June 9, Wednesday, ROOT CELLAR Monthly Meeting Field Trip and Tour to Family History Library, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento at 7 pm. No monthly meeting in July and August. All welcome to attend Executive Board Meetings on first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at home of Shirley Chang, 4511 Charleston Drive, Carmichael. For information call (916) 961-1577 or email schang007@comcast.net.

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, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DAY STUDY GROUP MEETING The Placer County Genealogical Society (PCGS) Day Study Group will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 14th. 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. This month's discussion will be on the subject of "Researching in Missouri, facilitated by Barbara Leak and Joyce House. 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 it regular meeting activity, see the Society's Web page at ww.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html or call 887-2646. #

Guess who's picture is on the FamilyTreeDNA NGS page ? http://www.familytreedna.com/winner_NGS04.html 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!

Many Thanks to all of you who were volunteers during NGS They did not make it easy for you but you got the job done !! Thanks for a good Genealogy show 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!

Sacramento German Genealogy Society P. O. 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, June 22, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church on Lusk Drive at St. Mark’s Way in Sacramento. The speaker will be Jennifer Anderson, a graduate student at Brigham Young University, who will speak on “Solving German Emigration Problems through the Internet.” Anderson, a graduate student at Brigham Young University, was recommended to us by Roger Minert, who found her skills in searching the internet “phenomenal.” She will share with us her substantial skills in searching German ancestor data online. The July 27 meeting presenter will be Jim Rader, who will speak on “DNA and its relation to family history research.” The August 24 meeting topic, presented by LaVern Rippley, Ph.D., will be “200 Years of Germans in America.” 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, which 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.” And 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 Charles V. Knuthson at cknuthson@surewest.net or call him at (916) 782-5704 or contact the society’s website at www.SacGerGenSoc.org. Submitted by Ramona Schmiedel, Publicity Director 5915 Pelm Lane Foresthill CA 95631 (530) 367-4445 rundfschmiedel@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/

Even if you did not signup for and pay for the NGS comference you might want to take advantage of the activities in the free exhibit area on the first floor of the convention center (J st at 14th ) for example on Wednesday, May 19 I plan to go to all of the following, all are free 11:00 a.m. Family Time Capsules Presentation about the company's product, videotaped personal interviews combined with footage of family photographs to produce a true visual Family History Documentary on DVD or video stream. Visit the Family Time Capsules booth #706. 12:00 Noon Family Tree DNA Demonstration of the setting up of a DNA surname project and using the tools for a DNA surname project. Visit the Family Tree DNA booth #318. 12:00-1 "Online Roots" Book signing (this is a book I am considering using as a text in September) 1:00 p.m. Ancestry A presentation on Ancestry's products and services. 4:00 p.m. GenSmarts Demonstration of GenSmarts software that uses artificial intelligence to analyze your existing genealogy file and produce research recommendations. It helps you generate and track to do lists, print worksheets to record your research results, and plan trips to libraries, court houses, etc. For online research, GenSmarts produces links that already have your ancestors name and specifics embedded - making it much easier to perform online record lookups. Visit GenSmarts booth #316. 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!

I just came home from the registration. It is open til 6 pm It is at the top of the large escalators in the east end of the convention center on J street side The actual badges are not available so if you go now you will still have to get the actual badge tomorrow pm The vendors are setting up on the J street side also east end of the complex right next to the escalators They are on the first floor and the classes will be upstairs 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!

Pre-registered Conference Attendees may pick up their registration packet at the registration booths from 3:30 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, 18 May 2004 in the Sacramento Convention Center.

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385, AUBURN, CA 95604 (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 13, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, May 27, 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 Carmel Barry-Schweyer, Curator of Archives at the Placer County Archives and Research Center located at the DeWitt Center. Her topic will be "How to Conduct Oral Histories" and "What is New at the Archives." In completing her Bachelor's Degree in History, she specialized in California history and American Indian history with a minor in cultural anthropology. She became Historian for the Tahoe National Forest in 1988, one of only five in the entire U.S. Forest Service, where she worked until 1999. In 1992 she received her Master's Degree in Public History with a focus on cultural resources, oral history and archives management. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership 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. One that studies various topics of member interest, which meets at the library on the 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, 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. #

The NGS Conference in Sacramento is now just days away. An exciting new feature at this year's conference is the demonstration area in the exhibit hall. Admission to the exhibit hall is free and so are these demonstrations. To help you plan your conference experience, the demonstration schedule is given below. Join us for "A Golden Prospect" National Genealogical Society Conference in the States Sacramento Convention Center 19-22 May 2004 www.ngsgenealogy.org WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 10:00 a.m. Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center Presentation on doing research in the archives - using a case study to show many types of records held there. Visit the Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center's booth #437. 11:00 a.m. Family Time Capsules Presentation about the company's product, videotaped personal interviews combined with footage of family photographs to produce a true visual Family History Documentary on DVD or video stream. Visit the Family Time Capsules booth #706. 12:00 Noon Family Tree DNA Demonstration of the setting up of a DNA surname project and using the tools for a DNA surname project. Visit the Family Tree DNA booth #318. 1:00 p.m. Ancestry A presentation on Ancestry's products and services. 2:00 p.m. Cemetery Research and Tombstone Rubbings Presentation by Pamela Bell Dallas, vice president of the Genealogical and Historical Council of Sacramento Valley, who will use a molded plaster tombstone and go through all the steps. 3:00 p.m. Luzena Stanley Wilson: Music and Memories Luzena and her family caught gold fever in 1849 and left Missouri in a covered wagon. They survived the arduous overland trek only to face floods in Sacramento, fire in Nevada City, and squatter troubles in Vacaville. Luzena, as portrayed by Fern Henry, will reminisce on her pioneer life and perform authentic songs of early California. Ms. Henry is the author of My Checkered Life, a meticulously researched new book about Luzena; visit booth #231 to meet the author. 4:00 p.m. GenSmarts Demonstration of GenSmarts software that uses artificial intelligence to analyze your existing genealogy file and produce research recommendations. It helps you generate and track to do lists, print worksheets to record your research results, and plan trips to libraries, court houses, etc. For online research, GenSmarts produces links that already have your ancestors name and specifics embedded - making it much easier to perform online record lookups. Visit GenSmarts booth #316. THURSDAY 20th MAY 10:00 a.m. The Orton Opus Blane Lamb of the State Archives office, and Bill Davies of California State Archives will demonstrate the Orton Opus, a list of nearly 20,000 California Civil War volunteers. Military terminology will be explained. Mr. Lamb will cover the resources of the California State Archives available that supplement and augment this information. Visit the California State Archives and Golden State Museum at 1020 O Street. 11:00 a.m. Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps Author Alton Pryor of Stagecoach Publishing will present a talk and answer questions on how life was in the Gold Camps of the Gold Rush days. Visit Stagecoach Publishing's booth #231 and meet the author. 12:30 p.m. Civil War Era Women's Clothing Katrina Worley will demonstrate clothing women wore in the 1860s period and why, and how it worked. Ms. Worley regularly participates in the civilian camp at Civil War re-enactments and is an avid collector of antique sewing machines. 1:30 p.m. Gold Panning Nevada County's Bert Hall will demonstrate how to pan for those gold nuggets. Mr. Hall regular demonstrates gold panning in summer months at the historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge State Park in Nevada County, the longest single span wood arch bridge in the U.S., Built in 1862. 4:00 p.m. RootsMagic Demonstration of the company's genealogy program. Visit the RootsMagic booth #401. FRIDAY 21st MAY 9:00 a.m. DeadFred.com Presentation about DeadFred and what they offer. DeadFred.com aims to reunite you with your ancestors for FREE. Trace your roots with their searchable database containing thousands of identified and mystery photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost relatives. Anyone who finds a photo of a direct descendant that is owned by the Archive will receive the photo for free. Visit the Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive booth #711. 10:00 a.m. Straightening Out the Erroneous History of the Donner Party Children Author Naida West of Bridgehouse Publishing will discuss persistent errors in books about the Donner disaster which are numerous, even regarding basics such as the correct names of the survivors. Survivor Elitha's identity had all but disappeared because early record-keepers thought Elitha and Eliza (they rhyme)? must be the same girl. Actually Eliza was a step-sister 10 years younger, with a life story less riddled with hardship and amazing facts. Elitha's husband was accidentally buried alive. Sacramento is our host city, and Elitha is a Sacramento Donner Party survivor. Visit Bridgehouse Publishing's booth #231 and meet the author. 11:00 a.m. Googling for Grandma: Tips and Tricks for Making Google Work for You A presentation by cyndislist.com's own Cyndi Howells, NGS Director-at-Large. Everyone loves Google, the most popular search engine online. Now learn all the secrets and tricks, hidden within this tool and find out how to optimize them for genealogical research. 12:00 Noon Sacramento Old City Cemetery A presentation by "old-time undertaker" Lou Demas, including pictures of the history Sacramento Old City Cemetery. 1:00 p.m. My Ancestors A presentation on the company's products and research services. 3:00 p.m. Heritage Quest/Proquest Will present HeritageQuest Online, and especially the new PERSI Index. 4:00 p.m. National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Region Presentation of some of the exciting original regional records holdings of interest to genealogists, such as original shipping articles and crew lists for the Port of San Francisco, General Land Office Township Survey Plats, Federal Court naturalization records, and case files on (ancestral) businesses, Asian immigration case files, etc. SATURDAY 22nd MAY 10:00 a.m. Scottish Cultural Heritage Presentations Come listen to the bagpipe and enjoy two different styles of Scottish dance, a presentation coordinated by Dr. Donald Cavanaugh MacCrae, noted etymologist whose expertise includes heraldry, the origins of surnames, and the history of Scottish Clans and Tartans. 11:00 a.m. The NGS Britain and Ireland Forum John Konvalinka, CGRS, and Sheila Benedict, CGRS, will present on behalf of the National Genealogical Society's Britain and Ireland Forum, a new special interest group forum where custom-tailored information is provided, centered on genealogical interests and family history offerings for England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. 12:00 Noon Quilting Demonstration Carol Gebel will show some of her antique vintage quilts and tops. She will demonstrate hand quilting using a large quilting hoop on a stand. 1:00 p.m. Finding Juanita Bojorques - The Search for One Grandmother that Led to Seven Generations of Californio Ancestors Sheila Ruiz Harrell of Los Californianos will present a case study of research in California's Hispanic heritage, a very interesting description.

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, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY DAY STUDY GROUP MEETING The Placer County Genealogical Society (PCGS) Day Study Group will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 10th. 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. This month's topic will be on the topic of "Migration" and moderated by Barbara Leak. 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 it regular meeting activity, see the Society's Web page at ww.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html or call 887-2646. #

Attention All NGS Conference Volunteers Volunteer Meeting Saturday, May 8 10:00 am to noon LDS Church, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento Many of you have been asking, "When is the next volunteer meeting?" We have an answer. Our next volunteer meeting will be Saturday, May 8, at 10:00 am at the LDS Church at 2745 Eastern Avenue in Carmichael. This is the same location as the Sacramento Family History Center, located between El Camino & Marconi. All conference volunteers are invited to attend. This is a chance for you to meet the committee chairs with whom you will be working during the conference and learn more about what your volunteer job entails, be it registration, ask me, room host, exhibit booth staff or other position. We will also acquaint you with the layout of the convention center and answer your questions regarding conference activities, parking, meals, etc. If you plan to attend, please send an RSVP to Barbara Leak at president@sacvalleygenes.org Many thanks to Mel Stephensen, Director of the Sacramento Family History Center, for arranging use of the church building for us. See you there. Barbara Leak, President Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley www.sacvalleygenes.org ****************************************************************** Join us for "A Golden Prospect" National Genealogical Society Conference in the States Sacramento, California 19-22 May 2004 www.ngsgenealogy.org ******************************************************************

Meeting Notice: Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley May 8 at 9:00 am at the Sacramento LDS Family History Center 2745 Eastern Ave, Sacramento *** Please note: the meeting time has been changed. **** The Council will meet at 9:00 am, instead of the usual 10:00 am. This will be a short business meeting to discuss issues regarding the NGS Conference. All other Council business not needing immediate attention will be postponed to the next meeting. The Council meeting will be followed by a meeting for conference volunteers at 10:00 am in the Relief Society Room. All Council members, conference volunteers and other interested persons are welcome to attend. Barbara Leak, President Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley www.sacvalleygenes.org ****************************************************************** Join us for "A Golden Prospect" National Genealogical Society Conference in the States Sacramento, California 19-22 May 2004 www.ngsgenealogy.org ******************************************************************

Sacramento German Genealogy Society P. O. Box 660061 Sacramento CA 95866-0081 OK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Upcoming events of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society The next meeting of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society will be a “German Family History SLAM” on Tuesday, May 18. This will be an evening meeting, planned to coincide with the National Genealogical Society’s Conference in Sacramento May 19 through 22. It will be held in the Gardenia Room at Sacramento’s Sheraton Grand Hotel. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will feature a presentation by a German research specialist from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, a presentation on “The Eleven Commandments for Conducting German Family History Research” and much more. SGGS will also sponsor a luncheon during the NGS Conference, on Wednesday, May 19, which must be signed up for through the NGS, although those attending only the luncheon do not have to register for the NGS Conference. The luncheon speaker will be Marion Wolfert, one of SGGS’s most delightful and informative speakers. There are very few seats left for the luncheon and those who would like to attend are encouraged to sign up immediately. The June 22 meeting will again be at the usual 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church on Lusk Drive at St. Mark’s Way in Sacramento. The speaker will be Jennifer Anderson, a graduate student at Brigham Young University, who will speak on “Solving German Emigration Problems through the Internet.” Entrance to all SGGS monthly meetings, including the “German Family History SLAM,” 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, which 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.” And 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 Charles V. Knuthson at cknuthson@surewest.net or call him at (916) 782-5704 or contact the society’s website at www.SacGerGenSoc.org. Submitted by Ramona Schmiedel, Publicity Director 5915 Pelm Lane Foresthill CA 95631 (530) 367-4445 rundfschmiedel@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/

19-22 May 2004 ---- Sacramento, California National Genealogical Society Conference in the States REGISTER Today! http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs Hello all - Rumors have been flying about the upcoming National Genealogical Society conference in Sacramento---just 21 days away. It came to our attention this week that some Californians are waiting to register because they have heard that the conference might be cancelled. That is not at all the case. Please rest assured that the NGS Conference in the States is ready and rarin' to go! Registration is over 900 now and going up every day. If you have been waiting to register because of concerns over the conference, please put your worries aside. Everyone behind the scenes is working full tilt to put on a wonderful conference in the heart of California's gold country. Here is a quick rundown of the program you can look forward to: ---Assumptions in Genealogical Research: Your Own Worst Enemy ---California Gold Rush ---Westward Ho! But How? ---Documents and Books on the Web ---Three Females 10-16...Making Sense of Pre-1850 Censuses ---Reading Early American Handwriting ---NEHGS Luncheon: "New England Online: Tracing Your Ancestors Using Newenglandancestors.org" ---Sacramento German Genealogy Society Luncheon ---Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Luncheon ---Digital Imaging (Added Workshop) ---Where History Lives: Preservation and Genealogy ---Did Your Ancestors Siblings Take YOUR Family Papers to California? ---Mapping Software Tracks Migration ---Coincoin of Cane River: Breathing Life into "Forgotten" Women ---Federal Census Records: Going beyond the Population Schedules ---The Master Genealogist (Beginner) ---Accessing Records in Eastern Europe ---Using California Records to find Southern U.S. Ancestors ... ---Railroad Records & Railroad History: Methods for Tracking ---Westward Ho and Beyond - Genealogical Notes from One Easterner's Experience ---"The Dawn of Freedom" Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands ---Railroad Museum Reception & Gathering ---Digital Imagingspace is available in additional Workshop on Weds-go to W128 ---Recent Developments in Jewish Genealogy ---Tracking Your Genes in Genealogy: DNA Testing ---Keeping up with the Neighbors - Learning about Your Ancestors from People They Knew ---Research Techniques Using Anthropology, Geography, History, and Political Science ---Before They Crossed the Pond - English Sources for Locating Emigrant Ancestors ---Finding German Ancestors Using Church Records in Germany and the U.S. ---Basic Union and Confederate Military Records in the National Archives ---Board for Certification of Genealogists Luncheon: "How Genealogy Hasn't Changed in Forty Years" ---Genealogical Society of Utah Luncheon ---Genealogical Speaker's Guild Luncheon ---Hands-On Land Platting Workshop ---Far From Home and Family: The Origins of California's Risk-Taking Culture ---Chinese Research: Chinese in the United States Since 1850 ---The Master Genealogist (Intermediate) ---Resolving Research Dilemmas: Case Studies in Logical Analysis and Successful Methodology ---"She Came From Nowhere": A Case Study Approach to a Difficult Virginia Problem ---In a Rut? 7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Research ---Thinking Geo-Logically: Topographical Maps & the Geographic Names Database ---Found: One Ancestral Address, The Poor Farm ---Using Vital Records and Related Sources to Trace 20th-Century Immigrant Origins ---NGS Banquet ---What Language Are They Speaking? Understanding Legalese ---Southern Colonial Land Records: Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia ---Major Resources for French Research: In France, Louisiana, and Elsewhere ---Federal Land Records: Getting a Federal Land Case File ---Documentation: A Formula for Every Day ---Deedmapper ---Before You Publish: What Every Genealogist Needs to Know About Copyright, Fair Use, and Getting Permissions ---Southern Claims Commission Records: A Source for Southern Genealogies ---The Base of English Research - The Church of England Registers ---County Land Records in Depth ---Publishing in the Age of Technology ---German Gothic Handwriting: Anyone Can Read It ---Fleshing Our Ancestral Skeletons - The Case of Helen Law of Aberdeen, Scotland ---Researching Pennsylvania Ancestors ---German Gazetteers: Necessary Tools for Successful Research ---Neighborhood Reconstruction: Using Land Records Effectively ---No Ring? No License? Are They Married? Applying the Common Law to Marriage ---Association of Professional Genealogists Luncheon ---International Society for British Genealogy & Family History Luncheon: "Those Who are But Once Were Not" ---CSGA Luncheon ---Clooz: Ancestor Detective (Beginners) ---Federal Court Records: Neglected Cache of Ancestral Information ---Clues in Missouri Migration ---Indentured Servitude as a Household Economy Strategy ---Land Records - How to Find Them in the Courthouse and on the Internet ---Timelines: A Chronology of Life Events ---The Skills for Certification: Your Questions Answered ---Clooz: Ancestor Detective (Advanced) ---When There's Not a Will There Is a Way ---There's More Than Corn in Indiana: Finding Your Hoosier Ancestor ---From Italy to America: Starting Your Italian Genealogical Research ---Ireland's Estate and Land Records ---Getting Organized: A Genealogist's Greatest Challenge ---ISFHWE Dinner ---Calculating Transatlantic Travel Times in the Colonial Period ---Oregon Genealogical Resources ---Research for Treasures in State Archives ---Extra, Extra! Your Ancestors Are in the Newspaper ---Why You Might Have Missed Your Soldier: Basic Military Records at the National Archives ---BCG Education Fund Workshop: Abstracting Records for Accuracy and Success ---With a Little Help From My Friends and a Significant Number of Strangers ---Texas Before Statehood: The Spanish, Mexican and Republic Eras ---Research Facilities in the Golden State ---I Found It Online: Separating Fact from Fiction ---Separating Fact from Blarney in Irish Oral Tradition ---The Master Genealogist (Advanced) ---A 19th-Century Case Study from Cyberspace: Strategies for Finding and Using Reliable Historical and Genealogical Data on the Internet ---Did They Come From New England? ---NUCMC - A Genealogist's Goldmine! ---Writing Your Family History in Small, Manageable Pieces ---Over the Mountains, Across the Plains... Using Electronic Records to Connect Our Ancestors ---Federation of Genealogical Societies Luncheon ---NIGRAA Luncheon "Your NEW National Archives" ---NGS GENTECH Luncheon ---Compiling Your Family Health History ---Genealogical Proof Standard ---Finding Your Ancestor's New York Origins ---A Baker's Dozen: The Top Internet Sites that Professional Genealogists Use-and Why! ---The 5 Ws: Using the Internet to Answer Who, What, Where, When and Why 19-22 May 2004 ---- Sacramento, California REGISTER Today! http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs We'll see you all in less than three weeks, Cyndi Howells NGS Board of Directors

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION!! The early bird registration was extended to 19 April 2004 If you haven’t yet registered for the best genealogy event this year you still have time to get the best price. Also, remember the local tours. Several tours will be offered Tuesday, 18 May 2004, the day before the conference begins. Choose from the Gold Country tour, San Francisco tour, Sutro Library, and downtown walking tour leading you to the CA State Library and CA State Archives. Wednesday night is the Railroad Museum Reception. Enjoy the Gold Rush Buffet at the Sacramento Railroad Museum and mingle with new friends and old while looking at the old trains, touring the museum and shopping in the gift shop. Join us for the grand finale of the conference at the Sacramento Old City Cemetery Saturday evening. We will be treated to a guided tour of this historic cemetery and served ice cream. For more information about the local tours visit our website at www.sacvalleygenes.org <http://www.sacvalleygenes.org/> If you would like to volunteer at the conference visit the website click on conference volunteer opportunities.

PLACER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 7385, AUBURN, CA 95604 (530) 887-2646 www.pcgenes.com/pcgs.html PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 17, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO MEET IN AUBURN The Placer County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7PM, Thursday, April 22, 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 again be Dave Perkins. This will be the second in a two part presentation on the subject: "SHIP PASSENGER LISTS." Last month he covered some of the migration patterns from Europe and what ports would have been used. He explained how ship records would span four periods - before we were a country, the early period from 1820 to 1856, 1856 to 1892 (the Castle Garden era) and 1892 to 1950 (the Ellis Island era). In this second and final session he will spend quite a bit of time discussing how to use the Internet as a tool in this research. The Placer County Genealogical Society has a membership 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. One that studies various topics of member interest, which meets at the library on the 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, 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. #

National Genealogical Society Extends Conference Registration Deadline If you have not yet registered for the 2004 NGS Conference in the States, to be held 19-22 May, in Sacramento, this is your opportunity to take advantage of an extended early-bird registration deadline. NGS will accept the early-bird rate until 19 April 2004, a savings to you of $35.00. Because the conference brochures were mailed in February rather than during December as is our custom, and because the brochures seem to have traveled at a snail's pace to our west coast members, the decision was made to offer everyone more time to register. You can register online at: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org If you have not received your registration brochure, please call NGS at 800-473-0060 to request a brochure be mailed to you. This year's program highlights are not to be missed! --PBS History Detectives host, Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, will open the conference on Wednesday morning to share with you many of the stories, techniques and anecdotes that have made his TV show so popular. --Well-known author, lecturer and genealogist John Philip Colletta will be featured at the Thursday evening banquet. In his inimitable, entertaining style, he will amuse us with tales of our ancestor's linguistics. "Hacks Hookers and Putting up Pickles: Snares of Yesteryear's English" will be a fun evening for all. --Our hosts, the Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley, have planned a relaxing evening of dining on the riverfront at historic Old Sacramento's Railroad Roundhouse. Tour the unparalleled collection of restored locomotives and railroad cars dating from 1862, then mingle with old and new friends at the "Gold Rush Days" buffet. Other exciting tour options include four pre-conference tours plus a Saturday evening Sacramento Old Cemetery Tour. --A special presentation by Cyndi Howells, creator of Cyndi's List and author of "Planting Your Family Tree Online" has been added to the program. "Googling for Grandma: Tips and Tricks for Making Google Work or You" is sure to make your Internet research time more productive and rewarding. --New this year are two special plenary sessions. To learn more about latest tool for genealogical research be sure to attend "Tracking Your Genes in Genealogy: DNA Testing." If California history is your interest, social historian J.S. Holliday will surely capture your imagination with his lecture: "Far From Home and Genealogy: The Origins of California's Risk-Taking Culture." --Daily workshops with expert instructors on computer software, digital imaging, land-platting and German gothic and early American handwriting. Four Sacramento hotels offer convenient access to the convention center: --Sheraton Grande For reservation call 916-447-1700 $129.00 per night --Best Western Sutter House For reservations call 916-441-1314 $99.00 per night --Clarion Hotel Mansion Inn For reservations call 916-444-8000 $89.00 per night --Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza For reservations call 916-446-0100 $112.00 per night Take advantage of the early-bird rate to register now! Sandra M. Hewlett, CGRS shewlett@verizon.net National Genealogical Society 4527 17th Street North Arlington, VA 22207 703-525-0050 http://www.ngsgenealogy.org

GREAT NEWS!! The deadline for the early bird registration for the NGS conference has been extended to 19 April! If you haven’t yet registered for the best genealogy event this year you still have time to get the best price. Also, remember the local tours. Several tours will be offered Tuesday, 18 May 2004, the day before the conference begins. Choose from the Gold Country tour, San Francisco tour, Sutro Library, and downtown walking tour leading you to the CA State Library and CA State Archives. Wednesday night is the Railroad Museum Reception. Enjoy the Gold Rush Buffet at the Sacramento Railroad Museum and mingle with new friends and old while looking at the old trains, touring the museum and shopping in the gift shop. Join us for the grand finale of the conference at the Sacramento Old City Cemetery Saturday evening. We will be treated to a guided tour of this historic cemetery and served ice cream. For more information about the local tours visit our website at www.sacvalleygenes.org <http://www.sacvalleygenes.org/> If you would like to volunteer at the conference visit the website click on conference volunteer opportunities.

National Genealogical Society Extends Conference Registration Deadline If you have not yet registered for the 2004 NGS Conference in the States, to be held 19-22 May, in Sacramento, this is your opportunity to take advantage of an extended early-bird registration deadline. NGS will accept the early-bird rate until 19 April 2004, a savings to you of $35.00. Because the conference brochures were mailed in February rather than during December as is our custom, and because the brochures seem to have traveled at a snail's pace to our west coast members, the decision was made to offer everyone more time to register. You can register online at: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org If you have not received your registration brochure, please call NGS at 800-473-0060 to request a brochure be mailed to you. This year's program highlights are not to be missed! --PBS History Detectives host, Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, will open the conference on Wednesday morning to share with you many of the stories, techniques and anecdotes that have made his TV show so popular. --Well-known author, lecturer and genealogist John Philip Colletta will be featured at the Thursday evening banquet. In his inimitable, entertaining style, he will amuse us with tales of our ancestor's linguistics. "Hacks Hookers and Putting up Pickles: Snares of Yesteryear's English" will be a fun evening for all. --Our hosts, the Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley, have planned a relaxing evening of dining on the riverfront at historic Old Sacramento's Railroad Roundhouse. Tour the unparalleled collection of restored locomotives and railroad cars dating from 1862, then mingle with old and new friends at the "Gold Rush Days" buffet. Other exciting tour options include four pre-conference tours plus a Saturday evening Sacramento Old Cemetery Tour. --A special presentation by Cyndi Howells, creator of Cyndi's List and author of "Planting Your Family Tree Online" has been added to the program. "Googling for Grandma: Tips and Tricks for Making Google Work or You" is sure to make your Internet research time more productive and rewarding. --New this year are two special plenary sessions. To learn more about latest tool for genealogical research be sure to attend "Tracking Your Genes in Genealogy: DNA Testing." If California history is your interest, social historian J.S. Holliday will surely capture your imagination with his lecture: "Far From Home and Genealogy: The Origins of California's Risk-Taking Culture." --Daily workshops with expert instructors on computer software, digital imaging, land-platting and German gothic and early American handwriting. Four Sacramento hotels offer convenient access to the convention center: --Sheraton Grande For reservation call 916-447-1700 $129.00 per night --Best Western Sutter House For reservations call 916-441-1314 $99.00 per night --Clarion Hotel Mansion Inn For reservations call 916-444-8000 $89.00 per night --Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza For reservations call 916-446-0100 $112.00 per night Take advantage of the early-bird rate to register now! Sandra M. Hewlett, CGRS shewlett@verizon.net National Genealogical Society 4527 17th Street North Arlington, VA 22207 703-525-0050 http://www.ngsgenealogy.org