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WAGS 39th Annual Seminar
Saturday, January 29
WAGS 39th Annual Seminar  (Annual Seminar)
8:30 am to 1:30 pm
This meeting will be held via Zoom Conferencing
WAGS 39th Annual Seminar on Saturday, January 29th will be an virtual event featuring three speakers, Michelle Leonard, MA, Sunny Morton and Joel Weintraub.
 
Again this year, registration is only $25 for all all attendees.  Registration will be online only, using your debit card, credit card or Paypal account.  Registration is now open. 
 
Our virtual doors will open at 8:30 am Pacific time, with our first speaker's presentation starting shortly after 9:00 am Pacific time.
 
Click here to see our seminar flyer with more information on our schedule, speakers, and topics.
 


WAGS Zoom Get-Together
Saturday, February 19
WAGS Zoom Get-Together  (Social Half Hour)
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Sign in early on February 19th to chat with fellow WAGS members and guests.
The Zoom Conference room will be open from 12:30 pm until the General Meeting starts at 1:00 pm for a social half-hour.  Bring your lunch, bring a dessert, bring a friend, or just bring yourself and join us.  You can see your friends on the main screen, participate in the group audio / video chat, or have public or private text chats with one another in the chat box.
 


Kimberlie Guerrieri, MA
Saturday, February 19
Kimberlie Guerrieri, MA  (General Meeting and Speaker)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Ready, Set, Write!  Tips for Writing About Your Family History *
You've been researching your ancestor for years, and you have the binders and pedigree charts to prove it.  Now what?  Writing about your family history is a great way to share family stories and leave a lasting legacy.  In this program, genealogyist and writing coach Kimberlee Guerreri will share strategies and writing tips to get you started.  
 
Learn
- Why we need to write about our ancestors
- Where to start and how to stay motivated
- How to turn boring facts into brilliant stories
 
Our February and March meetings will be presented on Zoom.
In March 2022 we will once again review whether to continue on Zoom or to resume in-person meetings at the Whittier Masonic Lodge.
 
* WAGS members will receive email invitations with meeting details in February.  If you are not a WAGS member, you are welcome to attend. Email   program@wagswhittier.org, and an invitation will be sent to you.  The same Zoom sign-in will get you into our Social Hour and the General Meeting / Show and Tell event.
 
*  There will be a brief business meeting prior the speaker's presentation.


WAGS Zoom Get-Together
Saturday, March 19
WAGS Zoom Get-Together  (Social Half Hour)
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Sign in early on March 19th to chat with fellow WAGS members and guests.
The Zoom Conference room will be open from 12:30 pm until the General Meeting starts at 1:00 pm for a social half-hour.  Bring your lunch, bring a dessert, bring a friend, or just bring yourself and join us.  You can see your friends on the main screen, participate in the group audio / video chat, or have public or private text chats with one another in the chat box.
 


Gregory Beckman
Saturday, March 19
Gregory Beckman  (General Meeting and Speaker)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Dual Citizenship:  EU, Mexico, Great Britain, Ireland and Israel *
Do you hold dual citizenship?  Do you qualify for dual citizenship?  Were your parents citizens of any of these countries?  What does it mean to be a dual citizen?
 
Join us on March 19th as Gregory Beckham helps to answer these questions and walks us through the ins and outs of dual citizenship.
 
This talk will be presented on Zoom.
In March, we will once again review whether to continue on Zoom or to resume in-person meetings at the Whittier Masonic Lodge.
 
* WAGS members will receive email invitations with meeting details in March.  If you are not a WAGS member, you are welcome to attend. Email   program@wagswhittier.org, and an invitation will be sent to you.  The same Zoom sign-in will get you into our Social Hour and the General Meeting / Show and Tell event.
 
*  There will be a brief business meeting prior the speaker's presentation.


WAGS Zoom Get-Together
Saturday, April 16
WAGS Zoom Get-Together  (Social Half Hour)
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
TENTATIVE:  WAGS will decide in March 2022 whether to continue on Zoom or move to in-person meetings.
 
Sign in early on April 16th to chat with fellow WAGS members and guests.
The Zoom Conference room will be open from 12:30 pm until the General Meeting starts at 1:00 pm for a social half-hour.  Bring your lunch, bring a dessert, bring a friend, or just bring yourself and join us.  You can see your friends on the main screen, participate in the group audio / video chat, or have public or private text chats with one another in the chat box.
 


Dana Goolsby Jones
Saturday, April 16
Dana Goolsby Jones  (General Meeting and Speaker)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Our Mother's Mother's Mother's Mother's Mother:  Discovering the Stories of Our Mothers
A detailed description of this talk will be forthcoming.
 
This talk may be presented on Zoom or may be at the Whittier Masonic Lodge.  WAGS will decide in March 2022 whether to continue on Zoom or to resume in-person meetings at the Whittier Masonic Lodge.
 
* WAGS members will receive email invitations with meeting details in January.  If you are not a WAGS member, you are welcome to attend. Email   program@wagswhittier.org, and an invitation will be sent to you.  The same Zoom sign-in will get you into our Social Hour and the General Meeting / Show and Tell event.
 
*  There will be a brief business meeting prior the speaker's presentation.