The monthly meeting on Saturday, April 17, 2021 is sure to be a fun day as Gena Philibert-Ortega presents both sessions. For the Short Class, Gena will share with us Fabric, Cigars and Murder: Reconstructing a community of Women. In this presentation, we’ll hear about her interesting discovery, “Imagine finding a 1930s quilt top with the name of numerous women and through genealogical research, uncovering a community. After I purchased a quilt top in Southern California, I started a research journey that led me to Indiana and a unique community of women and the records they left behind.”
Our Main Program is WPA: Sources for your Genealogy. The Works Progress/Projects Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of job-seekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.
Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women’s history. She holds a Master’s degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and a Master’s degree in Religion. Her published works include two books, numerous
articles published in magazines and online, two volumes of Tracing Female Ancestors (Moorshead Publishing), and a QuickGuide from Legacy Family
Tree. She is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s magazine, Crossroads. Her writings can be found on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and
Food.Family.Ephemera as well as the GenealogyBank blog. She has presented to diverse groups including the National Genealogical Society
Conference, the Alberta Genealogical Society Conference, the Geo-Literary Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Legacy Family Tree
Webinar series. Her research projects include Sowerby’s British Mineralogy: Its Influence on Martha Proby and Others in the Scientific Community during the 19th Century for the Gemological Institute of America, as well as genealogical research for the first season of PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow and the Travel Channel’s Follow Your Past. Her current research includes women’s repatriation and citizenship in the 20th century, foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks, and women’s material culture.
PCGS April Monthly Meeting
Saturday, April 17, 2021
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
The Meeting Host is Joey Caccarozzo. (Thank you)
Registration for the Zoom Meeting is HERE.
Our monthly meetings are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Arizona time (MST). They are free and open to members and non-members alike. However, participants in our virtual Zoom meetings are required to register in advance. After registering, the registrant will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The link to register for the April 17 meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcuispj4iGdN4CZc8dXVomY8dd6XsRg5S
The handouts for both lectures are available to PCGS members only on our website in the Secure Download area and the recording of the meeting will be available to members only under Videos: Monthly Meetings area. Not a member? Go to our website’s Join/Renew page and see how easy it is to join online!
DISCLAIMER: We are limited to 100 participants, but Zoom does not stop approving registrations when it reaches the 100 mark. A successful registration does not guarantee a seat in the meeting.
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