Date: 17 January 2026
Location: Zoom
Time: Starts at 9:30 am. – 2:00 pm.
Members and guests requesting a free zoom link MUST fill out the registration form here.
Meeting outline:
9:30 am – General business and announcements.
9:45 am – ““US Courts System – History and Records” presented by Irene B. Walters
The system of US Courts holds many records that can be both helpful and confusing in your genealogical researching. Come learn some terminology, history, record keeping, and record searching practices that hopefully will alleviate some confusion when navigating the world of the US Courts System. Special emphasis will be on federal courts and “circuit” courts.
11:00 am – Family Tree Maker user group with Michele Frank or RootsMagic and TMG user group with Jean Hoffman.
12:00 Noon – Take a break or bring a lunch and join other CAGG members for a social hour and lunch on Zoom.
1:00 pm – Genealogy Technology, presented by Jean Hoffman.
Date: 21 January 2026
Location: Zoom
Time: Starts at 2:00 pm. – 3:00 pm.
Meeting link:
FamilySearch User Group, facilitated by Jean Hoffman.
Zoom meeting to discuss our issues and successes in all aspects of FamilySearch. We will meet via Zoom on the third Wednesday. All questions, how-to, how it works, tips and success stories welcome.
Date: 18 February 2026
Location: Zoom
Time: Starts at 2:00 pm. – 3:00 pm.
Meeting link:
FamilySearch User Group, facilitated by Jean Hoffman.
Zoom meeting to discuss our issues and successes in all aspects of FamilySearch. We will meet via Zoom on the third Wednesday. All questions, how-to, how it works, tips and success stories welcome.
Date: 21 February 2026
Location: Zoom
Time: Starts at 9:30 am. – 2:00 pm.
Members and guests requesting a free zoom link MUST fill out the registration form here.
Meeting outline:
9:30 am – General business and announcements.
9:45 am – “Researching Cemetery and Funeral Home Records: Looking for the Dead! presented by Dr. Deborah A. Abbott PhD.
Funeral home and cemetery records can be one of the most valuable genealogical resources family historians. Funeral homes are generally private businesses; therefore, they are under no obligation to provide information to the public. Even with this obstacle their records can often be accessed for family history/genealogy purposes. Learn what information funeral home records contain and how they vary by location, time period, culture and religion. Learn about possible websites, manuscript collections,
libraries/archives that may also hold these records for public use.
11:00 am – Family Tree Maker user group with Michele Frank or RootsMagic and TMG user group with Jean Hoffman.
12:00 Noon – Take a break or bring a lunch and join other CAGG members for a social hour and lunch on Zoom.
1:00 pm – Genealogy Technology, presented by Jean Hoffman.