2023 Past Meetings
January 25 – CGC member and Family History Center leader Harry Karatassos presented Expand your View of Your Family Tree, demonstrating techniques for when you think your family your genealogy is done. or you’re up against a brick wall.
February 22 – Denys Allen, an expert on Pennsylvania genealogy research, the founder of PA Ancestors, also hosts a podcast on PA research. Her presentation, Four Collections in Archives to Complete Your Family History, had great information on getting more out of the PA Archives.
March 22 – Cyndi Ingle, nationally-known creator of Cyndi’s List, presented Cyndi’s List in Practice. Her website, Cyndi’s List is a unique resource for genealogists.
April 19 - Mark Houser, author of Multistories, showed us a fascinating look at the history of Pittsburgh skyscrapers and the stories of the business tycoons behind them.
May 24 - Professional genealogist Jill Morelli shared an outstanding and very practical program focused on Civil War pension records using both Union and Confederate case studies.
July 22 - Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center Field Trip
June and July - Many members participated in GRIP (The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, hosted at LaRoche University.
August 23 - Summer Fun - Picnic in the Park - We met at North Boundary Park at 6:00 P.M. for an in-person event. Bottled water and a snack was provided. This social event will include time to share genealogical resources, success stories, and/or artifacts with other members.
February 22 – Denys Allen, an expert on Pennsylvania genealogy research, the founder of PA Ancestors, also hosts a podcast on PA research. Her presentation, Four Collections in Archives to Complete Your Family History, had great information on getting more out of the PA Archives.
March 22 – Cyndi Ingle, nationally-known creator of Cyndi’s List, presented Cyndi’s List in Practice. Her website, Cyndi’s List is a unique resource for genealogists.
April 19 - Mark Houser, author of Multistories, showed us a fascinating look at the history of Pittsburgh skyscrapers and the stories of the business tycoons behind them.
May 24 - Professional genealogist Jill Morelli shared an outstanding and very practical program focused on Civil War pension records using both Union and Confederate case studies.
July 22 - Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center Field Trip
June and July - Many members participated in GRIP (The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, hosted at LaRoche University.
August 23 - Summer Fun - Picnic in the Park - We met at North Boundary Park at 6:00 P.M. for an in-person event. Bottled water and a snack was provided. This social event will include time to share genealogical resources, success stories, and/or artifacts with other members.
Special Event - Saturday, 21 January 2023
Connecting through Genealogy - Virtual Meeting with ABC Family History Association
Two like-minded groups have forged a connection across the ocean to learn from each other. The ABC Family History Association in Northern Ireland and the Cranberry Genealogy Club north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, met virtually to get acquainted, share project ideas, and ask and answer genealogical questions. We hope everyone learned about one new resource or research tool and gained inspiration for genealogy and family history.