CGS LIBRARY FREE THE FIRST SATURDAY! Remind friends and fellow genealogists that the CGS library is free on the first Saturday of every month.
City Directory Library (located down the hall from the CGS Library) is open the 2nd Saturday and 3rd Friday of every month
NEHGS Comes West September 26, 2007
Join NEHGS President and CEO D. Brenton Simons, CGS President Jane Lindsey, and NEHGS Online Genealogist David Allen Lambert for a one-day conference devoted to helping you find your New England ancestors. The conference will take place at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakland, California. To register, fill out the registration form.
Family Legacies: Genealogical Resources for Chinese Americans
CGS member Jeanie Low is presenting this workshop on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the San Francisco Public Library in the Latino / Hispanic Room. The presentation will include these topics: interviewing family members, translating gravestones, accessing twentieth century immigration and naturalization case files (English), census records, and WWI draft records. Conducting research within a historical context and research management for all levels of researchers will be covered.
Book Repair Workshop in October
Wednesday, October 16, 2007 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The cost is $15.00. Please send your check with your name and contact information to CGS. Space for this event is limited to fifteen, so sign up now!
Save the Date for the Next Salt Lake City Research Trip
Our annual CGS sponsored trip to SLC will be the week of April 13, 2008. Questions? Please contact Jane Lindsey. Another NEHGS Boston trip is being planned for 2008-details will be forthcoming.
Volunteers Needed on the First Saturday of Each Month
Thanks to the increased attendance at the library on our free Saturdays, we need to add an extra person to help the desk duty person. If you can help, contact Jane Lindsey.
CGS Is In the News
The July-August 2007 California State Genealogical Alliance (CSGA) Newsletter featured CGS in its "Spotlight on California Genealogical Research Facilities" series and the August 1, 2007 Piedmont Post published an article announcing this month's First Saturday Free at CGS.
Do you YELP?
CGS has joined the popular online social networking and business review forum. Yelp.com is a great resource since you can read the posts and judge for yourself. Help us to introduce CGS to yelp members. If you have photos of CGS, or if you would like to write a review, please register and add them to our page: CGS on YELP
If you know of an opportunity to get CGS in the news. Please contact Kathryn Doyle or Colleen Huntley at CGS: Kathryn or Colleen
Are Your Surnames on the Web Site?
Did you know that CGS members can list their family surnames and geographical locations of interest on the CGS Web site? If you are a member and desire to have your surnames listed, expand the "Research Aids" twist to find the link to "Member Connections" on our homepage:
www.calgensoc.org
