Calaveras Genealogical Society Seminar with Glenda Gardner Lloyd

The Calaveras Genealogical Society has announced its Spring Seminar on April 20, 2013 in San Andreas.  The speaker will be Glenda Gardner Lloyd, Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society's very own charter member, past president, current Parliamentarian and more.   Glenda has extensive knowledge about genealogical research methods and resources and easily conveys her passion for family history to her audience.  Her classes at the 2012 Family History Day at the California State Archives left quite an impression on the large delegation of members attending from Calaveras County!

The seminar announcement is pictured below but please go to the website to download it to register.

My thanks to Kathryn Doyle of the California Genealogical Society for sending the announcement to me.
Posted by Denise H. Richmond

Save the Date: Genealogical DNA Seminar with Katherine Hope Borges

The Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County submitted the following save-the-date announcement:

Genealogical DNA Seminar with Katherine Hope Borges

October 26, 2013

Trinity United Presbyterian Church

1600 Carver Road

Modesto, CA 95350

Katherine Hope Borges is the Co-Founder and Director of The International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), which promotes and educates about genetic genealogy.  ISOGG has grown to over 8,000 members in 70 countries.

Through ISOGG, Katherine has increased professional standards in the practice, research, and discussion of relevant issues in DNA testing, interpretation, and ethics. She organized a speaker’s bureau and has given many presentations on genetic genealogy to groups across the United States and in the United Kingdom. She administers several surname, regional, and haplogroup DNA projects. 

Katherine currently serves as Chaplain of Turlock Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She attended Modesto Junior College and California State University, Stanislaus. Katherine was a guest speaker on DNA Genealogy at the 2011 Family History Day at the California State Archives in Sacramento.

Check the Society's website for details.

submitted by Lewis Ruddick
posted by Denise H. Richmond

Announcing 8th Annual African American Family History Seminar

The Sacramento FamilySearch Library announced yesterday that registration is now open for its 8th Annual African American Family History Seminar on March 9, 2013.

"Celebrating 150 Years of Emancipation" is the theme of the seminar which will feature 21 classes and a keynote by  Regina E. Mason, author of "Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave".  Check the Sacramento FamilySearch Library website for complete details.

Source: email from Sacramento FamilySearch Library

posted by Denise H. Richmond

Two Great Seminars

Autumn is a popular season for genealogical seminars.   Here's a couple for your consideration:

Sacramento Family History Center - Saturday, November 3, 2012.  Read more here.  Right here in River City, multiple classes to choose from presented by genealogical experts and an option to get the syllabus in pdf or hardcopy.  I'll be attending this one.

Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County [Modesto] - Saturday, November 10, 2012.  Featured speaker Christine Rose will present four topics.  Read more here.  Ms. Rose's books are frequently recommended.  It's a little late in learning about this but I'm considering going to this one since it's not that far away.

posted by Denise H. Richmond

Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, in Bay Area

What a wonderful opportunity being offered by our friends at the California Genealogical Society and Library in Oakland, California.

A Day with Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective

Wed. June 6, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kathryn M. Doyle, Communications Director
510-545-2476, kdoyle@californiaancestors.org, @CAancestors

Oakland, CA – March 29, 2012 – The Wall Street Journal called Maureen Taylor “the nation's foremost historical photo detective.” Taylor is bringing her blend of photo curation, genealogy, and history to Northern California at a special event hosted by the California Genealogical Society (CGS). Join us for A Day with the Photo Detective on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at the Veterans Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549.

Let the Photo Detective teach you how to identify the clues to solve your own photo mysteries and further your genealogy and family history research.  Maureen Taylor will present four lectures:

• Hair-sterical & Mad as a Hatter: 19th Century Photos in Your Files
• Eight Basic Steps to Preserving Your Photos
• Google Images and Beyond: Adding Pictures to Your Family Collection
• Kodak Moments and Technicolor Dreams: 20th-Century Photos and Films in the Family Archive

The “early bird” price (through May 6, 2012) is $48 for the seminar and lunch. To learn more about the seminar and consultation, visit the event website: A Day with the Photo Detective at http://cgsphoto.weebly.comcgsphoto.weebly.com/.

About the Photo Detective
Maureen A. Taylor is an internationally recognized photo curator, genealogist, writer and photo identification/preservation expert. Maureen has been featured in top media outlets, including "The View," Martha Stewart Living, and "The Today Show." Maureen is the author of a number of books and magazine articles, as well as a contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine.

About CGS:
The California Genealogical Society, founded in San Francisco in 1898, gathers and preserves vital records, offers research services and online databases, and maintains a library in Oakland. CGS disseminates information through publications, meetings, seminars, workshops and its website: CaliforniaAncestors.org.
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submitted by Kathryn Doyle
posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Society Saturday: Coming Soon - George G. Morgan

The following announcement was posted on 1 Nov 2011.  But...it bears repeating and sharing with your family and friends.  I recently overheard the members of the Seminar Committee talking about registration information that was days away from being released. Stayed tuned for further updates!

On Saturday, March 31, 2012, Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society will be presenting its 2012 Spring Seminar. It will be held at the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, California, from 9:00 am to 3:45 pm. Space is limited, so watch for the registration information to be released in early 2012 on our website and blog.

Our guest speaker will be George G. Morgan, a popular speaker at international genealogical conferences and an author of nine books including How to Do Everything: Genealogy, which will have a new edition being released shortly. George is also the president of Aha! Seminars, Inc., a training company for libraries and genealogical societies since 1996; the author of numerous on-line articles for websites including Ancestry.com, Digital Genealogist and Ancestry Daily News and articles published in many magazines including Everton’s Genealogical Helper, Family Chronicle Magazine, the Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM and Heritage Quest Magazine; a co-host with Drew Smith on the podcast The Genealogy Guys; and has held many positions in Florida and National Genealogical Societies.

The four topics for the seminar will be:

• Bring Them Back to Life: Developing an Ancestor Profile
• Push and Pull: The Reasons for Migration
• Sidestep Genealogy
• The Genealogist as CSI

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for this exciting and informative day of genealogical education.  And be sure to tell a friend! 

Submitted by Diane Maltase, 2012 Seminar Chairperson
Originally posted by Ron Setzer
Re-posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Society Sunday: Fresno County Genealogical Society - 8th Annual Seminar - 29 October

The Fresno County Genealogical Society and the Fresno County Public Library, California History and Genealogy Room, will co-sponsor their 8th Annual Genealogy Seminar October 29, 2011, 9 a.m.—3 p.m., at Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 East Perrin (at Champlain), in Fresno, CA.

Beverly Rice, Certified Genealogist from Coos Bay, Oregon, will present the following four lectures during the all-day event, in this order:

1. An Ancestral Journey - Charting Family Migration using Census, Land, Military, and other Records. Focuses on using a variety of records to better understand your family and avoid those research brick walls.
   
   
2. Effectively Using the Census Records of 1790-1840. Includes indexing, microfilming, digitizing and availability of these schedules, and how to turn the "tally marks" into a family with names and ages.
   
   
3. The Forgotten War, the War of 1812. Caught between the glory and size of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, the soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812 still have a story to tell if only we would listen. The pensions, bounty land, and service records at the state and national repositories will be discussed.
   
   
4. Heading West to new Horizons, or "Following Your Man." Women are often lost in the lives of their men. This lecture explores the resources available to the researcher which pertains to a woman's experience in the west, 1850-1900. Going beyond the records created by the "male" in her life and focusing on the activities that defined a woman's life from school, church, and home.

This seminar is FREE...  yes it is FREE but you need to register in advance to reserve seating. Syllabus, with Lecture Outlines must be prepaid by October 15... in time for printing.

Print off the Seminar Flyer

posted by Sandra Gardner Benward for Society Sunday