Sacramento German Genealogy Society PO Box 660061 Sacramento CA 95866-0081 OK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Upcoming topics at the Sacramento German Genealogy Society The next meeting of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society will be on Tuesday, May 24, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. St. Mark’s is located at the corner of Lusk Drive and St. Mark’s Way in Sacramento. The speaker will be Ingeborg Carpenter, who will present “Traditions Affecting Marriage and the Family.” Ingeborg was born and raised in Germany and is a certified teacher of German. She will discuss how our German ancestors lived their everyday lives, in accordance with the rules of church, state, and tradition. Entrance to the SGGS monthly meetings is free and visitors are welcome. Guests and members are encouraged to arrive for the meeting a half-hour early, to allow themselves time to socialize and browse the society’s informational tables. The tables feature German genealogy-related books and other genealogical aids for sale, German reference and library tools, and back issues of the society’s quarterly “Der Blumenbaum.” There are always mentors in attendance who share your interests and are eagerly awaiting a chance to discuss German genealogy, answer your questions, and compare notes on research. If you have questions about the society, e-mail President Chuck V. Knuthson at: _cknuthson@surewest.net_ (mailto:cknuthson@surewest.net) or call him at (916) 782-5704. Please visit the society’s website at: _www.SacGerGenSoc.org_ (http://www.SacGerGenSoc.org) . Submitted by: Sharon G. Bias, Publicity Director 3838 Watt Avenue #F605 Sacramento CA 95821 (916) 481-4413 _sgbelverta@aol.com_ (mailto:sgbelverta@aol.com)

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 - May 3, 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, May 9th. 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 month's day program will be led by Barbara Leak on the subject: "Naturalization Records." She will show examples of various types of naturalization documents, discuss where to find them, and study the genealogical effects of the ever-changing U.S. naturalization laws. 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.

ROOT CELLAR May meeting is May 11th at 6:45 pm at Citrus Heights Elementary School, 7085 Auburn Boulevard, Citrus Heights, CA. WORKSHOP - Glenda Lloyd "Probate Records" PROGRAM - Chuck Knuthson "Treasures in Federal land Records" The slate of officers for 2005-2006 will be presented and elected. Shirley Chang President

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The schedule for Public classes held at the Sacramento Family History Center is now available through 15th June. The classes, free to the public, are held at the center on Wednesday Evenings 7-8:30 p.m. For details use the 'classes' tab at http://www.familyhistorycemter.info <http://www.familyhistorycemter.info/> .

The Sacramento Family History Center semi-annual Seminar will be held on 7 May. The theme is 'Organizing Your Family' and includes our basic research classes plus classes on Organizing a Family Reunion, Creating a Family History Newsletter, Writing a Family History, Joining/Creating a Family Organization, Preserving Family Memorabilia as well as several other new classes. For detailed information and registration forms, see the center's site at http://www.familyhistorycenter.info <http://www.familyhistorycenter.info/> . Use the 'SEMINAR' tab. Deadline for pre-registration is 27 April. Registrations/monies are also taken at the Family History Center at 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento.

Tuesday, April 26th 1 to 3 pm Topic: Where There's a Will, There's a Probate Speaker: Vi Parsons This workshop will be centered around the probate process when there is a will and what genealogical information the probate records provide. It will also include explanations of why there was a will and the probate files cannot be located. The class will include stories from personal experiences, unusual places where wills and probates have been found and examples of documents in the probate packets. 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 Sacramento German Genealogy Society presents a learning workshop on 23 Apr 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, and at 2425 Sierra Blvd, Sacramento, CA. If you want to learn how to do German genealogy, you will find this workshop will help you to get started or enhance you current research. The topics are: 1. Using Legacy Family Tree 2. German Handwriting Basics 3. Writing Your Family History 4. Using the Photo-Scanner to Aid your Genealogy Research 5. Finding Your Ancestors Place of Origin 6. Understanding Using German Records 7. Beginning German Genealogy 8. Ten Most Common Problems in German Genealogy 9. U.S. Census Research: 1790-1930 10. The Golden Door: U.S. Immigration, 1829 - 1920 11. Using Gazetteers in German Research 12. Finding German Ancestors in 18th Century Pennsylvania 13. Resources at The Sacramento Family History Center Visit the SGGS Web Site: www.sacgergensoc.org/about_sggs.htm for details, or contact me at cabyers@frontiernet.net

This class is half way through it's first offering. The first time it has been presented in the classroom in this form. I expect to offer it again in the fall (beginning after labor day) I just added more to the class web site http://www.rader.org/classes/survey_genealogy.htm The page find <http://www.rader.org/classes/surveyGenealogies/FindRootsweb.htm> genealogies on Rootsweb is the exercise we did in class friday The The ultimate <http://www.rader.org/classes/surveyGenealogies/4lessons.htm> surname genealogy book document is about 25 pages long and is a rough draft, like most of my handouts are. If you were in class Friday you received the first quarter of it. That handout has many problems among them the print and graphics were too small to read. This could be developed into a much needed Genealogy book if anyone is of a mind to do so. I am not a writer so I do not expect to complete the project. If anyone would like to take it over and publish it I will buy a copy and probably use it as a textbook in future classes. If you would like to Edit it and send it back to me I will add your byline to it ! I hope you are having a fine day ! Seeking Jesus' will in my life ! I am Jim Rader jim@rader.org Visit my web at www.rader.org I hope to hear from you again soon!

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, April 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 Elinor Barnes - her topic: "Germans from Russia: Researching in the Ukraine and Poland." Barnes, a sixth generation Californian, has previously lectured for the Miners Foundry, Nevada County Land Trust, Empire Mine, genealogy and civic groups. Holding two Masters Degrees, MHA in Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota, and an MA in Medical Anthropology, from UC Davis, she is a retired Hospital Administrator and currently teaches part time at Sierra College. 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 April Calendar for public classes held at the Sacramento Family History Center is now online at http://www.familyhistorycenter.info <http://www.familyhistorycenter.info/> . Use the classes tab. Classes are Wednesday evenings 7-8:30 and cover a variety of topics. Come and Learn!

Sacramento Jewish Genealogy Society Meeting -- Monday, April 18, 7 p.m Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St. (off Wyda Way), Sacramento "No Longer Hidden -- the Converso Jews." Jason Lindo will tell the story of the Conversos, Spanish and Portuguese Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Inquisition. Hundreds of Conversos, or Hidden Jews, in the U.S., Mexico, South America and Europe are now returning to Judaisam, some after more than 500 years of separation from the religion. Lindo is a descendant of Portuguese Conversos who converted to Judaism eight years ago. He'll discuss the traditions, customs, family names and geographic areas relating to the Converso Jews. For more information, e-mail the JGSS at jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com.

The Sacramento German Genealogy Society presents a learning workshop on 23 Apr 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, and at 2425 Sierra Blvd, Sacramento, CA. If you want to learn how to do German genealogy, you will find this workshop will help you to get started or enhance you current research. The topics are: 1. Using Legacy Family Tree 2. German Handwriting Basics 3. Writing Your Family History 4. Using the Photo-Scanner to Aid your Genealogy Research 5. Finding Your Ancestors Place of Origin 6. Understanding Using German Records 7. Beginning German Genealogy 8. Ten Most Common Problems in German Genealogy 9. U.S. Census Research: 1790-1930 10. The Golden Door: U.S. Immigration, 1829 - 1920 11. Using Gazetteers in German Research 12. Finding German Ancestors in 18th Century Pennsylvania 13. Resources at The Sacramento Family History Center Visit the SGGS Web Site: www.sacgergensoc.org/about_sggs.htm for details, or contact me at cabyers@frontiernet.net

ROOT CELLAR MEETING, APRIL 13, 2005 AT 6:45 PM AT CITRUS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WORKSHOP: "Spring House Cleaning of your PC: Computer Viruses, Trojans, Worms & Spyware" - arlene Kliewer PROGRAM: "Pack Your Genealogical Suitcase" - Glenda Lloyd Announcement: The ROOT CELLAR Spring Seminar on April 16th with Dr. George Schweitzer is sold out except for two seats to be sold at the door for $32.00 per person.

"If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Video Will Knock Your Socks Off!" A Presentation By Ann Kerr Come and See this fantastic presentation Visit Mary Lou Shaw's Genealogy Class Cordova Senior Activities Center 3480 Routier Rd--Sacramento -- 95827 Wednesday.....April 13...12:30-3:30 PM Video on DVD-Family History Comes Alive-- A presentation exclusively about video. Ann will give tips for getting good results when video taping a person telling the story of his life. She will show how to get video clips into Legacy and PAF genealogy programs. This will be followed by a demonstration of making a video with music and transitions on Vegas Movie Studio program. Then the fun begins! Ann will show samples of DVD's she has made to give you some ideas of what can be included in a video family history. It's so awesome, she says, she can hardly believe it herself. This complete presentation takes two+ hours. Mary Lou Shaw Phone (916) 961-5271 e-mail bobalous@juno.com No charge for visiting the class....... donations accepted for Ann Kerr. She is from the Family History Center in Lodi. Please invite your friends. If you want to enroll in the weekly class, the fee is $10 for the rest of the entire Spring Term- which ends June 15. Sponsored by Folsom Cordova Adult School\ I hope you are having a fine day ! Seeking Jesus' will in my life ! I am Jim Rader jim@rader.org Visit my web at www.rader.org I hope to hear from you again soon!

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1 to 3 pm Topic: Dating of Old Photographs by Clothing and Hair Styles Speaker: Sandra Harris 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!

On Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Madeline Helling Library in Nevada City Nancy Sauers will be presenting "Finding the Owner of 'lost and was found' Bibles" Have you seen family bibles at garage sales or antique stores? Nancy buys these bibles and places them back into the families hands they belong to. Nancy has completed the NGS home study program "American Genealogy: A Basic Course." She is a member and past president of NCGS and has lectured on many topics. For more information see the NCGS website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cancgs or contact Sue Gross (530) 477-0639.

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 - March 31, 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, April 11th. 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 month's day program will be led by Barbara Leak on the subject: "Treasure Hunt in the Auburn Library." She will explain how to decipher the meaning of the Dewy Decimal library call numbers, followed bya hands-on "treasure hunt" for genealogical information in the library. 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. #

Computer classes start next week We have added more sections because of the great response, Thank you for helping recruit! Intermediate computers is on Wednesday ===================== 10 am -12 am has 15 signed up so there is room for 10 more 12:30 - 2:30 is full Introduction to computers is on Thursday ======================= 12:30 - 2:30 is full 3-5 has 22 so there is room for 3 Computer software maintenance "survive your computer" is on Friday ========= 10 am -12 am has ***3*** signed up so there is room for 22 more 12:30 - 2:30 is full Finding Existing Genealogy Friday 3 - 5 =========================== Has 9 signed up so there is plenty of room, come and join us Note* many of us go to Lions for dinner after this class I hope you are having a fine day ! Seeking Jesus' will in my life ! I am Jim Rader jim@rader.org Visit my web at www.rader.org I hope to hear from you again soon!

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