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REMINDER:  See a separate page on this site concerning LAWGS' new service: entertainment industry obituaries which were provided by a dedicated LAWGS member and compiled over many years is on   Please go to the contents menu on the left and click on  ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY OBITUARIES.

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MONTHLY SPEAKER PROGRAM in REVIEW by Tom Lane  

LAWGS' MAY speaker, Karen Ristic, presented a program on Digital Land Records Available Online.  Land records are very useful for establishing a person in a certain place and time.  She urges researcher to "look across the fence"  --  that is reviewing the neighbor's property records because people often married into neighboring families.  

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Elaine Berry and Anne Goodenough attended the National Genealogical Society  Salt Lake City meeting and shared their experiences. 

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  LAWGS'    SHARED GENEALOGICAL TIDBITS:

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 Questing Heirs Genealogical Society's May 2010 newsletter has an article called "Google News Archive" by Gena Philibert Ortega.  Google News Archive provides a one-stop place to search for newspapers.

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SCGS Jamboree 2010 is on June 11, 12, 13 at the Marriot Burbank Airport Hotel and Convention Center.

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  Pre-meeting educational table(s): 

Elaine Berry arraged a very interesting Military History table for May; June table is about the National Genealogical Society's April convention.

If you have ideas for future tables, please contact Elaine Berry.  She is always open to suggestions.

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  Educational opportunities:  Monthly FREE classes at the LA Regional Family History Center, please see link:  www.larfhc.org/class.htm  and www.familysearch.org

 With the closure of the LA Regional Family History Center for remodeling, please check to see where the classes are now offered.

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  UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT:  The Family History Center (LARHFC) on the West Los Angeles Temple grounds might open by June or July 2010 - it's still iffy but we can only hope.  Please note that the Torrance Center and Los Angeles Public Library are still two possible "temporary" research centers.

    NARA IN LAGUNA NIGUEL IS MOVING TO RIVERSIDE  IN A NEW FACILITY TO REJOIN THE FEDERAL RECORDS CENTER (FRC). THE CURRENT HOLIFIELD BUILDING CANNOT BE RENOVATED.   THE MOVE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SPRING 2010.