Welcome to the website of CGS (a 501c3 non-profit group) !
GENERAL MEETINGS AND CLASSES:
WE BEGAN MEETING IN PERSON AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2021, BUT WE ARE STILL CAUTIOUS AND PREPARED TO BACK-PEDAL, AS NEEDED. WE CANNOT PREDICT AT THIS TIME (OR EVER) WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING, LET ALONE WHAT THE SITUATION WILL BE NEXT MONTH OR EVEN NEXT WEEK. THE MOST UPDATED INFO WILL BE PROVIDED HERE AND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
FOR INFORMATION ON OUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES, PLEASE CHECK THAT PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE. FREE GENEALOGY INSTRUCTION.
NEXT IN-PERSON GENERAL MEETING
6:00 pm – 7:45 pm – Corona Public Library, 650 S. Main St., Corona
Martinez Community Room (off lobby)
Monday, 9 September 2024
MARK CROSS, professional genealogist
“Land Records in Genealogy”
Are land records in your research confusing? See how county borders and state lines moved over time, and how to research which county your ancestors were in. Learn how English Common Law and Primogeniture affected land deeds and inheritance in the American colonies and the new United States. Included are background of both survey systems; metes and bounds, meridians and baselines, and which states will use which method. Clues can be found in platt books and maps, census records, personal letters, and repositories like historical societies. Bring your questions on how land records can open up borders in your genealogical research.
Click here to download Land Records Handout from Mark Cross
Mark Cross became interested in genealogy at the age of 12. That’s when he read an unpublished and unsourced family tree by a distant relative, that included a transcribed letter written by an ancestor about his adventures fighting for the Union in the Civil War. Most of those unsourced facts have now been researched and proven by Mark. After college, he started doing his own research and became hooked. When he discovered a link to a Revolutionary War Patriot and a Mayflower passenger, he decided to get more educated and experienced, and has joined the Sons of the American Revolution and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. He has attended the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and is a graduate of ProGen 37. He is a member of the Southern California Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Association of Professional Genealogists. Mark is the Registrar for his local SAR chapter. He is a genealogy blogger https://markcrossgenealogy.com/ and takes genealogy clients http://storyfinder.us/ and is also a voice actor and an OSHA Safety Trainer and CPR instructor. When he’s not researching dead people, he’s training on the subject of how to keep people alive.
During in-person gatherings, basic protocol (as dictated by the library, county, state, and US government) will be followed for the health and safety of all.
Board meetings will continue to be held virtually via Zoom with no plans to change that arrangement.
Return here or check our Facebook page for the latest. Questions? Concerns? We have our own email address now: CoronaGeneaSoc@gmail.com
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Your board continues to meet and plan for the continued genealogical education of its members. Meetings, via Zoom, take place the third Monday of every month. Open to all members. To join us or ask us to add something to the agenda, contact Jean Hibben (circlemending – at – gmail – dot – com) – put “CGS Board meeting” in the “subject” heading.
The CGS website is in compliance with the 2018 GDPR requirements, click here to view our Privacy Policy.
In-person meetings are held the first Monday of every month* from 6:15 – 7:45pm (with networking, socializing, and program set-up at 6:00pm). In the event that the first Monday is a holiday, meetings will be shifted to the second Monday (see meeting schedule for clarification).
CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY
650 S. Main St. (at 6th), Corona, CA 92882
To find out which meeting room is to be used, please refer to the information above or the Meetings page.
To network, get to know each other, or receive/give genealogical research assistance, “early birds” are welcome to gather at 6:00pm. ——————-
The society is open to anyone who wishes to research his/her family history. Monthly programs are offered to assist us in successfully identifying our ancestors of all backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, religions, etc. Members are also encouraged to assist others by presenting a topic that will be of interest to the rest of the group and/or participating in the various projects the society hosts.
MISSION STATEMENT: To promote interest and education in genealogy.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, as of April 2023 :
Pamela Coleman – President
Jean Wilcox Hibben – 1st Vice-President (programs) & Webmaster
Sylvia Barnett – 2nd Vice-President (membership)
Dottie Laird – Secretary & Facebook Administration Chair
Kay Anders – Treasurer
Carolyn Hughes – Correspondence Secretary
Len Enlow – Newsletter Editor & Education
Donna Polentz – Publicity & Facebook Co-Administrator
Maggie Rawlins – Historian
Twila Costello – Member at Large
Lyle Rawlins – Member at Large
Betty Chandler – Member at Large (on leave)
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To access our members-only page, click on the instructions below: 
You must be a Facebook member to join the group (click here or the image above). When you click on the request to join, that will be sent to Donna Polentz, Susan Tseko, or Dottie Laird, our Facebook co-Coordinators, who will get back to you. Once verified, you will then receive notification that you are “in” and you can start posting or responding to other members right away. Please be respectful of each other (no spamming or other inappropriate messaging – violators will be removed from the list). Use this to communicate about genealogy events you have become aware of, ask for help or suggestions in your research, invite society members to “friend” you, etc. This is a great way to maintain contact with each other between meetings, so consider checking this group periodically. (Note: no sales or commercial use permitted) If you have a concern about the list, please feel free to contact either Susan Tseko via email or Dottie Laird via email
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For dues information and to join the society, attend the next meeting we hold in person and fill out an application or see the Membership page on this website. For questions, contact Jean Hibben, CGS President CoronaGeneaSoc@gmail.com ——————- To see the schedule of our upcoming meetings, check the MEETING CALENDAR page.