Speaker – September 2025

SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

September 20, 2025

“Genealogical Research Methodology”

Presented by: Lisa Medina

This lecture explores proven strategies and effective methodologies for conducting genealogical research. Attendees will learn how to structure their investigations, evaluate historical sources, leverage digital and archival records, and overcome common research challenges. Whether you’re just beginning or refining advanced techniques, this session offers practical tools to help build accurate and meaningful family histories.

About the speaker: Lisa Medina is an enthusiastic and experienced lecturer who brings together the stories and methodologies of genealogy with the effective strategies of a teacher in her presentations. She has experience researching in several U.S. states, as well as the Mexican states of Jalisco, Nuevo León, Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa. Lisa has attended the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and is ProGen alum.

This month we will be offering our speaker’s presentation In-Person ONLY!

NO recording will be made of this presentation!!

Meeting Place:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
27976 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.