Welcome to the website of the Palm Springs Genealogical Society, a tax-exempt 501c3 organization. Your gift to the Society is tax-exempt.
Our meetings are held in the Learning Center of the Palm Springs Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, on the first Saturday of each month, September through May. You do not need to be a member to attend.
President’s Letter
At our 1 March 2025 meeting Christine Cohen educated us on “Immigration: Ports of Entry.” Her presentation was certainly very interesting with so much information that it was mind boggling! Not only that, but a comprehensive 7-page handout with lots of references provided some additional information on sites for our family research. Christine was most interesting and we hope to have her return in the future.
Our speaker on 5 April will be Mary Anne Vincent speaking to us on the topic “Bite Off More Than You Can Chew”, which will deal with writing your family story.
We are once again privileged to have Thomas MacEntee speak to us this May, as he did last May, when he visits the valley for a brief stay: he will be telling us about “AI and Genealogy: Trouble Ahead?” Thomas is a nationally known, certified genealogist, a Baby Boomer guy with a love of punk rock music but also art history who somehow “fell” into the technology industry almost 40 years ago and then left a lucrative IT career to pursue his love of family history and genealogy. Technology and historical research are opposites, but “tech people” like Thomas are needed to guide today’s genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best apps and devices to break down brick walls. Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, advocate, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals. I, for one, need to learn about this new AI technology.
We are beginning to look ahead to our 2025-2026 season and are asking attendees at our monthly meetings to submit ideas for topics on which they need further education. Why not join us and tell us what you’d like to hear about.
Sondra