REHOBOTH BEACH — The Sussex County Genealogical Society will hold its general meeting via Zoom on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m.

The topic, “Step Away From your Computer: Using Archives, Libraries & Museums for Your Research,” will be presented by Gena Philibert-Ortega. The public is welcome to attend. Send an invitation request to programs@scgsdelaware.org. For more information about the society, go to the website.

Ms. Philibert-Ortega an author, researcher and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women’s history. She holds a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (psychology and women’s studies) and a master’s degree in religion.

Her published works include two books, numerous articles published in magazines and online, as well as four editions of the Tracing Your Ancestors series from Morsehead Publishing. She is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s magazine, Crossroads.

Her writings can be found on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera as well as the GenealogyBank and Legacy Webinars blogs. She is a course instructor for The National Institute for Genealogical Studies.

She has presented to diverse groups worldwide including the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series. Her current research includes women’s repatriation and citizenship in the 20th century, foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks and women’s material culture.