Sharpen Your Edge! Folsom-Cordova Adult Education Instructor: Susan H. Jackman Join us for all or any of the following classes this Fall ALL COURSES ARE 7 WEEKS: $40/$30 SENIORS 55+ HELD IN RANCHO CORDOVA AT 1160 GADSTEN Create a Web Site in HTML 10:00-12:00 Begins 12 September Monday Create a web site from Scratch using basic HTML. Learn to format pages, add photos, create hyperlinks & get your site online! This is a Workshop open to both beginning and intermediate HTML students. Come over, let's play! You will not believe how much fun it is to create your first web site. One on one instruction available. Family History Workshop (Advanced) 12:30-2:30 Begins 12 September Monday No matter where you are in your expertise, join us for advanced training in extensive but little-known online sources, individual problem solving and group discussion. This is a goal-oriented hands-on workshop designed to help you push through brick walls in your research. Come with your prioritized research goals. The instructor has access to the complete Ancestry.com library subscription from the classroom. Roots Magic Workshop 10:00-12:00 Begins 13 September Tuesday Bring in your data and we'll work together to get your own family information imported into this easy to use family history database. Learn how to document sources, add ancestral photos, use to-do lists and create reports. This class accommodates both the beginning and the intermediate student. Family History (Intermediate) Part 1 10:00-12:00 Begins 15 September Thursday A Technique class designed to sharpen your research edge and teach problem-solving skills. Learn to organize & document your research, how to use maps, county histories & reference materials, how to collect and use information, how to narrow a search and prove relationships. Includes 'Ten Reasons why you Cannot Find your Ancestor.' Registration is now open! I'll send out a reminder 48 hours before the first class-just in case you forget to come!! Print your registration from the following site: http://folsomcordovaadulted.com/ use the 'registration' link to the far left. Instead of a registration number put 'susan's class' in the field.

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385 AUBURN, CA 95604 (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 13, 2005 GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, July 28th, in the Beecher Room of the Placer County Library located at 350 Nevada Street in Auburn. The meeting is free and open to the public. The program speaker this month will be presented by Chuck Knuthson on the subject: "Timelines: A Chronology of Life Events." Knuthson is a retired police captain and has been studying and conducting genealogical research for over 25 years. For the past nine years, he has instructed beginning genealogy and computer classes in the community education departments of two Sacramento area community colleges. He lectures locally, regionally, and nationally. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership of nearly 200 that is made up of individuals and families that have historical and genealogical interests. The group holds a general meeting at the Auburn library site on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7-9PM, and features a program speaker on various genealogical subjects. The group also offers two specialty day groups that meet from 10AM to noon. One, the Day Study Group, studies various topics of member interest and meets at the library the second Monday of each month except July, August and December. The other, the Family Tree Maker User Group, reviews genealogy computer program subjects on the second Thursday of the month, and meets at the Latter Day Saints Church, 1255 Bell Road, in Auburn. The Society maintains a web site at "www.pcgs.pcgenes.com" where details of these meetings can be found as well as other research references and announcements. #

Roseville Genealogy Society Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1 to 3 pm Topic: Ms. Roosevelt Speaker: Eleanor Roosevelt 2 Meetings are held in the Senior Wing of the Maidu Community Center located at 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. Please remember to sign in at the Senior Desk and at the Roseville Genealogical Society table. Visitors are always welcome!

Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1 to 3 pm Topic: "Build Your Own Genealogical Library: Must Have Books" Speaker: Pam Dallas Meetings are held in the Senior Wing of the Maidu Community Center located at 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. Please remember to sign in at the Senior Desk and at the Roseville Genealogical Society table. Visitors are always welcome!

Sharpen Your Edge! Folsom-Cordova Adult Education Instructor: Susan H. Jackman Join us for all or any of the following classes this Fall ALL COURSES ARE 7 WEEKS: $40/$30 SENIORS 55+ HELD IN RANCHO CORDOVA AT 1160 GADSTEN Create a Web Site in HTML 10:00-12:00 Begins 12 September Monday Create a web site from Scratch using basic HTML. Learn to format pages, add photos, create hyperlinks & get your site online! This is a Workshop open to both beginning and intermediate HTML students. Family History Workshop (Advanced) 12:30-2:30 Begins 12 September Monday No matter where you are in your expertise, join us for advanced training in extensive but little-known online sources, individual problem solving and group discussion. This is a goal-oriented hands-on workshop designed to help you push through brick walls in your research. Roots Magic Workshop 10:00-12:00 Begins 13 September Tuesday Bring in your data and we'll work together to get your own family information imported into this easy to use family history database. Learn how to document sources, add ancestral photos, use to-do lists and create reports. Family History (Intermediate) Part 1 10:00-12:00 Begins 15 September Thursday A Technique class designed to sharpen your research edge and teach problem-solving skills. Learn to organize & document your research, how to use maps, county histories & reference materials, how to collect and use information, how to narrow a search and prove relationships. Registration begins 1 August If you have questions or would like a registration reminder please email the instructor susanjackman@comcast.net

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1 to 3 pm Topic: "What's New in Immigration Records?" Speaker: Lester Smith Meetings are held in the Senior Wing of the Maidu Community Center located at 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. Please remember to sign in at the Senior Desk and at the Roseville Genealogical Society table. Visitors are always welcome!

The ABCs of Immigration Research Monday, June 20, 7 p.m. Jewish Genealogy Society Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Street, Sacramento There's the Ellis Island Web site but a whole lot more. Learn about recently computerized passenger records of other U.S. ports, including Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco, plus online passenger lists of those leaving Europe via the port of Hamburg. In addition to Internet resources, Lester Smith will discuss valuable immigration records that are not yet online or indexed. The June 20th program can help you begin your personal research or discover more about those on your family tree. All are welcome. For more information about the Jewish Genealogy Society of Sacramento, visit our Web site http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-sacramento/, e-mail the JGSS at jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com or leave a message at 916-486-0906 ext. 361.

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385, AUBURN, CA 95604 (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 7, 2005 GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, June 23rd, in the Beecher Room of the Placer County Library located at 350 Nevada Street in Auburn. The meeting is free and open to the public. The program speaker this month will be Susan Jackman, who will talk on the subject: "Pennsylvania German Research." Susan and her family lived in England for 3 1/2 years, and while living there researched her ancestors as well as serving as a librarian in the Family History Center outside of London. She has served as a librarian in the Sacramento Family History Center since 1989. She currently serves as a member of the board with responsibility over Seminars and Staff Training. She teaches family history classes through the Folsom-Cordova Adult Education Program, and is the author of "Biography of Israel Burket, Pioneer of Somerset County, Pennsylvania," as well as webmaster of the Sacramento Family History Center site. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership of nearly 200 that is made up of individuals and families that have historical and genealogical interests. The group holds a general meeting at the Auburn library site on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7-9PM, and features a program speaker on various genealogical subjects. The group also offers two specialty day groups that meet from 10AM to noon. One, the Day Study Group, studies various topics of member interest and meets at the library the second Monday of each month except July, August and December. The other, the Family Tree Maker User Group, reviews genealogy computer program subjects on the second Thursday of the month, and meets at the Latter Day Saints Church, 1255 Bell Road, in Auburn. The Society maintains a web site at "www.pcgs.pcgenes.com" where details of these meetings can be found as well as other research references and announcements. #

ROOT CELLAR June Meeting Notice The June ROOT CELLAR Annual meeting is Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 6:45 at the Citrus Heights Elementary School, 7085 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights. The WORKSHOP will be Joyce Buckland speaking on "Researching at the newly organized Salt Lake City LDS Library". There will be an Annual Meeting after the break to elect Executive board officers and a short annual report by the president. The PROGRAM will be Bruce Bollinger - "WW II Case Study - Finding Relatives". There will be no general meetings in July and August. The September 7th meeting topics will be announced at a later date. The Executive Board will continue to meet at the home of Shirley Chang on the first Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Call Shirley at 961-1577 to get directions. Shirley Writer Chang Researching in MO, AR, KS, OK and TX for WRITER, POTTER, MCMILLAN, FLY, SOOTER, LOVE, SHORT, TAYLOR, PIPKIN, MCCRAY, PATRICK and SUTER

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385, AUBURN, CA 95604 Voice Mail (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 1, 2005 GENEALOGY SOCIETY TO HOLD ITS DAY STUDY GROUP The Placer County Genealogy Society (PCGS) will hold its regular monthly Day Study Group Workshop, on Monday, June 13th. The Society sponsors this study session on the second Monday of each month, from 10AM to Noon, in the Placer County Library's Beecher Room, 350 Nevada Street, Auburn. This will be the last meeting for the Society's day group, which takes a break for the summer, until resuming their normal scheduling in September. This month's day program will be led by Barbara Leak, who will present a demonstration of "GenSmarts," the automated genealogy research computer software program. She will show that working with an existing genealogy database, e.g., Family Tree Maker, "GenSmarts" analyzes the file and shows a person by person listing of which records to search and why. The study group session is open to the public at no cost. For more information on this Study Group, the Society's Family TreeMaker User Group and its regular meeting activity, see the Society's Web page at www.pcgs.pcgenes.com or call 887-2646. #

The following link to a news article about a genealogy variation to the so-called "Nigerian scam" was posted to one of the lists that I subscribe to: _http://www.wvgazette.com/section/ConsumerInsight/2005051217_ (http://www.wvgazette.com/section/ConsumerInsight/2005051217) Check it out-- and be aware of this kind of situation. Marilyn Larson My E-mail is protected by Norton Anti-Virus 2003

Funding for NHPRC is in jeopardy. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration, supports a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States. To see what kinds of projects are at risk and for more information on NHPRC, see http://www.archives.gov/grants/about_nhprc/about_nhprc.html An on-line petition will let you lend your support to restoring funding for NHPRC. The proposed budget for FY 2006 eliminates the National Historical Publications & Records Commission. If you are in favor of saving the NHPRC you may access the petition at: www.savearchives.org <http://www.savearchives.org/> Click "petition" button. It is also interesting to view all the recognizable names on the petition <g> For more information about the Fiscal Year 2006 budget proposals for NARA and NHPRC, see http://www.coshrc.org/issues/NHPRC-NARA-06budget/

> Energizing Your Society 2005 > A Workshop for Society Officers, Committee Chairs and Volunteers > > This is a reminder that the workshop is this Saturday, May 21, 2005. . . Note: Workshop registration is required. Anyone may attend as long as you are a member of a society that has registered for the workshop. If you are interested in attending, please contact your society president to see if your society has registered. Or, email info@sacvalleygenes.org for information.

Energizing Your Society 2005 A Workshop for Society Officers, Committee Chairs and Volunteers This is a reminder that the workshop is this Saturday, May 21, 2005, at the Sacramento Stake LDS Church, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento. The church is located on the west side of Eastern Avenue, just south of Marconi Avenue. Please enter the building from the front (not from the Family History Center in back). The workshop will convene in the Cultural Hall. We have an exciting line-up of speakers and discussion topics scheduled. To help you plan which discussion groups to attend, here is the day's schedule: Morning 8:30 Doors open 9:00 Opening Remarks 9:15 Websites, Host Providers & Email Options - speaker: Josh Jacoby, InnovaCrew, Inc. 10:00 Discussion Groups - Session 1 (choose one): * Create a Research Policy that Makes Money & Provides a Service * Guidelines for Your Nominating Committee & Recruiting Volunteers * Planning & Getting Permission to Publish an Indexing/Abstraction Project * Prioritizing Your Society's Projects, Events & Activities 10:40 Discussion Groups - Session 2 (choose one): * Put a Spark in Your Society Website & Get the Most From It * Create a Research Policy that Makes Money & Provides a Service * Guidelines for Your Nominating Committee & Recruiting Volunteers * Start a Society Email List & Get Your Members Involved 11:20 Discussion Groups - Session 3 (choose one): * Put a Spark in Your Society Website & Get the Most From It * Planning & Getting Permission to Publish an Indexing/Abstraction Project * Prioritizing Your Society's Projects, Events & Activities * Start a Society Email List & Get Your Members Involved Noon Lunch If you have ordered lunch or if you bring your lunch, this is a great time to meet and network with other workshop participants. Afternoon 1:00 Getting the Most & Best Publicity For Your Society - speaker: Libbie Martin, Journalist 2:15 Managing a Non-Profit Organization - speaker: Brad Steiner, Attorney 3:15 Technical & Digital Changes at the Family History Center - speakers: Mel Stephensen & Susan Jackman, Sacramento Family History Center 3:45 Closing Remarks Please forward this information to other members of your society who are attending, or thinking about attending, the workshop. Thank you. Barbara Leak, President Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley president@sacvalleygenes.org

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1 to 3 pm Topic: Digging Up the Land Records and Finding Answers to Genealogical Questions Speaker: Pam Dallas Meetings are held in the Senior Wing of the Maidu Community Center located at 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. Please remember to sign in at the Senior Desk and at the Roseville Genealogical Society table. Visitors are always welcome!

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385 AUBURN, CA 95604 (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE - Revised FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 18, 2005 GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, May 26th, in the Beecher Room of the Placer County Library located at 350 Nevada Street in Auburn. The meeting is free and open to the public. Originally scheduled this month was to be Pat Connors, speaking on the subject of "Irish Research." Unfortunately, for personal reasons she had to postpone her appearance. Substituting will be Barbara Leak, who will speak on "Naturalization Records." The program will include a look at U.S. naturalization laws and the various types of naturalization documents. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership of about 200 that is made up of individuals and families that have historical and genealogical interests. The group holds a general meeting at the Auburn library site on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7-9PM, and features a program speaker on various genealogical subjects. The group also offers two specialty day groups that meet from 10AM to noon. One, the Day Study Group, studies various topics of member interest and meets at the library the second Monday of each month except July, August and December. The other, the Family Tree Maker User Group, reviews genealogy computer program subjects on the second Thursday of the month, and meets at the Latter Day Saints Church, 1255 Bell Road, in Auburn. The Society maintains a web site at "www.pcgs.pcgenes.com" where details of these meetings can be found as well as other research references and announcements. #

The monthly meeting of the Sutter-Yuba Genealogical Society will be held at the Family History Center located at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1470 Butte House Rd, Yuba City on Thursday, May 26 from 7 to 9 pm. The program will be a discussion of American Military Records. A variety of family history information can be gleaned from the records of individuals who have served in our nation’s military from the Revolutionary War through World War II. We will also discuss where these records are located and how to access them. Free help will be provided to attendees who are researching their family history. Our meetings are open to the general public. For further information contact Denise Damm at familymapper@netscape.net __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1 to 3 pm Topic: Gold Mines Speaker: Chuck Knuthson Meetings are held in the Senior Wing of the Maidu Community Center located at 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. Please remember to sign in at the Senior Desk and at the Roseville Genealogical Society table. Visitors are always welcome!

Sacramento Jewish Genealogy Society Monday, May 16, 7 p.m. "Making Your Own Ken Burns-Style Video on Your Computer" Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright Street, Sacramento Ken Burns is the Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker whose work includes "The Civil War" and "Baseball." His style includes slowly zooming in on his subjects and panning from one subject to another, adding motion to still pictures. On May 16, Sacramento Jewish Genealogy Society President Mark Heckman will demonstrate how to use moderately priced computer software and hardware to make your own Ken Burns-style video on your family history. You'll be able to incorporate still photos and documents, home movies, other video, music, narration and titles, and create a priceless family history videotape or DVD. Mark Heckman will make a similar presentation at the upcoming international Jewish genealogy conference in July in Las Vegas. All are welcome to attend the meeting. For more information about the Jewish Genealogy Society of Sacramento, visit http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-sacramento/, e-mail the JGSS at jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com or leave a message at 916-486-0906 ext. 361.

On Tuesday, May 10, at the Madeline Helling Library in Nevada City Chuck Knuthson will be the guest speaker at the Nevada County Genealogical Society. He will presenting "Timelines: A Chronology of Life Events" Don't miss this great speaker. Our business meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and our program and guest speaker at 7:00 p.m. For more information see the NCGS website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cancgs or contact Sue Gross (530) 477-0639.