June Monthly Program

Monthly Program

Join us for a presentation by Christine Cohen

Session 1:   www.AmericanAncestors.org - NEHGS 

Established in 1845, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society is a leading research source and the largest Society of its kind in the world. Their website AmericanAncestors.org provides access to more than 1.4 billion records spanning twenty-two countries covering the United States, the British Isles, and continental Europe. Plus the largest searchable collection of published genealogical research journals and magazines, and the largest collection of U.S Catholic records online.

Session 2:   Using Fold3.com

The website Fold3.com, in a partnership with the national archives, provides a wealth of military resources and documents from the Revolutionary War of 1776 , the War of 1812,  Mexican American and early Indian Wars, Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI ,WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War.

Presenter Bio:  

Christine Cohen’s interest in genealogy began in 1977 with the airing of the TV mini-series “Roots” and was piqued when she found a typed pedigree chart of her Dutch heritage from the New Netherlands in the 1660’s.She is a native Californian, a graduate of UCLA in Political Science and has worked for Vitol Aviation Company since 1993. She has given presentations throughout the United States both in-person and virtually. She is a long time member of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS), and has served in many capacities, including President. In addition to WAGS, she is also a member of the El Redondo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames and the Association of Professional Genealogists. Please visit her website https://christinecohengenealogy.com/ for more information.