Hello Everyone: Here's an update on what we've been doing lately at SFGenealogy.com: www.sfgenealogy.com The primary purpose and highest priority of SFGenealogy.com is to provide FREE Internet access to genealogical and historical information for the City and County of San Francisco and the surrounding communities in the SF Bay Area. New volunteers and material are always welcome! Visit our "Help Wanted" page to see how you might help! www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/sfwantad.htm We sincerely thank everyone who has submitted material to share and those who offer lookups for other researchers. Enjoy! Pam and Ron Pamela Storm and Ron "Scoundrel" Filion SFGenealogy.com www.sfgenealogy.com --------------------------- SAN FRANCISCO CITY & COUNTY: Databases: Bar Association 1879 Members School Records: Lincoln Boys' School Graduates 1870 Rincon Girls' School Graduates 1870 Denman Girls' School Graduates 1870 U.C. Training School for Nurses, Alumnae 1909 - 1934 Girls High School, December 1924 Girls High School, June 1931 Lick Wilmerding High School Faculty & Class of 1960 Lookup Offers: 1890 Great Register of Voters by Colleen Norby 1979 - 1983 Sacred Heart High School Yearbooks by Benson Choy Plus: 159 Historic Newspaper Vital notices by Betty Loose, Colleen Norby and Dee Sardoch --------------------------- MARIN COUNTY: Dominican College, 1906 by Cathy Gowdy St. Raphael's Church Confirmation, 1901 by Carolyn Schwab Dominican College, 1899, 1900 and 1901 by Carolyn Schwab Marin County Grammar Schools, 1889, 1899, 1900 and 1906 by Carolyn Schwab Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, 1894, 1899, 1900 and 1901 by Carolyn Schwab Novato Grammar School, 1928 by Cathy Gowdy St. Raphael's Grammar School, 1910 by Carolyn Schwab San Francisco Presbyterian Seminary, 1901 by Carolyn Schwab San Rafael Grammar School, 1901 by Carolyn Schwab San Rafael High School, 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1930 by Carolyn Schwab --------------------------- SANTA CLARA COUNTY: San Jose State College Class of December 1932 and March, June and August 1933 Lookup Offer: 1910 Stanford University "The Quad" Yearbook of the Junior Class by Jeanne Rudy --------------------------- ALAMEDA COUNTY: Lookup Offer: 1927, 1933, 1936, 1940 City and Phone Directories by Nancy Pratt Melton Berkeley High School Class of 1942 --------------------------- CAL DATA NOOK: Yolo County: Woodland High School Faculty & Class of 1950 Contra Costa County: Lafayette Junior High School Class of 1949 --------------------------- OTHER: Pamela Storm and Ron Filion were married on 10 January 2008 at City Hall in San Francisco ---------------------------

Apparently not many people looked at yesterday's date. It was April 1st!!!!!! April Fool's Day. And by the number of responses in my mailbox (40) this morning not many of you got it even after Ron said April Fools. Your responses were interesting. Sandi Bohle Kingston, NY

Please do not forward any research that I have done to Ancestry. I did all my research at my own expense. I do not appreciate the fact that it would be to Ancestry where people will have to pay to obtain it. Evalou **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

Please do not forward to Ancestry any research I have done. I did all my research at my own expense and do not want my effort sent to Ancestry **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

To Ron and Pam....the IRS is coming after you!!! ALL that money you made from ancestry.com has been reported!!! Hee hee hee....good one!! I guess I was the biggest FOOL of all; copying stuff from the site all day while it was still 'free'. You got me good but I love it. Hey, that is what April Fools day is all about!! Thanks for the laff (I think)I!! Deborah in KY **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

The give-away was the one full year of not that much from Ancestry. Pretty poor pay for all the work. Ron Filion <ron@sfgenealogy.com> wrote: We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. Ron Filion and Pamela Storm * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo. ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Good one, Ron, but you're a sick puppy -- you really had me going! <:-| Dee At 10:12 AM 4/1/2008, Ron Filion wrote: >April Fools! :-p > >-------------------------------------- >Have you stopped by lately? >http://www.sfgenealogy.com/ >-------------------------------------- > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: sale of sfgenealogy.com >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:06:57 -0700 >From: Ron Filion <ron@sfgenealogy.com> >To: norcal@rootsweb.com, casanfra@rootsweb.com > > >We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* > >Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. > >It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. > >Ron Filion and Pamela Storm > >* You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo. > > > > > > >----------------------------------------- >Visit: >NORCAL LIBRARY http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >NORCAL Genealogy Resource Center http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/resourcecenter/toc.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well, the new address does not work so that should be an April 1 clue! Bill -----Original Message----- From: casanfra-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:casanfra-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Silver Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:14 AM To: Ron Filion; norcal@rootsweb.com; casanfra@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com Does this mark the beginning of the end of FREE databases for researching genealogy? Ancestry's already taken over Rootsweb.com. What's next? ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Filion To: norcal@rootsweb.com ; casanfra@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com.

April Fools! :-p -------------------------------------- Have you stopped by lately? http://www.sfgenealogy.com/ -------------------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: sale of sfgenealogy.com Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:06:57 -0700 From: Ron Filion <ron@sfgenealogy.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com, casanfra@rootsweb.com We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. Ron Filion and Pamela Storm * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo.

As I the only one who notes that today is April 1st!!! LOL Carolyn Ron Filion wrote: >We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* > >Please note that the new address as of today will be >sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. > >It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to >the future. > >Ron Filion and Pamela Storm > >* You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year >of everything! Woo-hoo. >************************** >Visit SFGenealogy.com! >http://www.sfgenealogy.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

You guys didn't do us any favors... WILLOW CREEK ~Linda~ GENEALOGISTS: Time unravelers...

April fools or not - it's not funny. I take all the efforts that people have put into family research in high regard and don't like to see someone try to make money off of those good efforts. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Silver" <ssilver1951@sbcglobal.net> To: "Ron Filion" <ron@sfgenealogy.com>; <norcal@rootsweb.com>; <casanfra@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com > Yes - Ron and Pam have done this for years! It has to be an April Fools > joke! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ron Filion > To: norcal@rootsweb.com ; casanfra@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:06 AM > Subject: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com > > > We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* > > Please note that the new address as of today will be > sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. > > It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to > the future. > > Ron Filion and Pamela Storm > > * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year > of everything! Woo-hoo. > ************************** > Visit SFGenealogy.com! > http://www.sfgenealogy.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ************************** > Visit SFGenealogy.com! > http://www.sfgenealogy.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes - Ron and Pam have done this for years! It has to be an April Fools joke! ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Filion To: norcal@rootsweb.com ; casanfra@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. Ron Filion and Pamela Storm * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo. ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ron and Pam, I am sorry to hear of the changes. sfgenealogy has been around for ages and was instrumental in helping hundreds, if not thousands, with family research. Since Ancestry.com is there to make money, I would appreciate you removing any and all information that has been posted by me in the past. My postings were to help anyone with free research. I do not like the idea that someone will have to pay for my free information. Off hand I can remember O'Brien births, deaths, etc and the directory listings. They may be listed with either obrienm@netwiz.net or mike@obrienclan.com email addresses as links. Thanks and good luck in the future. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Filion" <ron@sfgenealogy.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com>; <casanfra@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com > We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* > > Please note that the new address as of today will be > sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. > > It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to > the future. > > Ron Filion and Pamela Storm > > * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year > of everything! Woo-hoo. > ************************** > Visit SFGenealogy.com! > http://www.sfgenealogy.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I wonder the same thing? What is going on? Christi Sue Silver <ssilver1951@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Does this mark the beginning of the end of FREE databases for researching genealogy? Ancestry's already taken over Rootsweb.com. What's next? ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Filion To: norcal@rootsweb.com ; casanfra@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. Ron Filion and Pamela Storm * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo. ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message www.christinesherratt.com Christine Sherratt Sherratt & Sherratt Accounting for Lawyers 9738 Tareyton Ave San Ramon, CA 94583 925-216-5121 925-875-1678 FAX

Does this mark the beginning of the end of FREE databases for researching genealogy? Ancestry's already taken over Rootsweb.com. What's next? ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Filion To: norcal@rootsweb.com ; casanfra@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: [CASANFRA] sale of sfgenealogy.com We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. Ron Filion and Pamela Storm * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo. ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We would like to announce the sale of sfgenealogy.com to ancestry.com.* Please note that the new address as of today will be sfgenealogy.ancestry.com. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to the future. Ron Filion and Pamela Storm * You want to know how much we got paid, don't you? Yes, one full year of everything! Woo-hoo.

While on another list, I ffound this site which a lister brought to the Brooklyn list. IF you have any Irish ancesters, you might find this site in Ireland worth browsing.... http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/frame_1280.cfm Happy hunting... Judie

Certainly an interesting topic! Carolyn Feroben ------------------------------------------- Secretary of State Debra Bowen is sponsoring legislation introduced by Assemblyman John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) that, if passed, would establish a procedure by which state and local governments could recover official governmental records that are found in possession of non-governmental entities or persons. The procedure is also known as replevin. Under AB 2595, when the Secretary of State, in consultation with the State Archivist, has reasonable grounds to believe that records belonging to the state or a local agency are in the possession of a person or entity not authorized by law to possess those records, authorizes the Secretary of State to issue a written notice demanding return of the records or an explanation why the records do not belong to the state or a local agency. If the person or entity fails to respond in a timely manner, the bill would authorize the Secretary of State to request that the Attorney General petition the superior court in the county in which the records are located for an order requiring the return of those records. The bill also would exempt any state or local agency records in the custody of an organization or institution that adheres to professional standards recognized by the Society of American Archivists for the management and preservation of historical records. The full text of the bill is available either in HTML or .pdf. HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2595_bill_20080222_introduced.html .pdf: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2595_bill_20080222_introduced.pdf AB 2595 will be heard in the Assembly Governmental Organization and Judiciary Committees in early April. The first hearing will be on April 9 in Assembly Governmental Organization. Letters relating to AB 2595 should be addressed to committee members. The list of committee members and their contact information is available at: Governmental Organization: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=9 Judiciary: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=15 The California Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250, et. seq.) holds that "access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state". Historical records of government agencies provide information by which all citizens may understand the decisions made by public agencies concerning the public's business. The records are also essential to maintaining the accountability of government. An increasing number of government documents are appearing for sale through online auctions or in the catalogs of manuscript dealers. When these documents are in private hands, they are unavailable to the public. Californians are encouraged to write to members of Committee on Governmental Organization and Committee on Judiciary to urge them to support AB 2595 by Assemblyman John Laird to restore the public's records to public hands. A fact sheet concerning AB 2595 prepared by Assemblyman Laird's office is available by contacting Sherrie Lujan at slujan@sos.ca.gov. Nancy Lenoil Nancy Zimmelman Lenoil State Archivist & Chief, Archives Division Office of the Secretary of State 1020 "O" Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 653-0401 FAX: (916) 653-7134