Jamboree

7 Reasons You Should Attend SCGS Jamboree

30 April 2012 And More

Today is the last day for early-bird registration to the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.  Jamboree will he held June 8-10 in Burbank, California, with two “pre-events” to be held on June 7.  If you are on the fence, here are 7 reasons to attend: Rock-Star Speakers – Megan Smolenyak, Josh Taylor, Curt Wicher, and so [...]

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Jamboree Swag

13 June 2011 And More

In addition to taking lots of great classes and meeting lots of friends, I came back from the Southern California Genealogical Society’s 2011 Jamboree with lots of cool stuff. Geneabloggers Welcome Bag It started with the Geneabloggers Welcome Bag.  Many vendors contributed to these bags to for the geneablogger group.  Thanks to the following companies [...]

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Jamboree Day 1

10 June 2011 And More

My day started when I woke up at 4:30 (body still on Eastern time), so I did a little genealogy, then went back to bed for a couple of hours. The hotel has Starbucks in the lobby, which just made my morning, so I enjoyed my first latte in the company of the geneablogger crowd, [...]

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My Jamboree Schedule

8 June 2011 And More

The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree is just a few days away.  I’ve gone through the class schedule a couple of times and narrowed the available classes down to a manageable list to choose from.  While always subject to last-minute changes, this is what I’m thinking of attending: Friday 1:30 – Genealogical Resources of the Civil [...]

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