Member Highlights

"Genealogists do not gather facts, but breathe life into all who have gone before."

- familytreemagazine.com

In addition to being a 3 time president of the Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society, Glenn V. Smith was a World War I veteran who had a harrowing war time experience.

Private Smith's Story


Dale Hall has tenacity and that essential quality of all genealogists; the need to solve the puzzle.

Dale's Story


Tuberculosis played a major role in the lives of Rebecca Wooster's parents.

The TB Sanatorium


They left their homes in Austria/Hungary to settle in the coal mining "patches" of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

A Grandfather's Story


"Remember me in the family tree, my name, my days, my strife. Then I'll ride upon the wings of time and live an endless life"

- Linda Goetsch

On the 200th Anniversary, a gravestone was provided for Tony's fourth great grandfather.

The War of 1812

Grandmother's stories sparked Betty's imagination.

Thinking back in time!


Glenn is never satisfied without solid proof.

Chasing the Connections