Our general meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month except August and December. Check below for time, Zoom meeting particulars, and registration requirements for specific events. Become a member.
Event Calendar
SCCHGS is proud to provide frequent classes, seminars and speakers on both local history and genealogy topics.
- January 13, 2026
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SCCHGS Board Meeting - Zoom Event
January 13, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The SCCHGS Board meets on Zoom most months on the 2nd Tuesday. All members are welcome to attend. Email president@scchgs.org for a link.
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- January 14, 2026
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Gen Techniques "Locating US Military Records" - Hybrid Event
January 14, 2026 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom or Central Park Library (Redwood Room)Genealogy Techniques examines different strategies and tools for effective genealogy. Each class, we do a deep dive into a one topic and learn how to add this tool or process into our personal genealogy toolbox. Most previous classes are recorded and archived in the members‐only area of the SCCHGS website. This is not a beginner course, but genealogists of all levels should find something in each session to advance their research. This class is led by Nancy Moffett.
Upcoming classes:
- Jan 14 - Locating US Military Records (and clues to if your ancestor served)
- April 8 - Immigration & Naturalization in the US
We are now running these meetings both in-person and on Zoom. Registration is required:
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- January 20, 2026
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Writing SIG - in-person event
January 20, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Heritage Pavilion, Central Park Library, 2635 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, CA 95051, USAOur Writing SIG is a discussion group that meets to share writing and get feedback from other writers. If you would like a small support group to help or share your writing on family history or local history, this may be the group for you. This is not a class but working writing group.
Our events are free and open to the public.There is no need to register, just show up. Our next meetings are:
- January 20, 2026
- February 17, 2026
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Beyond Names and Dates: Filling in the Stories of Our Female Ancestors by Pam Vestal - Zoom Event
January 20, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Online meeting via Zoom, register here.
For most of recorded time, women didn't leave much of a paper trail, but they still had remarkable stories to tell. Although it may appear that they haven't left many documents behind, deeper research into underutilized records often leads to a better understanding of the women in our family trees. In this talk, we'll explore a variety of records, and also look at local history, the law, politics, and the cataclysmic events that confronted them to help us bring their hidden stories to light.
Pam Vestal is a professional genealogist and speaker who turned her focus to her longtime love of genealogy after a 20-year writing career. Her articles have appeared in the National Genealogical Society Magazine and The Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and her lectures take her from coast to coast. Pam specializes in conducting genealogical research and then transforming that information into illustrated stories that even non-genealogists can enjoy.
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- February 10, 2026
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SCCHGS Board Meeting - Zoom Event
February 10, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The SCCHGS Board meets on Zoom most months on the 2nd Tuesday. All members are welcome to attend. Email president@scchgs.org for a link.
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Consulting Calendar
Our volunteers offer free consulting and low-cost research services and continue to index local genealogical records not available elsewhere. All consulting is conducted at Heritage Pavilion, Central Park Library, 2635 Homestead Road in Santa Clara.
- December 15, 2025
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Genealogy Consult-Betsy
December 15, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- December 16, 2025
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Library Closed - No Genealogy Consult
December 16, 2025
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- December 17, 2025
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Genealogy Consult-Nancy
December 17, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Genealogy Consult - Andy
December 17, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- December 22, 2025
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Genealogy Consult-Betsy
December 22, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- December 24, 2025
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Genealogy Consult - Andy
December 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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- December 25, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- December 26, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- December 27, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- December 28, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- December 29, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- December 30, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- December 31, 2025
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- January 1, 2026
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Library Closed-No Genealogy Consult
December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
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- January 5, 2026
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Genealogy Consult-Betsy
January 5, 2026 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- January 7, 2026
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Genealogy Consult-Nancy
January 7, 2026 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Genealogy Consult - Andy
January 7, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Excess Books Available
SCCHGS receives many large book donations. We are unable to use some of these books in our collection, but they may be great additions to yours. Click here to see the currently available books. We add books all the time, so be sure to check back.
Once you click on the link to see the list you can search for specific topics, titles or authors using control-f (command-f on a Mac), or simply browse the list.
We are accepting donations of $2-$5 per book. Schedule a pickup at the SCCHGS workroom, 2nd floor Pavilion, Santa Clara City Library by emailing excessbooks@scchgs.org