Sacramento German Genealogy Society P. O. Box 660061 Sacramento CA 95866-0081 OK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May meeting of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society The May meeting of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society will be held Tuesday, May 27, at 1:00 p.m., at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church on Lusk Drive at St. Mark’s Way in Sacramento. The speaker for the meeting will be La Vern Rippley, whose topic will be “A Mirror on the Past, Reflecting the Future: 200 Years of Germans in America.” Professor of German and chairman of the German Department at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, Rippley is author of many books, including “Of German Ways” and “The German Americans.” He will speak about our German ancestors’ everyday lives, including family life, vocational traditions, superstitions and other elements of their immigrant existence. Entrance to the SGGS monthly meetings is free for members. Visitors are welcome, although it is asked that non-member attendees either join the SGGS or pay a $5.00 admittance fee when they attend a meeting. The society’s only source of income is membership dues, and the cost of providing its exceptional programs is quite high. Guests and members are encouraged to arrive for the meeting by 12:30, to give themselves time to browse the SGGS informational tables, which feature German genealogy-related books for sale, pedigree charts and other genealogical aids, oversized German wall maps, German reference and library tools, German cards, back issues of the society’s quarterly “Der Blumenbaum,” and mentors to answer research questions. And there are always SGGS members who share your interests and are eagerly awaiting a chance to discuss German genealogy and compare notes on research and families! 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 MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail