersoll

  Members: Join us at our monthly round table! Each month, we choose a theme to spark the conversation, then gather on Zoom to have a great time sharing our ancestors' stories.

  Questions to guide our conversation (replace with better content):

  •  Have you been able to exchange family research with a distant cousin?
  •  Have you gotten family photos with distant cousins?
  •  How did you connect with distant cousins?
  • Where can you find distant cousins?

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• Program: Bagging a Live One: Reverse Genealogy in Action

  • When
    17 Apr 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Attend via Zoom or in person at the NVGS Library, 1701 Menlo Ave, Napa

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  Bagging a Live One: Reverse Genealogy in Action

  Presented by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG®, CGG

  Mary will show you how to find distant relatives, perhaps ones you never knew existed. You will come away with the skills to target specific people and to find their contact details. Great for finding missing friends and cousins or for locating family members to fill out your DNA "dance card."

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  Mary earned a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from The University of California, Riverside in 1982 and a Master's in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas in 1984. She earned a certificate in Genealogy and Family History at the University of Washington in 2005. She was credentialed by the Board for Certification of Genealogists® in 2019 and awarded the Certified Genetic Genealogist Credential in 2024. She is a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and is a former treasurer for the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.

  Mary became interested in genealogy in 2000 in anticipation of a sabbatical in Ireland where her husband was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Limerick. She was sure she would complete all her Irish genealogy while her husband taught at UL and her children attended Monaleen school. Two decades later, the genealogy is still a work in progress. But the trip to Ireland awakened something deep in her Celtic bloodlines, the Irish tradition of the Seanachi, the storytellers and historians of yore.

  Mary has published articles in many publications and frequently lectures on methodology and records. She is one of the founders of the Applied Genealogy Institute (appliedgen.institute). She is a member of the National Genealogical Society and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

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• Preservation Week Special Event: After You're Gone

  • When
    29 Apr 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    On Zoom, Register through Napa County Library

  After You're Gone:

  Future Proofing Your Genealogical Research

  A special event celebrating Preservation Week

   

  Presented by Thomas MacEntee

  Have you ever considered what will happen to your years of genealogy research once you’re gone? Learn how to ensure that your hard work carries on.

  Through a combination of planning, common sense, and new technologies, we’ll review how to create an action plan for preserving your genealogy research.

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  (Redirects to Napa County Library)

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  Thomas MacEntee is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community.

  Technology and historical research are opposites, but “tech people” like Thomas are needed to guide today’s genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best apps and devices to break down research brick walls.

  Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, advocate, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals.

  
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• Program: Point of Origin

  • When
    15 May 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Attend via Zoom or in person at the NVGS Library, 1701 Menlo Ave, Napa

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  Point of Origin
  How to Find Your Ancestral Village

  Presented by Lisa Vogele

  Don’t know where overseas your family originated from? This presentation covers a variety of sources to explore to locate your ancestor's point of origin before arriving in the United States. Examples and strategies will be provided including: Resources for locating town of origin, strategies for name changes, tips for boundary changes, and overcoming handwriting & language challenges.

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  Lisa Vogele is a professional genealogist and Certified Travel Associate (CTA). She is the Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure, a European family history research, travel planning, custom tour & genealogy research tour operator specializing in Italy & Ireland. Lisa is passionate about traveling in the footsteps of your ancestors to make or re-establish connections of personal, historical significance. In Spring 2026 she is leading a Genealogy Research Tour to Dublin, Ireland.

  In 2016, Lisa authored Food & Folklore: A Year of Italian Festivals, a guidebook to assist travelers with incorporating heritage festivals into their itineraries, get off the beaten path, and experience local culture through food and historic events. She earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in 2019 and a Certified Travel Associate (CTA) credential. Her travel tips have been featured in the Huffington Post, 1000TravelTips.com, and Dream of Italy. She holds a Master's degree from Clemson University, was raised in Connecticut, and resides in Colorado.

  Follow Lisa’s travels and discoveries: @travelyourtree on Instagram and Facebook

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