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Thursday, November 12
"Marriage by Blacksmith: Gretna Green Marriages" with Madeline Yanov  (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required

Madeline will delve into the origins of Gretna Green’s popularity and unravel the stories behind its American counterparts. What motivated people to journey far from home to exchange their vows? Are these marriages legally recognized? Where can one unearth the elusive records of these unions? These American cities may hold the key to your ancestors’ missing marriage records.

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Madeline Yanov is the owner of Time Travel Genealogy, and has more than 32 years of genealogy experience, specializing in American research. Since most Americans are descendants of immigrants, she is also very familiar with European genealogy – specifically, Irish, British, the Slovak region, Russian, and some German.

Madeline is President Emeritus of the Contra Costa County Genealogical Society and serves on the board since 2012. She also is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and several other local genealogical societies.



Thursday, January 14, 2027
"Finally Get Organized: Conquer the Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style" with Elizabeth O'Neal  (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required
 
Tried every organizing system for your family history and none of them stuck? That's because most advice assumes that everyone learns the same way. Spoilers: they don't, and neither do you. This talk helps you identify your natural learning style and gives you brain-based organizing strategies built specifically for it. Learn how you learn, and finally get organized with a system that works the way your brain does.
 
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Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal, Certified Genealogist ® , is a professional researcher, writer, educator, and national genealogical speaker. Her specialties include methodology, technology, and online research resources.
 
Elizabeth has studied at the National Institute for Genealogical Research (NIGR, now known as GenFed) in Washington, DC; the Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) in Dallas, Texas; and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the President of the Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society, Director of the NGSQ Study Groups program, and a
Genealogy Consultant for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
 
As a family history lecturer, Elizabeth has given presentations for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, the RootsTech Conference, and many others. Her professional memberships include the Board for Certification of Genealogists, the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and the public speaking club Toastmasters International.
 
Since 1987, Elizabeth has made it her goal to research, share, and preserve her family stories. She is a co-host of the Branching Out Genealogy Podcast (https://branchingout.show) and the author of the family history lifestyle website Heart of the Family™ (https://thefamilyheart.com). Her mission is to help others make the past part of their present.