Ventura County Genealogical Society presents

Free Family History Presentations

Online with Zoom

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 1:00-4:00 pm PDT

https://venturacogensoc.org/this-month/

Presenter: Cari Taplin
“The Power of Family Legends

In this program, Cari Taplin discusses family legends and takes the audience through a brief outline of the life of Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye). Then, through census research, she illustrates her family’s legend of being related to Roy Rogers. She also shows a short documentary, “Searching for Roy,” by her cousin, Betsy Greer, further demonstrating the importance of family legends.

Cari A. Taplin is related to Roy Rogers. Or at least that’s what her family told her. Cari holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and has served in various volunteer and leadership positions for state, local, and national societies. As the owner of GenealogyPANTS, She provides speaking services. she also lends help and shares her expertise as an administrator on the highly popular Facebook Group “The Genealogy Squad.” Cari currently works for Ancestry ProGenealogists. Cari’s research focuses on midwestern and Great Lakes states.

Second presentation:

Presenter: David Flint
“England Census Records (1841-1921)” (British SIG)

England Census Records are one of the three main record groups you will likely use to research your ancestors in England. This presentation provides an overview of census records in England and Wales from 1841 up to the recently released 1921 Census. It includes a discussion of details in the census returns and the evolution of the census forms and content for those years. A brief overview of pre-1841 population lists that can be used for pre-census research is also covered.

David retired after working for the County of Los Angeles for 40 years, ending his career as Assistant Director of the Los Angeles County Public Library. He began his interest in genealogy at a library conference in Phoenix, Arizona in 2002, where he met two British Isles research specialists from FamilySearch. He likes to say that genealogy found him because he wasn’t looking for it then. David is developing a specialized collection of British Isles reference books in his home library.

David devotes time to genealogy research, attending lectures and seminars, teaching genealogy classes, and occasional speaking engagements. He previously served as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of the South Orange County California Genealogical Society (SOCCGS), where he continues serving on the society’s executive board.

All our monthly lectures and workshops are free to our members and the public. Non-members should request a Zoom invitation here: https://venturacogensoc.org/request-invitation-to-lecture/. Please note that we cannot respond to same-day requests.