Eastern European Special Interest Group

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EESIG meets quarterly focused on Eastern European genealogy.

<h2>Eastern European Special Interest Group</h2><h3>ONLINE</h3>Next: August 29, 202610 am - Noon PDT<h3> </h3><h3>Quarterly Meetings</h3><h3>10 :00am - Noon PT</h3><h3>Facilitated by Craig Siulinski</h3>This is an online Zoom event<h4>NEW! CGS members who log into the CGS Website can find Zoom link directly on the website (no registration required). Find out more <a href="https://www.californiaancestors.org/special-interest-groups-for-members/" title="https://www.californiaancestors.org/special-interest-groups-for-members/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</h4>

Come, to a Special Interest Group (SIG) discussion, focused on Eastern European Genealogy. We are a community of enthusiastic researchers and genealogists who meet to support and learn from each other’s contributions and expertise in the areas of Central and Eastern Europe.We meet quarterly generally on the fourth Saturday 10:00-11:30 AM PT (February, June, August, November)

The event will take place via Zoom. If you join, please sign in early to make sure you are able to see the program.  We will send you instructions the night before, and a reminder shortly before the event, which will give you access. Our remote classes now have live closed captioning. When registering, use an email address you will be checking. Please note upcoming times are Pacific Time. You do not have to have a Zoom account to attend a Zoom meeting. You will be prompted to download the software, once you have clicked on the link that you have been provided. You may also wish to create an account, but that is not required to participate in a Zoom meeting.This event is presented live. Some events may be recorded for internal use only.See you online!

<h3>REGISTRATION INFORMATION:</h3> • Special Interest Groups are free to CGS members.• Non-members are welcome to attend one meeting at no charge (Register as a member, and enter 'first free' in member number field.) Thereafter, you may join CGS and attend for free or pay $10* for each meeting attended, which can be applied toward membership.You can purchase a $45 one-year CGS Basic membership when you check out. To sign up for other membership options go to our web page: <a href="https://www.californiaancestors.org/join-cgs-application/" title="https://www.californiaancestors.org/join-cgs-application/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CGS Membership application</a> PAYMENT OPTIONS:Credit card payments will be processed by Eventbrite. *Event fee is non-refundable.

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Eastern European Special Interest Group