Passionate Genealogist

07/04/2025

https://www.passionategenealogist.org/whats-new/ Happy 4th of July! Have your created your story yet? Cheers!

05/24/2025

https://www.passionategenealogist.org/whats-new/

A True Story - discovering Mayflower passenger cousins in Hamburg, Germany.
Enjoy!

04/27/2025

This says it all about Genealogy... Climb aboard! Thanks SLOGS for sharing!

02/17/2025

I'm again honored to be chosen by Whittier High School's Alumni Association for induction to their Hall of Fame this April.

Say hello to 2025 Hall of Fame inductee Bill Cole, Class of 1966. Cole played trumpet and water polo at WHS and UCLA, and then became a motivational speaker and leadership trainer who trained more than 5,500 executives. Cole is the author of The ABC Formula: Building Your Life’s Enduring Core Values.

Link in bio to purchase tickets for our Hall of Fame Ceremony and 125th Anniversary Celebration on April 13!

02/11/2025

IN JUST 10 DAYS...

💕Free GSMD Webinar 💕with No Registration required 👏👏 Bill Cole, the Passionate Genealogist author of Puritans, Plagues, and Promises shares his…

02/01/2025

Join me on February 20th at 4pm PST/7 pm EST. Love to Zee you there!

💕Free 💕with No Registration required 👏👏 Bill Cole, The Passionate Genealogist author of Puritans, Plagues, and Promises shares his discoveries…

01/26/2025

I'm excited to return to my hometown Whittier Area Genealogical Society on April 19th. We have some fun findings to explore. Hope to see you there! Bill Cole, Passionate Genealogist!

WAGS is delighted to have the following Presenters in 2025 Christine Johns Cohen Larry Naukam Bill Cole Colleen Fitzpatrick Nancy E Loe Richard Hill Gena Philibert-Ortega Eleanor Brinsko

01/01/2025

Join our expert-led webinars to learn more about your family's past using The National Archives collection and beyond.

12/16/2024

Beautiful Christmas Tree. ‘‘Tis the season. Merry Christmas everyone!

She's a beaut, Clark!

Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress

12/13/2024

Very interesting piece of English history. Enjoy!

12/13/2024

Having lived in Goleta for six years, I love this early view of the area. Enjoy!

The Society of California Pioneers holds the only known copy of this 1886 lithograph of “Santa Barbara, California” from artist E.F. Cook, a sketch artist who was active in San Francisco during the 1880s, and lithographer Britton & Rey. Britton and Rey (1852-1906) was a successful lithographic firm based in San Francisco that gained a reputation as the western equivalent of Currier and Ives. They were famous for their publications of both large and small format views of California. The Society is proud to hold several rare, early lithographs from Britton and Ray in our collection.