Welcome
New Members!
SCGS typically sees a notable increase in
membership in relation to Jamboree. However, this year was exceptional.
A total of 226 new memberships were recorded in conjunction with a
Jamboree registration. We give all of our new members a Hearty WELCOME. We hope
to see you in the library very soon.
4th of July Hours
The SCGS Library will be closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for the Independence Day Holiday. On behalf of the board of directors, officers and volunteers, we wish everyone a bang-up 4th!
New Microfilm Equipment
The new microfilm reader / printer has arrived and will be up and ready to use by mid-July. It's a long-awaited addition to our equipment and one that will enrich our patrons' use of the SCGS Library. The reader / printer is an excellent complement to the services that SCGS can provide through its designation as a FamilySearch Center (see featured article, left). We are accepting donations toward the purchase of another reader / printer system ($4,995 plus computer and monitor). If you would like to support this effort, you can donate online, or you can use the form below and designate your donation for the
"Microfilm/Microfiche Scanner purchase."
FGS Annual Conference - Knoxville, Tennessee
August 18-21, 2010
Are you planning to attend the annual conference sponsored by the Federation of Genealogical Societies in August? If so, be sure to wear your SCGS Tree Shirt and let everyone know you're from Southern California. We will have materials in the Society display areas.
Bargain Alert: Free Revolutionary War on Footnote.com
Unclaimed Jamboree Door Prizes
Bargain Alert: Footnote.com Holocaust Collection
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Jamboree Wrap-Up
Record-Breaking Jamboree
It was another outstanding three days in Burbank. By the time we turned out the lights on the 2010 Jamboree, we had broken records for:
...the number of attendees (1724)
...the number of Ancestry scanning patrons (219)
...the number of documents scanned (22,789)
...the number of genea-bloggers under one roof (48)
...the value of door prizes (over $18,000)
...and the most frigid genealogical lecture venue ever (the Pavilion / tent). (It wasn't intentional and we apologize.)
96% is the most satisfying number, however.
It comes from the post-Jamboree survey that was completed by over 475 Jamboree attendees, including participants, exhibitors, speakers and volunteers: It's the percentage survey respondents who answered Outstanding, Excellent or Very Good to this question:
"Overall, how would you describe the 41st Annual Southern California
Genealogy Jamboree? Would you say it was:
How Did We Do?
If you haven't completed a post-Jamboree survey yet, you can do so until July 10, 2010, at Post-Jamboree Survey.
Jamboree Photos
The Jamboree photo album is posted online at Flickr.com. If you would like to add your Jamboree photos to the collection, feel free to do so.
V-Jam Lives On
Did you know there was a Virtual Jamboree in addition to the one inside the Burbank Marriott? There were so many blogger posts and tweets that a Jamboree Twitter Archive was created to capture the event. Thanks to Taneya Koonce, V-Jam will live on at http://twapperkeeper.com/hashtag/scgs10.
Jamboree Session Recordings Available
JAMB-Inc., the supplier who recorded several sessions at Jamboree, has posted their CD-ordering website at JAMB-inc. SCGS is not involved in the sale of these CDs so please contact Jim Pashia directly at his website if you have any questions or to order one or more CDs.
Syllabus Copies Still Available
Print and CD copies of the Jamboree syllabus are available for purchase
at the SCGS
website. The printed syllabus is $20; the CD version is $10. The CD version
requires Adobe Reader and is fully searchable. Quantities are limited so
act quickly. Buy yours at the SCGS Library or order online.
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July Calendar July 3-5 - Library Closed July 6 - Writers Group July 7 - GSHA-CA Meeting July 7 - TMG User Group July 10 - Open House July 11 - SCGS at IAJGS July 12 - Legacy User Group July 13 - Hispanic Tuesday July 14 - African-American Interest Group July 15 - SCGS Board of Directors Meeting July 17 - "Hierarchy of German Political Divisions" July 18 - Writers Group July 18 - RootsMagic User Group July 31 - DNA Interest Group July 31 - DNA Administrators' Round Table Every Wednesday - French-Canadian Research Team Every Thursday -
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