SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
December 17, 2022
“Ghosts of Christmas Past: Traditions of our Ancestors”
Presented by: Jean Wilcox Hibben
For our December holiday meeting, Jean Wilcox Hibben will be presenting a program that connects some of our more common holiday traditions in the United States to their beginnings during the time of our ancestors of various cultures and countries. The presentation handout will give us a chance to create a record of our own family holiday traditions! Instead of a normal presentation syllabus, the handout is organized to correlate what is discussed, but with the specifics blank, allowing attendees to enter the various traditions or notes that relate to their specific roots. Jean always brings humor and music to her talks, so be sure to join us for this special holiday event!
About the speaker: Jean Wilcox Hibben; PhD, MA, former Southern California college speech professor (MA – Speech Communication; PhD – Folklore), is a national speaker and author. A member of the DAR, she is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, California Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and was a host for podcasts on social history. A former Board-Certified genealogist with over 40 years of research experience, she is a former board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and past president of its Southern California Chapter; president of the Corona Genealogical Society, as well as webmaster for that same organization; and has participated on a number of other society boards. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society. Her website: circlemending.org.
This month we will be offering our speaker’s presentation by webinar! More details and a link to register for the webinar will be emailed to all SOCCGS members.
Meeting Place: Online
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
