Wordless Wednesday

Volunteers in the Library

Dick Rees and Pam Miller

 Photograph courtesy of Arlene Miles, Oakland, California, 4/6/2010.


Copyright © 2010 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

Book Repair Workshop Returns Saturday, October 16, 2010

Saturday, October 16, 2010
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 on Saturday morning, October 16, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Taught by Book Repair Committee Chairman, Bill O'Neil, the workshop is limited to ten enrollees.

Workshop participants learn book repair techniques by creating a book for themselves. Pages are provided and the pupils create the binding. The finished product will be 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 must be pre-paid.
• Walk-ins will not be admitted.

Register online.

Payment instructions will be emailed with registration confirmation. A registration confirmation will be sent to the first ten who register. Additional names will be collected and placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations.

The full schedule of classes offered during October Family History Month is available for download.

Photograph by Kathryn M. Doyle, Oakland, California, 10/25/2008.


Copyright © 2010 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

eNews September 2010, volume 4, number 9

The September 2010 issue of the eNews, volume 4, 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 feature: California Ancestors.

This month's photo tribute was contributed by past-president Jane Knowles Lindsey who told the story of her mother's special brooch and how she learned it had once belonged to her great-great-grandmother, Magdalena Gerth Eberle.

Past issues of the eNews are available at the eNewsARCHIVE.

The October 2010 issue will be emailed on September 30, 2010. To receive a copy, please join our mailing list.


Copyright © 2010 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

Wordless Wednesday

Thursday Evening Discussion Group

German Research

August, 19, 2010

Photograph courtesy of Jane Knowles Lindsey, Oakland, California.

Copyright © 2010 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

California Family History Expo - October 8-9, 2010

The California Genealogical Society and Library will be a local sponsor of the upcoming California Family History Expo at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, California, Friday and Saturday, October 8-9, 2010.

Come join us for two days of Genealogy! Learn about all aspects of researching your family history from our expert speakers. Try out the latest in genealogical tools in our Exhibit Hall. Whether you are new to tracing your family tree or are a professional genealogist, spend time with us learning the tech to trace your roots!

CGS will have Booth #57 in the Exhibit Hall and adjoining Booth #56 has been assigned to local Bay Area genealogical societies to share.

I'll have more information in the coming days about Expo and about the CGS members who will be speaking.


Copyright © 2010 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library