California Genealogical Society
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February 2009, Vol. 3, No. 2
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Intermediate Genealogy - A Slight Change in Schedule
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Response to the Classes Has Been Overwhelming!
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Due
to a family emergency, the Land Record class being taught by Lavinia
Schwarz has been rescheduled.
The revised schedule for remaining Intermediate Series of genealogy classes is as follows:
February 7 & 10 - Reading and Transcribing Colonial Handwriting
February 14 & 17 - No classes
February 21 & 24 - Newspaper Research
February 28 and March 3 - Land Records and Maps
March 7 & 10 - No classes
March 14 & 17 - Immigration, Passenger Lists, Naturalizations and Passports
March 21 and 24 - People-Finders, Continuing Education and Giving Back
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
NOTE: Due to the overwhelming response to the Intermediate Series, classes are now closed and we are unable to accommodate walk-ins. There is a waiting list for the next series of classes scheduled to begin in late spring. Please call 510-531-3905 or e-mail the Oakland Regional Family History Center to add your name to the list.
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Scots-Irish Research Seminar - Last chance to sign up!
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Individual Research Consultations Available for Participants
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 The California Genealogical Society and Library and the
Ulster Historical Foundation present a full day Scots-Irish Family History Research Seminar on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the new Oakland Airport Holiday Inn and Suites, 77 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, California. Please note that there is limited seating at this venue.
Fintan Mullan, Executive Director of the Ulster Historical
Foundation and Dr. Brian Trainor, former Director of the Public Record Office of Northern
Ireland (PRONI) and former Research Director of the Ulster Historical
Foundation are coming all the way from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to give several lectures on all aspects of Scots-Irish research.
Program schedule:
-Registration with coffee and book sales
-Welcome and introductions
-"Introduction to Scots-Irish Family Research"
-"18th C. Emigration from the North of Ireland to North America"
-"Records Relating to the Different Churches"
Lunch, break and book sales
-"Scots Irish Research - Not Always at the Bottom of the Pile"
-"Using Gravestone Inscriptions in Ulster"
-"Researching the Farming Community in Ireland"
-"The Ulster Plantation: Sources for 17th C. Families"
Q & A
Mr. Mullen and Dr. Trainor are bringing an excellent selection of books with them for sale at the event. Their complete catalog can be viewed at the Ulster Historical Foundation Bookstore website.
Individual Research consultations with Dr. Trainor and Mr. Mullan are available on Friday, March 6, 2009, only for those attending the seminar and must be arranged in advance. There may be a few time slots available on the day of the event. The fee is $20 for a 20 minute appointment. Payment is due at the time of the consultation. Please e-mail Shirley Hoye for full details if you are interested in scheduling a research consultation.
Please support CGS and the society's programs. Download the program registration flier and send in your check today.
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March Membership Meeting - Author Frances Dinkelspiel
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Saturday, March 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
CGS Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, California
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 The California Genealogical Society is pleased to have local Bay Area author Frances Dinkelspiel as the guest speaker at our March membership meeting. Frances' book, Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California has been getting rave reviews since the book was released last November.
Frances will share some of the backstory about how she learned about her great-great-grandfather and the eight years she spent researching and writing the book. It's fitting that Frances lecture at the CGS Library because a bit of her research was done here - a
small bit when compared to the time she spent at the California
Historical Society reviewing over forty cartons of her ancestor's
papers.
Please note that the short membership meeting starts promptly at 1:00 p.m. Frances' talk follows at 1:20 p.m. She will be available afterward to autograph and sell books.
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Book Donations to the CGS Library
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Wanted: Town and County Histories of the Western States
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 CGS Librarians Laura Spurrier and Barbara Hill are requesting member donations to help round out the book collection and fill in some spaces on the book shelves.
They are specifically seeking county or town histories or genealogies for any of the states west of
the Mississippi with emphasis on the states through which migrants to
California passed, either in a single generation or in stages. For instance, the CGS Library has
little on Texas or Colorado and most of the deep south is under-represented. The library has respectable holdings on Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina, but very little for the other southern states. Laura feels that it is important to improve the collection since it is known that
Confederate soldiers migrated west after the Civil War and that many of them ended up in California.
If you have a suitable book for donation to the library, please call 510-663-1358 or e-mail the society.
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Ninth Annual Tour to Salt Lake City - Deadline Approaching
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March 29, 2009 - April 5, 2009
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 The dates have been set for the ninth annual California Genealogical Society Salt Lake City Research Tour. As in previous years, the tour
will run from Sunday to Sunday, March 29, 2009 to
April 5, 2009. CGS President Jane Lindsey and CGS Research Director
Nancy Peterson return as volunteer leaders of this very popular trip to 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
Accommodations will be at the Shilo Inn, located three blocks from the Family History Library. The Shilo provides free high-speed internet access in every room.
The cost is $680 (airfare not included.) The $200 deposit to hold one space is due no later than Thursday, February 12, 2009. The Shilo Inn requires confirmation of the number of rooms needed by this date. Download the tour flier and registration form for full details.
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Beyond the Bay in 2009
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Expanding "Member Coffees" to Include a Speaker
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Plans are progressing for three "CGS On the Road" events in 2009.
A meeting will be held on Monday, June 15, 2009 at a Santa Clara library. Details are still being worked out.
Plans are also moving forward for meetings in Santa Rosa and in the San
Joaquin area. E-mail Jane Lindsey or call the society at 510-663-1358 if you would like to help plan an event in your area.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana Tour August 16, 2009. Sign Up Now!
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Allen County Public Library - August 16-23, 2009
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 The fourth CGS Research Tour to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
is being planned for August 16-23, 2009. Join CGS President Jane
Lindsey for a week-long trip to the best public genealogy library in the United
States.
Whether you have visited before or this is your first time, you will benefit from Jane's individualized attention to your research goals. Pre-planning meetings can be arranged by phone or in person prior to the trip.
Space is limited to the first fifteen participants who send in their $200 deposit. Several people have already contacted Jane to express interest, so please download the tour brochure from the society website and send in your deposit today. All deposits must be received by June 15, 2009 to reserve a space.
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Suggested Links from the Blogosphere
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Tune Up Your Browser by Denise Olson
What Happens To My Research When I Am Gone? by Sheri Beffort Fenley
Take Some Time for Relaxation - Genealogical Fiction by Carolyn L. Barkley
The Lincoln Inaugural Bible, Chapter and Verse from the Library of Congress Blog - (Thanks to Jennifer Jones Regan for this link.)
Ellis Island Hospital Documentary Airs in February by Diana Haddad
WDYTYA: Impact on Genealogy American Style by
Schelly Talalay Dardashti - Schelly has some inside information on the
upcoming NBC television series Who Do You Think You Are which premiers on April 20, 2009.
February 2009 San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar - a monthly feature by Steve Danko at Steve's Genealogy Blog.
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CGS Ancestors
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Photo Tributes to the CGS Family
This month's CGS Ancestor Photo was submitted by Sally Houston:
The first professional photo is of Clara (Towle) Thomas and her first
six grandchildren. Her two sons, twins, moved from Illinois about
1909-1911, married their Illinois sweethearts, and started their
families in Richmond, California. One twin, Charles E. Thomas, had three
children, the other, H. Claud Thomas, had seven, the first three of
whom are in this photo, taken about 1914, in Richmond.
The second photo, circa 1917, is of Claud and wife Ethel's first five
children; my mother was the baby. Charlie and family remained in
Richmond, but after Ethel's death, Claud moved to Oregon about 1930,
and parents Clara and Walter Thomas went with them. I do have other
photos of the family in Richmond, including lots of the usual snapshot
types, showing the twin fathers, The way to tell them apart seems
to be by the family members grouped around them since they dressed alike
(or at least it looks like it in black and white.) The formality of
suits and ties in casual situations makes it difficult to be sure.
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Special Announcement!
Cathy H. Paris, newly elected to the CGS Board of Directors, has joined the staff of the CGS e-News. Cathy will oversee the CGS Ancestors feature. If you would like to see your CGS Ancestor pictured in a future edition
of the CGS e-News, please e-mail your image
to Cathy 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 website, blog and online catalog. |
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