California Genealogical Society
and Library eNews
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February 2008 Vol. 2, No. 2
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Happy Birthday, CGS!
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Celebrating 110 Years of Helping People to Find Their Roots
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 The California Genealogical Society and Library has reached another significant milestone.
The society was established in San Francisco on
February 12, 1898, by founders who were interested in family history and
in the preservation of genealogical materials. They sought to share their
books and keep company with like-minded individuals, and the tradition continues.
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Have you reserved your seat?
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CGS Celebrates 110 Years with The Photo Detective
Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Concord Hilton
The reservations deadline has been extended to this Monday, February 4, 2008. Please plan to join the celebration at the special day-long program with Maureen
Taylor, the Photo Detective at the Concord Hilton.
Maureen will present four seminars exploring ways to identify and preserve photographs to enhance our family history:
 Tales from The Photo Detective
Identifying and Dating Family Photos
Preserving Family Photographs
Reading Immigrant Clues in Photos
$45.00
includes all seminars and lunch. A Silent Auction will be part of the festivities. Donated items include: a set of champagne glasses in a
carrying case, a basket of Irish coffee glasses and accoutrements, two sets of framed
botanical prints, Fleetwood Mac wines, a handmade baby blanket and a set of
two Malaysian baskets.
Those who have scheduled private consultations with Maureen are encouraged to email digital images of their photographs to her in advance so she can do a preliminary review and consult her source texts if needed.
Maureen Taylor is a nationally recognized photo identification and family history expert. She is the author of a number of research articles and books, including Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs and Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family Images.
If you have not yet sent in your check, please call the society and leave a message on Monday.
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March Membership Meeting at the Oakland Family History Center
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Amazing New Offerings at the Family History Library
Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.
4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602. |
NOTE THE CHANGE IN MEETING LOCATION!
Margery Bell, Assistant
Director of the Oakland Regional Family History Center, will be sharing the exciting new developments in Salt Lake City and beyond, including new.familysearch.org.
An
avid genealogist for some thirty-five years, Margery Bell has worked in
the Oakland Regional Family History Center for the past twenty-four
years.
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8th Annual Salt Lake City Research Tour
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April 13-20, 2008
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It's time to sign up for the 8th annual CGS Salt Lake City
Research Tour, April 13-20, 2008. CGS President, Jane Lindsey and CGS Research Director, Nancy Peterson return again as volunteer leaders of this very popular trip to the Family History Library. Accommodations are at the Shilo Inn, located three blocks from the Family History Library.
The Tour Package includes:
* Hotel room (7 nights, double occupancy)
* Shuttle service to and from the airport
* Three group dinners (Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday)
* Orientation meeting and several lectures
* Optional assistance at CGS prior to the trip
* Computer assistance
* Hotel shuttle to library, if needed
* Continental breakfast included
The cost is $625 (airfare not included.) A deposit of $200 holds one space. The trip registration form gives the full details and a description of the cancellation and refund policy.
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CGS Membership Coffees - save the dates!
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Coffees Coming to San Francisco, Sacramento and Southern California
The next California Genealogical Society Membership Coffee will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, at the Mechanics' Institute Library
cafe in San Francisco's Financial District. Members who live in San
Francisco will be receiving personal invitations by phone or email and will be encouraged to bring a friend who is interested in genealogy. Immediately following the coffee, at noon, the regularly scheduled public tour of the Mechanics' Institute Library takes place. The Institute is private and only members are
allowed inside the library, so this will be a unique opportunity to tour this historic
facility. Reservations will be required since space is limited.
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Plans are also underway for a membership coffee at the Belle Cooledge Branch Library in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Members in the greater Sacramento area will be receiving their invitations in the coming weeks.
CGS President Jane Lindsey is looking for a member who lives in the Los Angeles area to help organize a membership coffee to coincide with the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree 2008, which will be held June 27-29 at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center.
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CGS Calendar of Events
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Google Calendar |
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The CGS Google Calendar
is updated whenever meetings or events are scheduled or changed. Click
on any item for further details, including a map to all locations. View upcoming membership and society meetings, events, research trips, "First Saturdays FREE" and other important dates. Be sure to bookmark the link which is also available from the society Web site.
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Suggested Links
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The Wayback Machine
It is a mistaken belief that pages on the World Wide Web will be there forever. Web sites can disappear over time, leaving us with bookmarked urls that no longer work. If you have some lost sites among your sources, try loading the url into The Wayback Machine, a collection of 85 billion Web addresses archived from 1996 to a few months ago. There is no searching - you must copy and paste the url.
Basic Computer Information
Digital Photography Tips
Newspapers US and Worldwide - refdesk.com
Steve's Genealogy Blog - Finding Obituaries Online
Genealogy Hack: Obituaries in Google Blog Search | The Genealogue
Genealogy Roots Blog: Online Death Certificates
Technophilia: Where to find public records online
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CGS Ancestors
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Photo Tributes to the CGS Family
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 In honor of our special 110th anniversary event with the Photo Detective, CGS eNews presents a new feature, suggested by member Carolyn Steinberg, who wrote: "Even though they are not my family, I always find
old pictures interesting."
This month's CGS Ancestor was submitted by Lois Elling, production editor of the CGS Newsletter:
This is "Cousin Ida," surname unknown. The photograph was printed as a postcard and mailed to my grandmother's sister, Ella, in Boston, Massachusettes in 1912. Although Ida isn't one of my direct ancestors, she's very important because she had come to America from Sweden, then returned. When she came back to America, my grandmother, Caroline PERRSON came with her. I love this photo for several reasons.
It's the only one I have of her, she's very smartly dressed, and is
posed with a bicycle. Quite progressive for 1912!
If you would like to see your CGS Ancestor featured in a future edition of the CGS eNews, please email your image to CGSpublicity@gmail.com and include a brief description.
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California Genealogical Society and Library
A Northern California Genealogy Resource
Oakland, CA 94612-3031
Founded
February 12, 1898 in San Francisco, CGS, a non-profit, all-volunteer
organization that seeks to aid, educate and encourage research in
family history, is presently located in Oakland, California. The
society maintains a library, gathers and preserves vital records and
disseminates information through publications, meetings, seminars,
workshops, its Web site, blog and online catalog. |
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