BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://RGS//457396 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260421T053744 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20260120T234500Z DTEND:20260121T020000Z UID:457396 SUMMARY:RGS January 2026 Member Program: Christine Cohen: Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:RGS January 2026 Member Program: Christine Cohen: Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States\n\n01/20/26 06:45 PM EST\n - 01/20/26 09:00 PM EST\Description:\nAlienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States\n\nDivorce is not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by the State Legislature and then by the Courts, these are public records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names and ages of children, current and former residences, and affidavits by the spouses about their marriage and reason for divorce. Clues are in the Census, City Directories, Military Pensions, County Histories, County Courthouses & especially in Newspapers. This could be the reason for a "lost spouse". \n \n\n\nChristine’s interest in genealogy began in 1977 with the airing of the TV mini-series “Roots”. Her enthusiasm was piqued when she was given a typed pedigree chart, commissioned by her maternal grandfather, of their Dutch heritage from the New Netherlands in the 1650’s. Christine is a native Californian, and a graduate of UCLA in Political Science. She is retired and pursues her genealogy journey full time.\nChristine is a long-time member of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) and currently is the Program Director. In addition to WAGS, she is a member of the DAR, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, and the Association of Professional Genealogists. \Details:\nPlease register in advance of the event to participate over Zoom. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:RGS January 2026 Member Program: Christine Cohen: Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States

01/20/26 06:45 PM EST - 01/20/26 09:00 PM EST
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Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States

Divorce is not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by the State Legislature and then by the Courts, these are public records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names and ages of children, current and former residences, and affidavits by the spouses about their marriage and reason for divorce. Clues are in the Census, City Directories, Military Pensions, County Histories, County Courthouses & especially in Newspapers. This could be the reason for a "lost spouse".
 


Christine’s interest in genealogy began in 1977 with the airing of the TV mini-series “Roots”. Her enthusiasm was piqued when she was given a typed pedigree chart, commissioned by her maternal grandfather, of their Dutch heritage from the New Netherlands in the 1650’s. Christine is a native Californian, and a graduate of UCLA in Political Science. She is retired and pursues her genealogy journey full time.
Christine is a long-time member of the Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) and currently is the Program Director. In addition to WAGS, she is a member of the DAR, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
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