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 - November 2, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DAY STUDY GROUP TO MEET The Placer County Genealogical Society (PCGS) Day Study Group will meet on Monday, November 8th. The Society hosts this study group program (an informal round table discussion on genealogical problem solving), from 10am to noon, in the Placer County Library's Beecher Room, 350 Nevada Street, Auburn, on the second Monday of each month. This month, Donna Young will lead a discussion on conducting research using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). This index can be found on Ancestry.com. Those attending will learn how to search for articles that may be written in periodicals about their ancestors. The meeting 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 ww.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html or call 887-2646. #

ROOT CELLAR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1O, 2004 is at 6:45 pm at the Citrus Heights Elementary School, 7085 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights. The WORKSHOP will be "Genealogy for Beginners" by Glenda Lloyd and the PROGRAM speaker is Chuck Knuthson whose topic is "The California Gold Rush"

> The Record Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) needs your help on > House Bill 10. As you may know, HB10 seeks to limit access to vital > records in order to protect each of us from identity theft. The way the > bill is worded, it could also limit, however, our access to this > information for genealogical purposes. The RPAC is recommending that the > wording in the bill be adjusted to: > > Insert the following language as a new subsection 890A(b)(2)(E) of the > Homeland Security Act of 2002 (see Title 6, Section 606(a) of S.2774): > "shall not require a State to change its law or practice with respect to > public access to (i) non-certified copies of birth certificates or to (ii) > birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed > from the date of creation of the certificate or record." > > The combined Senate and House committee is meeting to adjust the language > of the bill and the committee members need to hear from the genealogical > community. It is particularly helpful if you live in one of the states > represented by the committee members. If not, contacting someone you know > in that state to make their opinion known would be the next most helpful > thing you could do. If you do not live in any of these states and do not > know anyone whom you could contact, then you should probably not take an > action at this time other than to write to your representatives. > > You can get the address of the various representatives at: > http://www.house.gov/ and the senators at http://www.senate.gov/ > > > These are the members of the Conference Committee: > > Senate: > > Collins (ME) > Lieberman (CT) > Lautenberg (NJ) > Levin (MI) > Lott (MS) > DeWine (OH) > Roberts (KS) > Rockefeller (WVA) > Durbin (IL) > Graham (FL) > Sununu (NH) > Voinovich (OH) > Coleman (MN) > > House: > Hoekstra (MI) > Dreier (CA) > Hyde (IL) > Hunter (CA) > Sensenbrenner (WI) > Harmon (CA) > Skelton (MO) > Menendez (NJ) > Thank you for your support and interest. > > Respectfully, > David E. Rencher > Chair, Record Preservation and Access Committee > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Published by: The Federation of Genealogical Societies > Business Office: P. O. Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720-0940 > Toll-Free Phone: 1-888-FGS-1500 > Toll-Free Fax: 1-888-380-0500 > E-mail: fgs-office@fgs.org > Web Page: http://www.fgs.org Here is a direct link to information about the bill. The colon at the end of the URL is part of the URL. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.00010: Barbara Leak, President Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley

Mark Twain is Alive... And Coming to The Cordova Senior Activities Center 3480 Routier Rd....Phone (916) 366-3133 Wednesday...October 27.12:00 Noon Free Admission

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385, AUBURN, CA 95604 (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 22, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, October 28th, in the Beecher Room of the Auburn-Placer County Library, 350 Nevada Street in Auburn. The meeting is free and open to the public. The program speaker this month will be Jennifer Hansen. Her topic is "Danish Research." She will discuss how to get started by using U. S. records, linking patterns, and various type of records, i.e., Church, census, probate and military. Ms. Hansen graduated from BYU with a degree in Family History and Genealogy, and in 1999 she received her genealogy accreditation in Danish research from the Family History Library. She has worked as a full-time professional researcher and worked for Ancestry.com as an acquisitions genealogist. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership of over 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, that studies various topics of member interest, 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.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html " where details of these meetings can be found as well as other research references and announcements. #

Thank you for attending my classes and making them better with your questions and prodding. Please continue giving me your feedback as I am in the classroom to help you learn that which you desire to know. My classes scheduled for the next 7 weeks are as follows: Instructor Jim Rader 8 Intro to Computers/Windows Th 12:30-2:30 & 5 How Come They're Rich and I'm Not? Th 10:00-12:00 6 Intermediate Computers Th. 3:00-5:00 2 Online Roots for the Beginning Family Researcher F 12:30-2:30 1 Legacy: The Basics F 3:00-5:00 2 Movies and Sound on your Computer F 10:00-12:00 8 Survive Your Computer (Keep Your Computer Healthy) W 12:30-2:30 The number in front of class is how many were enrolled as of last Monday. Each class needs 7-10 students to start so as you can see some of them are not likely for this 7 week period unless more sign up soon. If you or a friend of yours want to take any of the classes please contact me so I can advise the school to offer the first session where you can sign up For January 2005 we have tentatively scheduled 3 classes Intro to Computers/Windows Wed 12:30-2:30 Intermediate Computers Th. 12:30-2:30 Survive Your Computer (Keep Your Computer Healthy) Fri 12:30-2:30 Are there others you would like me to offer ?? 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!

The Nevada County Genealogical Society will host a workshop on "Researching on the Internet". This FREE workshop is open to the community. They especially welcome children and young adults interested in learning about the exciting subject of Genealogy. This workshop will be held at the Madelyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, on Tuesday evening, October 19, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. In continuation of Family History Month, on Thursday, October 28 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Doris Foley Library, 211 N. Pine Street, Nevada City, there will be an "Intro. To Genealogy Resources", workshop, open to the public. For more information contact Sue Gross (530) 477-0639.

Still room in the Roots Magic Database Class beginning 26 October.. Folsom Cordova Adult Education Presents: Roots Magic Family History Database--a seven week course in the district's brand new computer lab in Rancho Cordova. The lab features built-in computer projection on a large screen for easy viewing and individual state-of-the-art computers. Class will be held on Tuesdays from 10 to 12:00 beginning 26 October. If you are looking for a good database, are struggling with your present database or want to see what the program will do, this is a class for you. Roots Magic is the easiest of all software programs to learn and yet allows the user to create custom reports, a feature not found on many other software programs. The main screen is simple, does not distract, and icons are easy to use. There is a 'to do list' for each individual. For every event you add there is an icon for notes, sources and scanned images. Roots Magic is the only software I know of that allows you to quickly produce a 'web site' of your family information in Pedigree format with group sheets and photos for each individual. This class may not be offered if we cannot quickly round up at least 10 students. If you are interested, please reply to this email and I will send you the link to the Adult Education Site online where you can see class times and print a registration form. Fee is 40 dollars/30 for seniors Hope to hear from you! Susan Jackman Instructor

Registration is now open for the 6 November family history seminar sponsored by the Sacramento Family History Center. The seminar will emphasize evidence and documentation and will be held in Elk Grove at 6711 Seasons Drive. For details and registration click on the 'seminar' button at http://www.familyhistorycenter.info/ . Deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday 27 October.

Family History Month - This weeks event in Nevada County: The Nevada County Genealogical Society will have a panel of "experts" at the Tuesday, October 12 Society meeting. This panel of experts will answer; how to, where to look, and brick wall questions. Attendees will receive a list of questions, submitted from NCGS members, so notes can be takes. If there is time questions may come from the audience. The meeting will be held at the Madelyn Helling Library, Community Room, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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 (October 8, 2004) Free "How to Begin" Genealogy Seminar Reminder The Placer County Genealogical Society is reminding the public of its annual free seminar, "Tracing Your Family Tree - How to Begin," which will be held on Saturday, October 16th, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM, at the Beecher Room of the Auburn-Placer County Library at 350 Nevada St., in Auburn. On site registration begins at 8:30AM, however, advance registration is encouraged because of limited seating. The seminar will lead attendees through the process of how to do research, document and keep records in recording one's family historical data. Doing genealogical research on your family roots can be a very rewarding hobby. You never know what bits of lost history about your ancestors you will suddenly find. Placer County is rich in historical history of early pioneers trying to strike it rich in the foothills we now call "Gold Country." Where did these people come from and where did they go? How did you and your family end up in the west? Do you know who all your cousins are? All these questions are what stimulate our curiosity to learn more about our roots. The seminar is free, but there will be an optional handbook available for $10. There will be a short lunch break and attendees might want to bring a sack lunch. For reservations, leave a message at (530) 887-2646 or e-mail your name and number of persons attending to kin2barb@surewest.net. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership of over 200 members from all around the country. It holds a general meeting at the library on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7-9PM, and features a program speaker on various genealogical subjects. It also offers two specialty day groups, one that studies various subjects of member interest and the other that reviews computer data base program subjects. The Society maintains a web site at www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Barbara Leak, Seminar Chairperson (530) 887-2646

The following article was in today's "Ancestry Daily News". Marilyn Larson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Immediate Action Requested Legislation in Congress Seeks to Restrict Access to Birth Records; FGS Recommends Writing to Your Congressional Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, House Resolution 10 (H.R. 10), which seeks to restrict access to birth certificates. This bill, which purpose is to respond to the threat of terrorism, is on a fast track to passage and has been voted on by several committees already. Your help is needed now. David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and Preservation Committee, a joint committee of the National Genealogical Society and Federation of Genealogical Societies, has sent a letter to the bill's sponsor, Congressman Dennis Hastert, recommending an amendment to the bill as follows: "However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates, or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record." A copy of the letter is available on the FGS site at www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm. To view this bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov. Enter HR 10 in the search box for "Bill Number." Action Is Needed Now Because this bill is moving toward passage so quickly, it is urged that the genealogical community take action immediately and let their representatives know that they are in support of David Rencher's amendment and the FGS position in this important matter. To find your state representative's contact information, go to www.house.gov/writerep/. How Should I Word My Letter? While you should word the letter in any way that is comfortable for you, it is recommended that you include the following as a portion of the letter: "While I support the intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have access to non-certified birth records. Therefore, in order to support HR-10 I ask that you amend HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) by adding the following wording to the existing paragraph: 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record.' I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the states do not react by restricting all certificates to comply with the law, rather than dealing with certified as opposed to non-certified birth certificates. This proposed amendatory language would remind them that they can and should be treated differently." My E-mail is protected by Norton Anti-Virus 2003

Fred Bohmfalk will speak on "Civil War and Genealogy" at 6:45 Wednesday, October 13 at Citrus Heights Elementary School, 7085 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights. After the program, a ROOT CELLAR 26th Birthday Celebration will be enjoyed. No Workshop is planned.

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 - October 6, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLACER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DAY STUDY GROUP TO MEET The Placer County Genealogical Society (PCGS) Day Study Group will meet on Monday, October 11th. The Society hosts this study group program (an informal round table discussion on genealogical problem solving), from 10am to noon, in the Auburn Library Beecher Room, 350 Nevada Street, Auburn, on the second Monday of each month. Society President Jerry Unruh " will present this month's program on the subject of "Genealogy Web Pages." The meeting 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 ww.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html or call 887-2646.

WE HAVE THE CLASSES TO HELP YOU COME AND JOIN OTHER GENEALOGIST AS WE SHARPEN OUR COMPUTER SKILLS Classes Begin the Week of October 25, 2004 mail registration form below !! If you have questions feel free to call me or Sue Jackman I am at 366-6833 (We now feature Microsoft XP Programs - 7 week classes unless otherwise noted) Most classes in the new Comm. Ed Center in Rancho Cordova In a new computer lab in a new room with new plush chairs All computers are brand new Pentium 4 with DVD burners CLASS NO. CLASS NAME DAY TIME Instructor Susan Jackman CC-184 Roots Magic - Family History Data Base T 10:00-12:00 Instructor Jim Rader CC-101 Intro to Computers/Windows Th 12:30-2:30 & CC-173 How Come They're Rich and I'm Not? Th 10:00-12:00 CC-170 Intermediate Computers Th. 3:00-5:00 CC-177 Online Roots for the Beginning Family Researcher F 12:30-2:30 CC-178 Legacy: The Basics F 3:00-5:00 CC-179 Movies and Sound on your Computer F 10:00-12:00 CC-181 Survive Your Computer (Keep Your Computer Healthy) W 12:30-2:30 Instructor Deb Cashatt/Tony Kopchech CC-123 Adobe PhotoShop Elements (Intermed.) T 3:00-5:00 CC-124 Adobe Photoshop Elements (Beginning) W 4:00-6:00 CC-125 Advanced PhotoShop Elements - Making Photo Calendars T 6:00-8:00 CC-175 Organizing your Photos T 12:30-2:30 CC-154 Digital Photography F 6-9:00 CC-160 Build/Refurbish Your Own Computer Kinney High Begins Nov. 3 W 4 wks. 6:15-8:15 Instructor lorrain McIntyre CC-183 Keyboarding (type) Intro to Microsoft Word and Intro to Excel W 6:00-8:00 FALL 2004 PRE-REGISTRATION FORM Name _____________________________ e-mail ____________________________ Address ___________________________ Phone (H) __________ (W) __________ City _______________________________ Zip __________________ Class Name Registration # Fee 1) _________________________ ____________________ __________ 2) _________________________ ____________________ __________ 3) _________________________ ____________________ __________ You must include payment with your registration. Make checks payable to Adult Education. Total amount of check enclosed. $________________. There are no refunds after the first class. Pre-registration is for Computer and Community Interest Classes only. If pre-registering by mail, send your registration form and checks to: Folsom Cordova Adult and Community Education 10850 Gadsten Way Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 For more information, call 635-6810 We do not send confirmations.

Folsom Cordova Adult Education Presents: Roots Magic Family History Database--a seven week course in the district's brand new computer lab in Rancho Cordoa. The lab features built-in computer projection on a large screen for easy viewing and individual state-of-the-art computers. Class will be held on Tuesdays from 10 to 12:30 beginning 26 October. If you are looking for a good database, are struggling with your present database or want to see what the program will do, this is a class for you. Roots Magic is the easiest of all software programs to learn and yet allows the user to create custom reports, a feature not found on many other software programs. The main screen is simple, does not distract, and icons are easy to use. There is a 'to do list' for each individual. For every event you add there is an icon for notes, sources and scanned images. Roots Magic is the only software I know of that allows you to quickly produce a 'web site' of your family information in Pedigree format with group sheets for each individual. This class may not be offered if we cannot quickly round up at least 10 students. If you are interested, please reply to this email and I will send you the link to the Adult Education Site online where you can see class times and print a registration form. Fee is 40 dollars/30 for seniors Hope to hear from you! Susan Jackman Instructor

Exciting Family History Events included in The Fall Term at Mary Lou Shaw's Genealogy Class October 6----Fred Boehmfalk Genealogy and the Civil War October 27-------Bob Webb and his wife Mark Twain Drama...Costumes and all November 10---------Phil Kampel Digital Cameras Folsom Cordova Family History classes meet every Wednesday at 1 pm - 3 pm. (Except the Mark Twain Show and it will be at 12:30 in the lunch room.) Classes meet at the Cordova Senior Center, 3480 Routier Road, Sacramento, 95827, Phone 366-3133. Registration is $10 for the fall term and is on-going. Register in class anytime. Guests are welcome. 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!

FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [APG] Everton Publishing Company Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 04:43:52 -0600 Resent-From: APG-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 04:43:38 -0600 From: "Holly at My Ancestors & Everton Publishers" <holly@myancestorsfound.com> Reply-To: <holly@myancestorsfound.com> To: APG-L@rootsweb.com Here is a copy of the official News Release from Everton Publishing Company. Just thought you'd like to know--Holly Hansen News Release Contact for information: Walt Fuller/President & Publisher Everton Publishing Company, Inc. PO Box 368 Logan, UT 84323-0368 435.752.6022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Everton Publishing Company announces new ownership and management, a major reorganization, and public access to the vast, previously unavailable Everton Genealogical Library. Logan, Utah, September 25, 2004 - The November/December 2004 issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper represents a very important step for the new management and ownership of a company that has long been an icon and leader within the genealogical community. It will give us a chance to demonstrate our resolute commitment to provide genealogists with the absolute finest in quality, accessible educational information, materials and programs, the most comprehensive and technologically advanced research methods, databases and resources, and a wide range of options to memorialize or publish research results. We are a team of experienced genealogists and publishers, dedicated to revitalizing the Everton tradition and earning a reputation as a company that can be trusted to provide invaluable, decisive assistance with genealogical research efforts. In order to earn this trust and confidence, the inaugural issue of the revitalized Genealogical Helper will offer a preview of what the new Everton will offer - and then we will prove that we will deliver on everything and more, that we promise. For our valued subscribers, be assured that we will honor each and every issue of the magazine that has been paid for and not received. For our valued advertisers, we will honor and publish each and every ad that has been paid for but has yet to appear. The Genealogical Helper will provide all the educational content, features and sources of the magazine when it was the most popular, widely read publication in the industry. Holly Hansen will return as Editor. There will be regular features on the latest in research technology and resources, the content and public access to the 60,000+ volume Everton Genealogical Library, and in-depth articles from our readers, as well as professional genealogists. We will expand the book review section and continuing education will once again be emphasized. And please - we welcome the suggestions of our readers regarding the content and format of the Genealogical Helper. Perhaps the most exciting announcement we can make is that the content of the 60,000+ volumes, pedigree charts, manuscripts, periodicals, etc., contained in the Everton Genealogical Library, will for the first time be available as part of a public library resource. The new owners of Everton are primarily responsible for securing the donation of the Everton Library to the City of Logan Library System. The Library will be open and available to the public within a year, and through Everton Publishing Company the contents of the Library will be available online. Until the necessary scanning takes place, there will be options for remote access to this invaluable collection. We will also hold regular conferences and workshops that will revolve around the Library. As for other products and services, The Handybook for Genealogists, 11th Edition will be published within the next 12 months and will be the most extensively revised edition in years. Stay tuned for more information on updates and new features. We will also offer a wide range of publishing options to both genealogical associations and individuals interested in acquiring reprints of prized publications, or publishing original editions or revisions of family or area genealogical histories. We encourage the genealogical community and all those with an interest in researching and preserving family history to send Everton Publishing Company their comments, via phone or letter. Call and ask about any of our publications, products and services, or the Library. We want your thoughts and suggestions. We want to hear from as many of you as possible. Again, we are dedicated to providing every family history researcher and the genealogical industry with exactly what they need. Sincerely, Walter Fuller President & Publisher ==== APG Mailing List ==== The Association of Professional Genealogists http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html

For the eleventh year, the following classes are being offered this fall at the campuses of Sierra College in Rocklin and American River College in Sacramento. SEARCH FOR YOUR ANCESTORS: An Introduction to Family History and Genealogy This class is designed for those new to family history research, or those with some experience who may wish to refresh their basic research skills. The six-session class includes five, three-hour classroom sessions at the school plus a field trip to the Sacramento Family History Center, a local genealogical research facility. The field trip will be scheduled during the class sessions. This introductory class will explore the fascinating world of genealogy and family history research, America's second most popular hobby. In this class, you will learn how to begin researching your family history; how to organize and record data on charts and forms; the types of records to research; successful research strategies including identifying, locating, and searching sources; and how to evaluate data that is discovered. Many examples are used throughout the class. The use of computers, the Internet, and genealogical and other software programs in your research will also be discussed. The class includes the following sessions: Session 1: Getting started: definitions, recording data, documenting your research Session 2: Organizing your research, the five research steps, genealogical research facilities, research sources (family sources, compiled sources, original sources, U.S. census records.) Session 3: Research sources (continued): timelines; land and property records; naming practices; oral and written histories; family photographs; calendar changes; maps, atlases and gazetteers; newspaper records and obituaries; researching directories; occupational and fraternal records. Session 4: Research sources (continued): passenger lists; immigration/emigration; voting registers; naturalization records; military records; cemetery, mortuary and burial records. Session 5: Research sources (continued): court records (wills, probates, divorce, guardianships, adoptions); tax lists; school records; and medical records; record searching tips; sharing your family history; and the use of computers including genealogical software programs in genealogical research. Session 6: Orientation and Tour of the Sacramento Family History Center Where? American River College, Community Education To register, call: (916) 484-8643 (Class code #7002.301) Tuesday evenings, October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 2004, + Family History Center orientation and tour The class meets from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in room D-218 on the main ARC campus Fee: $69. (+ $5 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) --------------------- Sierra College, Community Education (Rocklin Campus) To register, call: (916) 781-0590 or (800) 242-4004, extension 2590, or online at: www.sccommed.org (directions are posted) (Class code #8517) Wednesday afternoons, October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17 , 2004, + Family History Center orientation and tour The class meets from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Suite A-16 of the Campus Plaza Shopping Center, across the street (Rocklin Road) from the main Rocklin campus. Parking is free. Fee: $79. (+ $5 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) ===================================================================== GENEALOGY ON THE INTERNET This class is designed for beginner and intermediate family history researchers. A basic understanding of computers and the Internet is highly recommended as this class focuses on family history research strategies on the Internet and not basic Internet skills. This is a three hour, one session class, offered in the computer lab of each school. Genealogy on the Internet is more than surfing. It is researching, sharing, and learning to utilize new technology that was never available before! The advent of the personal computer and the Internet have made genealogical research possible on a global scale. Researchers can communicate across town or around the world, in record breaking time. Learn what genealogical resources are available on the Internet and how to use them. We will discuss the World Wide Web, e-mail, mailing lists and newsgroups, commercial online services, tutorials, online library catalogs, some of the many online research databases (free and subscription-based), and genealogy software. Sierra College, Community Education (Rocklin Campus) To register, call: (916) 781-0590 or (800) 242-4004, extension 2590, or online at: www.sccommed.org (directions are posted) (Class code #8489) Wednesday afternoon, December 8, 2004 (one 3-hour session) The class will meet from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Room RG-112 at the Roseville Gateway (the former Roseville Hospital site), 333 Sunrise Avenue, Roseville. Parking is free. Fee: $34. (+ $1 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) ---------- INSTRUCTOR: Chuck Knuthson Chuck has been studying and conducting genealogical research for thirty years. He has instructed beginning and intermediate genealogy classes for ten years, and lectures locally, regionally and nationally. He has lectured at the National Genealogical Society and Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conferences, the Utah Genealogical Society, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society, and numerous other society conferences and seminars. A fourth generation Californian, Chuck is a retired police captain, having served thirty-two years with the Roseville, California Police Department. He has completed seminars at Brigham Young University, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the National Institute on Genealogical Research, and the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. He has also completed the National Genealogical Society's course, American Genealogy: A Basic Course. He has attended numerous local, state, and national seminars, institutes, and conferences. Chuck volunteers at the Sacramento LDS Family History Center, is the volunteer coordinator for the Sierra County, California GenWeb site, and is president of the 1,300 member Sacramento German Genealogy Society. A member of numerous genealogical and professional organizations, he is pursuing certification as a professional genealogist. If you have questions or wish additional information, please call Chuck in Roseville at (916) 782-5704, or you may e-mail him at: cknuthson@surewest.net . NOTE: While pre-registration is not required for either school, it is strongly ADVISED. Some classes fill quickly, and any class not meeting a minimum number of registrations will be canceled.

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385, AUBURN, CA 95604 Voice Mail (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE FOR PUBLICATION THE WEEK OF: - September 27, 2004 Free "How to Begin" Genealogy Seminar Offered The Placer County Genealogical Society is again offering its annual free seminar to the general public on beginning genealogy. "Tracing Your Family Tree - How to Begin," will lead attendees through the process of how to do research, document and keep records in recording one's family historical data. This year's seminar will be held on Saturday, October 16th, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM, at the Beecher Room of the Auburn-Placer County Library at 350 Nevada St., in Auburn. Registration opens at 8:30AM. Doing genealogical research on your family roots can be a very rewarding hobby. You never know what bits of lost history about your ancestors you will suddenly find. Placer County is rich in historical history of early pioneers trying to strike it rich in the foothills we now call "Gold Country." Where did these people come from and where did they go? How did you and your family end up in the west? Do you know who all your cousins are? All these questions are what stimulate our curiosity to learn more about our roots. This free seminar on beginning genealogy is open to the general public, however, space is limited and reservations are recommended. An optional handbook will be available for $10. You are encouraged to also bring a sack lunch. For reservations, leave a message at (530) 887-2646 or e-mail your name and number of persons attending to kin2barb@surewest.net. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership of over 200 members from all around the country. It holds a general meeting at the library on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7-9PM, and features a program speaker on various genealogical subjects. It also offers two specialty day groups, one that studies various subjects of member interest and the other that reviews computer data base program subjects. The Society maintains a web site at www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Barbara Leak, Seminar Chairperson (530) 887-2646