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• MCGS Genealogy Social Hour - Weddings & Honeymoons

  • When
    February 05, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  The Marin County Genealogical Society Genealogy Social Hour on February 5, 2026 will be on,

  Weddings & Honeymoons
  
  

  We start each meeting with an idea or memories to share and let the discussion flow from there.
  

  This is an opportunity for us to connect and be social while we are staying safe at home.

  If you click on the Meeting link above, it will open this event on the website, and then you can click the "Add to my calendar" button, which will allow you to pick the option that matches your calendar of choice.

  To attend the meeting please REGISTER  by clicking on the button above.  The Zoom Link will be sent to you in your registration confirmation email.  We look forward to seeing you!

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• MCGS Saturday Breakfast

  • When
    February 07, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Sam's Restaurant, 1545 Novato Boulevard, Novato.

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  Saturday Breakfast: Feb 7, 2026, 9:00 am
  

  Join us for  the MCGS Saturday breakfast at

  Sam's Place Restaurant

  1545 South Novato Blvd (at Center Road)

  Novato 94947
  
  

  MCGS members meet for breakfast at 9:00 on the first Saturday each month
  A good opportunity to meet in person and a chance for beginners and new members to learn about us!

  
  

  
  

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• MCGS Virtual Book Club Meeting

  • When
    February 09, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  A Virtual meeting will be held online on Monday, Feb 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

  We will discuss the book

  Accidental Shepherd:
  How a California Girl Rescued an Ancient Mountain Farm in Norway
   
  

  by Liese Greensfelder

  
  

  To attend the meeting please REGISTER by clicking on the button above.  The Zoom Link will be sent to you in your registration confirmation email.  We look forward to seeing you!

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• MCGS Virtual Writing Group Meeting

  • When
    February 11, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  The Virtual Writing Group Meeting will be meeting on Wednesday Feb 11, 2026 at 4:00 pm. 

  Please Note the Time and Date and that this is a Wednesday!
  

  Writing prompts will be available in the Members area of our site (login required.)

  To attend the meeting please REGISTER by clicking on the button above.  The Zoom Link will be sent to you in your registration confirmation email.  We look forward to seeing you!

  

  Laurel Hilton is an award-winning author, journalist and 4^th generation Californian. She is a writing coach and founder of a 501 c 3 organization for writers called Write on Mamas, and has had her writing featured on stage, radio, in print and online.
  

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• MCGS Virtual DNA Group Meeting

  • When
    February 19, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  The next Virtual DNA meeting is on Thursday, Feb 19th, 2025 at 7 pm.

  This meeting will cover the chapter of the book on,

  Methodology and Tools:

  Clustering or Creating Genetic Networks

  Please come prepared to discuss the topics covered in this chapter.

  Here are some Articles that you might want to look at.

  10 Ways to Group Your Matches into Genetic Networks (Robin Wirthlin)

  The Leeds Method (Dana Leeds)

  The Leeds Method with Ancestry's Colored Dots (Dana Leeds)

  How to Use AncestryDNA Custom Clusters in Your Research - with Video (Nicole Elder) and Podcast.

  Introducing Custom Clusters: A Smarter Way to Find ”Matches That Matter” (Angie Bush, Ancestry Blog)

  Custom Clusters: An Evaluation and Application (Rick T. Wilson)

  My first experiments with AncestryDNA Custom Clusters (Jonny Perl)

  Clustering at GEDmatch (Jennifer Wiebe)

  Clustering Handout
  

  Here are some videos.

  How to Use AncestryDNA's Custom Clusters in Your Research (Diana Elder)

  Leeds Method Videos (Dana Leeds)

  Clustering, Pedigree Triangulation, WATO (a podcast by Nicole Dyer)

  
  

  We are presently basing our meetings on the book "Research Like a Pro with DNA", by Diana Elder, Nicole E. Dyer and Robin Wirthlin.
  

  We have an updated handout providing a list of articles relevant to the whole book,

  Handout of Articles for the "Research Like a Pro with DNA Series"

  
  

  Questions contact Vernon Smith 
  

  Latest Blog Posts (updated 1/14/2026)

  
  

  To attend the meeting please REGISTER by clicking on the button above.  The Zoom Link will be sent to you in your registration confirmation email.  We look forward to seeing you!
  

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• MCGS Virtual General Meeting

  • When
    February 26, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  We will have a Virtual General Meeting on Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 at 7 pm.

  Topic

  NotebookLM for Genealogists

  Google's "personal AI-based research assistant
  

  Presented by Robert Cameron Weir
  

  
  

  You will be able to attend this meeting virtually by Zoom.

  We request that you please REGISTER by clicking on the button above.  The Zoom Link will be sent to you in your registration confirmation email.  We look forward to seeing you!

  
  

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