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, October 25, 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 Dr. Roger Minert. The topic is: Recording German Place Names: Solving Problems of Style, Format, and Consistency for Documenting Our Ancestors' Lives. Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., a professor of German family history at Brigham Young University, broaches problems of place-name designations and proposes solutions concerning geographic levels of place names, changes in jurisdictions, "official" spellings, and other problems faced in documenting our German ancestors' lives. 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)