San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar: January 2012 Published

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 Area, sponsored by twenty different societies and genealogy libraries.

If you would like to add your group's events to the calendar, please email the information by the 15th of each month for publication on or before the 25th. (Please put "SFBA Calendar" in the subject line.)


Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library.

31st Annual Ancestor Roundup Seminar on January 28, 2012

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).

Claire V. Brisson-Banks, nationally known genealogist, researcher and teacher, will be the keynote speaker. She will teach four classes: New England Research, Scotland Research Strategies, Preserving your Records and Attacking those Brick Walls.


Brisson-Banks has worked at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City since 2003. She is a member of The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists.

$30.00 pre-registration by January 21, 2012 guarantees syllabus and lunch.

Download the registration flier. (Page two is the full schedule of classes.)

The event is co-sponsored by the Commodore Sloat Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

For more information email Serita Sue Woodburn.

The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution granted a charter to the Pacific Grove Chapter on September 29, 1922. In 1934, the chapter name was changed to Commodore Sloat Chapter to commemorate the historical significance of Commodore John Drake Sloat in California history. In 2011, to reflect the historical importance of Commodore Sloat's landing in Monterey, the chapter location was changed to Monterey, California.


Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

Wordless Wednesday

Holiday Tea at Jane Lindsey's 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Photographs courtesy of Arlene Miles.


Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

New Winter Series Starts January 26, 2012: Best Genealogy Websites

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 need to navigate your way to better and more efficient search results on the best sites for family history research.

Classes will be held on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. at the Oakland California Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland. The series begins on January 26, 2012 and runs through March 15, 2012. The fee is $40 for eight sessions, including course materials.

Reserve your space now!

SCHEDULE:
01/26  Ancestry.com
02/02  Fold3.com
02/09  FamilySearch.org I
02/16  FamilySearch.org II
02/23  Search Engines Fundamentals and the World of Google
03/01  Using Advanced Search Techniques to Narrow Your Results
03/08  Rootsweb.com, USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb Projects
03/15  NewspaperARCHIVE.com and GenealogyBank.com

PLEASE NOTE:

• Class size limited to the first forty who register. Walk-ins will NOT be permitted. 
• Free parking at the Oakland California Family History Center. 
• $10.00 off a CGS membership if you join by March 1, 2012. 
• No refunds once the series begins.

Download the series flier.

Register online.


Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library

Two New Blogs from the California State Genealogical Alliance (CSGA)

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. Among the team of bloggers are CGS members Sheri Fenley, Cat Nielsen and Cath Trindle.

The CSGA Blog will cover the following types of topics:

• Legislative issues affecting California genealogists
• California projects including the CSGA–FamilySearch partnership, the California Online Research Aid, the California Wiki on FamilySearch, and many individual society projects throughout the state
• California societies, websites, repositories, online materials and events

Other members of the CSGA blog team are: Gena Philbert-Ortega and newcomers Junel Davidsen, CGSM.

The second blog,  Copyright Issues for the 21st Century Genealogical Community (CSGAcopyright), is authored by Cath Madden Trindle and is part of a continuing effort by the Alliance to help gen societies understand copyright issues. The CSGAcopyright blog discusses copyright law, provides links and feeds to other copyright web sites, and will highlight blog postings on other sites.


The California State Genealogical Alliance (CSGA) was founded in 1982 and links genealogical societies and individuals throughout California who are interested in coordination and communication between societies as well as preservation of California’s rich genealogical history. The California Genealogical Society is a member of the Alliance.

Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library