Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Presents “Travel Your [Family] Tree: Walking in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps”

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The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invitations the general public to its free month-to-month assembly on Saturday, April 18, 2026, that includes skilled genealogist Lisa Vogele, who will current “Travel Your Tree: Walking in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps” stay by way of Zoom.

Explore the world of household historical past journey past tv reveals like Finding Your Roots. Discover how one can personally hint your ancestors’ paths, whether or not visiting battlefields the place your forebears fought, exploring ancestral villages, or connecting with distant family. Join us to uncover knowledgeable ideas for planning your journey and forging significant connections alongside the way in which.

About the Speaker: Lisa Vogele is an expert genealogist, Certified Travel Associate, and Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure. Lisa helps shoppers uncover their roots all through Europe by mixing her family tree analysis with designing unforgettable heritage journeys. She’s the writer of Food & Folklore: A Year of Italian Festivals and holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. When she’s not fortunately caught up in researching Italian or Irish data, you’ll discover her talking across the nation on heritage journey, family tree, and Italian festivals. In March 2025, Lisa was named the primary ever recipient of the Association of Professional Genealogists Fellowship for her challenge to create a Field Guide to Passport Records in Northern Italian Archives.

About the Event: The occasion will happen on the Society’s Sahyun Genealogy Research Library at 316 Castillo Street. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments and casual discussions with the Society’s Special Interest Groups, masking quite a lot of matters from getting began in family tree to writing household histories. A brief enterprise assembly begins at 10:30 a.m., adopted by Lisa’s presentation at 11:00 a.m. The occasion is free and open to the general public. 

Advance registration is required at SBGen.org to attend this system in-person or by way of Zoom. Due to restricted on-site parking, in-person attendance is proscribed to 60 folks.

About the Society: The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society is an all-volunteer group serving to folks uncover, doc, share, and protect their household histories. The Society operates a analysis library at 316 Castillo Street with over 16,000 books, a pc lab with entry to quite a lot of subscription family tree web sites, analysis help, and lessons for all ranges. Annual memberships begin at $40. Learn extra and be a part of at this time at SBGen.org.