California Genealogical Society
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Book Repair Workshop Returns
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Friday, June 12, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CGS Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, California
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 Build a Book and Learn the Techniques!
The California Genealogical Society is taking reservations for a Book Repair Workshop to be held on Friday morning, June 12, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The hands-on program offered by Book Repair Committee Chairman, Bill O'Neil, is a rare opportunity to learn a dying art.
Workshop participants learn book repair techniques by creating their own book. Pages are provided and the pupils create the binding. The finished product is a copy of a "how to" pamphlet written by the late Dick Thrift, founder of the CGS Book Repair Committee. Everyone goes home with a self-made instruction book and souvenir of the day.
PLEASE NOTE:
� Workshop is limited to ten.
� $25 charge for materials.
� Reservation form and pre-payment of fee required.
Download the registration flier and mail with a check for $25 to CGS.
Questions? E-mail or call CGS at 510-663-1358.
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Special June Presentation: Morse and Morse on DNA
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Saturday, June 13, 2009, 1:30 p.m.
CGS Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, California
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 DNA and Genetic Genealogy
Please join us for this special program by noted lecturer Steve Morse and his daughter, Megan Morse.
Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website
for which he has received numerous awards, including a Lifetime
Achievement Award. He is a computer professional with a doctoral
degree in E.E. - Electrical Engineering. He is well-known as the
architect of the Intel 8086, which sparked the PC revolution.
Megan Morse
holds a bachelor's degree in "E.E." - but hers stands for Evolution and
Ecology. She works as a wildlife educator and animal handler for Wildlife Associates,
a non-profit wildlife sanctuary in Half Moon Bay, California. She
raises and trains everything from anteaters to porcupines, cats to
snakes and foxes to hawks. She travels with these animals to schools,
libraries, and recreation centers throughout the Bay Area to give
educational presentations.
Megan, with her formal training in
evolution and her knowledge of DNA, complements her dad who is
self-taught in these areas. Together they explain genetic genealogy and
how it applies to the human species as well as the larger animal
kingdom.
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CGS on the Road in Santa Clara
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Monday, June 15, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Central Park Library, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara
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 CGS is expanding the popular membership coffee gatherings to a half-day genealogy program with lecture and lunch. South Bay members of the society are invited to join with members of the Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society for networking and presentations by CGS President Jane Lindsey and Look-Ups Researcher Lavinia Schwarz.
Program
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee served
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CGS President Jane Lindsey will present an overview of the outstanding resources at the CGS Library and share information about upcoming events.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Learn - Bring a bag lunch or buy a sandwich in the Central Park Library caf� and take part in some small group discussions of special interest genealogy topics.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. "Some Brick Walls Are of Our Own Making." CGS member Lavinia Schwarz's spell-binding talk will help you look at your own brick walls with new openness, ideas, strategies and historical insight.
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Questions and closing remarks.
The Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society is located at the City of Santa Clara Central Park Library in the Heritage Pavilion, at the address noted above. They have a large collection of genealogy resources and a great historical collection available for public use. Consultants are available to assist with research problems.
Please RSVP for the June 15th event by E-mail to Annette Woolsey or by telephone to Mary Hanel at 408-615-2909. Download the information flier from the CGS website.
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CGS is Heading to the SCGS Jamboree!
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June 26, 27, 28, 2009
Burbank Airport Marriott and Convention Center
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The 40th Annual Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree will be held Friday through Sunday, June 26-28, 2009, at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. This year's Jamboree of 55 speakers and nearly 100 lectures focuses on the British Isles - English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh research.
The California Genealogial Society is sharing Table 135 in the Exhibit Hall with the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Members are needed to help staff the table. Please E-mail Kathryn Doyle if you can help.
For detailed information about schedule, speakers, genealogy exhibitors and more, visit the Jamboree blog.
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July Membership Meeting with Steve Danko
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Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
CGS Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, California
Genealogy Gadgets and Gizmos
New hardware, software and online technology make finding, recording
and sharing information faster and easier than ever. Many of these
advancements have found their way into genealogical research, enabling
even a moderately technology-capable genealogist to take advantage of
these new gadgets and gizmos. New technology allows genealogists to
have access to family history data from anywhere in the world. Researchers can avail themselves of genealogy education at times and places of their
choosing, collect documents and information more easily and prepare
professional-quality family books without the commercial price.
Join CGS member and well-known blogger Steve Danko for this cutting-edge talk on new technologies for the genealogist.
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Allen County Public Library Tour - Sign Up By June 15!
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August 16-23, 2009
Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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 This is your last chance to sign up for the CGS Research Tour to the Allen County Public Library. Deposits must be received by June 15, 2009 to join CGS President Jane Lindsey on this trip to the world's best public genealogy research library.
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.
If the minimum of twelve is not met, the trip will be cancelled on June 16, 2009. Download the tour brochure from the society website for full details. Please E-mail Lindsey and send in your deposit today.
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NEHGS Comes West 2009: Three Ways to Participate
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Friday, October 23, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Wedgewood Wedding and Banquet Center, 10051 Doolittle Drive, Oakland
Full Day Seminar and Lunch
Michael J. LeClerc and Christopher Child from NEHGS will
present several talks, including Researching Your New England Ancestors Online, Western
Massachusetts Families in 1790 and more.
Friday, October 23, 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn & Suites, 77 Hegenberger Road, Oakland
Evening Cocktails and Dinner
Capping off the day will be a dinner and presentation The Lighter Side of Genealogy by Brenton Simons, Ryan Woods, and Jane Lindsey.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
CGS Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, California
Private Consultations with Chris Child or Michael LeClerc
Consultations will be available for purchase for $25 per half-hour. Payment will be made directly to NEHGS at the time. Please E-mail Ryan Woods with questions or to receive the request form.
Download the flier for full event details.
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CGS Ancestors
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Photo Tributes to the CGS Family
Edited by Cathy H. Paris
This month's photographs and story were submitted by Dick Rees.
This is the 1892 wedding photo of my great-grandparents
Michael and Mary Clara (Hoffman) Tuchfarber. They are the couple sitting in
the front. In the background from left to right are Frank Tuchfarber and his wife Antoinette (Richardson), John Tuchfarber
and Caroline Tuchfarber. Frank was Michael's older brother; John and Caroline were his younger siblings.
Michael Tuchfarber
died of consumption at the age of 31; Mary Clara died of the same
illness about the age of 43. Their second child, my grandmother
Florence Louise, was born a few months after her father's death.
Florence died in 1932 at the age of 39.
Michael and all
the Tuchfarbers I have found in the United States are descended from the family who arrived at the port of New Orleans in 1833 en route to
Cincinnati. The Tuchfarbers came to this country in response to a
flier distributed in the Rhineland by Nicholas Longworth, a prominent businessman in Cincinnati. His
grandson, Nicholas Longworth IV, was the U.S. Speaker of the House from 1925 to 1931 and the husband of Teddy Roosevelt's daughter, Alice.
I have a
copy of the contract drawn up between the Tuchfarbers and Longworth,
specifying their housing arrangements and the portion of the produce
they could keep. I have not found any Tuchfarbers in present day Germany.
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If you would like to see your CGS Ancestor pictured in a future edition
of the CGS e-News, please E-mail Cathy Paris and send your image
and a brief narrative
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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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