Motivating Spring Seminar - total sucess!!!

Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society Spring Seminar & George Morgan ......   Saturday has come and gone. WOW!! what a great day and a very sucessful one too. Sold out Seminar, George Morgan for 4 different subjects, amazing raffle baskets, terrific lunches, super new book vendor Family Roots Publishing Co./Utah,  Family Tree Inspirations vendor, Root Cellar table & great friends to share it with. Couldn't ask for a better day. First time we used the square for credit card usage......  no problems and it helped our sales. The only downside (if you want to look at it that way) was that it started raining after the Seminar started, yes, continued rain through lunch, and into the afternoon, but by the time we were ready to go home it was clear (cold & windy but no rain).

Congratulations to Diane Maltase and Denise Miller, co-chairs, for the Seminar who did an excellent job coordinating and keeping everything moving forward. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!  Kuddos to them, their committee and volunteers.

LOOK! dozen EMPTY BOXES..... sucess with new book vendor.... Family Roots Publishing/Utah

Only one of dozens of themmed raffle baskets...... above: value $400 donated wine tour pkg

George spoke it us about "The Genealogist as CSI"; "Push & Pull: The Reasons for Migration"; "Sidestep Genealogy"; "Bring 'Em Back to Life: Developing an Ancestor Profile". My mind is whirling and on overload....... more reading & research, so much to consider, so much organizing to do, so many timelines to put together but so little time.......  George: excellent examples and stories - great handouts.

                                                                 Thank You George

                   Much needed private relaxing dinner after the Spring Seminar at Brookfield's.

.......and Diane & Denise have already started the plans for next year's Spring Seminar, 16 March 2013 with Thomas MacEntee. So save that date. Two other big announcements were Family History Day2012 at the California State Archives on October 13, 2012 (save the date) & Root Cellar's 2012 Family History Writing Contest. http://www.rootcellar.org/  (a little push for you to start writing one or more of your family stories- big prizes for the top three winners)

Society Saturday: George G. Morgan, Welcome to Sacramento, California!

Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society members have rolled out the red carpet for George G. Morgan.  Today is Spring Seminar Saturday and a day with George.

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

Kudos to the Howard County [Missouri] Genealogical Society

This is another in the series about 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy.  Week #13 is about local genealogical and historical societies, the lifeblood of genealogy. Members and volunteers give their time and money to preserve local history and promote family history. Tell us about a local society for which you are thankful. This challenge runs from Sunday, March 25, 2012 through 31.

Root Cellar member Carolee Jones offers kudos to the Howard County Missouri Genealogical Society:

I am a member of the Howard County Missouri Genealogical Society.  Harold Kerr II is the president of the society.  He has a quote with every email correspondence he sends.  It says, "To be in ignorance of one's ancestry is to be a tree without a root, a river without a source."  The society is headquartered in Fayette, Missouri and has a library in a room in the town's main library.  The society has upon request sent me Wills, Bonds, Letters and Deeds for great-grandparents and a great-uncle.  In their newsletter I have found a newspaper article announcing the breeding of one great-grandfather's stallion standing for stud on the farm of another great-grandfather.

How wonderful it must have been for Carolee when she read about her ancestor in a local society newsletter.  Even more special because Carolee is an avid horse owner, rider and trainer.

Tell us about a local society or organization that helped you in your genealogical research.  Send information to rootcellarsgs@gmail.com.

52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy is a series created by Amy Coffin.
posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond 

News from the Sacramento Public Library Central Branch

The following information was received from Beth Daugherty, Genealogy Services Librarian at the Sacramento Public Library Central Branch.

The Central Library has received a generous donation from the Genealogical Association of Sacramento – a subscription to the American Ancestors.org database!  The subscription has already started and is available only on the computers at the Central Library (in-library use only).  You might remember that the library used to subscribe to American Ancestors – however, we were forced to discontinue the subscription at the end of 2011 due to budget constraints.  Needless to say, we really appreciate the generosity of the Genealogical Association of Sacramento. 

To access the database when you visit Central Library, please come to the 2nd or 3rd floor information desk first, and a staff member will log you in on one of the catalog computers.
We also have some programs coming up in April:

April 7th: Beginning Genealogy: How to Trace Your Family History, with Karen Burney.
This is a Saturday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, held in the West Meeting Room at Central Library.  Registration is preferred by calling 916-264-2920, but walk-ins are welcome!  The only free parking nearby is at the Sacramento County Jury Parking Lot between 8th and 9th and F and G Streets.  The entry is off of 8th Street.

April 21st: Social Networking For Genealogists, a computer class taught by library staff.
This is another Saturday, 10:15 -11:45 am, held in the 3rd floor Technology Lab at Central Library.  Registration is preferred, by calling 916-264-2920 or visiting the library’s website: http://www.saclibrary.org/.  The only free parking, again, is at the Sacramento County Jury Parking Lot.

April 29th:  How Much Proof Is Enough? Using the Genealogical Proof Standard, with Cath Madden Trindle.
This is a Sunday, 1:30 – 3:00 pm, held in the West Meeting Room.  There is no registration for this program – but you can get more information by calling the library at 916-264-2920.  Street parking near the library is free on Sundays, and you can also park free of charge in the Sacramento County Jury Parking Lot.

We also have the Book a Genealogist service at Central Library on most Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.  Call the library at 916-264-2920 to set up a 45-minute appointment to have a genealogy volunteer help you with your research.

I hope that you will decide to visit Central Library soon to attend a program or use the American Ancestors database.  While you’re here, be sure to visit the Genealogy Center on the 2nd floor and use some of the wonderful genealogy books in the collection belonging to the Genealogical Association of Sacramento.

Thank you for your interest in the library’s genealogy programming!

Beth Daugherty
Genealogy Services Librarian
Sacramento Public Library – Central
828 I Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814
Ph: (916) 264-2979
bdaugherty@saclibrary.org

Editors Note:  The classes are a wonderful community service for genealogists sponsored by the Friends of the Library.  I hope you are able to take advantage by attending them and meet others who enjoy learning more about family history research.

posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Kudos to the Corinth [Vermont] Historical Society

This is another in the series of 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy, Week #13: Local Societies for which we are thankful.

Root Cellar member Judy Willey has high praise for the Corinth Historical Society.  According to Judy,

The Corinth Historical Society (CHS) in Vermont helped me.  Over the past few years I corresponded with CHS members Lois Jackson and Norm Collette regarding my "Towle" Family, and I have become a member/supporter of their society. They sent me genealogical and cemetery information and I purchased their History of Corinth, Vermont 1764-1995 volumes.  One of the books incorrectly identified my 4th great-grandparents as my 3rd great-grandparents, skipping a generation.  They were glad to have the correct information.  When my article Tale of Two California Towns, which included information on my California "Towle" Family, was printed in Root Cellar's periodical The Preserves, I sent CHS a copy of the periodical.  They were very excited to get it.  It just shows that information can flow both ways and communication with genealogical and historical societies can be very productive.

What a wonderful example of collaboration between two societies and their members.  A sidenote is in order here - Judy Willey's story Tale of Two California Towns was the third place winner in the First Annual Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society Family History Writing Contest last year.

Did a local society help you with your genealogical research?  Send your "Kudos to a Local Society" story to rootcellarsgs@gmail.com and we'll share it with others here on the blog.

52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy is a series created by Amy Coffin.
posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond 

Encore Radio Episode about the 1940 Census

Join GeneaBloggers for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, March 30, 2012 starting at 6pm Pacific with host Thomas MacEntee.

This week’s episode is entitled Ready, Set, 1940 US Census! Special guests include Steve Morse, Joel Weintraub, Jim Ericson and Amy Johnson Crow.

Details about the speakers and how to tune in are at GeneaBloggers.com.

 

Note: Thomas MacEntee will be the featured speaker at our Spring Seminar on March 16, 2013.

posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond