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Jan 28, 2012, 12:00 pm
Three happy California Genealogical Society board members just finished a week of intensive learning at the 2012 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, sponsored by the Utah Genealogical Association. President Jeff Vaillant and Recording Secretary Lisa Gorrell were here with me although we rarely saw eac... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 2:35 am
February 2012 events have been published on the San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar – a collection of local genealogical society classes, workshops and meetings within a 75 mile radius of San Francisco.
The February calendar has more than fifty classes and events at various venues around the... Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 2:45 am
Saturday, February 25, 2012
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612
Many historical black and abolitionist newspapers are available online, with more being added. Most are on subscription sites, and some are free. This class will giv... Comment - Like
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Jan 17, 2012, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class: Paperless Genealogy Research, Kathryn Moore
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center
Sacramento Regional Family History Cen... Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2012, 9:24 pm
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Session one: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session two: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612
1000memories, creator of the popular ShoeBox iPhone app that lets you scan and share old paper photos, will host a fr... Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2012, 2:55 am
The California Genealogical Society and the Oakland California Family History Center have collaborated on a new series of classes designed to help you find where your immigrant ancestor came from and to teach you the kinds of resources available for that part of the world. Each month will focus on a... Comment - Like
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Jan 7, 2012, 2:30 am
Join CGS for a week of intensive research and lots of fun!
Past-president Jane Lindsey is leading the twelfth annual California Genealogical Society Salt Lake City Tour to the Family History Library from Sunday to Sunday, April 22—29, 2012. Research Director Nancy Peterson returns to help lead thi... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2012, 2:47 am
The January 2012 eNews, volume 6, number 1, has been published and emailed to members and friends. As always, the eNews features timely information about the California Genealogical Society and our upcoming events. Each edition also includes Suggested Links From the Blogosphere and a photo feature... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 pm
Tuesday , January 3, 2012
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Publications/Marketing Committee Meeting
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library
Thursday, January 5, 2011
Valle... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 7:30 pm
January 2012 events have been published on the San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar – a collection of local genealogical society classes, workshops and meetings within a 75 mile radius of San Francisco.
The January calendar has forty-five classes and events at various venues around the Bay Ar... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 2:00 am
CGS member Kitty Nevin is Regent of the Commodore Sloat Chapter, NSDAR. She sent this announcement:
The 31st Annual Ancestor Roundup Genealogical Seminar will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., in Seaside, California, at the LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena (at Plumas).
Clai... Comment - Like
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Dec 24, 2011, 2:00 am
Continuing a four-year tradition, the California Genealogical Society (CGS) and the Oakland California Family History Center (OCFHC) are teaming up to present a winter series of genealogy classes: Best Genealogy Websites – Tips & Tricks.
Eight weekly 90-minute sessions will give you the skills you... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2011, 2:27 am
There are two new blogs in the right sidebar list of member blogs. Both are products of the California State Genealogical Alliance (CSGA) and some of the blog authors are members of the California Genealogical Society.
First is the CSGA Blog, providing information that impacts California genealogy. ... Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2011, 2:30 am
Saturday, January 21, 2012
1:00 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612
The bylaws of the California Genealogical Society specify that the regular January membership meeting shall be the Annual Business Meeting "at which time the annual budget shall b... Comment - Like
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Dec 17, 2011, 1:30 am
Carly Perez, Operations Manager of Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc., the management company of 2201 Broadway, sent this reminder about the annual Breuner Building holiday drives:
This holiday season 2201 Broadway is supporting two wonderful ways to give back in our community.
The cold weather... Comment - Like
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Nov 27, 2011, 2:19 pm
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting and Silent Auction
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Becker-Balmer Room, Fairfield Civic Center Lib... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 am
California Genealogical Society Table Family History Day at the State ArchivesSacramento, CaliforniaSaturday, October 15, 2011
Directors Craig Manson, Diana Wild and President Stephen Harris
To view many photos from the event, see Last Book of Photo Memories at the Family History Day at the Sta... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 2:00 am
The November 2011 eNews, volume 5, number 11, has been published and emailed to members and friends. As always, the eNews features timely information about the California Genealogical Society and our upcoming events. Each edition also includes Suggested Links From the Blogosphere and a photo featu... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 10:09 am
CGS member Kay Speaks sent word of this upcoming workshop.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Oakland Regional Family History Center
4766 Lincoln Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
Are you curious about what Chinese resources are available at the Oakland Regional Family History Center but h... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 12:00 am
November 2011 events have been published on the San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar – a collection of local genealogical society classes, workshops and meetings within a 75 mile radius of San Francisco.
The November calendar has forty-five classes and events at various venues around the Ba... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2011, 5:30 pm
Tuesday , November 1, 2011
Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 6: Field Trip to CGS, Jane Knowles Lindsey
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland R... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 2:35 am
It's always a pleasure to write about the publication of a new genealogy by one of our members and it's especially nice when the member is one of our hard-working volunteers. So it is with double pleasure, and a great deal of amazement, that I introduce the new two-volume work by Larry Youngman,
Th... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 1:00 pm
Answer: Cemeteries!
In 1900, San Francisco was a Wild West boom town driven by greed. The city fathers removed cemeteries and banned burials. Research Director Nancy Peterson shares this little-known piece of San Francisco history in a new video by Shannon Reese and Kathleen Jones.
San Francisco Ce... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 2:50 am
Earlier this year, then-Vice President Chris Pattillo shared her Genealogy Addiction with readers. Chris was in a race with the clock to finish another family history book in time for a family wedding.
I'm pleased to announce that Chris finished on time and published The Pattillo Family History with... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2011, 11:57 pm
Saturday, November 12, 2011
1:00 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612
The California Genealogical Society has had a busy and productive 2011. As we begin to make plans for 2012, we thought it was important to make time for member feedback. We want t... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 2:30 am
The December 2011 issue of Family Tree Magazine arrived and this month's cover is their now annual feature: 75 Best State Websites.
Contributing editor Rick Crume, in the article "Well Stated" (pages 20-26), lists the magazine's 2011 picks for the seventy-five best U.S. state-focused websites for ge... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2011, 4:00 pm
The October 2011 eNews, volume 5, number 10, has been published and emailed to members and friends. As always, the eNews features timely information about the California Genealogical Society and our upcoming events. Each edition also includes Suggested Links From the Blogosphere and a photo featur... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2011, 12:00 am
The Fall 2011 edition of The California Nugget has been sent to the printer and should begin arriving in members' mailboxes next week. It's another information-filled issue by Editor Jane Hufft and Production Editor Lois Elling.
Here is Jane's letter from the editor:
Dear Readers: This issue of th... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 5:00 pm
This is an Ancestry Day – San Francisco alert! Registration for the early-bird discount ends Wednesday, October 5, 2011.
Register now so you don't forget!
By registering before the early-bird deadline, you'll save $10 on the basic registration.
A fifteen minute consultation is just $5 more, b... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 2:30 am
October 2011 events have been published on the San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar – a collection of local genealogical society classes, workshops and meetings within a 75 mile radius of San Francisco.
With many societies and libraries planning events for October Family History Month, the ca... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 8:00 am
Saturday, October 1, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
First Saturday Free: Intro to Genealogy, Lavinia Schwarz
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 2:30 am
It's always a great pleasure to announce publication of a member's book so this time it's quadruply special. Four of the eight authors of Portraits of Our Patriots: Stories of Revolutionary War Ancestors are members of the California Genealogical Society – Millianne (Peirano) Lehman, Linda Longl... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2011, 2:30 am
Have you seen them? The design elves at Ancestry.com created these gorgeous "tout ads" for Ancestry Day – San Francisco.
The ads show up randomly on Ancestry's home page and link directly to our event page (also created by Ancestry.com)
Be sure to follow our event updates on Twitter @Ancestr... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 2:44 am
The California Genealogical Society sponsored a table recently at the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) annual conference in Springfield, Illinois. FGS made it easy for even distant genealogy societies to have a presence in the exhibit hall at Society Showcase on Thursday, September 8, 2011... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 2:24 am
Did you make it into the library this summer for our extended Thursday hours? Tim Cox and Jane Lindsey cooked up the idea last year and it has proved to be wildly successful. We've gotten lots of positive feedback from members who enjoyed coming to do research on a day they didn''t have to pack up a... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 2:22 am
The California Genealogical Society has a new piece of equipment in the library. Vice-president Jeffrey Vaillant negotiated a new rental contract to replace our aged copier with a state-of-the-art networked model that prints, copies, faxes and scans. Best of all, the new contract price costs less... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2011, 2:00 am
Saturday, October 15, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, CA 94612
Legacy Planning usually refers to your will, trusts and medical directives. Have you thought about what is going to happen to your family history research? Do you... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2011, 2:30 am
This year's tour to Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana was led by CGS Vice-President Jeffrey Vaillant who sent this report:
The pressure is on to be back in 2013 when the Federation of Genealogical Societies holds its annual conference in Fort Wayne! That was one of ... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2011, 2:55 am
The September 2011 eNews, volume 5, number 9, has been published and emailed to members and friends. As always, the eNews features timely information about the California Genealogical Society and our upcoming events. Each edition also includes Suggested Links From the Blogosphere and a photo featu... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 2:55 am
This blog is all about the news and members of the California Genealogical Society, but in four years this is a first. In fact, I don't recall ever seeing this type of announcement in any genealogical society publication. Ladies and gentleman: "It's A Girl!"
When member Gabby Kojder sent photos of ... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2011, 8:00 am
Saturday, October 8, 2011
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, California 94612
The California Genealogical Society is taking reservations for the popular Book Repair Workshop to be held Saturday morning, October 8, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. - ... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2011, 1:30 am
September 2011 events have been published on the San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar – a collection of local genealogical society classes, workshops and meetings within a 75 mile radius of San Francisco.
The September calendar has more than fifty events at various venues around the Bay Area... Comment - Like
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Aug 20, 2011, 9:00 am
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Researching Without a Computer, Doris Locke
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Sacramento Cen... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 2:55 am
Saturday, September 24, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, California 94612
Timelines are a terrific tool for family research. A personal timeline keeps chronological track of the data we find while placing our ancestor in hist... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2011, 2:30 am
Saturday, September 17, 2011
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2
Oakland, California 94612
How does one find that Civil War ancestor? What are the steps to be taken? Where is the information? What does the information include? Come and find out ... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 5, 2011
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA
Ancestry.com and the California Genealogical Society (CGS) are partnering to present Ancestry Day in San Francisco 2011 on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency San Franc... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2011, 2:30 am
The August 2011 eNews, volume 5, number 8, has been published and emailed to members and friends. As always, the eNews features timely information about the California Genealogical Society and our upcoming events. Each edition also includes Suggested Links From the Blogosphere and a photo feature:... Comment - Like
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