Outstanding! A great big thank you to everybody at MCGS who helped make this possible! Gene Pennington http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genepenn/ Researching Pennington - Wann - Stickney - Tankersley - Lancaster - Justis Member of these genealogy associations/groups: Pennington Research Association - http://www.penningtonresearch.org Marin County Genealogical Society - http://www.maringensoc.org/ BARUG (Bay Area Roots User Group) - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~barug/ National Genealogical Association - http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ California Genealogical Society - http://www.calgensoc.org

It's now official in Marin County! On Tuesday, October 30th, the Marin County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution commemorating the month of October as Family History Month. The Board alos recognized MCGS for its fine efforts. Here is the text of the Resolution ; WHEREAS, the Marin County Genealogical Society has been a Marin County non-profit organization since 1978; and WHEREAS. MCGS has promoted the interest in, and celebrating of family history, genealogy and biography ingeneral, and of Marin County residents in particular; and WHEREAS, MCGS sponsors the U.S. GenWeb Project in Marin County in support of volunteers working together to provide internet websites for genealogy in every county and every state in the United States; and WHEREAS, MCGS in cooperation with the Marin County Office of Education co-sponsored the "Lovelines and Bloodlines" writing contest in celebration and honor of family; and WHEREAS, MCGS has rallied for recognizing the month of October as Family History Month; and WHEREAS, on September 26. 2001 the United States Senate by unanimous consent approved Senate Resolution No. 160 calling for commemoration of October as Family History Month. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Marin County Board of Supervisors commends the Marin County Genealogical Society for its contribution to the community, and hereby commemorates the month of October as FAMILY HISTORY MONTH. PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin held this 30th day of October 2001, by the following vote : AYES: All Supervisors NOES: None Special thanks to Director Esther Kooiman for providing the President with the 'Whereas' format to prepare this resolution for submission. And thanks also to Vice President Cathy Gowdy for fighting the traffic on Tuesday to make it to the Board of Supervisors Meeting and accepting the Resolution on the part of the Society. With all the work we have done over the years, and continue to carry on at this time, it is both appropriate and significant that we receive the recognition we deserve. It is also a pleasure to see that through our efforts we can make a contribution to the effort to assure the recognition of October as Family History Month. I look forward to sharing the signed document with you all at the next General Meeting. Take care. Carl Black President MCGS

As announced at our last General Meeting, the Society is placing an altar in the Day of the Dead special event happening this Saturday, Nov. 3. Wanting to not only share in this great tradition of the Hispanic Community, we also want to take this opportunity to manifest a somewhat different aspect of who we are as a civic organization in this place and time. I think it is an honorable thing to put some focus on the spiritual side of what we do and what we spend time promoting and embracing - our ancestors, and our families in general. Altars are being erected by all sorts of community groups and indiiduals. It should be quite a show. The event takes place at the Pickleweed Community Center in San Rafael (sorry, I don't have the address). Here are the details of the event itself: 4:00 - 9:00 Community Celebration 4:00 - 5:30 Family Arts 6:00 Procession through Canal Neighberhood Performances : 5:00 Ballet Folklorico 6:00 - 7:15 Aztec Drum and Dance 7:30 Aventura Nortena music and outdoor dancing There will be traditional refreshments. Hope to see you there. Adios, Carl Black President MCGS

Hi all, Words to the wise from the SFBAY-CSGA list... comments so far: "it was impossibly slow in downloading, and the printed output was illegible." "I just downloaded a number of pages from the 1830 census and they were much more legible and in .jpg format I could enhance in Photoshop and they now make great printouts. I wouldn't advise subscribing until they have the rest of the census done.." "almost all the images are online, but they are not yet indexed. The process of searching page by page is slow, but if you have the information from another index it isn't a problem. I would probably recommend waiting until they are all indexed and then pay for your year..." Jana

Hello all! I am posting this to the list in case any of you decide at the last minute that you cannot MISS this wonderful event after all :) just come join us for the NGC Regional! Speakers are Cyndi Howells of Cyndi's List and Curt Wichter, NGS Prez. and head of the IN State Library. The cost is $40 NGS members/ $50 non-members. Lunch is $19.95 (or you can bag it). So far there are 12 of us going that I know of. Half of us are bagging lunch and the other half is going to the conference lunch. It promises to be a very fun and full day! Just the exhibit hall is enough to make me drool :) everything genealogical that you ever could want to see, all in one place! TODAY is the last day to register online: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/confregional_form_sanfran.htm BUT you can still register at the door. NGS telephone for any questions is: 1-(800) 473-0060 CARPOOL DETAILS: Meet BRIGHT and EARLY; 7 AM near the fence side of the parking lot in front of Marin Joe's in the Strawberry Shopping Center - none of us will have to drive north this way! We will leave promptly at 7:15 AM. The doors open at 8 AM: Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Francisco Mid Peninsula, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA 94404 TEL: (650) 570-5700 G. Pennington has kindly offered to make up and print out maps for us. Looking forward to a great day with great friends!!! Jana

Look in the Editorial Section... we got published!!!! Jana

General Meeting October 24, 2001 7:30 PM "Meetings, Meetings,Meetings" Presentation by Esther Kooiman of the Marin County Genealogical Society Board This past year has been busy for all of us. The Visions meetings last year gave the MCGS Board ideas about the future of the organization. Since then the Board members have been working towards solving many of the needs discussed, including the top request. . . finding space for the Library/CD collection. Please join the Board members for a presentation of what has transpired during the past year. Discussed will be: ** Possible new Library location **Structure of Business Meetings, Board Meetings, Speaker Presentations This is your chance to hear where we "are" as a Society and where we are going. Come add your voice to the discussion so we can all move along together. It is essential that each of you attend this meeting.

In turn I have typed the index of name from the book and it might help you place your family members whereabouts during this time period also. (I clean and restore old family cemeteries in Barbour Co., AL., these books help pay for it, and help other to get photos, books of their family members as well.) For proof of my work and legitamacy, please check my page below for before and after photos of the old cemeteries that I clean/restored) I also sell non-profit Barbour Co. cemetery cd's those as well help me get enough money up to replace fencing, stone,etc. at the cemeteries! San Francisco County California 1911 (only 8 hours left to buy or bid!) 1911 Lowell High School - Name index below! Great genealogy resource! Lowell High School , San Francisco, Marin-San Francisco Co., California "The Lowell Annual" Size:10-1/2 inches by 7-1/4 inches.-144 PAGES. James J. Schmit name is stamped twice in the book, although, I did not find him in the book, maybe he was in a lower class. The book is in very good condition, and the cover has minor tears around the edges. NAME INDEX BELOW OF ALL WHO HAS A PHOTO IN THIS BOOK! Amphlett, Jeanette Amphlett, Marion Arendt, Marion Arendt, Marion-Tennis Team-large full body closeup. Baird, Leroy Bartlett, Beatrice Berbet, Katherine Bissinger, Fred Boericke, Garth Bowhay, Bradford, Harriet Breslauer, Hazel Brooks, Eveleth Brooks, Eveleth-baby photo Broughton, Esto Buckingham, -In group photo Bull, Elizabeth Bunker, Alfaretta Bunker, Alfaretta-baby photo Butler, David-Tennis Team photo Cardinall, Frank Carrigan, Andrew Cattell, Gilbert Chapman, Sherwood Cheney, William Coe, Eva Costello, John Cramer, Chester Davies, Virginia Durbrow, Margery Fowler, Charles Fugita, -Tennis Team photo Franzen, Myrtle Frolich, Walter Gawne, Beatrice-Tennis Team photo, large closeup. Gehres, Genevieve Gehres, Genevieve-baby photo Gillespie, Fred- Baseball Team photo Goeppert, Lloyd-Swim Team photo Goodall, George Greenberg, Raymond Greenberg, Raymond-Tennis Team photo Griffin, Edith Grimes, Thornton E. Hand, Miss-In group photo Hawthorne, Bernardine Hicks, Harold- Baseball Team photo Hildebrand, Edith Hirschfelder, Erwin Hockstadter, Jack- Baseball Team photo Hoffman, Clarence Hyland, Aileen Jacobs, John Johnston, William-Tennis Team photo Jones, Clinton-Swim Team photo Kane, Estelle Kant, Fred Kelly, Tom- Baseball Team photo Knowles, Kathryn Lamoreux, Louis Lau, Paul-Track Team Leek, Leland Lewis, Hyde-Swim Team photo Lilienthal, John Lindgren, Charles Livingston, Homer-Tennis Team photo Lowinsky, Kathe Lucey, Rose Maggs, Frederick Marwedel, Arthur Mead, Vincent Meni, Elizabeth Meter, Juanita Van Meyer, Alfred Meyer, Alfred-baby photo Meyer, Henry Montgomery, George- Baseball Team photo Morse, Isita Myer, Isabelle De Murdock, Osgood Murdock, Osgood- Baseball Team photo Newman, Deborah Oikawa, Olsen, __- Baseball Team photo Page, Elizabeth Parsons, Edward Phelan, Gladys Piper, Florence Potter, Harold Purrington, Constance Rabinowitz, Bert Rainey, William Rancke, Miss Ransohoff, James Read, Vesta Reimer, Herbert-Baseball Team photo Reston, Mabel Rheinfeld, Ida Robinson, B.- Baseball Team photo Rosenberg, James Rosenberg, Morris Rosenblat, Martin Sanguinetti, Luigi-baby photo Sangulnetti, L. Scalione, Charles-baby photo Scallione, Charles Schaertzer, Theodora Schussler, Hermann Schussler, Hermann-baby photo Simon, Leo Sloss, Louis Smith, Ernest Smith, Ernest- Baseball Team photo Smith, Richard- Baseball Team photo Smith, T.A., Mr. Stahl, Irving Story, Earl Strachan, John-Tennis Team photo Street, Charles Street, Charles- Baseball Team photo Street, Charles-baby photo Sussdorff,- in group photo Taussig, Lawrence Thompson, Orlen Thrush, Lloyd Underhill, Robert M. Urban, Frank-Track Team photo Vizzard, Gertrude Wagner, Evalyn Wagner, Evalyn-baby photo Wells, Anita Wilfred, Hazel Willard, Alfred Wise, Elmer Witmeyer, Jessie Wolf, David Zederman, Julius The team photos are close up and most full body, very nice! Lists nick names, their hobbies, what societies they were in. Poems with students names in them. Some very interesting stories and poems in this book also! The history of the Aeroplane! My Grandsire's Tale A Runaway Cannon At 12'o'Clock School notes Chess Club The orchestra Boys Glee Club Girls Glee Club Athletics-Swimming-Baseball-Track-Boys' Tennis-Basketball-Girls' Tennis Lots of old advertisements of the businesses in the area. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1648923728&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1003635826&indexURL=0&rd=1 Non-Profit cd's, helps pay for my old family cemetery restoration/cleanup project. See before and after photos of the work I have done and am doing on the site below: http://barbourcoalcemeteries.homestead.com/CemeterySurveyors.html Bonnie Tharpe 348 Hwy. 131 Eufaula, AL. 36027

Hi all, Have added C. Gowdy to the list below... would those of you on the list write me off list and let me know if you signed up for the luncheon or are "bagging it?" Thanks, Jana -----Original Message----- From: Jana Black [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] NGS Conference - Sat after next... The following Society members are on my "carpool list" for the local NGS Conference at Crowne Plaza Mid Peninsula Hotel, Foster City on Oct. 27th. Contact me if I missed you or if you still want to go! Here is the conference website w/topics listed: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/confSanFran.htm Speakers are Cyndi Howells of Cyndi's List and Curt Wichter of the IN State Library (and Prez. of the National Genealogical Society).... Keep in mind - NGS will *not come to us* except once in a blue moon! *This* is your chance to hear national level speakers, to see a floor of genealogical resources unlike anything we can do locally and to "mix" with others just as crazy as the rest of us! It is a day in genealogical heaven - come join us! Click here http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/confregional_form_sanfran.htm to register online or register at the door... G. Pennington E. Mott E. Kooiman S. Acree J. Deadman C. & J. Black B. Gilardi M. Housely C. Gowdy Jana Black Program Chair, MCGS ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== To read how to join the Society visit here: http://www.maringensoc.org

The following Society members are on my "carpool list" for the local NGS Conference at Crowne Plaza Mid Peninsula Hotel, Foster City on Oct. 27th. Contact me if I missed you or if you still want to go! Here is the conference website w/topics listed: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/confSanFran.htm Speakers are Cyndi Howells of Cyndi's List and Curt Wichter of the IN State Library (and Prez. of the National Genealogical Society).... Keep in mind - NGS will *not come to us* except once in a blue moon! *This* is your chance to hear national level speakers, to see a floor of genealogical resources unlike anything we can do locally and to "mix" with others just as crazy as the rest of us! It is a day in genealogical heaven - come join us! Click here http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/confregional_form_sanfran.htm to register online or register at the door... G. Pennington E. Mott E. Kooiman S. Acree J. Deadman C. & J. Black B. Gilardi M. Housely Jana Black Program Chair, MCGS

Please change title regarding dues Family membership now is $30.00 There is no longer a Life Membership available. Thank you. Ken Wiltz

General Meeting October 24, 2001 7:30 PM "Meetings, Meetings, Meetings" Presentation by Esther Kooiman of the Marin County Genealogical Society Board This past year has been busy for all of us. The Visions meetings last year gave the MCGS Board ideas about the future of the organization. Since then the Board members have been working towards solving many of the needs discussed, including the top request...finding space for the Library collection. Please join the Board members for a presentation of what has transpired during the past year. Discussed will be: ** Possible new Library location ** Structure of Business Meetings, Board Meetings, Speaker Presentations This is your chance to hear where we "are" as a Society and where we are going. Come add your voice to the discussion so we can all move along together. It is essential that each of you attends this meeting.

Hi everyone, Let's see if I can explain here... Usually we have the Nov meeting one week early (the 3rd Wed.) so it is not the eve before Thanksgiving when we are all turkey wrestling :) so I scheduled the meeting for the 21st... Then Stephanie suggested I actually look at the calendar to note that this year, the first day of Nov is a Thursday which makes Thanksgiving actually fall on the 22nd (4th Thurs) tho the 21st is the 3rd Wed.... got that? So, to be sure we honor "turkey wrestling" first, we have moved the meeting date to its usual spot of the 4th Wednesday, one week AFTER Thankgsgiving...... Got that :) :) :) Jana Black Program Chair (rolling her eyes to the heavens....) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 8:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] Correction to Correction Sorry, but the correct date for the November meeting is actually November 28, 2001. ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== For answers to your questions about the CD ROM research library go here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~camargs/cd_faq.html

Sorry, but the correct date for the November meeting is actually November 28, 2001.

Lauren has informed me that her old e-mail address was given in the newsletter. She is no longer using the juno.com address. Queries should be sent to her at [email protected] The corrected e-mail address appears in the text below. General Meeting November 21, 2001 7:30 PM "American First, Scottish Always" Presentation by Cal and Lauren Boyd of MCGS Join us for an evening of discovery of your Scottish roots. Learn which Clan or District your Family name may be associated with. Do you really descend from Mary Queen of Scots? Is there a Family Crest? A tip or two about Scottish attire and "protocol" will be shared. Cal and Lauren, genealogists for Scottish Clans will show you how to plan, using the Internet, travel to the Ancestral lands of your Kith and Kin. You will be given research sources in Scotland, how to be in touch with Clan genealogists and where and when the Scottish Games are held here in California. They will have research books on hand for you to browse through. Cal and Lauren have requested that those planning on attending who would like to know a bit about their Scottish Surnames and where their ancestors may have lived in Scotland send them an e-mail ([email protected] or [email protected]) in advance of the meeting. This will allow time to prepare some information for you and take less time with lookups at the meeting. Cal Boyd has been Genealogist for House of Boyd Society for seven years. Lauren Boyd, Immediate Past President of the Marin County Genealogical Society, has been President of the House of Boyd Society since 1999, Vice President of the Scottish Information Society since 2000, and Chair of the Genealogical Committee for Clan Stewart Society in America since 1996. Lauren and Cal host the Clan tent at the Scottish Games in Northern California about 13 times per year beginning in March with the Calaveras Celtic Festival. The final event for them for the year is a Kirkin' o' the Tartan in Sacramento in late October, early November each year. In the past two years they have traveled on clan business to Stone Moutain, GA; Alexandria, VA; Grandfather Mountain, NC; and Estes Park, CO. They have also, in February/March of this year traveled to Scotland and visited the Ancestral lands of the Boyds.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SCGS-L] [Fwd: RE: Family History Month] Resent-Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:58:08 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 20:56:42 -0700 From: Jonelle Ellis Russell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Family History Month in Marin County Marin County Genealogical Society in collaboration with the Marin County Office of Education, the Marin Independent Journal and numerous local vendors are co-sponsoring a Family History Writing Contest called, " Lovelines and Bloodlines" for children in grades 2-8. Contest winners will receive a variety of prizes in three categories (gr. 2-3; 4-5;6-8), have their essays printed in the local news and on the web. High school students will then videotape the winners reading their own essays aloud as a teaching/promotional tool to be used in the future. In sponsoring this contest, it is the goal of the Marin County Genealogical Society to help families stop for a moment to think about and value what makes them special and unique people. We hope that in sharing stories of family pride, tradition and accomplishment with their children, the children will in turn feel better about who they are and better understand why they are special in this world. Contest packet includes a Contest Title Page and Parent Permission Sign-off; a letter for parents and students to read together, sample pedigree and family group charts, sample family history interview questions and a copy of the rubric Contest Judges will use to score winning essays. Jana ==== SCGS Mailing List ==== Sonoma County Genealogical Society Mailing List for Society News ONLY. Send questions about List to [email protected]

Dear Listmembers: It's official! October is now "Family History Month." Happy Trails, Lauren Press Release of Senator Hatch SENATE PASSES HATCH BILL TO COMMEMORATE OCTOBER 2001 AS FAMILY HISTORY MONTH Contact: Christopher Rosché - 202.224.9851 Wednesday, September 26, 2001 WASHINGTON - By unanimous consent, the Senate today approved legislation introduced by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch to designate October as "Family History Month." "Millions of Americans are researching the history of their families," said the Utah Republican. "Experts say that in the United States, genealogy is now the second most popular hobby next to gardening. It is believed that more that 80 million Americans are currently actively searching for more information about their ancestors. "It is only natural that we want to find out more about our ancestors," Hatch continued. "What better way to bring families closer together than by discovering more about the story of their own family? Like it or not, who we are today is in large part, a product of our ancestors. Hatch's bill (S.R. 160), which was co-sponsored by Robert Bennett (R-Utah), commemorates October as Family History Month and encourages President Bush to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe the month of October with appropriate ceremonies and activities. "With the advent of the Internet, there has been an explosion of interest in family history," Hatch continued. "Last month alone, more than 14 million Americans used the Internet to research their family history. Genealogy Internet sites are some of the most popular sites on the World Wide Web. My church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has family history information on nearly 500 million individuals on its family history web site (www.familysearch.com)." "Essentially, we are all immigrants to this country. Our ancestors came from different parts of the globe," Hatch said. "By searching for our roots, we come closer together as a human family. S.R. 160 had 84 co-sponsors and was approved by unanimous consent. "Researching ancestry is a very important component of identity. It can lead to long-sought-after family reunions or allow for life saving medical treatments that only genetic links will allow," Hatch said. "For all of these reasons, I encourage people across this nation to find out more about where they came from." Helpful Family History Sites on the Internet Family Search.Com www.familysearch.org/ Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this site not only contains a wealth of information about genealogy, it also allows you to conduct free searches for your ancestors: Cyndi List.Com www.cyndislist.com/ On one of the most popular Internet sites on genealogy, Cyndi List is a free, categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the World Wide Web. Essentially, Cyndi List is a set of links organized by categories that point you to the best genealogical research sites: National Archives www.nara.gov/research/ A treasure trove site filled with information on federal records databases including U.S. Census information. The site includes tips for those just starting their research. Other helpful sites: Recent Article on Using the Internet for Family History Research http://www.earthlink.net/blink/ Ancestry.Com www.ancestry.com/ Geneaology.Com www.genealogy.com Kindred Konnections.Com www.kindredkonnections.com/ Family History.Com www.familyhistory.com/ Ancestor Search http://www.searchforancestors.com/

Hi all, Are we timely or what???? Check it out! http://hatch.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=178829 Press Release of Senator Hatch SENATE PASSES HATCH BILL TO COMMEMORATE OCTOBER 2001 AS FAMILY HISTORY MONTH Contact: Christopher Rosché - 202.224.9851 Wednesday, September 26, 2001 WASHINGTON - By unanimous consent, the Senate today approved legislation introduced by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch to designate October as "Family History Month." "Millions of Americans are researching the history of their families," said the Utah Republican. "Experts say that in the United States, genealogy is now the second most popular hobby next to gardening. It is believed that more that 80 million Americans are currently actively searching for more information about their ancestors. "It is only natural that we want to find out more about our ancestors," Hatch continued. "What better way to bring families closer together than by discovering more about the story of their own family? Like it or not, who we are today is in large part, a product of our ancestors. Hatch's bill (S.R. 160), which was co-sponsored by Robert Bennett (R-Utah), commemorates October as Family History Month and encourages President Bush to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe the month of October with appropriate ceremonies and activities. "With the advent of the Internet, there has been an explosion of interest in family history," Hatch continued. "Last month alone, more than 14 million Americans used the Internet to research their family history. Genealogy Internet sites are some of the most popular sites on the World Wide Web. My church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has family history information on nearly 500 million individuals on its family history web site (www.familysearch.com)." "Essentially, we are all immigrants to this country. Our ancestors came from different parts of the globe," Hatch said. "By searching for our roots, we come closer together as a human family. S.R. 160 had 84 co-sponsors and was approved by unanimous consent. "Researching ancestry is a very important component of identity. It can lead to long-sought-after family reunions or allow for life saving medical treatments that only genetic links will allow," Hatch said. "For all of these reasons, I encourage people across this nation to find out more about where they came from." Helpful Family History Sites on the Internet Family Search.Com www.familysearch.org/ Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this site not only contains a wealth of information about genealogy, it also allows you to conduct free searches for your ancestors: Cyndi List.Com www.cyndislist.com/ On one of the most popular Internet sites on genealogy, Cyndi List is a free, categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the World Wide Web. Essentially, Cyndi List is a set of links organized by categories that point you to the best genealogical research sites: National Archives www.nara.gov/research/ A treasure trove site filled with information on federal records databases including U.S. Census information. The site includes tips for those just starting their research. Other helpful sites: Recent Article on Using the Internet for Family History Research http://www.earthlink.net/blink/ Ancestry.Com www.ancestry.com/ Geneaology.Com www.genealogy.com Kindred Konnections.Com www.kindredkonnections.com/ Family History.Com www.familyhistory.com/ Ancestor Search http://www.searchforancestors.com/ Yippee!!!!! Jana

Hi everyone, IF this is not new, it is new to me.... AND very exciting! The Bureau of Land Management has put up a site where you can search the entire country, or a state or a county in a state for surnames related to Land Patents... I have already had several successes for my bunch!!! Try it: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/visitor/statetime.asp Jana

Hello Sir Francis Drake Fans! AS many of you who came to the last MCGS Meeting heard, Carl and I were invited to participate in a Project to determine whether SF Drake actually landed at Bolinas' Agate Beach.... progress on the Project is being made. AS we mentioned, it is quite likely that a number of English sailors were left behind and intermarried with the Miwok or other Indigenous Natives in California. I have posted a list of the names of these folks on our Marin County Gen Web site here: http://www.cagenweb.com/marin/nova_albion_project.htm There will be a meeting of the Ethnographic Committee at Marin Art and Garden Center between 1-4 PM this coming Saturday. If you are interested, SHOW UP! There will be signs directing you from the Parking Lot. The Ethnographic portion of the Research is right up a genealogists alley! Come learn how to interview to get results! Jana Black Program Chair