RAKING THE ASHES: Genealogical Strategies for Pre-1906 San Francisco Research, Nancy S. Peterson, CG. California Genealogical Society, 2006 PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER: $14.00 until June 1, 2006; $19.95 after This book by Nancy Peterson addresses the numerous difficulties encountered by researchers seeking early San Francisco city and county records. The three days of raging fire following the 1906 earthquake gutted San Francisco's City Hall, its Hall of records, Hall of Justice and countless churches. With only a few civil death records surviving, a fraction of the original land records saved, and no civil court records extant, the researcher necessarily must turn to other resources in order to construct relationships that in normal circumstances might be routine. Peterson, a meticulous researcher with broad experience and creative problem-solving abilities, presents detailed descriptions of exactly what was lost, what survived, and shows the reader how to find the surviving records. These techniques will be helpful to researchers in other communities where records have been destroyed. · 200+ pages of data, examples, addresses, Web sites · tells exactly what to expect from (San Francisco) records and where to find them · graphics, statistics, and historical background enrich the text For more information, and to take advantage of this PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER, visit the California Genealogical Society website, www.calgensoc.org. Thank you! .