Howdy: Seems from looking at the description for both of these that it is a better value to purchase the California disk instead of the San Francisco disk. San Francisco is included on the California disk. San Francisco's disk has some 59,000+ entries and the State some 300,000+ entries. Either disk costs $29.95. Didn't MCGS submit the 1890 Great Register data for this project as well? The description for the California disk only mentions the efforts of the CSGA volunteers. Was this a different project than I recall? Happy Trails, Lauren Iris Jones wrote: > > On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:54:26 EDT, [email protected] wrote: > > For those of you who have been waiting for this, the CD works great, > the price is right and best yet CSGA gets a little bit of a royalty > from each one sold. Let your society members know it is on the > market...Cath > > HeritageQuest Newsletter > > > > August 21, 2002 > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > NEW - CALIFORNIA 1890 GREAT REGISTER OF VOTERS > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > Discover your 1890 California origins with the voter registration lists of > > California. This work indexes over 310,000 white and Hispanic male voters > > (Asians and African Americans were not allowed to vote in 1890) living in > > California in 1890 and includes significant personal information useful to > > historians and genealogists. > > http://www.heritagequest.com/html/feature70.html > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > NEW - SAN FRANCISCO 1890 GREAT REGISTER OF VOTERS > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > > > Quickly locate your San Francisco ancestors in 1890 with this integrated > > index of all voters of the various precincts of the city/county of San > > Francisco in 1890. This index of over 59,000 white and Hispanic male men > > living in San Francisco city and county (in 1890 Asians and African > > Americans were not allowed to vote) in 1890 includes significant personal > > information useful to historians and genealogists. > > http://www.heritagequest.com/html/feature71.html > > ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== > Visit the Marin County Genealogical Society's site: > http://www.maringensoc.org

On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:54:26 EDT, [email protected] wrote: For those of you who have been waiting for this, the CD works great, the price is right and best yet CSGA gets a little bit of a royalty from each one sold. Let your society members know it is on the market...Cath HeritageQuest Newsletter > > August 21, 2002 > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > NEW - CALIFORNIA 1890 GREAT REGISTER OF VOTERS > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Discover your 1890 California origins with the voter registration lists of > California. This work indexes over 310,000 white and Hispanic male voters > (Asians and African Americans were not allowed to vote in 1890) living in > California in 1890 and includes significant personal information useful to > historians and genealogists. > http://www.heritagequest.com/html/feature70.html > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > NEW - SAN FRANCISCO 1890 GREAT REGISTER OF VOTERS > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Quickly locate your San Francisco ancestors in 1890 with this integrated > index of all voters of the various precincts of the city/county of San > Francisco in 1890. This index of over 59,000 white and Hispanic male men > living in San Francisco city and county (in 1890 Asians and African > Americans were not allowed to vote) in 1890 includes significant personal > information useful to historians and genealogists. > http://www.heritagequest.com/html/feature71.html

UP-DATE SB1614 - 21 AUGUST 2002 It would seem every time I sit down to write you an update on SB1614, something else changes. In my Alert/Report sent out on Monday, the bill had been scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Appropriations on Wednesday. That meeting has been moved to Thursday. The final amendments are up on the Internet and I just received a copy of the Appropriations Committee analyses. We are not listed as opposed, but neither are the California Bankers and several other heavy-duty opponents. I just talked to the young man who did the analyses, and he said he was faced with a deadline and draft the analyses before any of us had the opportunity to get our formal letters of opposition to the Committee. Therefore, I hope all who wrote letters of opposition sent the out to the entire list of Committee members as I did. They tell me that the bill will go to suspense, it still could go to the floor of the Assembly for a vote by Monday, if it passes the Committee tomorrow. The Hearing begins at 9 a.m. Thursday. Only brief statements of support or opposition will be heard. I have already changed a Board Meeting [a non-genealogical organization] from Wednesday to Thursday so I could attend the Hearing. I can not possibly ask these people to change it again. I will not be able to get to the hearing before noon, if then. At this point, we can only hope that our letters/fax/Email/calls have made an impact. We still maintain support for our opposition from the Republican Caucus. I can only hope that our Democratic representative are listening to us, too. I will let you know what happens next, just as soon as I can. Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Coordinator, CSGA, 21 August 2002.

HI all, I called John Burtons office again last week.... Got a machine... His secretary called me back and got my machine, but essentially told me that Burton is SUPPORTING this bill and she was sorry I disagreed.... Joe Nation sent me a "thank you for your interest" letter.... I have seen no more, but intend to call his office again tomorrow. I would like to suggest that *more* of you call *both* of these offices and voice your opinion as members of MCGS and any other genealogical organizations to which you belong.... Please DO read Iris's latest message below (you will see that FGS and FHL have withdrawn opposition....) to see WHY the current winds are shifting as they are.... New indices are being proposed that will not give you either a mother's maiden name OR a father's surname.... This makes the indices pretty useless.... Please do get involved! Jana -----Original Message----- From: Iris Jones [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 1:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] ALERT - SB1614 - AUGUST 17, 2002 ALERT AND REPORT ON SB1614 - AUGUST 17, 2002 Once again, I apologize. But our efforts to stop SB1614 have been an ongoing effort, requiring hours daily of negotiations and communication with the author's people, the Governor's people, Dept of Health's staff, other opposition leaders, legislators who agree with us and those who still 'don't get it.' The news, the offers and counter offers sometimes change daily. Amendments in writing [Always get it in writing.] seem to never be available until the eleventh hour [The night before the next hearing]. The hearings more often than not have been canceled or changed at the last minute, not allowing time for me to contact our members. To make a long story short, the last set of amendments to the bill, five pages, [which were not what we had been verbally offered], became available late Wednesday night, for the hearing scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning. I will attempt to be brief [this is not an ideal version of my great American novel]. Under the present law it requires birth and death information deemed confidential to be indexed, but remain confidential. This will still be required, and may be made available to 'any government agency, local registrar and county recorder, when requested. . [they] may not sell or release the indices or any portion of its contents to any other person except as necessary for official government business and shall not post the indices or any portion thereof on the Internet.' 'The State Registrar shall prepare and maintain separate non-comprehensive indices of all California birth and death records for public release.' Birth indices will include first, middle, and last name, sex, date of birth, and place of birth. The death indices will include first, middle and last name, sex, date of birth, place of birth, place of death, date of death, and the father's 'last' name. You will have to sign a affidavit of intent under penalty of perjury. Not only will the MOTHER'S GIVEN OR MAIDEN NAME NOT BE INCLUDED ON THE BIRTH OR DEATH RECORDS, the FATHER'S NAME IS NOT LISTED TO APPEAR ON THE BIRTH RECORDS. As I see it, their 'non-comprehensive' index virtually becomes useless. Last requires an index that would allow, under a long list of restrictions [including not to be posted on the Internet] for the purpose of preventing fraud, may be purchased by financial institutions and government agencies [this is aimed at the opposition by the bankers and financial institutions] and will include the mother and father's surnames. These were the amendments in brief. The public indices will be available for purchase some time in the future. The one good thing that has occurred since the bill was first written, is that the indices already sold will not be affected, the BILL IS NOT RETROACTIVE. But all future indexes will NOT include the mother's or father's name on the birth index and not the mother's name or social security number on the death index. Even with these amendments no opposition groups changed their minds. But at the Hearing on the 16th three additional amendments were offered [not yet in writing, I cannot quote them]. But when the author's aide offered to allow 'controlled' Internet access to the 'non-comprehensive' indices, the Family History Library and Federation of Genealogical Societies opted to withdraw their opposition. They feel that it was wiser to save a portion of the indexes rather than lose them all. The African American Genealogical Society of Northern California also withdrew their opposition. I believe that the California Bankers Associations did too. I did not withdraw the California State Genealogical Alliance or the Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley's opposition. President Sheila Benedict who is still in Maryland, agreed that we should continue to oppose. Considering our Mission Statement, it has been our premise that as representatives of the genealogical & historical community, it is our duty to represent the entire membership including, individual,hobbyists, professionals, adoptees and our member organizations. Even with the amendments that were offered and voted on Friday, opposition to the bill remains. As researchers, we all know how difficult it is to find mother's maiden names. Once they are removed from these indexes they will be lost to researchers, adoptees, children and grandchildren of adoptees, and children and grandchildren of those with amended birth certificates. Consider also, in light of the many single mothers, married mothers who maintain only their maiden names, or couples who never marry, these names, too, will not appear in any indexes for research by future genealogists, family health historians or for the general public. With the withdrawal of the F.G.S. and F.H.L., legislators may not realize that they do not represent the genealogical community of California. Let us make sure the legislators do. PRESIDENTS OR BOARD MEMBERS WRITE YOUR LETTER STATING YOUR ORGANIZATIONS FORMAL OPPOSITION ON SB1614 AND THAT YOU WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF OPPONENTS. Send a copy to your district representative, the Committee Chair, the Committee Council, the author and the Governor. I will include the committee member list below. Regional Directors should do the same for their regions. NUMBERS ARE THE ONLY THING THAT WILL MAKE THEM TAKE NOTICE. Let them know that it is not just the umbrella organizations like the CSGA or the Council that oppose this, it is the GENEALOGISTS OF CALIFORNIA that oppose it. Be sure that the members of the Assembly Appropriations know we are out here and opposed to SB1614. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD WRITE THEIR LETTERS OF OPPOSITION to their district representative. If you can call or make personal contact as a constituent this will help make them aware of our opposition. If you have friends in high places, contact them, ask for their help. It is obvious that the Governor and the author are bent on seeing this bill pass in spire of the fact that it will do nothing to prevent identity theft. The only chance we have now is to make OUR VOICE HEARD AND OUR NUMBERS COUNT. We need to convince the members of the committee and those on the floor of the Assembly, who could if the bill passes the Committee, hear it for a vote as early as Thursday, know how IMPORTANT PRESERVING OUR PUBLIC RECORDS FOR HISTORICAL AND HEALTH REASONS TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. The Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2002, 9 a.m. in Room 4202. ----Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network, 17 August 2002. ***ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION: California State Assembly Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 2114 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2081/Fax: (916) 319-2181 Darrell Steinberg, Chair D-9th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2009/Fax: (916) 319-2109 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Bates, Vice-Chair R-73rd District State Capitol, Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2073/Fax: (916) 319-2173 E-mail: [email protected] Abel Maldonado R-33rd District State Capitol, Room 4015 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2033/Fax: (916) 319-2133 E-mail: [email protected] Charlene Zettel R-75th District State Capitol, Room 5164 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2075/Fax: (916) 319-2175 Email: [email protected] Roy Ashburn R- 32nd District State Capitol, Room 4167 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2032/Fax: (916) 319-2132 E-mail: [email protected] Robert Pacheco R- 60th District State Capitol, Room 4177 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2060/Fax: (916) 319-2160 E-mail: [email protected] Lynn Daucher R - 72nd District State Capitol, Room 2111 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2072/Fax: (916) 319-2172 E-mail: [email protected] George Runner R - 36th District State Capitol, Room 6027 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2036/Fax: (916) 319-2136 E-mail: [email protected] Carl Washington D - 52nd District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2052/Fax: (916) 319-2152 E-mail: [email protected] Lou Correa D - 69th District State Capitol, Room 6025, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2069/Fax: (916) 319-2169 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Wiggins D - 7th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2007/Fax: (916) 319-2107 E-mail: [email protected] Lou Papan D - 19th District P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2019/Fax: (916) 319-2119 E-mail: [email protected] Fran Pavley R - 60th District State Capitol, Room 5144 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2041/Fax: (916) 319-2141 E-mail: [email protected] Dion Aroner D - 14th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2014/Fax: (916) 319-2114 E-mail: [email protected] Elaine Alquist D - 22nd District State Capitol, Suite 3120 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-2022/Fax: 916-319-2122 E-mail: [email protected] Rebecca Cohn D - 24th District State Capitol, Room 2137 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2024/Fax: (916) 319-2124 E-mail: [email protected] Manny Diaz D - 23rd District State Capitol, Room 2170 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0023 Phone: (916) 319-2023/Fax: (916) 319-2123 E-mail: [email protected] Joe Simitian D - 21st District State Capitol, Room 5119 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2021/Fax: (916) 319-2121 E-mail: [email protected] Ellen M. Corbett D - 18th District State Capitol, Room 4126 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2018/Fax: (916) 319-2118 E-mail: [email protected] Jackie Goldberg D -25th District State Capitol, Room 5155 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2045/Fax: (916) 319-2145 E-mail: [email protected] Gloria Negrete McLeod D - 65h District State Capitol, Room 5175 Sacramento, CA 94249 Phone: (916)319-2061/Fax: (916) 319-2161 E-mail: [email protected] Marco Antonio Firebaugh D - 50th District P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2050/Fax: (916) 319-2150 E-mail: [email protected] Rod Wright D - 48th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2048 E-mail: [email protected] Senator Jackie Speier State Capitol, Room 2032 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-0503/Fax (916) 327-2186 E-mail: [email protected] Governor Gray Davis State Capitol Bldg. Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841/Fax: (916)445-4633 RAPID E-MAIL CUT-N-PASTE: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] -- Iris Carter Jones CSGA Legislative Coordinator ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== Marin County Genealogical Society Founded May 20, 1977. Visit our web site. http://www.maringensoc.org

ALERT AND REPORT ON SB1614 - AUGUST 17, 2002 Once again, I apologize. But our efforts to stop SB1614 have been an ongoing effort, requiring hours daily of negotiations and communication with the author's people, the Governor's people, Dept of Health's staff, other opposition leaders, legislators who agree with us and those who still 'don't get it.' The news, the offers and counter offers sometimes change daily. Amendments in writing [Always get it in writing.] seem to never be available until the eleventh hour [The night before the next hearing]. The hearings more often than not have been canceled or changed at the last minute, not allowing time for me to contact our members. To make a long story short, the last set of amendments to the bill, five pages, [which were not what we had been verbally offered], became available late Wednesday night, for the hearing scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning. I will attempt to be brief [this is not an ideal version of my great American novel]. Under the present law it requires birth and death information deemed confidential to be indexed, but remain confidential. This will still be required, and may be made available to 'any government agency, local registrar and county recorder, when requested. . [they] may not sell or release the indices or any portion of its contents to any other person except as necessary for official government business and shall not post the indices or any portion thereof on the Internet.' 'The State Registrar shall prepare and maintain separate non-comprehensive indices of all California birth and death records for public release.' Birth indices will include first, middle, and last name, sex, date of birth, and place of birth. The death indices will include first, middle and last name, sex, date of birth, place of birth, place of death, date of death, and the father's 'last' name. You will have to sign a affidavit of intent under penalty of perjury. Not only will the MOTHER'S GIVEN OR MAIDEN NAME NOT BE INCLUDED ON THE BIRTH OR DEATH RECORDS, the FATHER'S NAME IS NOT LISTED TO APPEAR ON THE BIRTH RECORDS. As I see it, their 'non-comprehensive' index virtually becomes useless. Last requires an index that would allow, under a long list of restrictions [including not to be posted on the Internet] for the purpose of preventing fraud, may be purchased by financial institutions and government agencies [this is aimed at the opposition by the bankers and financial institutions] and will include the mother and father's surnames. These were the amendments in brief. The public indices will be available for purchase some time in the future. The one good thing that has occurred since the bill was first written, is that the indices already sold will not be affected, the BILL IS NOT RETROACTIVE. But all future indexes will NOT include the mother's or father's name on the birth index and not the mother's name or social security number on the death index. Even with these amendments no opposition groups changed their minds. But at the Hearing on the 16th three additional amendments were offered [not yet in writing, I cannot quote them]. But when the author's aide offered to allow 'controlled' Internet access to the 'non-comprehensive' indices, the Family History Library and Federation of Genealogical Societies opted to withdraw their opposition. They feel that it was wiser to save a portion of the indexes rather than lose them all. The African American Genealogical Society of Northern California also withdrew their opposition. I believe that the California Bankers Associations did too. I did not withdraw the California State Genealogical Alliance or the Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley's opposition. President Sheila Benedict who is still in Maryland, agreed that we should continue to oppose. Considering our Mission Statement, it has been our premise that as representatives of the genealogical & historical community, it is our duty to represent the entire membership including, individual,hobbyists, professionals, adoptees and our member organizations. Even with the amendments that were offered and voted on Friday, opposition to the bill remains. As researchers, we all know how difficult it is to find mother's maiden names. Once they are removed from these indexes they will be lost to researchers, adoptees, children and grandchildren of adoptees, and children and grandchildren of those with amended birth certificates. Consider also, in light of the many single mothers, married mothers who maintain only their maiden names, or couples who never marry, these names, too, will not appear in any indexes for research by future genealogists, family health historians or for the general public. With the withdrawal of the F.G.S. and F.H.L., legislators may not realize that they do not represent the genealogical community of California. Let us make sure the legislators do. PRESIDENTS OR BOARD MEMBERS WRITE YOUR LETTER STATING YOUR ORGANIZATIONS FORMAL OPPOSITION ON SB1614 AND THAT YOU WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF OPPONENTS. Send a copy to your district representative, the Committee Chair, the Committee Council, the author and the Governor. I will include the committee member list below. Regional Directors should do the same for their regions. NUMBERS ARE THE ONLY THING THAT WILL MAKE THEM TAKE NOTICE. Let them know that it is not just the umbrella organizations like the CSGA or the Council that oppose this, it is the GENEALOGISTS OF CALIFORNIA that oppose it. Be sure that the members of the Assembly Appropriations know we are out here and opposed to SB1614. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD WRITE THEIR LETTERS OF OPPOSITION to their district representative. If you can call or make personal contact as a constituent this will help make them aware of our opposition. If you have friends in high places, contact them, ask for their help. It is obvious that the Governor and the author are bent on seeing this bill pass in spire of the fact that it will do nothing to prevent identity theft. The only chance we have now is to make OUR VOICE HEARD AND OUR NUMBERS COUNT. We need to convince the members of the committee and those on the floor of the Assembly, who could if the bill passes the Committee, hear it for a vote as early as Thursday, know how IMPORTANT PRESERVING OUR PUBLIC RECORDS FOR HISTORICAL AND HEALTH REASONS TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. The Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2002, 9 a.m. in Room 4202. ----Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network, 17 August 2002. ***ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION: California State Assembly Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 2114 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2081/Fax: (916) 319-2181 Darrell Steinberg, Chair D-9th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2009/Fax: (916) 319-2109 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Bates, Vice-Chair R-73rd District State Capitol, Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2073/Fax: (916) 319-2173 E-mail: [email protected] Abel Maldonado R-33rd District State Capitol, Room 4015 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2033/Fax: (916) 319-2133 E-mail: [email protected] Charlene Zettel R-75th District State Capitol, Room 5164 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2075/Fax: (916) 319-2175 Email: [email protected] Roy Ashburn R- 32nd District State Capitol, Room 4167 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2032/Fax: (916) 319-2132 E-mail: [email protected] Robert Pacheco R- 60th District State Capitol, Room 4177 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2060/Fax: (916) 319-2160 E-mail: [email protected] Lynn Daucher R - 72nd District State Capitol, Room 2111 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2072/Fax: (916) 319-2172 E-mail: [email protected] George Runner R - 36th District State Capitol, Room 6027 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2036/Fax: (916) 319-2136 E-mail: [email protected] Carl Washington D - 52nd District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2052/Fax: (916) 319-2152 E-mail: [email protected] Lou Correa D - 69th District State Capitol, Room 6025, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2069/Fax: (916) 319-2169 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Wiggins D - 7th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2007/Fax: (916) 319-2107 E-mail: [email protected] Lou Papan D - 19th District P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2019/Fax: (916) 319-2119 E-mail: [email protected] Fran Pavley R - 60th District State Capitol, Room 5144 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2041/Fax: (916) 319-2141 E-mail: [email protected] Dion Aroner D - 14th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2014/Fax: (916) 319-2114 E-mail: [email protected] Elaine Alquist D - 22nd District State Capitol, Suite 3120 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-2022/Fax: 916-319-2122 E-mail: [email protected] Rebecca Cohn D - 24th District State Capitol, Room 2137 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2024/Fax: (916) 319-2124 E-mail: [email protected] Manny Diaz D - 23rd District State Capitol, Room 2170 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0023 Phone: (916) 319-2023/Fax: (916) 319-2123 E-mail: [email protected] Joe Simitian D - 21st District State Capitol, Room 5119 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2021/Fax: (916) 319-2121 E-mail: [email protected] Ellen M. Corbett D - 18th District State Capitol, Room 4126 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2018/Fax: (916) 319-2118 E-mail: [email protected] Jackie Goldberg D -25th District State Capitol, Room 5155 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2045/Fax: (916) 319-2145 E-mail: [email protected] Gloria Negrete McLeod D - 65h District State Capitol, Room 5175 Sacramento, CA 94249 Phone: (916)319-2061/Fax: (916) 319-2161 E-mail: [email protected] Marco Antonio Firebaugh D - 50th District P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2050/Fax: (916) 319-2150 E-mail: [email protected] Rod Wright D - 48th District State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2048 E-mail: [email protected] Senator Jackie Speier State Capitol, Room 2032 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-0503/Fax (916) 327-2186 E-mail: [email protected] Governor Gray Davis State Capitol Bldg. Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841/Fax: (916)445-4633 RAPID E-MAIL CUT-N-PASTE: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] -- Iris Carter Jones CSGA Legislative Coordinator

MCGS General Meeting Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Church 1100 Las Gallinas San Rafael Marin County Genealogical Society will present Cal Boyd, who spoke to MCGS last fall in his capacity as clan genealogist for the Boyd Clan. Mr. Boyd has a new hat. He is now a Family History Consultant for Everton's Publishers. Everton's, you may recall, used to present day-long seminars. MCGS sponsored several. They are no longer using this venue to help genealogists and introduce their products. They are using a more individual approach -- the Family History Consultant. Cal will introduce us to the new, updated Everton's and give us some idea of how it compares with the other big guys in Genealogy: Heritage Quest, Genealogy.com, and Ancestry. As clan genealogist Cal receives many ineffectual queries. He will discuss with us the elements of good and bad queries, and we will each produce a productive query. He will explain a few of Everton's flagship products, and give us tips and tricks to keep confusion down and consistency up in our genealogical pursuits. HANDICAPPED ACCESS: After turning off Freitas Parkway onto Las Gallinas, take the first right turn onto Oleander. Take first left on Orange Blossom, a cul-de-sac. The large white cross on the left side of the street marks the church location.

FYI - I sent an email to Joe Nation and got this reply over the weekend also sent a stronger message to John Burton who initially voted *in favor* of this - but got no reply this time, yet) ... I suggest you all tailor a correspondence identifying your experience and send it on as well. The text from "Experts agree...." to "fund a bill that will not work" was copied from Iris Jones latest report.... Keep up the pressure folks, it is having an effect! Jana -----Original Message----- From: Nation, Joe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 11:59 AM To: 'Jana Black' Subject: RE: SB 1614 Thank you for taking the time to contact me. I hope to respond to your concerns in the coming weeks. JOE NATION Assemblyman, Marin & Sonoma Counties -----Original Message----- From: Jana Black [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 3:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: SB 1614 Hello, I have been involved in genealogical research for over 30 years and am a retired Ross Valley School District librarian (oversaw 5 libraries). I am very well versed not only in research methodologies but also in using the internet as a research tool. SB 1614 is a SHAM! It will *NOT ACCOMPLISH* what it sets out to do! Identity Theft is certainly an important issue, but taxpayer's money needs to be used to target approaches that will *actually* eliminate routes to identity theft. Rather, this bill serves to scare people with what cannot be proved and thus amounts to hype, while removing access to important research indices for legitimate family history researchers! Experts agree that the majority of identity theft occurs through the literal theft of mail, purses, or wallets, through on-line and telephone scams, and occasionally through the misuse of birth and death CERTIFICATES - *NOT* the indices. In support of this fact, both the Department of Justice and the State's Office of Privacy Protection confirm that neither office has documentation that the indices have been used for identity theft. SB1614 will cost the state of California more then $2 million dollars in the first year alone. In addition, there will be *annual* local mandated costs which will run into multimillions of dollars. In California's current budget CRISIS, taxpayer's dollars must not be used to fund a bill that won't work. As a Marin County Resident, California voter, former Program Chair and current webmaster for the Marin County Genealogical Society, current Southwest/Southcentral County Coordinator Representative for the US GenWeb Project, teacher and lecturer on internet research methodology and a member of California State Genealogical Alliance, the Association for Professional Genealogists, the Association for Personal Historians, the National Genealogical Society and the Federation of Genealogical Societies, I urge you to do whatever you can to apply pressure to members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee to VOTE NO ON SB1614 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jana McPherson Black [address information removed, but included in original message]

ALERT SB1614 - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - AUGUST 10, 2002 Forgive me for not updating information during this last week, it has been like following the bouncing ball. Certainly more than you want to know. Where we stand right now is, SB1614's required waiver has not been granted, but it could at any time. Then SB1614 will move quickly through the process. It could be heard as early as Wednesday 14 August in Assembly Appropriations. The following ALERT has been shared by our 'partners in opposition.' It is imperative we let the committee members know of our objects. ----Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network Coordinator, CSGA. ACTION ALERT CALIFORNIA SB1614, WHICH WILL REMOVE THE CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND DEATH INDICES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, IS ON A FAST TRACK TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED. Heavy opposition has been mounted to kill SB1614. However, in the event that our efforts fail, this bill will rapidly move to the California State Assembly Committee on Appropriations as early as August 14th. We cannot wait for any more committees to wheel and deal. Full access to the Birth and Death Indices is at stake. We must act now. It is vital that you call, fax, and E-mail ALL MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS IMMEDIATELY and urge a DO NOT PASS vote on SB1614. Tell the committee it must not spend taxpayer's money on a bill that won't do what it says it will do. SB1614 purports to solve the problems of identity theft by removing the birth and death indices from public domain. This bill is misdirected. It won't work because most experts agree that the majority of identity theft occurs through the literal theft of mail, purses, or wallets, through on-line and telephone scams, and occasionally through the misuse of birth and death CERTIFICATES—NOT the indices. In support of this fact, both the Department of Justice and the State’s Office of Privacy Protection confirm that neither office has documentation that the indices have been used for identity theft. SB1614 will cost the state of California more then $2 million dollars in the first year alone. In addition, there will be *annual* local mandated costs which will run into multimillions of dollars. In California's current budget CRISIS, taxpayer's dollars must not be used to fund a bill that won't work. VOTE NO ON SB1614 Read the full text at <http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_1614&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen> Please share this information with any adoption and genealogy lists you are on. Many genealogy groups are aligned with us against this legislation. *** CONTACT INFORMATION *** Assembly Appropriations Committee Contact Information: California State Assembly Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 2114 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2081 Fax: (916) 319-2181 Darrell Steinberg, Chair State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2009 Fax: (916) 319-2109 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Bates, Vice-Chair State Capitol, Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2073 Fax: (916) 319-2173 E-mail: [email protected] Abel Maldonado State Capitol, Room 4015 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2033 Fax: (916) 319-2133 E-mail: [email protected] Charlene Zettel State Capitol, Room 5164 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2075 Fax: (916) 319-2175 Email: [email protected] Roy Ashburn State Capitol, Room 4167 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2032 Fax: (916) 319-2132 E-mail: [email protected] Robert Pacheco State Capitol, Room 4177 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2060 Fax: (916) 319-2160 E-mail: [email protected] Lynn Daucher State Capitol, Room 2111 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2072 Fax: (916) 319-2172 E-mail: [email protected] George Runner State Capitol, Room 6027 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2036 Fax: (916) 319-2136 E-mail: [email protected] Carl Washington State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2052 Fax: (916) 319-2152 E-mail: [email protected] Lou Correa State Capitol, Room 6025, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2069 Fax: (916) 319-2169 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia Wiggins State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2007 Fax: (916) 319-2107 E-mail: [email protected] Lou Papan P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2019 Fax: (916) 319-2119 E-mail: [email protected] Fran Pavley State Capitol, Room 5144 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2041 Fax: (916) 319-2141 E-mail: [email protected] Dion Aroner State Capitol P.O. 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On Fri, 02 Aug 2002 16:25:57 -0700, Iris Jones <[email protected]> wrote: LEGISLATIVE REPORT - AUGUST 2, 2002 - FOLLOW-UP NEVER DO ANYTHING IN A HURRY. THE PETITION ADDRESS HAS A TYPO IT RE SHOULD READ. . . http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html

LEGISLATIVE REPORT - AUGUST 2, 2002 This is just a quick report to keep everyone up-to-date. WHAT WE STILL NEED TO DO IS KEEP OUR EYE ON OUR GOAL TO KILL SB1614 Because of the uncertain timing of the next hearing on SB1614, we MUST continue our efforts to let our legislators know of our opposition. WHAT WE CAN DO? If you have not contacted the members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee IN YOUR AREA, please do so right away. Contact information is listed below. While we have established Republican support, they are the minority. It is imperative that we convince our Democratic representatives to support our stand. SECOND: Be sure to sign the Californians Say No to SB1614 Petition. It will only take a few seconds. http://www.petitiononline.con/intrpid/petition.html The opposition's suggested amendments to the bill have been reject outright by the Governor. The bill was to be heard on the time waiver yesterday, August 1, 2002, before the Assembly Rules Committee. That was postponed until Monday. Then is will have to go to the Floor for a vote on the waiver before it goes to the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, August 6, 2002. This can be done. So, it is still possible that the Judiciary Committee hearing on the bill will take place at their regular session at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Opposition groups representatives, including myself and Wendy Elliott for CSGA will be attending hearing in spite of the fact that the FGS Conference begins the next day in Ontario. The Adoptee groups have set-up a Rally at the Capital at 7:30 a.m. on the North Steps, 10th & 'L' Street, before the hearing. If you are in the area and can attend the Rally or the Hearing, Email me and I will send you the details. We could sure use your help. Remember that your letters, faxes, Emails and phone calls have made an impact, but we need more. We need to contact our own representatives. Be sure that your representative knows you are a constituent. Constituents mean votes. Area society Board Officers and Regional Directors can, speaking for their organizations or Regions, write area legislators. Editorial items to the news media in your area also makes an impact. It was through our gigantic efforts that the Genealogy community stopped the closure of vital records in the mid-1990's! WE CAN DO IT AGAIN! Iris Carter Jones - CSGA Legislative Network Coordinator * * * CONTACT INFORMATION * * * Send one copy of your letter to the Judiciary Committee and one to each committee member. California State Assembly Judiciary Committee 1020 N Street, Room 104 Sacramento, CA, 95814 Fax: (916) 319-2188 E-mail: [email protected] Ellen M. Corbett (Chair) State Capitol Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2018 Fax: (916) 319-2118 E-mail: [email protected] Tom Harman (Vice-Chair) State Capitol, Room 5158 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2067 Fax: (916) 319-2167 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia C. Bates State Capitol, Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2073 Fax: (916) 319-2173 E-mail: [email protected] Robert Pacheco State Capitol, Room 4177 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2060 Fax: (916) 319-2160 E-mail: [email protected] Rod Pacheco State Capitol, Room 2130 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2064 Fax: (916) 319-2164 E-mail: [email protected] John A. Dutra State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2020 Fax: (916) 319-2120 E-mail: [email protected] Hannah-Beth Jackson State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2035 Fax: (916) 319-2135 E-mail: [email protected] Howard Wayne State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319 -2078 Fax: (916) 319 - 2178 E-mail: [email protected] Darrell Steinberg State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2009 Fax: (916) 319-2109 E-mail: [email protected] John Longville State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2062 Fax: (916) 319-2162 E-mail: [email protected] Juan Vargas State Capitol, Room 2188 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2079 Fax: (916) 319-2179 Email: [email protected] Kevin Shelley State Capitol, Room 319 Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2012 Fax: (916) 319-2112 E-mail: [email protected] Governor Gray Davis State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633 E-mail: [email protected] Assembly Republican Caucus Mark Redmond Fax: 916-319-3902

I am sending this request for the second time. I want to thank all who did answer. I really appreciate your help. But, I have only had 32 responses. Totally 30 organizations with only two duplications. This information is very helpful, not to mention interesting. CSGA has 100 society members and the Council has nearly 30, so I know we have many more out there. I really appreciate you help. Iris I NEED YOUR HELP [Forgive me if you receive more than one of these] I need to collect some numbers, for a fact sheet in our on-going fight to save our birth and death indexes (SB1614). None of this is for publication, I just need the statistics. Identifiers are only for my information to prevent duplicating numbers. I thank you so much for your cooperation. Below are some general questions for genealogical, historical, cultural, and patriotic societies, incorporated or otherwise; libraries and/or Family History Centers. Society Name: Locate: [city] _______Number of members _______Does you society have a library, if so, number of visitors [week/month] Location city: Affiliation (e.g. a local library): Is your societies a member of: _______Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley _______California State Genealogical Society _______California Conference of Historical Societies _______East Bay Network _______Sacramento Historical Network _______FGS - Federation of Genealogical Societies _______NGS - National Genealogical Society _______Other Historical, Genealogical, Cultural or Patriotic Networks or umbrella groups July 21, 2002---Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network Coordinator

The following obituary is for the Grandmother of Scott Trimble, Life Member, Marin County Genealogical Society. Marin Independent Journal Paid Obituary listings for July 3, 2002 Genevieve Mignon Suggs Born Genevieve Donham April 6, 1921 in San Francisco, passed away July 1, 2002 in Rohnert Park, at the age of 81. Raised in Petaluma and long time resident of San Francisco and Marin County. Loving wife of the late Walter G. Suggs Jr., and devoted sister of the late Virginia H. Chioino, the late Roy L. Donham, and the late Eugene M. Donham. Survived by her loving daughters, Sharon R. Harrison of Cotati and Gail M. Trimble of San Rafael; and by sons-in-law Kenneth E. Harrison and Thomas E. Trimble. Grandmother to: Jeffrey M. Harrison and his wife Monica; Patrick D. Harrison and his wife Deanna; Timothy B. Harrison and his wife Donna; Kevin S. Harrison and his wife Linda; Julie A. Harrison; Scott T.S. Trimble; and Daniel G. Trimble. Great grandmother to ten children. Genevieve was an ardent animal lover, and enjoyed gardening and wild bird feeding. She was a past member of the Marin Humane Society, the Marin Rose Society, and Fundraisers For Animal Helpers. A Service will be held at the Chapel of the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA on Monday, July 8. 2002 at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marin Humane Society, the San Francisco SPCA, or the Sutter Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, 1110 N. Dutton Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA. KEATON MORTUARY 1022 "E" Street, San Rafael 415-453-0571

I NEED YOUR HELP [Forgive me if you receive more than one of these] I need to collect some numbers, for a fact sheet in our on-going fight to save our birth and death indexes (SB1614). None of this is for publication, I just need the statistics. Identifiers are only for my information to prevent duplicating numbers. I thank you so much for your cooperation. Below are some general questions for genealogical, historical, cultural, and patriotic societies, incorporated or otherwise; libraries and/or Family History Centers. Society Name: Locate: [city] _______Number of members _______Does you society have a library, if so, number of visitors [week/month] Location city: Affiliation (e.g. a local library): Is your societies a member of: _______Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley _______California State Genealogical Society _______California Conference of Historical Societies _______East Bay Network _______Sacramento Historical Network _______FGS - Federation of Genealogical Societies _______NGS - National Genealogical Society _______Other Historical, Genealogical, Cultural or Patriotic Networks or umbrella groups July 21, 2002---Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network Coordinator

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ACTION ALERT - The following is a petition developed by the Bastard Nations [adoptees organization]. We have been working with them and other opposition groups to stop SB1614. I urge every genealogist, family health historian and historian to immediately sign this petition. Invite your friends and family to support us in defeating this useless piece of legislation which will do nothing to stop identity theft. It will server only to stop honest citizens from using these public records. LET'S LET THEM HEAR FROM US! July 18, 2002---Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network Coordinator-- President, Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley. [email protected] CALL TO ACTION: Petition to Protect the CA Birth and Death Indices. Stop CA Senate Bill 1614 * * * Please forward to every patriotic citizen you know * * * July 15, 2002 This is a Call to Action to all California and US citizens. The California State Legislature is considering Senate Bill 1614, a piece of legislation designed to remove the California birth and death indices from the protection of the California Public Records Act and make these public records off limits to citizens. Senator Jackie Speier, author of SB 1614, claims we need her protection from identity thieves and terrorists and that this bill will keep us safe. No evidence of misuse of the birth or death indices has been put forward. There is NO LINK of these indices to identity theft, cloning, fraud or terrorist acts. Absolutely NONE. In fact, many legitimate users of these indices include: genealogists, journalists, adult adoptees, California bankers, licensed investigators and insurance companies. Many California based businesses use the indices to validate identity and assure proper account access, in essence a protection from identity fraud, terrorist actions, and government abuse. Add your voice to the many who oppose SB 1614. Sign the petition to the California State Legislature requesting them to STOP SB 1614. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html (Your name and personal information will NOT appear on the internet. It will be provided directly to the petition author, Nina Anne M. Greeley, Esq, who will then submit the petition and all signatures to the California State Legislature.) SB 1614 is moving quickly through the legislative process. It is vital that we organize today and let our voices be heard. NO ON SB 1614. PROTECT THE CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND DEATH INDICES. SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. SIGN THE PETITION http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html

-----Original Message----- From: Jean [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 12:46 PM Subject: ACTION: Petition to Protect the California Birth and Death Indices Importance: High To the California Gen Web Project County Contacts, My name is Jean Uhrich and I write from Sacramento. Greetings! I'm certain you are following Senate Bill 1614, which would remove the California Birth and Death Indices from the public domain. I write to share that there is now an on-line petition where we all can voice our opposition to this proposed piece of legislation. I request that you please share with other genealogists in your area. Below is a simple announcement, which you can forward. And of course, please sign yourself. For those of us near the Capitol City, there is a Captiol Rally scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th. We hope you can attend. For more information, please visit: http://www.caopen.org/events/SB1614-Rally.html Many thanks!! Warmest Regards, Jean _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CALL TO ACTION: Petition to Protect the CA Birth and Death Indices. Stop CA Senate Bill 1614 * * * Please forward to every patriotic citizen you know * * * July 15, 2002 This is a Call to Action to all California and US citizens. The California State Legislature is considering Senate Bill 1614, a piece of legislation designed to remove the California birth and death indices from the protection of the California Public Records Act and make these public records off limits to citizens. Senator Jackie Speier, author of SB 1614, claims we need her protection from identity thieves and terrorists and that this bill will keep us safe. No evidence of misuse of the birth or death indices has been put forward. There is NO LINK of these indices to identity theft, cloning, fraud or terrorist acts. Absolutely NONE. In fact, many legitimate users of these indices include: genealogists, journalists, adult adoptees, California bankers, licensed investigators and insurance companies. Many California based businesses use the indices to validate identity and assure proper account access, in essence a protection from identity fraud, terrorist actions, and government abuse. Add your voice to the many who oppose SB 1614. Sign the petition to the California State Legislature requesting them to STOP SB 1614. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html (Your name and personal information will NOT appear on the internet. It will be provided directly to the petition author, Nina Anne M. Greeley, Esq, who will then submit the petition and all signatures to the California State Legislature.) SB 1614 is moving quickly through the legislative process. It is vital that we organize today and let our voices be heard. NO ON SB 1614. PROTECT THE CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND DEATH INDICES. SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. SIGN THE PETITION http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:05:38 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Please share the following with your society members and as many other >resources as you can think of. > >Benefits of Attending a National Conference > >A question frequently asked this year is why should I attend a conference in >California, I have no ancestors there. The answer is quite simple, personal >enrichment. > >Conference speakers share the skills and techniques they have learned through >years of experience. They are selected to speak because of the expertise they >have developed through their personal and often professional research. One >speaker may offer the techniques for research in a given locality, another >has done extensive research in a specific location of archives or uses the >computer for research, yet >another may specialize in military research, and still others offer tips to >log and/or organize your research to gain maximum benefit from your own >research. > >Fellow conferees are also resources for information. Someone sitting next to >you in one of the sessions or across the table at a luncheon or banquet may >reside in an area where your ancestors were located, or may even be >researching the same surname. Sharing information with fellow conferees >expands our knowledge and offers new insights for research. We genealogist >are always happy to share our success stories, the technique used to solve a >research problem, or the obscure resource or archives we have found. > >Speakers and fellow conferees offer various kinds of enrichment, but we >cannot overlook the vendors who offer an array of products to assist in our >research. The vendors who fill the exhibit hall offer an array of products, >publications, computer software, and information. This is the opportunity >to examine new and some times older area specific publications collected by a >vendor, or new publications offered by major publishers. Software >developers are happy to answer questions and offer >demonstrations. Numerous organizations offer information and their products, >These organizations may include the Family History Library, National >Genealogical Society, National Archives, and a variety of genealogical >societies. > >The FGS/CSGA Conference “California, A Goldmine of Diversity” has something >for genealogist of every level and interest from beginner to professional. > >FGS Conferences offer one day of society support sessions. These sessions >offer the opportunity for society delegates and members to learn and discuss >various methods for maintaining and building successful genealogy societies. >Society members who attend these sessions will find valuable information to >share with their societies. > >A Pre Conference “Librarians Serving Genealogists” is being offered in >Ontario for professionals from libraries with local of family history >collections. Information is available at >http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/genealib/ and the LSG mailing list >http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/genealib/list.html > >Why do I attend a National Conference? Because I leave each conference with >a lot of new information helpful to my research, new skills, new friends, >and enhanced with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. > >Jo Russell > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- Iris Carter Jones President: Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley

Marin County Genealogical Society Meeting Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Church 1100 Las Gallinas San Rafael Marin County Genealogical Society members John Bowman and Esther Mott will speak on: "Using, Searching, and Applying the 1880 Census CDs to your Research". A little over one year ago, the LDS Church came out with a full set of CDs on the 1880 Census. Some of our members purchased the CDs and will bring them and their laptops to let you do lookups to help locate problematic people from the past. This promises to be a fun and rewarding way to fill a mid-summer's night! Bring your "brick walls" -- you may be surprised at what we can help you find! BE SURE TO BRING A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE ALONG TO THE MEETING SO THAT ANY DEFERRED SEARCH RESULTS CAN BE MAILED TO YOU.

-----Original Message----- From: Iris Jones [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 11:59 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: July 6 Legislative Report LEGISLATIVE REPORT - JULY 6, 2002 On Friday, June 28, 2002, I sent out an ALERT on SB1614. The night before I recieved a message that the hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee scheduled August 6, 2002 had been moved back to Monday, July 1, 2002. The Committee would meet at the close of the Assembly Session. In spite of the very short notice, CSGA President Sheila Benedict, Past President Wendy Elliott, F.G.S and FHL representatives as well as representatives of MyFamily.com arrived in Sacramento over the weekend and met with various Legislators, staffers and legislative councils throughout the weekend and on Monday. To everyone's surprise, on Monday morning the Speaker of the House canceled all committee meetings. Presently, SB1614 is scheduled to be heard in the Committee once again on August 6, 2002. But with the Budget still pending, and legislators here in the Capital, it is possible that the Committee could meet between now and when the Budget passes. So, we need to be prepared. CSGA and its membership must consider that our 'genealogy community' is made up various types of researchers, from the commercial business to the hobbyist. No one set of needs is universal to us all. Therefore, what some factions believe is necessary, may not be in the best interest of all concerned. While representatives were 'working the halls of the Capitol' some suggestions and offers of compromise were discussed. At this point, it is a non issue until or when new language is offered in the bill. I will not bore you with the 'he said, she said, he said she said' details. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS KEEP OUR EYE ON OUR GOAL TO KILL SB1614 and preserve our birth and death indexes, make sure they remain public information, and encourage right-thinking legislation that could and will help curtail identity theft. Because of the uncertain timing of the next hearing on SB1614, we must continue our efforts to let our legislators know of our opposition. WHAT WE CAN DO? If you have not contacted Senator Speier, Governor Davis and the members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, please do so right away. Contact information is listed below. While we have established Republican support, it is imperative that we convince our Democratic representatives to support our stand. There is always the possibility that the author can find alternative financing and the bill could be redrafted so that it no longer will require a two-thirds vote and be passed with a mere majority. This is quite possible in the Democratic dominated Assembly. NOTE: As I reported on June 28, 2002, Senator Speier did pull the civil penalty clauses out of the bill last week, and the amendments appear on the Senate Web Site now. The following language has been removed: Section 1--(d) (1) An individual, corporation, or other business entity that purchased a comprehensive index prepared by the State Registrar pursuant to subdivision (a) from the State Registrar prior to December 31, 2001, may not use, or sell, share, or disclose any of the information contained therein to a third party.-- (2) Any person who, in violation of this section uses, sells, shares, or discloses any information provided pursuant to this section, or who uses information provided pursuant to this section in a manner other than as authorized pursuant to this section, may be denied further access to any personally identifying information or confidential information maintained by the department. That person shall also be subject to the assessment of a civil penalty by the department in the amount of ____ ($____). The penalty provided in this section shall not be construed as restricting any remedy, criminal, provisional, or otherwise, provided by law for the benefit of the department or any person. Remember that your letters, faxes, Emails and phone calls have made an impact, but we need more. We need to contact our own representatives. Once the Budget is passed and they go back to their home base, we need to contact them on their own turf. Be sure that your representative knows you are a constituent. Constituents mean votes. Area society Board Officers should make it a point to let their area legislators in both houses know of you membership opposition. Regionsl Directors can, speaking for their Regions, should write area legislators. Three to four members making a call upon their elected official would make an impression. Editorial items to the news media in your area also makes an impact. It was through our gigantic efforts and an understanding member of the Assembly, that the Genealogy community saved our vital records from closure in the mid-1990's! WE CAN DO IT AGAIN! Enough about the Bad Bill. Lets talk about the Good Bill, SB247 by Senator Speier. This bill is similar to a bill we sponsored in the mid-1990's to safeguard birth records. SB247 originally included only the birth certificates, now the death certificates are included. Certificates throughout the state will become uniform and be printed on security paper. Copies will be issued to authorized persons, including registrant, parent, legal guardian, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse or domestic partner of the registrant only after registrants comply with identification requirements. Other than official requests, other copies issued will contain the statement in perforated type, 'Informational, not a valid Document to Establish Identity.' There is a $2 increase in the cost of certificates to finance this action. The bill also requires the establishment of a vital records advisory committee to study and make recommendations to protect individual privacy, inhibit identity theft and prevent fraud involving birth and death certificates, but preserve access to these records for those with legitimate purposes. Genealogists will be represented on the committee. Now, here is a bill that researchers can support, allowing Dept of Health Services the tools they need to protect from identity theft and facilitate future contingencies. THIS IS A GOOD BILL. If you wish to follow State Legislation you may check the State Web site at http://www.sen.ca.gov> or order copies from the Bill Room, State Capital, Sacramento, CA 95814 or call to order 916-445-2323. To be added to my Network, send your name, name of your organization, and e-mail address, stating you wish to be added to the Legislative Network, to <[email protected]> ---6 July 2002, Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network. [Permission granted to reprint Legislative reports. Please cite your source and note the date of the report.] * * * CONTACT INFORMATION * * * Send one copy of your letter to the Judiciary Committee and one to each committee member. California State Assembly Judiciary Committee 1020 N Street, Room 104 Sacramento, CA, 95814 Fax: (916) 319-2188 E-mail: [email protected] Ellen M. Corbett (Chair) State Capitol Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2018 Fax: (916) 319-2118 E-mail: [email protected] Tom Harman (Vice-Chair) State Capitol, Room 5158 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2067 Fax: (916) 319-2167 E-mail: [email protected] Patricia C. Bates State Capitol, Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2073 Fax: (916) 319-2173 E-mail: [email protected] Robert Pacheco State Capitol, Room 4177 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2060 Fax: (916) 319-2160 E-mail: [email protected] Rod Pacheco State Capitol, Room 2130 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2064 Fax: (916) 319-2164 E-mail: [email protected] John A. Dutra State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2020 Fax: (916) 319-2120 E-mail: [email protected] Hannah-Beth Jackson State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2035 Fax: (916) 319-2135 E-mail: [email protected] Howard Wayne State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319 -2078 Fax: (916) 319 - 2178 E-mail: [email protected] Darrell Steinberg State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2009 Fax: (916) 319-2109 E-mail: [email protected] John Longville State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2062 Fax: (916) 319-2162 E-mail: [email protected] Juan Vargas State Capitol, Room 2188 Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 Phone: (916) 319-2079 Fax: (916) 319-2179 Email: [email protected] Kevin Shelley State Capitol, Room 319 Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: (916) 319-2012 Fax: (916) 319-2112 E-mail: [email protected] Governor Gray Davis State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633 E-mail: [email protected] Assembly Republican Caucus Mark Redmond Fax: 916-319-3902

Sheesh - is there nowhere private in this county <grin> Yes, we were in the parade with the Sierra West Bernese Mountain Dog group - Carl and another lady led "Einstein" and "Brio" pulling Covered Wagon carts and I was trying to keep up with "Serey" a 6 mos. old pup - while a lady whose name I do not know mostly carried our brand new 8 week old puppy; "Echo of Tamalpais"... Little Echo stole the show several times hopping down and "leading" the cart dogs with a lambykins gait (ohmygawd, what have we gotten ourselves into again).... We did this as a favor to the breeder who had stomach surgery on Monday and needed extra hands with the dogs.... Tonight, we are paying the price - my hip and knee are screaming and Carl's neck is so extremely sore he cannot turn his head.... I thought about MCGS, but must say I still wish they had an impromptu parade at the County Fair where we could get more "áction" for our effort..... Hmmmm, maybe I'll call Jim Farley..... Jana -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Boyd [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 5:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] Parade: Independence Day, July 4, 2002 Happy Independence Day! Jana -- was that you and your dog I spotted in the Novato parade this morning? Or was I hollering --- Hey Jana! Jana! to a total stranger? The parade was a lot of fun -- as it always is. There was only one thing missing. The Marin County Genealogical Society as an entry. How many years ago was it that we won for being a comedy unit? Five? Jim Robinson was the President of the Society. Funny thing was.... we did not know we were a comedy unit! Never too late to start planning to participate in next year's parade.... Susan???? Happy Trails, Lauren ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== Meeting address for the Marin County Genealogical Society is 1100 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael, CA --- in the Terra Linda area. Need directions or a map? Visit http://maps.yahoo.com/