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LEISURE WORLD GENEALOGY WORKSHOP

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MEETING SCHEDULE

The Genealogy Workshop meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM in Room 1 of Clubhouse 3. There are no meetings in the months of July and August. All residents of Leisure World are welcome.  Dues $5 per year.

The field trips to nearby genealogy libraries are usually held about twice yearly.

Speaker Beth McCarty is well known to Orange County genealogists. She has researched English records for 20 years and has been director of the Orange County LDS Family History Center for 13 years.  Her topic will be: "The Effective Use of Family History Centers."

A Leisure World resident and family genealogist, Barbara Houck will tell us about her search for her ancestral families using the popular Family Tree Maker program.  She has had many successes using the program's Family Archives on CD's. The CD's have interesting stories as well as statistics, and she includes these stories in her annual Christmas letter to her family.

Our Genealogy Library is located at the rear of Clubhouse 5, in Room 1. The entrance is adjacent to the new elevator. It has a number of genealogy books and many periodicals for examination. There is a computer loaded with two genealogical programs for trial by members and for demonstrating their effectiveness.  Another computer connected to the internet is nearby. (Soon to be connected)

Interested members must be thanked for donating a number of pieces of equipment to increase the library's appearance and effectiveness.  These include two filing cabinets, a number of high-quality bookends, many file folders. The library committee has met to straighten out the equipment. Much remains to do.

Usage by members during the open hours on Thursday afternoon, 1 to 3 PM has so-far been sparse. For the time being, the library will be open to members only by prior appointment.