Saturday Society- How are your Extraction Skills?

 

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward

 
Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society has a very active,dedicated and involved Extraction Committee, led by our fearless leader Marilyn Ulbricht.

Once a week, week after week, month after month and year after year after year after year we come together at 9am each Friday morning till noon. We have been extracting/indexing/abstracting at the Center of Sacramento History  (551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95811) guided by the Patricia Johnson Senior Archivist. & Volunteer Coordinator  (scroll down on P Johnsons page)

History for the Center of Sacramento History - very interesting place. AND a great resource for anyone who is reseaching Sacramento and Sacramento County.

Working with the Center of Sacramento History has been a win-win situation and we have formed a great partnership. Pat keeps an eye out for projects for us. She gives us a list of ideas and we look them all over and pick what we want to work on. This is not to say that everyone is working on the same project. There are all types of projects, some small, and quick and some very large and takes a very long time to complete. Marilyn helps to coordinate all the projects, puts them in book form and follows through with the printing of the book(s) and distribution. All of our publications are on sale at our website. This is something that we are very proud of and hope that we can continue for years to come.

                                    Patricia Johnson, Senior Archvist & Volunteer Coordinator

                                                              Marilyn Unbricht - our fearless leader

 

Charlene Eberwine and Lois Shumaker

 

 

LuEllen Pettengell

.........and as we complete a project or a book we celebrate. We are very proud of our work and want to share it. See our publications list. As alot of you know, this type of work takes a lot of work, tedious, and lengthy but with great results for everyone. And we are hoping that in other parts of the state and in all the other states people like us are doing the same type of extraction.

 

ex: I live in Calfornia but have no ancestors here, so I hope that in Stark County, Ohio; Allegheny, PA; New Haven CT; Syracuse area, NY are all active with their extraction projects so it will be helping my research. Thank You.  

 

 Check out our Publications.We are very proud of our work!

A Blast from Root Cellar SGS Extraction Committee's Past

IN THE VAULT

.......... and years earlier we are still hard at work transcribing/ extracting, abstracting, indexing.

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Friday Friends of Friends- Fair Oaks Library for Family History Day/Month

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward


What are Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society members up too? Only Good Stuff !

Check out the Fair Oaks Library  display window - our members have been busy decorating it up for this months "Family History Month and for Family History Day 2013 on October 12, 2013. There is a video below of the window but it is always better in person.

Fair Oaks Library
11601 Fair Oaks Blvd
Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Sacramento Bee Thursday October 10, 2013  - excellent write up of Family History Day2013


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Wishful Wednesday - Conference of Calfornia Historical Societies

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward




Grass Valley for their Fall Symposium!
Conference of California Historical Societies
October 17-19th
 
More information and Registration


Schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 17th, 2013

12:00pm – 2:00pm: Registration at the Gold Miner's Inn

2:00pm – 5:00pm: Executive Committee Meeting at the Gold Miner's Inn

5:00pm – 6:00pm: Happy Hour hosted by the Gold Miner's Inn

6:00pm – 7:00pm: Dinner catered by Bear River Pasta Company at the Gold Miner's Inn

7:00pm – 8:00pm: Nevada County Historical Society will join us with their Speak Program, presented by Richard Hurley, Terry Meekins, and Shelly Covert

8:00pm – 9:00pm: Enjoy refreshments with the locals

Friday, Oct. 18th, 2013
8:00am – 9:00am: Regional Vice President's Meeting at the Gold Miner's Inn

10:00am – 11:30am: Firehouse Museum No.1

12:00pm – 1:00pm:
Lunch at Maria's Mexican Restaurant and presentation by Chris Enss

1:00pm – 5:00pm: Tour North Star Mine and Powerhouse Museum

5:00pm – 6:30pm: Happy Hour hosted by Gold Miner's Inn

7:00pm – 10:00pm: Dinner and historic presentation at the Holbrooke Hotel

Saturday, Oct. 19th, 2013

8:00am – 9:00am: Board Meeting at Gold Miner's Inn

9:15am – 10:00am: Bus transportation to South Yuba River State Park Association

10:00am-1:00pm: Tour South Yuba River State Park Association

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch at South Yuba River State Park Association

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Bus transportation back to the Gold Miner's Inn

3:00pm – 4:30pm: Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

5:00pm – 6:00pm: Enjoy historic Mill Street

6:00pm – 9:00pm: Dinner and presentation of California and the Civil War by Richard Hurley and Terry Meekins at Tofanelli's Gold County Bistro



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Travel Tuesday - Family History Day at the California State Archives

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward

...........reminder that our Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society library will be on its best foot forward in a couple of days. Showing off to hundreds of participants at Family History Day. Stop by and say HI.

 FAMILY HISOTRY DAY

    at the California State Archives

1020 O Street, Sacramento, California

 

Saturday October 12, 2013

Doors open at 8:30am

Free admission and parking

 

more updated information for Family History Day 2013

SEMINARS                                          ARCHIVE TOURS                              EXHIBIT HALL

                Genealogical and historical displays.......  Learn from the experts at FREE classes

Beginning Genealogy, Naturalization, Census, Land Records, Newspapers, Conductin Interviews, Courthouse Research, Military Sources, US Migration, Railroads, Border Crossings

Chinese, German, Italian, African American, Korean, Jewish, Danish, Native Americans, French Canadians, Japanese, Eastern European, British Colonial, Revolutionary War Ancestry


Things to think about............. 

How are you getting downtown? Car, Bus, Carpooling...........  or maybe lightrail! It drops you off right in front of the Archives Bldg at Archives stop. Pretty convenient, low cost and let someone else do the driving.
Are you bringing a lunch or just lots of snacks for the day or are you eating out at lunch? Where? Don't forget to bring a bottle of water.
Have you downloaded and printed out the day schedule to get you around from class to class.
Do you have your $5 bill cash fto pay for your syllabus?  It needed to be pre-ordered!

Check out today's  Sacramento Bee  - great write up about Family History Day


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Sentimental Sunday with Henry Louis Gates Jr,

Editor's note: Today's post was written by -Sandra Gardner-Benward - thanks for the heads up from Vicki Contente


To our Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society members and guests............add a new genealogy/history show to your television viewing list .
 
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with the noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gartes Jr, the who recounts the full story of African American history in this ground breaking new six-part series. It is premiering on October 22,  Tuesday 8-9pm ET on PBS.(mark your calendar)

Written and presented by Professor Gates, the six-hour series explores the evolution of the African American people. Commencing with the origins of slavery in Africa, the series moves through five centuries of remarkable historic events right up to the present.



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Society Saturday- Root Cellar Library Shining

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward


Are you attending the Archives Crawl in Sacramento Saturday October 5, 2013? During your dayof adventure you will be able to visit Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society Library located in the California State Archives building

If you are a member that has never visited  your organizations library here is the perfect opportunity. Open all day.


ANOTHER opportunity to visit our library, PLUS  take genealogy classes, learn about other organizations that may benefit you in your search for your ancestors  and  be with like minded people who understand looking for those pesky ancestors.  ALL FOR FREE!! 

 Family History Day 2013, October 12 Saturday at the California State Archives.

More information No need to pre-register but if you would like a syllabus you need to reserve your copy ahead of time and pick it up ($5) at the event.


  
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Sunday Obituarys - Martha Flanagan

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward

........on a very sad note we have lost a very young strong vibrant woman, friend and Root Cellar SGS member

Martha Castano Flanagan

 

November 15, 1955 - September 12, 2013

Oak Hills Church, Folsom, California

Memorial Service

 

obituary information 

                     Martha has been laid to rest at  Melrose Abbey Memorial Park, Anaheim, CA

Several Root Cellar SGS members attended a paceful but emotional memorial service last week for Martha.

Martha was very active with her Family History & with Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society, Folsom Quilt Guild and with her church.

The Folsom Quilt Guild hung more than a dozen of Martha's quilts around the room. She really was a excellent quilter. As you entered the room, the Folsom Quilt Guild welcomed everyone They created a template that was laid on cotton cloth to create many squares for the beginnings of a new quilt for the family. People signed the squares.  Root Cellar SGS members picked one square and all Root Cellar members signed the one square. The squares were collected at the end of the service and will be sewn into a memorial quilt for the family.

Cards/ Notes can be mailed to:

Flanagan Family
109 Kerwin Way
Folsom, CA 95630


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