You're Invited! Jews of India Presentation

All are invited to hear Yael Numark speak at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento meeting.

• When: Sunday, October 16, 2011
• Where: Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Street, Sacramento
• Time: 10 a.m.
• Program: Jews of India

About the Speaker
Yael Numark is a Sacramentan born in Mumbai (Bombay) who will discuss the legacy and history of India's Jewish communities.  Yael says many of the same Jewish traditions found throughout the world would be found in Mumbai's eight synagogues, although there are also traditions specific to India.  The written record of Jews in India goes back to the 1700s.

For more information about the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento, visit www.jgss.org or send an e-mail to jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com.

Posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Genealogical Events Coming Up!!

Timelines
Solano County Genealogical Society
Speaker: Marian Kile
Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011, 11:00 am
Location: The Becker-Balmer Room of the Fairfield Civic Center Library, 1150 Kentucky Street, Fairfield. 
Family Tree Maker User Group Meeting
Placer County Genealogical Society
Leader: Jerry Unruh
Date:Thursday, September 8, 2011, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints,1255 Bell Road, Auburn.
Social Networking For Genealogists
Roseville Genealogical Society
Speaker: Tamara Noe
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
Location: Maidu Community Center, Senior Wing, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville.
Monthly Meeting
Nevada County Genealogical Society
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Location: The Community Room of the Madelyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City.
County Records At The California State Archives
Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society
Speaker: Linda Johnson, Senior Archivist
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Location: Citrus Heights Community Clubhouse, 6921 Sylvan Way, Citrus Heights.
For information: Call 916-412-3511. 
The Jews of India
Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento
Speakers: Mitch and Yael Numark
Date: Monday, September 19, 2011, 7:00 pm.
Location: Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Street, Sacramento.
The How and Where to Finding Your Ancestors in the Five Civilized Tribes of the Indian Territory
Roots and Gold Dust Genealogical Society (El Dorado County)
Speaker: Guy Nixon
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 1:00 pm
Location:  Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints, 3275 Cedar Ravine Road, Placerville.
General Meeting
Genealogical Association of Sacramento
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 1:00 pm
Location: Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento.
Workshop – Help with Brick Walls
Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society
Free – guests welcome.  More information on website, or call 916-331-0963.
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: The Clubhouse, Country Squire Estates, 5720 Oak Hill Drive, Sacramento.
Nisenan Indians and Genealogy
Placer County Genealogical Society
Speaker: April Moore
Date:Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Beecher Room, Auburn-Placer County Library, 350 Nevada Street, Auburn.
Climbing Brick Walls 
Roseville Genealogical Society
Speaker: Glenda Gardner Lloyd
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
Location: Maidu Community Center, Senior Wing, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville.
Superstitions and Other Irrational Beliefs That Guided Our German Ancestors' Lives
Sacramento German Genealogy Society
Speaker: Ingeborg Carpenter
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
Location: St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Lusk Drive & St. Mark's Way,Sacramento.
The Sacramento Regional Family History Center offers free genealogy classes on Wednesday afternoons, 2:00-4:00 pm and Wednesday evenings, 7:00-8:00 pm, September through June. 
 The September Wednesday afternoon topics include:

• (Sept. 7th)    European Research—Jim Rader
• (Sept. 14th)  Scanning Photos—Linda Todd
• (Sept. 21st)   Restoring Scanned Photos — Linda Todd
• (Sept. 28th)  To Be Announced– Glenda Lloyd

The September Wednesday evening topics include:

• (Sept. 7th)   Online Film Ordering – Ed Lucky
• (Sept. 14^th)   Organizing Research Records – Trevor Thomas
• (Sept 21st)   Getting Started with German Research – Joan Gunn
• (Sept. 28th)  What Your Sibling Will Tell You That Your  Ancestors Won’t – Pamela Dallas

The Family History Center alsoconducts a Writer’s Workshopat 5:00 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.  You can register by visiting the Center or by calling 916-487-2090. 


Posted by Ron Setzer

Roseville Genealogical Society presents "Saloon Culture in Antebellum Sacramento"

Mark your calendar!

The Roseville Genealogical Society will meet on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 from 1 pm - 3 pm at the Maidu Senior Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville, California.

The program will be "Saloon Culture in Antebellum Sacramento".  Join Sacramento Public Library librarian and historian James C. Scott as he leads a visual and anecdotal journey through the saloons of pre-Civil War Sacramento. The El Dorado, Mansion House, Arcade, Bull's Head, Round Tent, Magnolia, Humboldt, and Lee's Exchange all stood as venues for theater going, political rallying, sleeping, eating, voting, dueling, killing, drinking and gaming. James will relay the tales, characters, and events that made the saloon the epicenter of so much of what mattered during the city's antebellum history.

James is a graduate of Marquette University and has a Masters degree in History and a Masters degree in Library and Information Science. He has co-authored three books on Sacramento, including Mather Field, Alkali Flat and historic photos of Sacramento.  James currently serves as Information Services Librarian at the Sacramento Public Library, Central Branch.

Please fill out your surname cards and bring them to the meeting.

Please sign in at the Senior Desk and also at our table.

Everyone welcome.  Hope to see you there.

Posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Presentation: New York Port of Entry for German Immigrants

The following announcement was received from the Sacramento German Genealogical Society (SGGS):

Topic: NEW YORK PORT OF ENTRY FOR GERMAN IMMIGRANTS

A look at the New York experience of many German immigrants including arrival, settlement, and the records generated that help us in our search for family.

Presenter: Richard Haberstroh, Ph.D, A.G.

Dr. Richard Haberstroh is a native of New York City, whose six German ancestral lines arrived between 1835 and 1852. He has been involved in German research since 1984, when he made his first of many trips to Germany. He served as a volunteer librarian at the LDS Family History Center in Plainview, New York, from 1988 to 2001, specializing in assisting patrons with German and New York City research. Richard has published numerous genealogical articles, including his own family's New York City genealogy in the NYG&B Record, and shorter articles for the newsletter of the German Genealogy Group, of which he was a founding member. He is also the author of the book, The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: a Research Guide, published by NYG&B. While working with others on their family histories, lecturing on German genealogy, and continuing his own family research, Richard works as a researcher in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Signal and Image Processing.

Meeting time & location: Tuesday, August 23, beginning at 1 p.m. at St. Marks Methodist Church on Lusk Drive at St. Marks Way, east of the Country Club Plaza Shopping Center (2391 Saint Marks Way, Sacramento). Meetings are held in MacMurdo Hall, on the basement level. An elevator is available. Guests are welcome.

We advise attendees to arrive early, perhaps at 12:30 or even a little earlier, in order to have opportunities 1) to look over the books for sale, 2) to discuss a problem with a “Quick Questions” expert, or 3) to become acquainted with other services that SGGS offers. Admission is free.

You are also welcome to attend the “Study Group,” a small group that meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the church's Education Building (second floor, usually in room E-22). People who attend the Study Group discuss ideas and make suggestions for researching specific German ancestors. Admission is free.

 

We look forward to seeing you!

Sacramento German Genealogy Society

Posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Event of Note

ROSEVILLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Maidu Senior Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville, CA

Program: GOLD RUSH MEDICINE

        Immigrants of California, during the gold Rush, were subject to

numerous devastating diseases for which doctors were unable to provide

specific treatments. Many doctors were not doctors at all. Thousands died

from various epidemics at a time in history when the most advanced medical

treatments consisted of bleeding, cupping, puking, purging and the use of

drugs such as mercury and arsenic.  The use of quotes from diaries of the

time adds to the impact of the story.

Speaker:  Dr. Bob LaPerriere

Posted by Ron Setzer