2023 Genealogy Seminar
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Conference/Forum/Symposium
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Saint Rafael Catholic Church
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Sat, Oct 14 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Address (map)
5444 Hollister Ave.
Venue (website)
Saint Rafael Catholic Church
Join the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society for the 2023 Fall Genealogy Seminar featuring the fabulous Gena Philibert-Ortega!
Gena will be sharing four exciting new presentations that are sure to enhance your family history research:
Tracing Roots: The Evolution and Historical Significance of Birth Certificates
Beyond the Grave: Unveiling the Material Culture of Death
Uncovering Herstory: Exploring Unconventional Sources for Tracing Female Ancestors
Visual Ancestral Stories: Harnessing the Power of Images in Genealogy
Tickets are $40 for Society members and $50 for non-members (price increases to $50 for members and $60 for non-members on October 1). An optional box lunch from Jersey Mike’s can be added to your registration for $15.
About the Speaker
Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor specializing in the use of social history and material culture to tell the story of historical women’s lives. She holds two Master’s degrees: one in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and the other in Religion. As an author, Gena has published two books, Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra (Arcadia Publishing) and From the Family Kitchen (F+W Media), and hundreds of articles in print magazines and online publications. Her writings can also be found on her two blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera, as well as the GenealogyBank and Legacy Family Tree Webinars blogs.
A highly sought-after instructor, Gena has taught material culture and social history at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and is a frequent presenter at seminars and conferences throughout the United States and Canada. Her professional associations include the American Quilt Study Group, the Association of Gravestone Studies, and the National Genealogical Society. Gena has conducted research for PBS, HGTV, and the Travel Channel and has collaborated on research for the Gemological Institute of America. Gena’s current research projects focus on American cemeteries, cookbooks, signature quilts, and 20th-century women’s lives.