Both trips were to give talks that had been scheduled before my move out of state. The first was a presentation to the Contra Costa County Genealogical Society (CCCGS) last week on Thursday. I flew to Oakland (via Ontario!) and took BART out to Concord, where Martha Whittaker graciously picked me up and took me to the premeeting group dinner, and from there Lisa Gorrell drove me to the meeting. It was gratifying to see that the room was full for my presentation about using resources compiled for Jewish research to help research non-Jewish ancestors. I was very glad that everyone appeared to enjoy the talk and several people came up to say they learned a lot.
The second trip was today (Tuesday), to the Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society (SCCHGS). This time I flew into San Jose, where Linda Sanders met me and took me to the Santa Clara City Library. The topic was immigration and naturalization records, and the room was again full of genealogists. I took up all the time allotted and had to leave a couple of questions unanswered because librarian Mary Boyle wanted to make sure I got to the airport on time for my return flight. This talk also went well, and Mary said everyone appreciated the information.
I am grateful to CCCGS and SCCHGS for inviting me to be a speaker and then keeping me on the schedule after I moved. Thank you both for your support, and I really enjoyed both presentations. I hope I'm able to visit again soon.
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