> News Release. . . > > FREE FAMILY HISTORY DAY AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE ARCHIVES > > Family History Day at the California State Archives is scheduled for > Saturday, March 17, 2001 from 10:00 am - 4:30 p.m. at the California > State Archives and the Golden State Museum , 1020 O Street, > Sacramento, California. The event is co-sponsored by California State > Archives, ROOT CELLAR [Sacramento Genealogical > Society] and the Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento > Valley. > > Family History Day will include Classes on Research and Resource > Information, Computer Demonstrations, Preservation Techniques, along > with displays by Genealogical, Historical Societies, Heritage > Organizations and Preservation Centers. Introductory Classes will be > offered on basic Genealogy, English, German, Hispanic and > Scandinavian research, as well as classes on records preservation, > how-to use the Family History Center and how-to use the State Archives > for research. > > Root Cellar's Genealogy Collection housed on the fourth floor of the > State Archives will be open to researchers that day. Researchers may > also use the Archives' finding aids, indexes located in the Research > Room and microfilmed records. > > Admission is FREE. Light Rail stops at the front door. Some free > parking is available at the northeastern corner of 10th & O Streets > and southeastern corner of 11th & P Streets. > > Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with us. > > For more information log onto ROOT CELLAR > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~carcsgs/rootcellar.html>; Genealogical > & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley, call (916) 331-4349 or > Email <ijones@ns.net> >