The Solano County Genealogical Society will have a virtual Speaker Series presentation on Saturday, December 7, 2024 starting at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. Our speaker, Gena Philibert-Ortega, will present Jello Molds, Peacocks and Turtle Soup: Genealogy and the History of Food. This should be interesting right before the holidays.

 

Gena’s description is the following: My ancestor ate what?! What our ancestors ate was very different from the food that we eat today. Learn more about how food history interacts with your family history, including food availability, food during war time, and what our immigrant ancestor ate.

 

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher and instructor specializing in the use of social history and material culture to tell the story of historical women’s lives. She holds two Master’s degrees: one in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and the other in Religion. As an author, Gena has published two books, “Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra” (Arcadia Pub.) and “From the Family Kitchen” (F&W Media) and hundreds of articles in print magazines and online publications. Her writings can also be found on her two blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food Family Ephemera, as well as the GenealogyBank and Legacy Family Tree Webinars blogs.

 

A highly sought-after instructor, Gena has taught material culture and social history at the GRIP Genealogical Institute and the Salt Lake City Institute of Genealogy and she is a frequent presenter at seminars and conferences throughout the United States and Canada. Her professional associations include the American Quilt Study Group, the Association of Gravestone Studies, and the National Genealogical Society. Gena has conducted research for PBS, HGTV, and the Travel Channel. She has collaborated on research for the Gemological Institute of America. Gena’s current research projects focus on American cemeteries, cookbooks, signature quilts, and 20th-century women’s lives.

 

Solano County Genealogy Society members will receive a Zoom invite via email a few days before the event. They can also find the most current Zoom Invitation Link on the website in the Members Only menu section.

 

Guests are welcome to attend this FREE event. If interested, send an email to the society at scgs@scgsca.org no later than 4:00 p.m., December 6th to request an invitation. More information on events can be found on the society’s website at www.scgsca.org and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SCGSCA.